Gun Control Debate: What Does Torah Say?

Magazine Dedicate an email Iyar 20, 5773 · April 30, 2013 Editor's Note: Dear Friend, We have just celebrated Lag BaOmer , a day of joy commemorating the life of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai, the great sage and mystic who authored the Zohar, the primary text of Kabbalah. In the 1950s, the Rebbe initiated Lag BaOmer children's parades as a testament to Jewish unity and pride. Speaking to the children gathered for the 1980 parade, the Rebbe reminded them that they belong to the same family, no matter their provenance or education—and so, even as they each returned to their respective homes, their essence remained whole and united. We are brought together by one Torah, as we have always been. Watching my daughter march with her schoolmates, I think of the Jewish ideals I hope she will carry with her. The powerful takeaway is that we are all His children, united by our belief in one G‑d and His commandments. Etti Hazan, on behalf of the Chabad.org Editorial Team This Week's Features Printable Magazine Why didn’t Adam eat from the Tree of Life? By Baruch S. Davidson Parshah The Chronological Imagination The Torah did not abolish slavery, but it set in motion a process that would lead people to come of their own accord to the conclusion that it was wrong. How it did so is one of the wonders of history. By Rabbi Jonathan Sacks More in Parshah:   • A Leader with Humility? (By Shraga Sherman)   • “Louder!” (By Yossy Goldman)   • Parshah in a Nutshell   Spirituality Miracles and the Paradox of Art Why would an infinite Oneness create a finite, fractured world? For the same reason that a musician forces himself within the confines of a small wooden box with strings. Or a poet within the rigid structure of a sonnet. By Tzvi Freeman   Video The Gun-Control Debate Torah values and today’s headlines Are guns the problem, or the solution? Do we need more gun rights, or more gun control? Learn a Torah-based perspective on this controversial issue. By Nochum Mangel  Watch (45:00) More in Video:   • When to Rely on Your Wife (By Chana Weisberg)   • Upsherin   Real Life Waiting Could others see the countless tiny strands of their separate anxieties silently knitting them together? Did anyone notice how, though they sat on separate chairs not touching, they sat as close as two people could without touching? By Jay Litvin More in Real Life:   • Special Time with My Father (By Nechamie Margolis)   Your Questions May a Jew Raise Swine? Is it permitted for a Jew to have a pet pig? Can a Jewish farmer raise pigs for business purposes, for sale to non-Jews? By Yehuda Shurpin More in Your Questions:   • Bar Mitzvah for an Adult?   Stories Rotten Seeds Farmers from all over Israel came to see the Sabbatical year “miracle at Komemiyut.” By Yerachmiel Tilles More in Stories:   • Sand and Water (Told by the Lubavitcher Rebbe)   Art Ana BeKoach Ana BeKoach is an ancient Jewish prayer, composed using the 42-letter name of G‑d.   The Rebbe A Story with a Lesson When he was engaged in study or prayer, he did not hear or see a thing around him. Correspondence by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe   News Fresh Perspectives on Money and Morality Participants square ethical idealism with corporate reality at Sinai Scholars Symposium By Eli Rubin More in News:   • Chabad Teens Anticipate Summer Camp, Both the Work and Play (By Menachem Posner)   • Chabad at the Ready: A One-Stop Call Center in Israel (By Dovid Zaklikowski)   • After Work, They Put Their Studies to Work (By Menachem Posner)   Follow Us:   More from Chabad.org JEWISH PRACTICE • Mitzvahs & Traditions • Lifecycle Events • Jewish Holidays • Jewish Calendar LEARNING & VALUES • Parshah (Weekly Torah) • Daily Study • Texts & Writings • Essentials • Torah & Science • Ethics & Morality • Kabbalah & Jewish Mysticism • Questions & Answers • Kabbalah Online • Jewish History • Audio & Video Classes • Jewish.TV • The Rebbe COMMUNITY & FAMILY • Parenting • Relationships • Health & Wellness • Jewish Life • News & Current Events • Kosher Recipes & Cooking • The Jewish Woman • Kids • Jewish News INSPIRATION & ENTERTAINMENT • Tales from the Past • Contemporary Voices • Daily Dose of Wisdom • Art, Music & Poetry • Video • Jewish.TV Be a Part of it Enjoyed this email? Please help us continue to share the study of Torah and Jewish traditions: Dedicate or sponsor an email to mark a special occasion Make a donation to chabad.org.   Subscription Options: Subscribe to more chabad.org email lists Subscription Management Going on vacation? Unsubscribe Your subscribed email address is: luzbybernal@yahoo.com Change email address. Important Tip: To guarantee that your subscription emails continue to be delivered to you, please add subscriptions@chabad.org to your address book, or "whitelist" it in any filters or antispam programs you may have. © Copyright Chabad.org, all rights reserved.   Privacy Policy