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Magazine This email dedicated by: Ms. Elena Tishbi In memory of her father To dedicate an email, click here Adar I 18, 5771 · February 22, 2011 Editor's Note: It's one of the Big Ten. And a focus of this week's Torah portion. Keep the Sabbath. Six days we work and the seventh day we rest. Shouldn't be that hard . . . right? Yet stopping is tougher than it seems. We need to work. Ideally, we also want to work. Hopefully we feel our work is fulfilling and impacts others. Yet often, the more satisfaction we get from our jobs, and the more creative they are, the harder resting from them just might be. It may be hard to believe that the world will go on if we stop. But that is what Shabbat is all about. We are supposed to be productive. We are supposed to be creative. We are supposed to impact the world around us. For six days. But for that seventh, we are supposed to remember and recognize and acknowledge that ultimately we are not the Creator. For 25 hours, we stop actively creating and focus on what we were created for. It is Shabbat, our day of rest, which reminds us why we work in the first place. So have a great week. Work hard. Rest peacefully! Sara Esther Crispe, On behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team This Week's Features Printable Magazine A Perspective on Labor and Livelihood Parshah: The 40th Labor What is "work"? If life is synonymous with creativity, is Shabbat a time outside life? By Yanki Tauber Parshah: Passive Labor One of the greatest paradoxes of a life of faith concerns the need to work for a living. If G-d is the source of all blessings, why work to earn a livelihood? Based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe Story: The Death of Shraga's Two Horses "Do you own anything of value?" asked the rebbe. "Just my two horses," replied the wagon-driver. "In that case," said the rebbe, "you'll have one for Purim, and the second for Passover." By Tuvia Bolton Story: Daily Judgment "Do you see?" the Baal Shem Tov said. "He did the same thing yesterday and made the same amount of money, yet his feelings about it were completely different . . ." By Yerachmiel Tilles Happiness and Healing Spirituality: Happiness Is Being There All of life is running towards something, reaching for something, attempting to become something. Yet there's one act in life which is about being there . . . Spirituality: Happiness-A History in Three Parts In the beginning, there was happiness. At the end, there will be greater happiness. Everything in between is a healing, so that happiness can last forever. By Tzvi Freeman Voices: Chucking Expectations Whatever the outcome, if it is different from my expectations, I am setting myself up for disappointment, resentment and bitterness. By Rea Bochner Audio: Kabbalah & Healing A unique approach for healing professionals Illness emerges out of the soul's yearning to escape the body. The healer must convince the soul that the body has meaning . . . A discussion with Tzvi Freeman  Download    Listen (1:02:23) Parenting Living: Daddy, Daddy! My son was scared. This time, however, he was scared of me. How did he react, where did he turn for reassurance? He clung to me, his father, the object of his present fear! By Yaakov Paley Voices: Echoes-A Letter to the One I Lost Losing a Baby to Crib Death I remember holding your tiny little self in my arms, looking into your deep emerald eyes. Those eyes were deep and they sparkled, before they were closed, forever. By Anonymous Voices: Forefathers I realized that these are the same blessings and prayers our forefathers said. I stood in utter amazement. Abraham, Isaac and Jacob said these very words to the Almighty . . . By Debra Sturdivant Parshah: Look Out For Those Pegs! Building your child's character requires focusing on the "big" issues; but it also means not neglecting the "minor pegs" grounding his or her values. By Chana Weisberg Video: Honor Your Mother and Father Insight into healing intergenerational trauma and coming to peace with issues picked up from one's family. By Shais Taub  Watch (56:43) Finding Courage Story: Fringes of Fright If I would pick up my shirt to receive a shot in my back, the nurse would definitely notice my normally concealed tzitzit. That could mean doom for my family and me . . . As heard from Betzalel Schif Parshah: Wise of Heart Why does Moses issue a call for the "wise of heart"? Is this not a contradiction in terms? After all, wisdom is in the mind, while emotions are in the heart! By Shlomo Yaffe Parshah: Creativity Without Bounds Creative self-expression is euphoric. But in Jewish thought, the expression of one's talents is seen as something more-each soul has a unique mission as an agent of G-d. By Rochel Holzkenner New Possibilities Video: What If Pickles Were Purple? Ever heard of Flabberday? How about green pastrami? In a world where pickles are purple, anything becomes possible . . . By Dovid Taub and Yitzchak Feigenbaum  Watch (2:33) Video: Future Trends Jewish reflections on stem-cell research, nanotechnology, biogenetic engineering and radical life extension. By Asher Crispe  Watch (15:54) Just Do It-Judaism Shabbat: An Island in Time Shabbat: the island of time that defines the Jew's week. The rituals, the practices, the do's, and the don'ts of the Jewish Sabbath. Shabbat Rest Brief user-friendly guides to the do's and don'ts of our Day of Rest. Video: The Talking Wine Bottle A fun exploration of the uses of wine at Jewish rituals including Shabbat, festivals, weddings and more. L'chaim!  Watch (4:25) The Jewish Wedding A Jewish wedding is a tapestry woven from many threads-biblical, historical, mystical and legal-forming a chain of Jewish continuity which goes back more than 3,800 years . . . Question of the Week Is a Jew Who Converts Still Jewish? My sister was baptized and has since married and had a child. My mother claims the child is Jewish, but how could that be? By Zalman Nelson Recipe A Natural Shabbat Menu Rye Oatmeal Challah . . . Steamed Ginger Fish . . . Winter Garden Salad . . . Miso Soup . . . Baked Chicken With Honey Soy-Sauce . . . Tabouleh . . . Ambrosia . . .