http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/magazine/default.asp?aid=735628 The Chabad.org weekly online magazine features articles on current events and events in the Jewish Calendar. It also features a daily thought, daily quote and our acclaimed week at a glance. Copyright 2008, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=177886 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=177886 Forgiveness and atonement, trepidation and joy, angels and penitents, souls and bodies--are these one and the same? On Yom Kippur they are... Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=4542 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=4542 I understand that fasting on Yom Kippur is supposed to make me focus on my soul rather than my body. But by around lunch time I am so hungry that for the rest of the day all I can think about is food. Doesn't this defeat the purpose? Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=4458 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=4458 "The Rebbe must know something we do not," whispered disciples of Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev. "Perhaps he sees a terrible calamity decreed for the coming year, G-d forbid" Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=748607 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=748607 "Listen soul, how 'bout you just sleep this one out while I..." Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=747209 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=747209 We all are writers. At birth we are given a fresh blank piece of paper and the mandate to write on it whatever we wish. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=176233 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=176233 We are physical beings, and the laws of physics (at least as they stand now) dictate that time runs in one direction only. Yet for some reason, we just won't let go. We continue to feel responsible for what was, continue to regard our past as something that still "belongs" to us and which we can somehow "fix" Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=714274 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=714274 The place for Jewish recovering addicts to meet, communicate and support each other in their recovery Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=725051 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=725051 Meet Alan Veingrad. Offensive lineman. Green Bay Packer. Dallas Cowboy. Champion of Super Bowl XXVII. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=746405 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=746405 Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=60987 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=60987 "Jay," my friend wrote in his e-mail, "I don’t think you should go to shul and ask G-d for forgiveness. This Yom Kippur you should stay home, and G-d should beg you to forgive Him for what He's done to you" Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=745373 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=745373 If, when we awaken, marvel at the fact that we are alive, then we know that while we slept, it was G‑d who gave rest to our soul, who renewed that spark within it. And since our soul has been returned, we are beginning the day with a soul that has not only seen, but has spent quality time with Him... Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=746284 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=746284 Breaking down in tears, Devorah Leah begged them, "I ask you to swear a serious oath that cannot be broken that you will follow my request even if a human life is at stake." Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=420700 http://www.chabadmillvalley.com/article.asp?aid=420700 With Rosh Hashanah a few weeks away, now is the time to start preparing the menus! Join us as we fill our tables with special foods for a most memorable holiday. Thu, 2 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST