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Ivvb10504503.Pdf Las vacaciones ya están aquí. Es oportunidad para recargarse las pilas. EDITORIAL Hay vacaciones del trabajo; no hay LA PREGUNTA CORRECTA 4 vacaciones de la vida. - Rabino Eliezer Shemtov El tiempo libre es una buena oportunidad para crecer espiritualmente. CARTA DEL REBE Kesher es un buen compañero. Aprovechalo. Compartilo. HASTA DONDE LLEGA EL PLURALISMO EN EL JUDAÍSMO 6 JANUCÁ EL FAROLERO 8 Publicación de Beit Jabad Uruguay IDENTIDAD Av. Brasil 2704 11300, Montevideo-Uruguay ¿POR QUÉ SER JUDÍO? 13 Telefax: (5982) 709 34 44 - Aaron Moss E-mail: [email protected] JUGANDO CON Director: Eliezer Shemtov FUEGO 16 Coordinación editorial: Janet Rudman - Mirish Kiszner Diseño: Daniel Laizerovitz PROVIDENCIA DIVINA Traducción: Patricia Apoj EL ACCIDENTE DEL RABINO 20 Impresión: Meralir S.A. (Empresa Gráfica - Hershy Drukman Mosca). Guayabo 1672 Depósito legal: 342.133 PERSONAJES Y PERSONALIDADES Agradecemos a www.chabad.org por DEL ESCRITORIO DEL RABINO 24 habernos autorizado a reproducir los artículos de las págs. 9, 13, 16, 20,28, CAMINO DE VUELTA 32, 35, 44. CAMINANDO SOBRE LA CUERDA Agradecemos a la Editorial Sigal por FLOJA 28 habernos autorizado a publicar pasajes - Ángela Goldstein del libro “Trayendo del cielo a la tierra” del Rabino Tzvi Freeman. MI FAMILIA SE SIENTE INSULTADA Si sabe de alguien que quiera conocer la POR MI DIETA KASHER 32 revista Kesher y no la recibe, o si usted - Aaron Moss cambió de dirección, le rogamos que nos lo haga saber de inmediato al REFLEXIONES Tel. 709 34 44 o al E-mail revista. KABALÁ DEL AMOR 35 [email protected]. -Shifra Hendrie Los artículos de opinión y la kashrut de los avisadores son responsabilidad de DE NUESTRA BIBLIOTECA quienes lo firman y no necesariamente LA MAGIA DEL CONTACTO 40 coinciden con la posición de Beit Jabad -Guila Manolson Uruguay. agradece a BRANA SAKS por CONEXIONES su colaboración en esta edición. EN BRAZOS DE MAMÁ 44 -Elana Mizrahi EDITORIAL ¿Por qué es más válido hacerse la segunda pregun- ta que la primera? La respuesta es muy sencilla: La primera no tiene respuesta, la segunda sí. * * * Hace unas semanas el filántropo Michael Stein- hardt dio una conferencia sobre el estado del pueblo judío en el mundo hoy en día. Dijo muchas cosas muy interesantes e inteligen- tes. Lo que más me impactó fue lo que es, a mi entender, la pregunta central de su exposición: ¿podemos crear un sistema educativo que haga que los judíos sean orgullosos, inspirados, in- formados y apasionados para con quiénes y qué son? por Rabino Eliezer Shemtov Un desafío muy importante, por cierto. Pero, nueva- mente, hay que hacerse otra pregunta para poder responder a esta: ¿Qué quiere decir “ser judío”? icen nuestros sabios que una Cuando hablamos de “educación judía” hay que pregunta sabia es la mitad de la saber distinguir entre educación judía y educa- respuesta. ción de judíos. Quiero compartir aquí algunos ¿Tener maestros y profesores judíos quienes edu- ejemplos. can a alumnos judíos de una manera no judía se DHace unos días tuve la ocasión de presenciar la puede denominar educación judía? dedicación de la lápida de una joven mujer, que murió apenas unos días después de dar a luz a Claro, la pregunta es: ¿Quién define qué es lo su primer hijo. que constituye una educación “judía”? Era una mujer querida por todos. Era una persona No es este el espacio para responder a esta que no solo tenía una sonrisa para todos, sino pregunta; simplemente quiero señalar que es que supo generarle una sonrisa a cada persona imprescindible tener claro cuál es la pregunta que entraba en su órbita. Su fallecimiento re- antes de buscar la respuesta. pentino produjo un shock en todos quienes la Hay que saber definir primero qué es una edu- conocimos. cación judía para poder buscar la manera de Un año más tarde, ahí estábamos, en el Cemen- proveerla, ya que si uno no sabe para dónde va, terio Israelita de La Paz, frente a la lápida que cualquier camino le sirve... marcaba su lugar de descanso. * * * Entre los que hablaron, habló su hermano y de El 15 de noviembre tuvo lugar una actividad in- una manera muy elocuente y sentida expresó sus édita en la historia del Uruguay: la 1era Jornada quejas para con D-os por habernos arrancado a Comunitaria. Por primera vez en la historia todas Silvana antes de tiempo. las instituciones judías fueron invitadas a partici- Después me tocó a mi decir unas palabras. par - como pares - de un día de análisis y reflexión sobre temas que nos conciernen a todos. Expresé mi identificación con la queja de Marcel, ya que cuanto más creyente es uno tanto más Creo que más que por las respuestas ahí corresponde protestar ante las aparentes injus- ofrecidas, fue