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Do we work to vacation or vacation to work?
Do we work hard in order to finally arrive at the long anticipated vacation, or do we go on that well deserved vacation in order to refresh so we can come back and be more productive at work?
Perhaps contrary to conventional thinking, I'd say it the latter for sure.
Did you ever wonder why we sometimes spend weeks or months planning the ideal vacation, only to experience complete let-down one or two days into the much anticipated trip, itching to get back to work? It's because at our core, humans have a need to be productive, to make a difference. Yes, we welcome a relaxing respite from time to time, but that's not what fulfills us. A good day at work gives us untold fulfillment.
Whatever one's occupation, it's not just a means to pay the bills. Our work is part of our soul's mission to make our unique contribution to G‑d's wonderful world.
So friends, during these beautiful summer weeks, if you have a chance to get away and relax a bit, enjoy! Then come home and get back to work. There's lots to do.
Shabbat Shalom,
Rabbi Shalom M Paltiel
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Camp Gan Israel Photos: Click here to see a photo album of all the summer fun at CGI.
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Still Haven't Clicked?
By: Rabbi Aron Moss | Sydney, AU
Question: My girlfriend of two years isn't sure she wants to get married because she thinks something is missing. She can't define it, but just says she feels "it" hasn't clicked. I felt a click a long time ago and would very much like to marry and spend my life with her. She knows she loves me but has doubts because she isn't feeling "it". We are just going around in circles and it is driving me crazy. What do you think I can do?
Answer: This clicking thing causes a lot of problems. Some people are quick clickers. Others take more time. It sounds like your click was too quick. CONTINUE >>
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Judaism is more than "tikkun olam"
Is Social Action ("TIKUN OLAM") enough to keep Judaism alive, or do we need the mitzvah, customs & traditions? Click here to read what one secular Jewish expert has to say on the subject.
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Shin Bet Head: "The Rebbe Foretold Al Qaeda and the Twin Towers"
A year ago, as part of the Faithful and Fortified Series, the My Encounter with the Rebbe team interviewed Yaakov Peri, Shin Bet Head from 1988 until 1994.
In a wide-ranging interview, Peri told of a wide-ranging 1-plus hour Yechidus with the Rebbe in 1990, where the Rebbe analyzed the then-raging Intifada and the roots and solutions to Islamic fundamentalist terrorism.
Click here to watch a 2-minute clip.
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Rabbi Shalom M. Paltiel
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BIRTHDAYS
Alexander Aghravi 8/12
Dr. David Levine 8/13
Linda Sandman 8/13
Allison Salstein 8/15
Mr. Ronald Bieber 8/16
ANNIVERSARIES
Sharyn & Burt Falkenstein 8/12
Mr. & Mrs. Scott Firestone 8/18
Rabbi & Mrs. S. Paltiel 8/18
YARTZEITS
Eli Grossman
Yichiel Elia ben Tzvi Hirsh
8/15/2011 | Av 15, 5771
Observed by Sharon & Danny Lee
Les Savran Aryeh Leib ben Tzvi Hersh 8/15/2011 | Av 15, 5771
observed by Ellen Savran
Becky Brenner
8/18/2011 | Av 18, 5771
observed by Robert & Carol Brenner
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Daily Thought
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The Mandate of Darkness
As impossible as it sounds, as absurd as it may seem: The mandate of darkness is to become light; the mandate of a busy, messy world is to find oneness.
We have proof: for the greater the darkness becomes, the greater the confusion of life, the deeper our souls reach inward to discover their own light.
How could it be that darkness leads us to find a deeper light? That confusion leads us to find a deeper truth?
Only because the very act of existence is set to know its own author. That is the cosmic drama, its theme and its plot: That otherness should come to know oneness.
And we are the players in that drama.
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| Ninth of Av Toolkit |
 Tisha B'Av
On the ninth of Av, both our Holy Temples were destroyed, and exile, persecution and spiritual darkness began.
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 A Love Story
Does my generation even believe that true love is possible? Do we realize what we are missing?
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 Comfort, Comfort! (Video)
The first of seven haftorahs of comfort and consolation begins with G‑d's command to Isaiah, "Comfort, comfort My people!"
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 The Parshah in a Nutshell
Moses describes the Exodus, predicts Israel's abandonment, and summarizes the fundamentals of the Jewish faith.
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 Montrealers Share Inspiring Stories of Transformation
Haim Sherrf is a world-renowned artist, rabbi, counselor, husband and father. He helps people recover from drug addiction, teaches Jewish criminals about the beauty of the Sabbath, dismantles gangs and brings peace to the sick and dying. His stories could fill volumes, and Montreal residents got a glimpse into his life's experience one recent weekend afternoon.
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 Boston University Chemist Builds Bridges to Students
Binyomin Abrams isn't your typical university instructor.
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 Ukraine Scribes Painstakingly Bring Ancient Scroll Back to Life
When he first looked at the fragile red-tinged parchment in front of him, the expert scribe wasn't sure the Torah scroll, by all accounts a very rare specimen with a storied past, could be saved.
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 Hand-Crafted Candelabrum Welcomes Detroit-Area Worshippers
Once lit, a single candle can be used ignite other lights in an endless number of places. But without that initial spark, that same candle cannot light even the smallest space.
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Parshat Va'etchanan
Moses tells the people of Israel how he implored G‑d to allow him to enter the Land of Israel, but G‑d refused, instructing him instead to ascend a mountain and see the Promised Land.
Continuing his "review of the Torah," Moses describes the Exodus from Egypt and the Giving of the Torah, declaring them unprecedented events in human history. "Has there ever occurred this great thing, or has the likes of it ever been heard? Did ever a people hear the voice of G‑d speaking out of the midst of the fire . . . and live? . . . You were shown, to know, that the L‑rd is G‑d . . . there is none else beside Him."
Moses predicts that, in future generations, the people will turn away from G‑d, worship idols, and be exiled from their land and scattered amongst the nations; but from there they will seek G‑d, and return to obey His commandments.
Our Parshah also includes a repetition of the Ten Commandments, and the verses of the Shema, which declare the fundamentals of the Jewish faith: the unity of G‑d ("Hear O Israel: the L‑rd our G‑d, the L‑rd is one"); the mitzvot to love G‑d, to study His Torah, and to bind "these words" as tefillin on our arms and heads, and inscribe them in the mezuzot affixed on the doorposts of our homes.
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