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This Week's Parshah: Bechukotai
Beyond Paradise
Word resounded throughout the supernal worlds: "Because Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov has forced the hand of heaven to overturn the laws of nature, he has forfeited his portion in the World to Come"
Spiritual Security Blankets
Parents of young children know how emotionally attached they can become to their soft toys or security blankets. But do adults also hold on to some "spiritual security blanket"?
Lag BaOmer 5768 - May 23, 2008

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If the Milk Can't be Unspilled, Why Not Cry?
The "Second Passover," is observed on the 14th of Iyar. The origin of this semi-holiday is quite fascinating...
Jewish MUlti-Media
The Rebbe's Call
The Rebbe's relentless call for every Jew to never rest

The Rebbe's message was as old as the Torah itself, yet his approach was as rousing as dawn. He urged each person, in personal and communal life, to never be satisfied with yesterday's achievements or today's successes, but to soar tomorrow to even greater heights.
Achieving True Peace in Israel
The Torah Solution to Achieving True Peace in Israel.

Throughout Jewish history, through times serene and turbulent, the People of Israel looked to the Torah for guidance and stability. Only through steadfast adherence to Torah principles, - the Rebbe insisted - can Israel achieve true peace.
How everthing can make a difference
How every thought, speech, and deed can make a world of difference.

Although today's world is a scary place, as evident from the attacks on the World Trade Center on September 11, 2001, one good deed can tip the scales. In Waves, hear the Rebbe explain how each deed, however insignificant it may seem, is universally important.
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Discover Your Jewish Birthday
Use this handy tool to find out the Hebrew day corresponding to your date of birth -- and then discover when it occurs this year.
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Friday, May 23
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Sunday
Iyar 13 | May 18
Omer: Day 28
Today in Jewish HistoryToday in Jewish History:
Jews Expelled from Berne (1427)
Rabbi Yisrael Aryeh Leib (1952)
Laws and CustomsLaws and Customs:
Count "Twenty-Nine Days to the Omer" Tonight
Monday
Iyar 14 | May 19
Pesach Sheini
Omer: Day 29
Today in Jewish HistoryToday in Jewish History:
Matzah Depleted (1313 BCE)
"Second Passover" (1312 BCE)
Jews of Bisenz Massacred (1605)
Germans Burn Jewish Books (1933)
Eichmann Captured (1960)
Laws and CustomsLaws and Customs:
Eat Matzah
Count "Thirty Days to the Omer" Tonight
Tuesday
Iyar 15 | May 20
Omer: Day 30
Today in Jewish HistoryToday in Jewish History:
The Manna (1313 BCE)
Jews Expelled from Ukraine (1727)
Riots in Rostov-on-Don (1883)
Laws and CustomsLaws and Customs:
Count "Thirty-One Days to the Omer" Tonight
Wednesday
Iyar 16 | May 21
Omer: Day 31
Today in Jewish HistoryToday in Jewish History:
Romans Razed Jerusalem Wall (70)
"Nuremberg Laws" Passed in Hungary (1939)
Dachau Liberated (1945)
Laws and CustomsLaws and Customs:
Count "Thirty-Two Days to the Omer" Tonight
Thursday
Iyar 17 | May 22
Omer: Day 32
Today in Jewish HistoryToday in Jewish History:
Roman Garrison Defeated (66)
Passing of "Noda B'Yehudah" (1793)
Laws and CustomsLaws and Customs:
Count "Thirty-Three Days to the Omer" Tonight
Friday
Iyar 18 | May 23
Lag BaOmer
Today in Jewish HistoryToday in Jewish History:
Plague among R. Akiva's Disciples Ends (circa 120 CE)
Passing of R. Shimon bar Yochai (2nd century CE)
Passing of Rama (1573?)
Ettingen Jews Acquitted (1690)
IDF Created (1948)
Hurva Synagogue Destroyed (1948)
Laws and CustomsLaws and Customs:
Lag BaOmer
Count "Thirty-Four Days to the Omer" Tonight
Light Shabbat Candles before sunset.
Shabbat
Iyar 19 | May 24
Omer: Day 34
: Bechukotai (Leviticus 26:3-27:34)
Today in Jewish HistoryToday in Jewish History:
Passing of Maharam (1293)
Goebbels Committed Suicide (1945)
Laws and CustomsLaws and Customs:
Ethics: Chapter 4
Count "Thirty-Five Days to the Omer" Tonight


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