importante por las preguntas ticias. De todas maneras, aclaré, no había que planteadas.... El sabio no es aquel que tiene permitir que la pregunta “¿Por qué murió?” nos todas las respuestas, sino el que tiene la distraiga de una pregunta más importante: “¿Por necesidad de preguntar y buscarlas. qué vivo yo?” Pero, hay que estar atento. Si bien tener las 4 ganas de preguntar es siempre válido, no todas conmemorativo, si bien empezó con sere- las preguntas son válidas. A veces las preguntas nidad y seriedad, terminó en una irrupción son nada más que excusas y pretextos para no espontánea de bailes y alegría. hacer lo que uno debe hacer. ¿Qué define cuál es ¿A qué se debió ese cambio de estado de la pregunta válida y cuál no la es? Pues ahí tiene ánimo? Entiendo que fue consecuencia del un ejemplo de una pregunta válida.... :) traspaso de la pregunta estéril de “¿por A mi entender, una pregunta válida es la que qué?” a la pregunta fecunda de “y, ¿ahora busca definir qué y cómo hacer; la no válida es qué?”. Fecunda, porque invita y da lugar a la que busca cómo y qué no hacer. las infinitas respuestas que se encuentran en manos de cada uno de nosotros cuando * * * optamos por transformar el fuego negativo Ese mismo fin de semana tuvo lugar, en Nueva y destructivo de Mumbai en millones de York, la conferencia anual de mis colegas a nivel puntos de luz positivos y constructivos en todo mundial. el mundo. Durante cinco días, en plenarios y talleres, unos Con los mejores deseos por unas vacaciones 3.000 shlujim (emisarios) del Rebe de Lubavitch inspiradoras y reparadoras. hablaron y analizaron la situación en sus respec- ELIEZER tivas comunidades y cómo mejorar su gestión. P. D. No podía terminar este artículo sin La El encuentro empezó con un acto de compleción Pregunta para las vacaciones: ¿Cómo se hace y dedicación de un Séfer Torá que fue escrito para transformar vacaciones improductivas en especialmente en memoria de los Shlujim Gaby vacaciones productivas? y Rivki Holtzberg, quienes fueron masacrados en el ataque terrorista contra su Beit Jabad en (Quizás el pensar en la respuesta a esta pregunta Mumbai, India, el año pasado. Dicho acto ya es un buen comienzo....).3 5 CARTA DEL REBE (Traducción libre) Saludo y Bendición, En respuesta a su pregunta: ‘’Además del judaísmo fiel a la Torá tam- bién existen en el seno del pueblo judío por principio hacer concesiones en ma- otras corrientes filosóficas, hacia las que teria de fe, eso mismo lo llevará a verse se inclinan algunos de mis amigos. Estos continuamente arrastrado hacia las con- caminos diferentes me confunden. ¿Cuál cesiones y los “acuerdos”, en tanto sus debo tomar?” remordimientos por ello irán en paulatina disminución. Una observación cuidadosa de estos prin- cipios filosóficos nos llevará sin duda a la En segundo término, un proceso como conclusión de que se basan en el compro- éste reducirá la estima del hombre por la miso y el sacrificio de principios en aras de fe, a sabiendas de que cada cual puede la comodidad, y en la “adaptación” -de hacer de la religión judía lo que le plazca. un modo ligero y superficial- a una época Uno recortará por un lado, otro por el o un lugar determinados. otro. ¡¿Qué valor puede atribuírsele a una fe como ésta, y qué fuerza tiene?! El resultado de una postura tal es, en primer término, que el hombre comienza Lo que es más, paralelamente con este a hacer concesiones. Deja de aferrarse a proceso se verá afectada también la los principios sagrados de la fe sincera y autoestima del hombre, al reconocer su la ley Divina, y a partir de ahí se hace di- debilidad personal y su falta de valor para fícil predecir dónde acabará este proceso aferrarse a su fe, la fe de los de su pueblo. de concesiones. Por naturaleza, desde Todas estas cosas provienen de su tenden- el momento en que el hombre acepta cia por procurarse una “vida fácil”. 6 Un gran hombre dijo cierta vez: judaísmo, la única que se extendía ante nosotros. Ahora nos aproxima- “Entre dos ciudades, las vías del ferrocarril mos al final de la travesía. La venida se extienden en línea recta a lo largo de del Mashíaj y el fin de la diáspora muchas millas, y al maquinista le resulta están efectivamente cerca, y los ca- muy fácil conducir la locomotora por la minos y senderos diversos se hacen vía correcta; mas, a medida que se va más numerosos y ramificados. aproximando al destino final, la estación, las vías comienzan a ramificarse. Surgen Debemos tener extremo cuidado vías laterales, conducir se torna más al elegir la vida correcta, que ha de complicado, y se requiere, por lo conducirnos a la “estación”. Porque, tanto, la máxima atención para elegir un poco más y habremos llegado.
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