http://www.chabadalexandria.org/magazine/default.asp?aid=735629 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. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=745379 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=745379 Judaism is forward thinking, eager to embrace innovation and fresh perspective. So why are we abandoning our homes and living in thatched huts, as we did 3400 years ago? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=4784 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=4784 The Sukkah, the Four Kinds, the "Water-Drawing Celebrations," the meaning of unity, the dynamics of joy, the Kabbalah of the willow -- explored via dozens of essays, insights, readings and stories Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=577252 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=577252 Does Jewish unity allow for diversity? The pros and cons of multiculturalism are reflected in the two primary mitzvot of Sukkot -- taking the Four Kinds and dwelling in the <i>sukkah</i>. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=3111 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=3111 The <i>etrog</i> says: "I am perfect." The <i>lulav</i> says: "Knowledge is everything." The <i>hadas</i> says "Action is the most important thing." The <i>aravah</i> says: "I am nothing." These are things we all need to say, at least once in a while. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=740419 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=740419 They were coming. Tens of thousands of them, all ages and nationalities, a spectacular ocean of humanity flowing through the gates of the Old City... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=4470 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=4470 Rabbi Pinchas raised his eyes. There stood the first of the <i>Ushpizin</i>--the honored guest for the first night of the festival--outside the door of his sukkah... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=721091 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=721091 Don't we all fall? And don't we yearn for an empathetic embrace, a hug or a word of encouragement? Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=719213 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=719213 The holiday passed in a haze of bickering. The 'Who's going to win Mommy's attention' game continued in full-swing. My children's constant bickering is driving me crazy, and making the holiday season into a nightmare. I can't wait for them to go back to school. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=716289 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=716289 Your spouse is "human imperfection personified." So are you, but that probably doesn't bother you that much. Help your spouse to improve but most of all, help YOURSELF to deal with it. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=749804 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=749804 Yona Yakobavitz: Creating Harmony From Challenge Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=750359 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=750359 While I can say that I always loved the exotic palm scent that permeates the whole festival, always enjoyed the elbowing and squashing that comes with a Sukkah packed to capacity, and the rainwater that cooled and diluted our soup, I can never say I treasured the Sukkah - until this year... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=573604 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=573604 You are sitting in a sukkah. Its walls are panels of fragrant wood. On the floor beneath you dance patterns of light and shade, cast by the <i>sechach</i>, the scented roof of leaves above your head. Take a deep breath. Imbibe the peace within your <i>sukkah’s</i> walls... Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=750367 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=750367 The three-year-old stood in her living room and carefully held the camera in her small hands. "Smile, Mommy!" Snap. We gathered around to see the digital image on the small screen. My friend was a giant, her head framed by the ceiling light fixture. "Wow," she said, startled. "This is how she sees me. I tower over her!" Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=752383 http://www.chabadalexandria.org/article.asp?aid=752383 Sukkot is here, and judging by the accounts of consumers and retailers alike, many suburban streets are seeing more of those temporary huts spring up in driveways and lawns. Fri, 10 Oct 2008 12:00:00 EST