Jewish.TV Schedule for week of August 19

Jewish.TV Dedicate an email Elul 1, 5772 · August 19, 2012 THIS WEEK'S SCHEDULE How and When to Judge Another A Taste of Text—Shoftim There is always some explanation, some justification, some perspective for another's behavior. If you cannot see it, you are not fit to be a judge. By Chana Weisberg  Airs Aug. 19 Clothes for the Soul Chasidic Discourse "V'Lo Yekanef Od Morecha" 5720 Textual study of a discourse (or 'maamar') based on the verse (Isaiah 30:20) "...your Teacher shall no longer be concealed from you..." The discourse discusses the importance of action and its influence on personality. By Chay Amar  Airs Aug. 20 Does G-d Help Those Who Help Themselves? Studying Rashi: Parshat Shoftim The Torah says (Deut. 18:13) "Be wholehearted with your G-d" in contrast to those who seek fortune tellers and other ways of knowing the future. Rashi explains that G-d doesn't want us to probe the future, but to simply accept whatever comes. But aren't we supposed to be proactive? Doesn't G-d expect us to do our part as well? How is this to be understood? By Mendel Kaplan  Airs Aug. 21 Letters of Light The Letter Aleph This class explains the mystical meanings of the Hebrew letters including the significance of the letters' names, their phonetic sounds, their graphic design, and even their corresponding numerical values. Aaron L. Raskin  Airs Aug. 22 Intermediate Talmud: Lesson 11 More Table Manners How do we show honor at the meal? Who gets priority and when? The sages continue their discussion about the proper mealtime protocol. By Mendel Kaplan  Airs Aug. 23 Class 2: Funding Social Services Election 2012 Modern governments use their authority to tax their constituents and pay for public works and social services. How did Jewish communities understand their roles in furthering the welfare of the people? What is the Torah view on how a society can express compassion while also teaching individual responsibility? By Shmuel Klatzkin  Airs Aug. 23 ALSO LIVE DAILY: Rabbi Gordon Live Daily Parshah, Tanya and Rambam Class  Watch Daily Sefer HaMitzvot Maimonides' Book of Mitzvot By Mendel Kaplan  Watch Daily Hayom Lesson Short Daily Insights With Moshe Steiner  Watch Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Witness to History The text interweaves academic content with personal accounts from a cross-section of eyewitnesses. The book is accompanied by a multi-media DVD, with coverage of Holocaust-era music, art and poetry; an animated timeline and maps; and personal testimonies of survivors and children of survivors. Price: $60.00 SALE: $54.00 More from Chabad.org • Society & Living • Lifecycles • Daily Life • Jewish Holidays • Ideas & Beliefs • Spirituality • Parshah • Audio Classes • Video • Women • News • Kids • Calendar • Daily Study • Find A Center • Donate • Ask the Rabbi • Contact Us • Subscribe Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: iqlalsmile.cara@blogger.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy