JEWISH LIVING: Why It's Great to Be a Teen, The Fear of Freedom (and more...)

Jewish Living Dedicate an email Nissan 24, 5771 · April 28, 2011 This Week's Features Voices The Fear of Freedom Surviving the Holocaust When one thinks about the Holocaust, very often it is about the horrors of the camps. Most people are unaware that many of us survived without ever seeing any of the camps. Mine is one of these stories . . . By Tana Winterfeld Goodwin Longevity Remembering my Father "Don't say that," our father said, shaking his forefinger. "Mr. Malamud is all alone in the world. His children, his family, everyone went before him. It's a curse I don't wish on no one." By Aviva Ravel Motherhood & Childrearing Dear Son A Letter of Support to My Special-Needs Child I know you asked the school before you left today "if they knew what they were doing to a kid who had really been trying so hard." And I know they didn't have a reply for you . . . By Hinda Schryber Relationships A Friend's Divorce It had always seemed to me that, for most of us, many of the Torah's laws restricting relations between the sexes are a sort of collective punishment for the sins of a few. But recently my perspective has changed By Jay Litvin First Person & Stories A Missed Opportunity Everything had changed. What was holy and productive one minute, was negative and destructive the next. It is not just about the action, it is about the timing . . . By Sara Esther Crispe Pictures with a Purpose The Journey Manhattan, NY A traveler once visited a Chassid in his home. "Where is all your furniture?" the traveler asked. "Where is your furniture?" replied the Chassid. By Michoel Ogince Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Channeling the Divine The discourse's main theme is the cosmic impact of performing the mitzvah of tefillin, and the special connection between this mitzvah and the age of Bar Mitzvah. Price: $12.95 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