Thursday
Sep192019
A Special Year, A Special Reckoning
September 19, 2019לו. קטעים משיחות ש”פ ראה, א’ דר”ח אלול תנש”א (1) 36. Elul 1, 5751 − August 10, 1991 (1)
Thursday
Sep192019
Use Your Influence
An answer from the Rebbe to a Pan from before Rosh Hashana regarding publicizing words of inspiration for Yiras Shamayim by influential people:
Thursday
Sep192019
G-D’S FIRST AND FINEST
Mundane or not, each moment contains everything within it, eternity, and it is a gift of devotion to G-d, like the joyous presentation of first fruits in the Holy Temple. This is romantic idealism to the extreme.
Thursday
Sep192019
Can I Say Selichos in English?
A collection of relevant halachos regarding Selichos in connection to the month of Elul, from AskTheRav.com & Halacha2Go.com.
Thursday
Sep192019
Should I Let my Daughter Invite Friends who don’t Dress Tzniusdik?
Many a time such a question will strike up a heated discussion. One side would strongly claim that we must protect our homes and keep to the highest standards, not letting in any “outside” influences. Others will offer an opposing view on the matter [claiming that such conduct would be divisive and “elitist” in nature. There are indeed cases when one must be wary about which influences reach their children], but I wish to share a perspective that sheds a different light onto this matter.
Thursday
Sep192019
IGNITING A SELF-SUSTAINING FIRE
The mishna in the tractate Eduyos (end of chapter 5) tells of Akavya ben Mahalalel who, in his final moments on earth was asked by his son to recommend him to his friends. Akavya answered: Your own actions can bring you close to them and your own actions can distance you from them.
Thursday
Sep192019
The Mystery Aide on the Canceled Trip
In 5694 (1934), the Rebbe Rayatz planned a second trip to Eretz Yisrael. The question arose as to who would accompany the Rebbe on this trip? Recently discovered documents reveal that a chassid by the name of Rabbi Chaim Eliezer Heber was considered
Thursday
Sep192019
A King Without A Crown
I love reading children’s books. We all, deep down, yearn to be that child again. Reading kids books and watching kids videos is a way to reenter that innocent world. As a kids film producer once put it in an advertisement for a CD: “The kids are just an excuse…”
Thursday
Sep192019
The First Mashpia “Made In Tomchei T’mimim”
The life story of the famed Reb Shilem Kuratin, the Mashpia, Mashigach and Chozer, who came to Lubavitch with a Russian gymnasium uniform and cried to be accepted.
Thursday
Sep192019
Are You a Giver or a Taker?
Though it’s easier to be a taker than a giver, giving is far more gratifying than taking. We can purchase more with nine dollars than we can with one dollar, yet human nature prefers one earned coin over nine unearned coins given as a gift.
Thursday
Sep192019
To Live in Safety
Recent mass shootings in El Paso, TX, and Dayton, OH, have renewed calls for stricter gun control laws. Among developed nations, the United States is one of the leaders in gun deaths per capita.
Thursday
Sep192019
A Ba’al Teshuvah in 2 Weeks…
“Merkos Shlichus.” Two words that contain a wealth of meaning. Every year, during the summer, talmidim in 770 would go on shlichus for Merkos L’Inyonei Shlichus to towns and countries near and far, to find lost Jews. The goal: to ignite their Jewish spark and draw them close to their Father in heaven.
Thursday
Sep192019
Approaching the King in the Field
To reach the king in his chambers, one needed to first approach the secretariat and book an appointment for Yechidus… Waiting time was on average three or four months, due to the number of people looking to enter the Rebbe’s room and meet with him face to face and soul to soul.