Tuesday
Jul292014
HOW TO INFLUENCE A JEW WHO HAS GONE OFF THE DERECH
July 29, 2014The first parsha of the fifth book of the Torah, D’varim, contains Moshe’s final words of rebuke and inspiration to the first generation to enter Eretz Yisroel.
Tuesday
Jul292014
WHAT DOES TISHA B’AV MEAN TO YOU?
A point from the weekly D’var Malchus with a relevant message to our lives.
Tuesday
Jul292014
MAKING A DWELLING FOR HASHEM IN MINIATURE
For some people, yearning for the third Beis HaMikdash did not remain in the realm of emotional longing but drove them to undertake personal projects to create models of the Beis HaMikdash. Dozens of these models have been made over the years and have inspired countless Jews. * During the Three Weeks, as we learn the Hilchos Beis HaBechira, as Chazal say, “Whoever delves into the laws of the Bayis is considered as though he built it,” we take a look at the stories behind many of the models that were made of the Beis HaMikdash * Part 2 of 2
Tuesday
Jul292014
THERE IS ONLY ONE OPTION
The former head of the General Security Services (Shin Bet), Avi Dichter, doesn’t see any other solution except re-conquering the Gaza Strip. “In recent years, residents in the south wake up each day to an uncertain reality. Will missiles fall today or not? Will there be an air-raid siren or not?” he says. “If that isn’t playing roulette, I don’t know what is…”
Tuesday
Jul292014
WHO STOLE THE WATER?
“Ochron, see, there’s nobody around. The heat of Tammuz, on top of the starvation and thirst, keeps everyone indoors. We can speak freely and nobody will know of our plan,” whispered Naval…
Wednesday
Jul232014
AMBASSADORS FOR MOSHIACH
When you ask R’ Yitzchok Weintraub what motivates him, he laughs and says he doesn’t know because he never thought about it. He says, “I always ask myself the opposite question. How is it that everybody isn’t doing it? How is it that Purim comes or Lag B’Omer and we don’t see everyone running to find where they can make a parade, where they can arrange a Megilla reading?”
Wednesday
Jul232014
PROGRESS IN STUDY IS IN THE STUDENT’S HANDS
A letter from the Rebbe offering some powerful advice to a young Beis Yaakov student experiencing difficulties in her studies.
Wednesday
Jul232014
THE REBBE’S SHLIACH TO LEAD GEORGIAN JEWRY
Under the watchful eye of the communist government, Chacham Moshe Michaelashvili went from house to house teaching Torah. He was arrested several times and one time was even sentenced to death. * In Eretz Yisroel, he was sent by the Rebbe to Nachalat Har Chabad to work with new Russian immigrants and he became the leader of the Georgian immigrants. * Erev Shabbos Parshas BaMidbar, after 45 years of shlichus, he passed away.
Wednesday
Jul232014
IT’S ALL ABOUT NETWORKING
“Bringing Geula to the world” sounds like too big a job, but the formula is pretty basic and quite simple: Connection. Connecting between the mind and the heart, between the neshama and ourselves, between G-dliness and the world. This puzzle asks you to connect the pieces and you’ll get a breathtaking picture in the form of Geula. How do we do this? Read on.
Wednesday
Jul232014
MAKING A DWELLING FOR HASHEM IN MINIATURE
For some people, yearning for the third Beis HaMikdash did not remain in the realm of emotional longing but drove them to undertake personal projects to create models of the Beis HaMikdash. Dozens of these models have been made over the years and have inspired countless Jews. * During the Three Weeks, as we learn the Hilchos Beis HaBechira, as Chazal say, “Whoever delves into the laws of the Bayis is considered as though he built it,” we take a look at the stories behind many of the models that were made of the Beis HaMikdash. * Part 1 of 2
Wednesday
Jul232014
A GAON: IN TORAH, AVODA, AND CHASSIDUS
R’ Dovid Chanzin passed away 11 years ago this summer. We present stories from the book about him written by Menachem Ziegelboim.
Wednesday
Jul232014
DISILLUSIONMENT WITH MOSHIACH’S DELAY: DON’T GIVE UP!
MULTIPLE JOURNEYS : If there is one word that describes all of existence it is “journeys,” the subject and title of this week’s parsha—Massei.
Wednesday
Jul232014
WHAT HAPPENED TO NETZARIM CAN HAPPEN TO TEL AVIV
A small terrorist organization sitting in Gaza has managed to paralyze an entire country, something that all the Arab armies haven’t been able to do for over sixty years. When these armies attacked us, we exercised our right of self-defense with uncompromising determination. However, when confronted by the terrorist organizations, the government of Israel has been afraid to achieve victory. How many military operations have we conducted in Eretz Yisroel over the past several years? Israeli policymakers called each operation a “round” – until the next round…