http://www.chabad.org/search/keyword.asp?kid=95 Newest articles written by Lubavitcher Rebbe; adapted by Yanki Tauber Copyright 2005, Chabad.org - Chabad-Lubavitch Media Center, all rights reserved. http://www.chabad.org/media/images/50/CtRx507451.gif 130 52 http://www.chabad.org Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=35883 <p>Among the fifty-three Parshiot ("sections") of the Torah, several stand out as milestones in the narrative of the history of humanity and of the people of Israel. The Parshah of <i>Bereishit</i> recounts G-d's creation of the world in six days and Adam's banishment from Eden; <i>Lech Lecha</i> describes Abraham's journeys to bring the truth of the One G-d to a pagan world; <i>Yitro</i> includes the revelation at Sinai and the giving of the Torah to Israel; and so on.</p> <p>A list of pivotal Parshiot would certainly include the Parshah of <i>Bo</i>, which tells of the exodus of the children of Israel from the land of Egypt. The Exodus marked our birth as a people, and we are enjoined to "Remember the day that you went out of Egypt, all the days of your life." Indeed, when G-d revealed Himself to us at Sinai, He introduced Himself not as the Creator of heaven and earth, but as "...your G-d, who has taken you out of the land of Egypt"! For the defining element of our relationship w Tue, 31 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=2764 On the essence of lunar time Sat, 28 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=65705 If we take the names of the twelve Torah-section ("Parshahs") of the Book of Genesis and read them in succession as a sort of shorthand or code, we get a synoptic account of the human story: the purpose of our creation, the soul's transformation from a wholly spiritual entity to a physical human being, the manner in which we develop our self and environment, and the ultimate realization of our mission in life Sat, 7 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=1133 Was there no other way to bring Jacob to Egypt? Sun, 1 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=2640 Abraham and Ishmael, Abraham and Isaac--a study in the difference between likeness and semblance Fri, 2 Dec 2005 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=334692 Why would an irrational, irresponsible and legally questionable act serve as the precedent by which to measure reasonability and legal responsibility? Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=246640 "No longer shall your name be called Jacob," said Esau's angel. "No longer shall your name be called Jacob," G-d reiterated. Yet the Torah continues to call him Jacob... Thu, 1 Dec 2005 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=441014 A deed that reaches backward and forward in time to embrace all that enables it and all that results from it, to include them all in an encounter with G-d... Thu, 2 Nov 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=345665 A rich man and a poor man came to see the king. The rich man got the "experience." The pauper saw the king Fri, 6 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST http://www.chabad.org/article.asp?aid=345489 A rich man and a poor man came to see the king. The rich man got the "experience." The pauper saw the king Thu, 5 Jan 2006 12:00:00 EST