New Season Starting Hi! These days, it seems like nothing has a shelf life longer than a week. Every day brings another superhero franchise, fashion trend, or dieting fad. News cycles shift by the hour, social media feeds and timelines by the second. With everything flickering, flashing, and constantly updating, it’s little wonder life sometimes feel so impermanent. For me, there’s no better way to slow things down than to pull back, if only for short while, and try to see things from a more timeless perspective. Our own Jewish traditions are filled with so many breathtaking insights, and they won’t fade away into irrelevance in a few days. Connecting to our own heritage, and ultimately to a divine wisdom, makes the all very human things we do feel richer, more meaningful, and part of something longer lasting. The Torah Studies program at Chabad of Yonkers tries to make this happen every single week. Each class take a topic or idea in Jewish thought to explore, tease out, and bring into play with our own lives. Each one is built around texts that we’ll learn together so that you can see these ideas for yourself, argue over them, and apply them to life your own way. Below, you can see an outline of a few of the upcoming sessions, and I’d love if you could join me for what promises to be a fun, engaging, and deeply rewarding learning experience. They are open to everyone, of all abilities, so bring along a friend too! Shalom, and have a great week, Rabbi MendY Hurwitz 600 N. Broadway Thursday, October 19 2017 Prosaic Holiness Your Most Distant and Unholy Moment Is G-d’s Greatest Opportunity The reality of life for so many is a series of banal, mundane, and oftentimes downright unholy moments. What are we supposed to make of this frustrating situation? A lesson from the lifespan of a fruit in Jewish law teaches us that G-d is best found in precisely these moments. Thursday, October 26 2017 A Jew Is a Jew, Is a Jew, Is a Jew Appreciating the Untouchable Preciousness of Every Jew The Four Species we shake on the Sukkot holiday famously represent four different types of Jews. From the way the Torah describes each plant, we learn a valuable lesson about the immutable value of every Jew–regardless of what they do, or do not do. Thursday, November 2 2017 You’re Never Alone A Unique Solution to a Dreadful Societal Problem Even in the age of connectivity and the proliferation of something called “social media,” people have never been more lonely. A niche law in the Torah’s treatment of a servant provides a poignant companion to anyone at any time: G-d Himself. Thursday, November 9 2017 Gratitude Is Good for You Saying “Thank You” Isn’t Just about Doing the Right Thing The benefits of feeling and expressing gratitude are well explored. A somewhat obscure law about dedicating fields to the Temple brings us to a surprising perk: expressing gratitude can bring tangible goodness into your life. Thursday, November 16 2017 The Most Precious Thing in the World Every Moment of Torah Study Is an Infinite Opportunity. Literally. Is the Torah just a really nice moral code? A great history book? A book of laws? Can it, or will it, ever change? Discover the true value of our people’s defining book Thursday, November 23 2017 Portal to Infinity Sinai: The Day That Changed Everything The Jewish people have always treasured our sacred book, the Torah. But what does that mean for an average person who hasn’t the time or head to be a full-time academic? Is there value to just dabbling here and there? Discover the answer through a Sinaitic lens. Thursday, November 30 2017 There’s No Such Thing as an Antisemite They Really Hate G-d, Not Us Antisemitism is the world’s oldest and strangest form of hate. No matter the reason or circumstance, people just can’t stop hating the Jews. It turns out that it’s really G-d they hate. And if that’s the case, we’d do well to trust in G-d and rely on Him to defend Himself. Thursday, December 7 2017 “Live Free or Die” Is What G-d Wants The Watershed Moment When Truly Choosing G-d Was Born It would seem that it’s a binary choice: doing what I want, or doing what G-d wants. But G-d’s ambivalent reply to the Jew’s request to send spies teaches us that if we work hard enough, we can get the best of both worlds. Thursday, December 14 2017 The Universe Begins with One Person: You Navigating the Great “Universalism vs. Particularism” Debate The pendulum of history has swung back and forth on this question: What’s more important: the collective, or the individual? Discover how the Torah’s original rabble-rouser, Korach, made a bold, ambitious claim that, one day, will be proven correct. Thursday, December 21 2017 As Metal Is Cast, So Is Our Mettle Forged True Strength and Deep Commitment Emerge from the Smelting Pot of Life Seldom do the Jews sing in the Bible. But when they do, it’s glorious. A closer look at the only two instances of such song and who led the cast brings us to a profound conclusion about the tzuros (sufferings) of life: they’re the best thing to ever happen to us. Thursday, December 28 2017 Do Not Negotiate Sometimes It’s Best Not to Answer At All Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where everyone engaged in honest dialogue, asking questions not to challenge or deride, but only to genuinely learn? Sadly, that isn’t our world (yet). A garish story in the Torah teaches us that when someone isn’t looking for an answer, it’s best not to engage at all. Thursday, January 4 2018 “Make Israel Here” Discovering the Unique Meaning of Every Stage, Place, and Part of Life Competing forces, people, and urges vie for your attention in every stage of life. A unique story of talking lottery pieces teaches us to stop, focus, and drill down into whichever stage you’re at right now. Tomorrow, you’ll focus on tomorrow. Chabad of Yonkers 600 N. Broadway YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF JEWISH INSPIRATION
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padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 20px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;text-align: center;"><span style="background-color: #e3a52a; font-size: 20px; line-height: 34px;display:inline-block;width:153px;padding: 0 10px;text-transform:uppercase">Season </span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <div style="background-color:#e3a52a;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;" class="block-grid "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#e3a52a;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="660" style=" width:660px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num12" style="min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:10px; padding-bottom:10px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px;"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Droid Serif', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:'Spectral', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#FFFFFF;text-align:center;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><strong><span style="font-size: 26px; line-height: 31px;text-transform: uppercase;">New Season Starting <br>Thursday, October 19 2017!