August 29, 2019 | SPREADING THE WELLSPRINGS, World news geula report | Post a Comment | Print Article Ideas, resources, and inspiration for reaching out to scientists, bochurim, kids, laypeople, Bnei Torah, and more…
In a recent article, The Psychology of Criticism (issue 1168), I wrote of the dangers of engaging in criticism, especially of what others may, or may not, be doing in the field of Hafotzo in general and publicizing the Rebbe’s Besuras HaGeulah especially.
Whether you are a very Chassidishe yungerman who doesn’t start your day without an hour of learning Chassidus, and concludes the day with another shiur or two in the evening, or whether you are a yungerman who works hard and makes do with “one chapter in the morning and one chapter in the evening,” how much time are you really devoting to our main job – preparing the world to welcome Moshiach?
A famous story is said about a new rabbi who arrived in town. He ascended the pulpit to give his first sermon and the topic was the importance of observing Shabbos
In the heart of picturesque Tzfas is the “Kabbala Center of Tzfas.” Rabbi Eyal Riess had it strategically placed between the iconic art galleries of the city, where it has been operating for the last thirteen years. Tens of thousands of people visit every year, including Israeli tourists and tourists from all over the world, Jews and non-Jews.
After 25 years of concealment, how do we connect Jews to the Rebbe? When we speak to them about Moshiach, does it turn them off? How should opposition be handled? Is it not bizarre to suggest that someone write to the Rebbe now?
The Rebbe MH”M asks of us to bring about a revolution of consciousness, transforming us from galus people to Geula people, but it’s not easy. The Rebbe said it’s difficult to instill the awareness that we are on the verge of Yemos HaMoshiach so that we start living Inyanei Moshiach and Geula. * The Rebbe’s solution is to start learning about it.
One runs a successful Chabad House in one of the leading malls in Eretz Yisroel. Another teaches in a boys’ school. A third runs the Beis Moshiach shul in Kiryat Malachi. All three devote their lives to proudly spreading the Besuras HaGeula. * We spoke with Rabbi Ilan Chiyoun, Rabbi Yaron Bar Zohar, and Rabbi Sholom Fash about Inyanei Geula and Moshiach.
This is the story of a miraculous meeting of the minds, of two Canadian girls, one from Montreal and one from Toronto, born the same year, both having grown up in secular homes, who did not meet for decades, but then show up in 770 as Lubavitcher Chassidim, each with her unique skill set and yet with a shared vision, to convey the messages of D’var Malchus through art and video. One is a speaker and a life coach and the other an artist, and their combined efforts have opened a new world of opportunity for Jewish women everywhere to be in touch with the message of Geula.
Dr. Alon Dahan was badly injured during his military service and nearly sank to the depths of despair. A letter from the Rebbe reignited his fire to fight to live. He recorded his personal victory as he rolled along in his wheelchair to the stage to receive his doctorate from Hebrew University in Yerushalayim. * He devoted his doctoral research to the Rebbe’s identity as Melech HaMoshiach. “I know there are some who are angry at my conclusions, but this is what the Rebbe said
In the morning, the Chassid with the white beard prepares young students for their degrees as one of the outstanding lecturers on history and geography in an exclusive college in Paris. In the afternoon, he mans a t’fillin stand in the Jewish quarter and calls out to passersby. In the evening, he is a popular speaker on Judaism and Chassidus for university students and at Chabad houses. * Meet Rabbi Yisroel Goldberg, father of 16, from Brunoy, the man behind the picture with the king of Morocco which captivated the worldwide media this past Erev Pesach. * In a conversation with Beis Moshiach, he talks nostalgically about the early days, how the king reacted when he heard the famous Lubavitch call and also, what caused the picture to go viral.
The short answer is: “Your” wellsprings. The long answer is: Intensive programming within, and suited to, the community. * You live in a religious area? Spread the wellsprings!
Every evening, while you are putting your children to sleep, thousands of men from non-Chabad homes go to dozens of kollelim throughout Eretz Yisroel and learn maamarim and sichos of the Rebbe. They’re also tested on them. * These are a network of kollelim run by Rabbi Shmuel Offen, son of the mashpia, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Offen. * How did this silent revolution happen? How does learning Chassidus affect these men? How do they react when they learn the sichos of 5751-5752? * Nosson Avrohom spoke with four roshei kollelim and was amazed with their responses.
