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Shoftim 5766 - August 25, 2006

The Third Marriage

What did Moses feel ascending Mount Sinai for the third time, on the early morning of the 1st of Elul, 3,308 years ago?
Parshah
Shoftim in a Nutshell
“Justice”—the very concept is said to be a Jewish contribution to the world. A glance at this week’s Parshah (equality before the law, due process, protection of criminals from vigilante vengeance, curbs on the behavior of kings, rules and ethics in warfare . . . ) shows why.
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They All Prayed...
Chabad brought prayer to the army bases and the streets of Israel, distributed hundreds of thousands of Psalms, lit Shabbat candles with IDF units, and united Jews with letters in Torah scrolls...
Getting Forgiven

How do you know when you have been forgiven? Or does the guilt just go on and on?
Non-For-Prophet

G-fish tries to cheat at board games by pretending to be a prophet (double gulp!)
Story
A Whiff of Purity

I suddenly had an extremely rich and inspiring thought... I imagine that this is because a Jew once prayed minchah at that spot
Thirteen Attributes of Mercy

A History of Elul... A Haven in Time... Month of the Bride... I and My Beloved... How to grant a blessing... The King in the Field... all about Elul -- the month that G-d feels closer to us and we feel closer to Him
Yerachmiel: Lessons From Our Baby's Life

We don’t know why G-d does anything. But I am sure that He heard our prayers and tears, and watched with amazement at how all these little people ran around frantically to save a life...
Life is dependent on the air around us, and the quality of life is dependent on the quality of air. In an atmosphere of Torah and mitzvot there is healthy life. The first general step in healing is to purify the atmosphere, and is effected through the letters of Torah. When speaking words of Torah while in the store or walking in the street or riding the subway, one purifies the air.
— Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
Print Magazine

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