</span></strong></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <div style="background-color:#FFFFFF;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;" class="block-grid "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#FFFFFF;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="660" style=" width:660px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:30px; padding-bottom:30px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num12" style="min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:30px; padding-bottom:30px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px;"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 30px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 20px; padding-bottom: 30px;"> <div style="font-size: 16px;line-height: 19px;color:#000000;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"> <p> Hi!</p> <p> These days, it seems like nothing has a shelf life longer than a week. Every day brings another superhero franchise, fashion trend, or dieting fad. News cycles shift by the hour, social media feeds and timelines by the second. With everything flickering, flashing, and constantly updating, it’s little wonder life sometimes feel so impermanent.</p> <p> For me, there’s no better way to slow things down than to pull back, if only for short while, and try to see things from a more timeless perspective. Our own Jewish traditions are filled with so many breathtaking insights, and they won’t fade away into irrelevance in a few days. Connecting to our own heritage, and ultimately to a divine wisdom, makes the all very human things we do feel richer, more meaningful, and part of something longer lasting.</p> <p> The <em>Torah Studies </em>program at <strong><span style="color:#e3a52a;text-transform:uppercase;">Chabad of Yonkers</span></strong> tries to make this happen every single week. Each class take a topic or idea in Jewish thought to explore, tease out, and bring into play with our own lives. Each one is built around texts that we’ll learn together so that you can see these ideas for yourself, argue over them, and apply them to life your own way. Below, you can see an outline of a few of the upcoming sessions, and I’d love if you could join me for what promises to be a fun, engaging, and deeply rewarding learning experience. They are open to everyone, of all abilities, so bring along a friend too!</p> <p> Shalom, and have a great week,</p> <p> <strong><span style="color:#e3a52a;">Rabbi MendY Hurwitz</span></strong></p> <p> <strong>600 N. Broadway</strong></p> </div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #b13362;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #b13362; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/532/kedoshim%201.jpg?v=1711714172.2815" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #b13362;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, October 19 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Prosaic Holiness</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Your Most Distant and Unholy Moment Is G-d’s Greatest Opportunity</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">The reality of life for so many is a series of banal, mundane, and oftentimes downright unholy moments. What are we supposed to make of this frustrating situation? A lesson from the lifespan of a fruit in Jewish law teaches us that G-d is best found in precisely these moments.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #50b8c1;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #50b8c1; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/533/emor%202.jpg?v=1711714172.2815" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #50b8c1;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, October 26 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>A Jew Is a Jew, Is a Jew, Is a Jew</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Appreciating the Untouchable Preciousness of Every Jew</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">The Four Species we shake on the Sukkot holiday famously represent four different types of Jews. From the way the Torah describes each plant, we learn a valuable lesson about the immutable value of every Jew–regardless of what they do, or do not do.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #a9cf6a;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #a9cf6a; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/534/behar.jpg?v=1711714172.2816" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #a9cf6a;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, November 2 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>You’re Never Alone</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">A Unique Solution to a Dreadful Societal Problem</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">Even in the age of connectivity and the proliferation of something called “social media,” people have never been more lonely. A niche law in the Torah’s treatment of a servant provides a poignant companion to anyone at any time: G-d Himself.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #e2a42a;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #e2a42a; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/535/behaalotecha%203.jpg?v=1711714172.2816" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #e2a42a;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, November 9 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Gratitude Is Good for You</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Saying “Thank You” Isn’t Just about Doing the Right Thing</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">The benefits of feeling and expressing gratitude are well explored. A somewhat obscure law about dedicating fields to the Temple brings us to a surprising perk: expressing gratitude can bring tangible goodness into your life. </p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #b13362;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #b13362; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/536/shavuot%202.jpg?v=1711714172.2816" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #b13362;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, November 16 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>The Most Precious Thing in the World</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Every Moment of Torah Study Is an Infinite Opportunity. Literally.