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Introducing “Our 613: The 613 Mitzvot Through the Eyes of Women” Dear Reader, I’m Chana Weisberg, editor of TheJewishWoman.org and I wan [Chabad.org]( [View Online]( ב"ה [Chabad.org Magazine]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Editor's Note Introducing “Our 613: The 613 Mitzvot Through the Eyes of Women” Dear Reader, I’m Chana Weisberg, editor of [TheJewishWoman.org]( and I want to let you know about an exciting new initiative that TheJewishWoman.org has undertaken. ["Our 613: The 613 Mitzvot Through the Eyes of Women"]( is a daily series of short videos on Sefer Hamitzvot, Maimonides’ Book of Mitzvahs, concisely explaining each of the 613 commandments. These short videos (about 3-5 minutes each) are taught by women in a relatable, relevant way from a personal perspective. The Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—instituted a daily study cycle based on level, whereby the entire work of Maimonides is completed on a regular basis by every Jewish man, woman and child. The Rebbe explained that when we all study the same Torah subject on the same day, our learning is united across continents. This brings us closer to each other, contributing to Jewish unity. You can find Our 613 on Chabad.org’s [daily study page]( under the [Daily Mitzvah](. We have also set up a daily podcast. [Subscribe to our RSS feed here](. We’re very excited about this initiative! Please join us in studying Our 613 daily with us! We’re sure you are going to learn a lot and love doing so! Sincerely, Chana Weisberg, Editor, TJW [Discuss]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Your Questions [Why Does Torah Mandate Loan Amnesty Every Seven Years?]( [Why Does Torah Mandate Loan Amnesty Every Seven Years?]( Wouldn’t this commandment make people hesitant to lend, knowing that the debtor could just run out the clock? By Yehuda Shurpin [Read]( [I Have a Weird Fear of Death]( [I Have a Weird Fear of Death]( Should I try not to fulfill my mission so I can live, or do good deeds and die? By Aron Moss [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video [What Is Kosher?]( [What Is Kosher?]( What do you know about kosher? What makes some foods kosher, and what does kosher mean? Get the answers here! By Stu Hershey Sufrin [Watch (6:22)]( [“For My Children? Only the Best!”]( [“For My Children? Only the Best!”]( How many times does every parent ask him or herself: “Am I giving my child the very best that’s out there?” Here, the Rebbe argues that “the best” is not just wishful thinking, it’s an obligation. Living Torah [Watch (5:15)]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Parshah [Shemitah: A Deeper Look]( [Shemitah: A Deeper Look]( Who could say, “No thank you, I don’t want to plug into the full meaning of the universe”? By Yehudit Leah Feld [Read]( [Why Does G-d Send Us False Prophets? ]( [Why Does G-d Send Us False Prophets?]( Why would G-d need to send a prophet to test us and find out what He surely already knows? By Aharon Loschak [Read]( [Why Was the Holy Temple Built on a Slope?]( [Why Was the Holy Temple Built on a Slope?]( The Tabernacle with which the Israelites sojourned through the desert was entirely level, why would the Temple in Jerusalem need to be different? By Yossi Ives [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- History [The Life and Teachings of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk]( [The Life and Teachings of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk]( Learn about the life of Reb Elimelech of Lizhensk, whose powerful example set a template for inspired leadership that became standard in Chassidic courts throughout Poland and Galicia. By Boruch Twersky [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Voices [I’m a Chassidic Woman, Here’s My Story]( [I’m a Chassidic Woman, Here’s My Story]( My life is a balancing act. I don’t see the two halves of myself as contradictory. By Leigh Hershkovich Ioffe [Read]( [Fighting the Pre-Shabbat Madness]( [Fighting the Pre-Shabbat Madness]( I need to see beyond the consciousness of division. To stay present in reality. By Chana Margulies [Read]( [Why This Rabbi Performed a Wedding in Costume]( [Why This Rabbi Performed a Wedding in Costume]( A Chabad rabbi tells the story behind the pictures By Adi Goodman [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- By the Numbers [7 Life Lessons From My Pool Robot Cleaner]( [7 Life Lessons From My Pool Robot Cleaner]( Chassidic teachings encourage us to learn from everything we encounter in life. By Yehuda L. Ceitlin [Read]( [Take the Ashkenazi Last Name Quiz]( [Take the Ashkenazi Last Name Quiz]( Quiz yourself on some of the most common family names found among Ashkenazi Jews today. By Menachem Posner [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Jewish News [Seventh Children’s Sefer Torah Completed Forty Years After First]( [Seventh Children’s Sefer Torah Completed Forty Years After First]( Thousands celebrate at the Kotel (Western Wall) By Yaakov Ort [Read]( [100 Strangers Attend Jewish Burial for Man From Tiny Alaskan City]( [100 Strangers Attend Jewish Burial for Man From Tiny Alaskan City]( The dying man’s request: “Rabbi, bury me with my people” By Menachem Posner [Read]( [Rabbi Mendel Aronow, 93, Authentic Chassid Who Illustrated ‘Fear of Heaven’]( [Rabbi Mendel Aronow, 93, Authentic Chassid Who Illustrated ‘Fear of Heaven’]( A servant of G-d on a lifelong search for truth By Motti Wilhelm [Read]( [Faigy Bassman, 63, Joyful Mentor and Tireless Jewish Advocate]( [Faigy Bassman, 63, Joyful Mentor and Tireless Jewish Advocate]( From her Chicago home, she lavished love and attention to all those who crossed her path By Menachem Posner [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Story [The Kind Benefactor Who Was Barred From Heaven]( [The Kind Benefactor Who Was Barred From Heaven]( “Suddenly, I saw an angel walking toward me. It blocked my way forward, and began to drag me back out of Gan Eden!” By Hillel Baron [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Lifestyle [Honey Cake with Lemon Drizzle for Rosh Hashanah]( [Honey Cake with Lemon Drizzle for Rosh Hashanah]( By Rachel Grossbaum [Watch (0:52)]( [Jewish Calendar]( [Learn to Read Torah and Haftarah With Trope (Audio)]( --------------------------------------------------------------- This email was sent to: {EMAIL} [Change email address]( · [Manage Subscriptions]( · [Unsubscribe]( © Copyright [Chabad.org]( · [Contact Us]( · [Ask the Rabbi]( · [Privacy Policy]( · [Donate](