The Chabad Intown Blog
You Had Me at Shalom
Musings on all things Jewish identity, inspiration Parsha, and everyday Jewish life from the Chabad Intown team.
You're Essentially Good
A theme that's been revolving this week is the notion that we are essentially good.
All of Me at the Seder Table
The Torah speaks of four children, the wise one, the wicked one, the simple one and the one who doesn't know how to ask.
Poor Soul Qualities
Each of us are designed exactly as we need to be for our life's journey. That is a fundamental belief of Chabad philosophy, although a much more difficult one to digest and accept authentically.
Marital Status
Happiness is what you arrive at when you accept yourself and your spouse. When you stop trying to change the other, when you accept the complexities of you and then work on aligning them. Not perfection, but excellence.
Mirror Mirror on the Wall, I’m the fairest of them all
A mirror is a powerful tool. Is my face dirty? Is it time for a trim (of my head hair of course)? Does my beard look brushed and dignified? Are my Tefillin centered on my head? Maybe my escape from the mirror to the selfie is a major misunderstanding of my own self worth?
Alone In The Dark – Ask Them Even If They Won’t Tell
The imagery is the stuff movies are made of. Jacob is preparing to encounter his brother with prayer, gift and war – hope, diplomacy and strength.