</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">Is the Torah just a really nice moral code? A great history book? A book of laws? Can it, or will it, ever change? Discover the true value of our people’s defining book</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #50b8c1;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #50b8c1; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/537/naso%204.jpg?v=1711714172.2816" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #50b8c1;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, November 23 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Portal to Infinity</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Sinai: The Day That Changed Everything</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">The Jewish people have always treasured our sacred book, the Torah. But what does that mean for an average person who hasn’t the time or head to be a full-time academic? Is there value to just dabbling here and there? Discover the answer through a Sinaitic lens.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #a9cf6a;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #a9cf6a; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/538/behaalotecha%203.jpg?v=1711714172.2816" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #a9cf6a;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, November 30 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>There’s No Such Thing as an Antisemite</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">They Really Hate G-d, Not Us</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">Antisemitism is the world’s oldest and strangest form of hate. No matter the reason or circumstance, people just can’t stop hating the Jews. It turns out that it’s really G-d they hate. And if that’s the case, we’d do well to trust in G-d and rely on Him to defend Himself.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #e2a42a;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #e2a42a; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/539/shelach%201.jpg?v=1711714172.2817" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #e2a42a;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, December 7 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>“Live Free or Die” Is What G-d Wants</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">The Watershed Moment When Truly Choosing G-d Was Born</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">It would seem that it’s a binary choice: doing what I want, or doing what G-d wants. But G-d’s ambivalent reply to the Jew’s request to send spies teaches us that if we work hard enough, we can get the best of both worlds.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #b13362;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #b13362; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/540/korach%202.jpg?v=1711714172.2817" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #b13362;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, December 14 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>The Universe Begins with One Person: You</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Navigating the Great “Universalism vs. Particularism” Debate</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">The pendulum of history has swung back and forth on this question: What’s more important: the collective, or the individual? Discover how the Torah’s original rabble-rouser, Korach, made a bold, ambitious claim that, one day, will be proven correct.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #50b8c1;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #50b8c1; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/541/chukat.jpg?v=1711714172.2817" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #50b8c1;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, December 21 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>As Metal Is Cast, So Is Our Mettle Forged</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">True Strength and Deep Commitment Emerge from the Smelting Pot of Life </span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">Seldom do the Jews sing in the Bible. But when they do, it’s glorious. A closer look at the only two instances of such song and who led the cast brings us to a profound conclusion about the tzuros (sufferings) of life: they’re the best thing to ever happen to us.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #a9cf6a;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #a9cf6a; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/542/balak%203.jpg?v=1711714172.2817" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #a9cf6a;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, December 28 2017</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>Do Not Negotiate</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Sometimes It’s Best Not to Answer At All</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">Wouldn’t it be nice to live in a world where everyone engaged in honest dialogue, asking questions not to challenge or deride, but only to genuinely learn? Sadly, that isn’t our world (yet). A garish story in the Torah teaches us that when someone isn’t looking for an answer, it’s best not to engage at all.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <!-- Begin Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;padding-bottom:15px;" class="block-grid mixed-two-up "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="218" style=" width:218px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 25px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #e2a42a;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num4" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;max-width: 320px;min-width: 220px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 2px solid #e2a42a; padding-top:px; padding-bottom:0px; padding-right: 25px; padding-left: 35px;" class="lesson-left"><!--<![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth fullwidth" style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <img class="center autowidth fullwidth" align="center" border="0" src="http://www.torahstudies.com/resources/files/5784/s3/543/pinchas%202.jpg?v=1711714172.2817" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: 0;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 168px" width="168"> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;background-color: #e2a42a;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;color:#FFFFFF;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style=" font-size: 14px; line-height: 16px;text-transform:uppercase"><strong>Thursday, January 4 2018</strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td><td align="center" width="440" style=" width:440px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num8" style="display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;min-width: 320px;max-width: 440px;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:0px; padding-bottom:15px; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px;" class="lesson-right"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#000000;line-height:120%;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 0px; padding-bottom: 5px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:Spectral, Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#000000;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;"><strong>“Make Israel Here”</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;">Discovering the Unique Meaning of Every Stage, Place, and Part of Life</span><br></p> <p style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;color:#2E2F39;font-family:'Source Sans Pro', Tahoma, Verdana, Segoe, sans-serif;text-align:left;">Competing forces, people, and urges vie for your attention in every stage of life. A unique story of talking lottery pieces teaches us to stop, focus, and drill down into whichever stage you’re at right now. Tomorrow, you’ll focus on tomorrow.