Tuesday
Sep172013
THREE IN THE MORNING ON SIMCHAS TORAH
September 17, 2013A senior journalist, who wishes to remain anonymous, visited 770 during Shmini Atzeres and Simchas Torah and shares his impressions
Tuesday
Sep172013
22 YEARS HAVE COME AND GONE AND THE SILENCE IS DEAFENING
This week, in the “Open Forum” for timely discussions by readers of Beis Moshiach, thoughts on the passing of 22 years since the Rebbe said we need to publicize to all that the Nasi Ha’dor is the Navi Ha’dor
Tuesday
Sep172013
YECHI HA’MELECH – THE 1000TH WEEK
The first Shabbos after Gimmel Tammuz 5754, the first issue of Yechi HaMelech was published and revived the Chassidim. * A thousand weeks passed since then and every week a booklet is published packed with excerpts from sichos which nourish the faith of the Chassidim. * R’ Menachem Mendel Blinitzky spoke with Beis Moshiach about the new projects, along with the sorrow over having reached the thousandth issue and still not seeing the Rebbe
Tuesday
Sep172013
THE POWER OF A SUKKA
In every Jewish neighborhood there are sukkos galore, but in Canarsie, I sat in one of the only sukkos in the area
Tuesday
Sep172013
BRINGING THE REBBE INTO THOUSANDS OF HOMES
A lone avreich’s work has touched the hearts of Jews from all over Eretz Yisroel and the world, illuminating their homes with the light of Chassidus. Rabbi Sagi Weiss, who has managed to bring dozens of young people to the path of Chassidus, tells Beis Moshiach about the revolutionary audio disk project that he initiated, calling upon other Chabad Chassidim to join
Tuesday
Sep172013
THE LONG ROAD HOME
This is the fascinating account of a young shlucha to the Ukraine, who finds herself stuck all alone in an airport in Warsaw, Poland on her way to 770 for Tishrei. Her flight is canceled and taking the next flight would entail desecrating the Shabbos… What will she do? How will she make it to the Rebbe for Tishrei? Read on
Tuesday
Sep172013
REPORTING TO THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF IN 770
Among the thousands of guests from around the world who came to spend Tishrei with the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach, there is a group that stands out, a group of children in Camp Machane Moshiach.
Saturday
Aug312013
G-D’S RETURN WITH THE JEWISH PEOPLE FROM EXILE
“Our Rabbis learned… that the Divine Presence resides with the Jewish people, as it were, amidst the suffering of their exile. But He has inscribed redemption for Himself when they are to be redeemed, for He will return with them.”
Friday
Aug302013
EVEN THE BODIES OF TZADDIKIM RETURN TO DUST BEFORE THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD
The deceased replied to Rav Nachman: I am Achai bar Yoshiya. Rav Nachman asked: How is it that your body has not decomposed? Indeed, Rav Mari has said: Even the bodies of tzaddikim are destined to become dust in the grave. * Source materials compiled by Rabbi Shloma Majeski.
Tuesday
Aug272013
WILL WE FAST ON YOM KIPPUR WHEN MOSHIACH COMES?
Commemorative fasts will be nullified in the Messianic era and, indeed ultimately, they will be transformed into holidays and days of rejoicing and celebration… Yom Kippur however… is not connected with the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash, but rather with connecting to Hashem through T’shuva…
Tuesday
Aug272013
SHLICHUS INFUSED WITH YEARNING FOR THE REBBE
Although Tishrei is the time when the King returns from the field to the city and enters His palace, accompanied by all those who went out to greet him in the field, there are some who remain in the field to gather up the stragglers and connect them with the King. At a time when every Chassid yearns to be with the Rebbe, the Shluchim make the supreme sacrifice to remain in their place of Shlichus, in order to prepare the world for the ultimate coronation and celebration
Tuesday
Aug272013
TISHREI ON SHLICHUS - FROM A FATHER’S PERSPECTIVE
R’ Zev Crombie, who went with his wife to Sri Lanka in order to help their son and daughter-in-law who are on shlichus in this Moslem country, wrote a diary of his impressions
Tuesday
Aug272013
GEMARA IS FOR EVERYONE
As thousands of children are returning to school and yeshiva bachurim are sitting down to their Gemaras with their compact print and small letters, what should be done with those who find it hard to learn Gemara? * How can you train a child to understand deep concepts? * How can we take the ox and the donkey and make them relevant to today’s kids?