The Last Time I Saw My Friend

The Jewish Woman Dedicate an email Elul 16, 5772 · September 3, 2012 This Week's Features Printable Magazine The Last Time I Saw My Friend By Aviva Ravel A Broken Heart I had written the quote on its own page, for I must have intrinsically felt its importance. It read: "There is nothing so whole as a broken heart..." By Sara Esther Crispe Running on Empty When life seems to have no meaning She says that she is running on empty. She says that there is vast, useless space inside of her. She looks the same on the outside. But things are subtly falling apart. She is bored literally to tears even though her schedule is full. She can't find meaning despite the rituals and beliefs that frame her days. She doesn't want to do anything, but she does everything anyway. She can't figure out where she went wrong when she was playing by all the rules . . . By Sara Debbie Gutfreund ALSO THIS WEEK ON THEJEWISHWOMAN.ORG: Awakening She is sleeping but Not too many, feed Her spoons of mashed Food and vitamins Bring her close for warmth ... By Saleet Malin First Fruit Parshat Ki Tavo Naomi is married to a very busy, goal-oriented individual. She often laments how due to his overloaded schedule, they rarely spend quality time with each other... By Chana Weisberg Weaving Round Challah Round challahs are most traditionally used for the Jewish New Year, Rosh Hashanah.... By Tamar Ansh How the Chassidic Revolution Shook Society Parshat Ki Tavo A culture of emotional comatoseness and lethargy plagued Jewish living, until the Baal Shem Tov inspired a mass "re-Jew-venation." By Rochel Holzkenner As Jewish communities worldwide mark thirty days ("shloshim") since his passing,  this Torah email is dedicated in loving memory of the legendary Mr. Sami Rohr whose wisdom and philanthropyy catalyzed Jewish communal transformation worldwide. Follow Us:   Featured Judaica: Annotated Machzor: Rosh Hashanah Here's the machzor that you've been waiting for! New clear typeset and easy to follow instructions. Price: $25.95 SALE: $23.36 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