</p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!-- end Lesson --> <div style="background-color:transparent;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;" class="block-grid "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:transparent;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="660" style=" width:660px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top:5px; padding-bottom:5px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num12" style="min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:15px; padding-bottom:5px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><!--<![endif]-->   <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <div style="background-color:#b13262;"> <div style="Margin: 0 auto;min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;overflow-wrap: break-word;word-wrap: break-word;word-break: break-word;background-color: transparent;" class="block-grid "> <div style="border-collapse: collapse;display: table;width: 100%;background-color:transparent;"> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="background-color:#b13262;" align="center"><table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0" style="width: 660px;"><tr class="layout-full-width" style="background-color:transparent;"><![endif]--> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]><td align="center" width="660" style=" width:660px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px; padding-top:50px; padding-bottom:50px; border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent;" valign="top"><![endif]--> <div class="col num12" style="min-width: 320px;max-width: 660px;display: table-cell;vertical-align: top;"> <div style="background-color: transparent; width: 100% !important;"> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--><div style="border-top: 0px solid transparent; border-left: 0px solid transparent; border-bottom: 0px solid transparent; border-right: 0px solid transparent; padding-top:50px; padding-bottom:50px; padding-right: 0px; padding-left: 0px;"><!--<![endif]--> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:150%;font-family:'Spectral', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:18px;font-family:'Spectral', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#FFFFFF;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 21px;text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 28px; line-height: 42px;text-transform:uppercase;"><strong>Chabad of Yonkers</strong></span></p><p style="margin: 0;line-height: 27px;font-size: 18px;text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 18px; line-height: 27px;"><span style="line-height: 27px; font-size: 18px;">600 N. Broadway<br></span><span style="line-height: 27px; font-size: 18px;"><a style="color:#FFFFFF;color:#FFFFFF;text-decoration: underline;" href="http://www.JewishYonkers.com" target="_blank" rel="noopener">www.JewishYonkers.com</a></span><strong><span style="line-height: 27px; font-size: 18px;"><br></span></strong></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <div align="center" class="img-container center autowidth " style="padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 20px;"> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 20px; padding-left: 20px;" align="center"><![endif]--> <div style="line-height:20px;font-size:1px"> </div> <a href="http://myjli.com" target="_blank"> <img class="center autowidth " align="center" border="0" src="http://files.myjli.com/emails/TS/catalog/template/images/jli-logo.png" alt="" title="" style="outline: none;text-decoration: none;-ms-interpolation-mode: bicubic;clear: both;display: block !important;border: none;height: auto;float: none;width: 100%;max-width: 61px" width="61"> </a> <div style="line-height:20px;font-size:1px"> </div><!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Spectral', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 0px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:'Spectral', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#FFFFFF;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 17px; line-height: 21px;"><em>YOUR WEEKLY DOSE OF JEWISH INSPIRATION</em></span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <table border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="100%" class="divider" style="border-collapse: collapse;table-layout: fixed;border-spacing: 0;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;vertical-align: top;min-width: 100%;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%"> <tbody> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td class="divider_inner" style="word-break: break-word;border-collapse: collapse !important;vertical-align: top;padding-right: 10px;padding-left: 10px;padding-top: 0px;padding-bottom: 10px;min-width: 100%;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%"> <table class="divider_content" align="center" border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" width="63%" style="border-collapse: collapse;table-layout: fixed;border-spacing: 0;mso-table-lspace: 0pt;mso-table-rspace: 0pt;vertical-align: top;border-top: 2px solid #e2a42a;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%"> <tbody> <tr style="vertical-align: top"> <td style="word-break: break-word;border-collapse: collapse !important;vertical-align: top;mso-line-height-rule: exactly;-ms-text-size-adjust: 100%;-webkit-text-size-adjust: 100%"> <span></span> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if mso]><table width="100%" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" border="0"><tr><td style="padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"><![endif]--> <div style="color:#FFFFFF;line-height:120%;font-family:'Spectral', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif; padding-right: 10px; padding-left: 10px; padding-top: 10px; padding-bottom: 10px;"> <div style="font-size:12px;line-height:14px;font-family:'Spectral', Georgia, Times, 'Times New Roman', serif;color:#FFFFFF;text-align:left;"><p style="margin: 0;font-size: 14px;line-height: 17px;text-align: center"><span style="font-size: 16px; line-height: 19px;">Torah Studies is a program of the Rohr Jewish Learning Institute</span></p></div> </div> <!--[if mso]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> <!--[if (!mso)&(!IE)]><!--></div><!--<![endif]--> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </div> </div> </div> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></td></tr></table><![endif]--> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <!--[if (mso)|(IE)]></div><![endif]--> </body></html>