The future Redemption will be superior to any other redemption that came before it, even greater than the exodus from Egypt. Although the Jews left Egypt with great wonders and miracles, the freedom was temporary. In the end the Jews were again sent into exile, to Babylonia. When they returned from Babylon they were again exiled to Rome. The final Redemption will be different because it will not be followed by any further exiles.
This year is the 20th anniversary of Gimmel Tamuz. In this article, Rabbi Ginsburgh describes how to continue to feel connected to the Rebbe and in what ways we can advance his life’s goal.
Many ask and are being asked: What is the Rebbe’s position on drafting yeshiva students into the IDF? The following is a compilation of statements by the Rebbe on this issue.
When a person goes to the Rebbe to ask about a spiritual or material concern, it is not because the Rebbe is an expert in this particular matter, but because the Rebbe is a neshama klalis (general soul), like a head which contains the life force of all the limbs of the body.
All of existence is derived from Torah. This is why the Torah has the power to control reality and even to change and establish a new reality within the parameters of the world. * About tax payments and how the Rogatchover understood it. * The aguna about whom kosher witnesses testified that her husband died and why the Tzemach Tzedek did not permit her to remarry. * Presented for Shavuos – Z’man Mattan Toraseinu.
A fascinating look at Pesach based on the Midrash, Kabbala, and Chassidus Chabad
What is a “Chassidic Shabbos” and why isn’t it enough just to “observe the Shabbos”? To answer this and other questions, we turned to Rabbi Asher Gershovitz, rosh mesivta and mashpia of Yeshivas Chassidei Chabad in Tzfas. In the midst of a regular weekday, we ascended into the atmosphere of Shabbos. “Come, let us go to welcome the Shabbos.”
Why did the Rebbe Rayatz send a shliach to his mother under the German bombs? What aroused the Mitteler Rebbe from his faint after the passing of his father? Why did the Rebbe Rashab apologize to his mother? About whom did the Rebbe Maharash say “It’s a great pity on him?” * A compilation of stories about our Rebbeim’s respect for parents, from the book “Kibbud Av V’Eim,” presented for “Honor your father and mother” in this week’s parsha.
Why did the Rebbe want the study of Rambam to be promoted behind the Iron Curtain? What connection is there between the Rambam and the Alter Rebbe? * A compilation of insights and stories connected with the daily study of Rambam from the introduction to the book “Mishna Torah L’HaRambam.” * Presented for 20 Teives, the Rambam’s yahrtzait.
The mashpia, R’ Yair Calev, speaks with Beis Moshiach about the personal significance of Tanya for each one of us. * He explains how the learning becomes alive within us, so that our avodas Hashem becomes a workshop for life and a Torah of life, that bestows meaning and clarity on every moment of our lives. * He shows how Tanya teaches us about relationships, giving us a new perspective.
The light of day (of the Geula) has already begun to shine and the darkness is powerful and it has become very dark. We don’t need to wait for the light of day, because when the day will shine brightly everyone will know that day has arrived, something even a blind man can see!
Excerpts from Nisu’ei HaNesiim. * Most of the material is not well known and is presented for Yud-Dalet Kislev, anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin.
What should be left behind on the way to one’s wedding? * Adjusting expectations. * Who needs to enter the “taivos” of Torah and t’filla? * Marriage versus dictatorship. * How to handle disagreements. * Lessons from the parsha.
November 7, 2019