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Stay Inspired The Tisha B'Av Experience	Inspire Others Mourning, Noon and Night	Kiruv Tool Positive Speech Fridge Magnet	Free Audio Download The Concept of the Messiah

The Tisha B'Av Experience
Why do we still shed buckets of tears over tragedies that occurred thousands of years ago?
by Rabbi Yitzchak Berkovits

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Mourning, Noon and Night
Jewish mourning and the American spectacle of celebrity death worship.
by Gary Rosenblatt

The contrast between the American spectacle of celebrity death worship and the Jewish tradition of mourning has rarely been as sharply defined as it has this past week.

I write these words 12 days after Michael Jackson died, his funeral arrangements and burial site still undecided. The star's death has become as big a phenomenon as his troubled life. His family members hold press conferences, appear at music awards ceremonies and allow tickets to be distributed through a lottery for a huge, public memorial ceremony. (full article)

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Positive Speech Fridge Magnet

This is a simple but powerful tool. Send someone this gift for $1 - a beautiful "positive speech" fridge magnet. A great benefit is that it stays in their field of vision as long as they still want food from from the fridge!

You might want to write a message saying something along these lines:

"During this season in the Jewish calendar particular emphasis is placed on encouraging positive speech. Derogatory speech is actually stated as a prime cause for the destruction of the Temple in Jerusalem that happened at this time. I am sending my friends this gorgeous magnet which I thought was cute, colorful, and helps maintain this positive mindset. Wishing you well, Ploni Almoni."

Or: "Thought this fridge magnet from aish.com was cute, colorful and positive - thought you might you like it too!"

Or: "Thought you might like you like this great magnet!"

This is a cheap offer - so why not send it to all the unaffiliated people you know?!...and help rebuild the Beis Hamikdosh along the way!

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The Concept of the Messiah
by Rabbi Ari Kahn

Jacob intended to reveal to his sons when the "end of days" would be. Joseph, his father's favorite, was a gifted visionary and interpreter of dreams, who was seen as the completion of Jacob's legacy. Hear the full story why this revelation was held back at the final moment. (listen now)

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