The 96-Year-Old Survivor Who Did a Last (and First) Mitzvah

This Week's Highlights Shalom! I hope your week—the second to last before Rosh Hashanah!—is humming along. Here are some of my personal [Chabad.org]( [View Online]( ב"ה [Chabad.org Magazine]( [Please partner with Chabad.org and donate today!]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Editor's Note This Week's Highlights Shalom! I hope your week—the second to last before Rosh Hashanah!—is humming along. Here are some of my personal favorites for this week: - What's it like to date a man fighting cancer? Sarah Lavane shares her experience. - We talk a lot about the soul, and now Tzvi Freeman lets us know what it is. - And Rabbi Y sheds Jewish light on the trend of human composting. Was there something you especially enjoyed? Please click the link below and leave us a comment. Have a great week and a sweet new year in 5784! Menachem Posner and the Chabad.org Editorial Team PS: Ashkenazim begin Selichot (pre-Rosh Hashanah morning prayers) in the wee hours of this Sunday morning. [Read up on them here](. PPS: Should you need any High Holiday supplies, [our Judaica shop has you covered]( [Discuss]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Voices [The Courageous Spirit of a Teen With Cystic Fibrosis]( [The Courageous Spirit of a Teen With Cystic Fibrosis]( Wherein lies the source of Rosie’s positivity? What enables her to embrace a life that appears to us to be fraught with uncertainties? By Chaya Baumwolspiner [Read]( [I Was Dating a Man With Cancer & Couldn’t Handle It]( [I Was Dating a Man With Cancer & Couldn’t Handle It]( Did he not understand that I didn’t want to hurt him, but that I didn’t want to mislead him either? By Sarah Lavane [Read]( [How I Met My Jewish Self in a Temple in Bhutan]( [How I Met My Jewish Self in a Temple in Bhutan]( Amidst the vast landscapes of Bhutan, a young man's passion for language unexpectedly reawakens his bond to Judaism. By Yaakov Schy [Read]( [The 96-Year-Old Survivor Who Did a Last (and First) Mitzvah]( [The 96-Year-Old Survivor Who Did a Last (and First) Mitzvah]( The younger of the two boys shared a story. “You know, it seems very quiet now, but this past Friday I experienced the greatest moment of my life.” By Benny Rogosnitzky [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- By the Numbers [15 Facts About the Baal Shem Tov]( [15 Facts About the Baal Shem Tov]( He spent much time roaming the forest, admiring G‑d’s pristine creations. By Menachem Posner [Read]( [10 Questions: Take the Hassidim Quiz]( [10 Questions: Take the Hassidim Quiz]( Beyond black coats and fir hats, what do you know about the Hassidic way of life? By Menachem Posner [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Video [Rosh Hashanah: What’s It Really All About? ]( [Rosh Hashanah: What’s It Really All About?]( How the Jewish New Year is celebrated and what it tells us about every human being and our relationship to G-d. By Stu Hershey Sufrin [Watch (4:08)]( [What is the Purpose of Life on Earth?]( [What is the Purpose of Life on Earth?]( But why does G-d need our efforts? Can He not accomplish His goals without us? A pre-Rosh Hashanah message. Living Torah [Watch (6:43)]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Parshah [Why Children Must Be Present at Hakhel]( [Why Children Must Be Present at Hakhel]( The Torah espoused the value of early childhood education thousands of years before modern educational psychology recognized it. By Katia Bolotin [Read]( [For Your Nitzavim-Vayelech Hakhel Group (PDF)]( [For Your Nitzavim-Vayelech Hakhel Group (PDF)]( This weekly study packet is part of theJewishwoman.org “Be a Leader” initiative. Print it out and learn it with your study group. [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Your Questions [Is Human Composting Permitted in Judaism?]( [Is Human Composting Permitted in Judaism?]( While seemingly akin to traditional burial, human composting presents numerous issues. By Yehuda Shurpin [Read]( [What Is a Soul?]( [What Is a Soul?]( Just as we invoke the existence of a force of gravity to explain things falling and an electromagnetic force to explain a host of otherwise very mysterious phenomena, so we invoke the existence of a soul-force to explain our inner experience of being alive, conscious, and self-directed. By Tzvi Freeman [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Jewish News [Ukraine Welcomes First New Rabbi Since War Began]( [Ukraine Welcomes First New Rabbi Since War Began]( Rabbi Mendy and Mushky Halperin, and their son, Ari, have joined Chabad of Chernovtzy’s team By Moshe New [Read]( [WhatsApp Mobilizes 100 in San Jose After Rosh Hashanah Resolution]( [WhatsApp Mobilizes 100 in San Jose After Rosh Hashanah Resolution]( Volunteers help the elderly and homebound in California city By Faygie Levy Holt [Read]( [200 Stranded El Al Passengers Find Shabbat Haven on Rhodes, Greece]( [200 Stranded El Al Passengers Find Shabbat Haven on Rhodes, Greece]( Chabad arranges meals and services with no time to lose By Bruria Efune [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Hebrew Word of the Week [What Can the Hebrew Word for “Education” Teach You?]( [What Can the Hebrew Word for “Education” Teach You?]( Made to Measure By Mendel Kalmenson and Zalman Abraham [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Story [The Master Key]( [The Master Key]( Finally, the great moment arrived. It was the morning of Rosh Hashanah, and Rabbi Ze’ev stood on the reading platform in the center of the Baal Shem Tov’s synagogue amidst the Torah scrolls, surrounded by a sea of tallit-draped bodies. By Rabbi Shlomo Yosef Zevin [Read]( --------------------------------------------------------------- Lifestyle [Download Your Free Rosh Hashanah Cookbook]( [Download Your Free Rosh Hashanah Cookbook]( Our free Rosh Hashanah cookbook includes easy recipes with beautiful photos and clear directions that will guide you as you prepare your Rosh Hashanah meals. [Read]( [Honey-Mustard Glazed Salmon with Pomegranate Salsa]( [Honey-Mustard Glazed Salmon with Pomegranate Salsa]( This recipe is perfect for Rosh Hashanah. Pomegranates symbolize our wish to have a year filled with mitzvot and good deeds, just as a pomegranate is filled with luscious seeds. 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