Thursday
May302019
Getting Moshiach Back to the Top of the Agenda
May 30, 2019Levi Liberow interviews Rabbi Yitzchok Raskin and Rabbi Shaul Calmenson from “Learn and Live Moshiach”.
Thursday
May302019
The Energy of Youth, the EXPERIENCE of the old
The Rebbe recognized that the ultimate objective for this world was not for it to cease being a natural world. Nature is G-d’s creation and our task is to instill sanctity into nature; not to shun or override it. The Rebbe would frequently cite the words of the medieval sage known as the Ran (Rabeinu Nissim) that G-d does not perform miracles needlessly.
Thursday
May302019
The Psychology of Criticism
No one likes to be criticized. Many of us may appreciate it, but we still dislike it. It’s not fun to hear someone find faults in something you put hours of work into.
Thursday
May302019
Where Is the Car We Drove Yesterday?
In 5786 (1986) an idea came up to give the Rebbe a gift — a new stretch Cadillac for his frequent visits to the Ohel. Until then, the Rebbe was using an older car – a 1977 model Cadillac. The car was donated by the famous philantroipst and Chassid, Rabbi Zalman Gurary. The first ride was scheduled for Purim Katan. a large crowd gathere
Thursday
May302019
He Saw Sichos on the Seashore
A miracle story of the Rebbe spanning three continents
Thursday
May302019
If You’re Happy and You Know It, Don’t Just Smile
There’s a story about a tzaddik who once stayed as the guest of a sincere and straightforward simple Jewish farmer. In the middle of the night, the farmer was awakened by the sound of uncontrollable sobbing coming from his guest’s room. He entered the tzaddik’s room and asked him in amazement, “Why are you crying? Are you dissatisfied with the room? Do you lack anything? A more comfortable mattress? Another pillow?”
Thursday
May302019
MID-FLIGHT RESCUE
The Weitzman family lived in Boston where their son Chaim was born. The parents were not generally religious although they did keep a few mitzvahs like kiddush on Friday night, a Pesach seder, fasting on Yom Kippur, etc.
Tuesday
May282019
WHY PRAISE THE ROMANS?
Rebbi Shimon is concerned with character or quality – is the wild beast dangerous? Is the chametz consumable? Are the Roman advancements to civilization no more than their own narcissistic, hedonistic achievements? * Hmm… To be consistent, what should Rebbi Yehuda have said about the Romans? Shouldn’t he have castigated them?
Tuesday
May212019
Besuras HaGeulah - בשורת הגאולה אות כב
Besuras Hageulah With a new side-by-side translation and commentary The imminence of the Geula
Tuesday
May212019
YOU THINK WE’RE FAT...?
What a peculiar tale. Such fascination with fat Sages? But maybe their waistline is not the point here, and the Talmud is hinting at something very deep…
Tuesday
May212019
The Campaign That Changed The World
“Hey buddy, like to put on tefillin?” “Dear Jew, did you put on tefillin yet today?” It would seem that calls such as these have become routine, an inseparable part of public life on the streets of Eretz Yisrael on Fridays. The sight of a bearded Chassid standing on the street and offering tefillin to passersby is part of the Israeli street scene for over fifty years now