Guest guest Posted September 26, 2001 Report Share Posted September 26, 2001 >"Zalman Shmotkin" <Director >feedback ><vedic108 >For Yom Kippur! >Wed, 26 Sep 2001 10:34:45 -0400 > > > >By the Grace of G-d > >Dear Friend, > >As we count down the hours till the holiest day of the year, Yom Kippur >(beginning tonight -- see www.JewishNewYear.com), we at Chabad Online would >like to remind you of the age-old Jewish custom to significantly increase >in >our dispersion of charity today. > >In asking G-d to ignore our balance sheet and bless us from His “full, >open, >holy and generous hand,” we set the tone by giving charity throughout the >day freely and openly, without deliberation about what we can or cannot >afford. > >We urge you, therefore, to contribute generously today to any and all >worthy >charities. > >We also reach out to you and ask you specifically to please donate >generously to Chabad Online. (http://www.chabadonline.com/donate) > >We take great pride in our achievements -- the people we’ve reached, the >example we’ve set, and the material we’ve disseminated. Our dedicated staff >works night and day to bring you the very best and most useful in the >Jewish >world. > >The many thousands of emails you send us telling us about the difference >we’ >ve made in your lives are the greatest motivators for us to continue with >our work. > >But in order for us to continue enhancing your Jewish experience, and the >Jewish experiences of millions of other Jews worldwide, we need your help. >We are responsible for covering our own budget and cannot do so without the >assistance of those who benefit from our work. > >There are also many improvements we need to make to our sites. There are >“specialty” areas you asked us to launch. And we need to once again begin >responding e x p e d i t i o u s l y to the many thousands of you who >turn >to us with questions. (Alas, we are currently understaffed!) > >But all of this costs a lot of money. And we cannot do it without you. > >I implore you: > >Please sit down today, before Yom Kippur, and write out a check to Chabad >Online (the address is listed below), or click here -- >http://www.chabadonline.com/donate -- to make an online credit card >donation >on our secure server. (All donations are tax deductible.) > >In return, may G-d grant you and your loved ones a happy, healthy and sweet >new year in all things material and spiritual. > >(If you’d like to discuss major donation opportunities please let me know >by >replying to this email.) > >* > >On the subject of today’s customs, one more: > >There is an age-old Jewish custom to “bet’n Lekach,” or “ask for honey >cake” >before Yom Kippur. > >Honey is a physical expression of the sweetness we wish each other to >permeate every moment of our upcoming year. > >In addition, our Rabbis explain, in case it was decreed upon us On High to >become needy of the benevolence of others during the upcoming year, we pray >that we need ask for nothing more than the (kosher) honey cake graciously >granted us by our friends. > >The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson of righteous memory, would spend >long hours in the days preceding Yom Kippur, standing on his feet, lovingly >distributing pieces of honey cake and blessings for a sweet new year to an >endless stream of visitors. > >May we learn from his example to love one another and to wish each other >endless blessings of abundant good. > >We look forward to sharing many exciting things with you this year at >Chabad >Online. > >Have a great year! Shana tovah! > >Rabbi Zalman Shmotkin >Director, Chabad Online > >Mailing information: > >Chabad Online c/o >Chabad Lubavitch Media Center >784 Eastern Parkway >Brooklyn, NY 11213 > >Please make checks payable to Chabad Online. > >Web address: http://www.chabadonline.com/donate > > >** Check out our complete High Holiday site at www.JewishNewYear.com > >** Subscribe to our many email offerings here: > http://www.chabadonline.com/ > >- - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > >We hope you receive this message in the spirit with which it is >written. Many of you have d to Chabadonline email offerings, some >of you are personal friends, and, in some instances, your friends have >suggested we send this to you. If you do not want to receive messages like >this again please press "reply" and type "" in the subject line. >Please allow 1-2 days processing time. Thank you. > > _______________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com/intl.asp Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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