The 11th of Nissan is the birthday of Moshiach and the 11th of Shvat is the beginning of Moshiach’s leadership in an open, revealed way. * Chapter Ten of Rabbi Shloma Majeski’s Likkutei Mekoros
Why do we need an entire month to do t’shuva when one thought is enough to switch from rasha to tzaddik? * What is the practical implication of the King displaying a smiling countenance? * What is the difference between bittul and lack of self-esteem? * How does lack of self-esteem affect a person’s service of Hashem? * These and other questions were asked of Rabbi Nadav Cohen, sought after lecturer and author of a book on Tanya. He clarifies what our job is in the month of Elul
“If there will be a destitute person among you, any of your brothers, in any of your cities, in the Land that G-d, your G-d, is giving you. You must not harden your heart or shut your hand from your destitute brother. Rather you must surely open your hand to him…”
In the two previous articles of this series, we discussed the reasons and modes of treatment for attention and concentration disorders with the help of two of the most prominent experts in the field. In this third and final installment, we have chosen to deal with the prevalent myths surrounding conventional treatment. For this purpose, we have been assisted by a well-known specialist in diagnosing and treating children with attention disorders – Dr. Gil Maor (“Dr. Keshev”).
Aging whisky is an art that endeavors to produce optimal taste and smoothness with a precise blend of ingredients and method. Many producers (specifically of Scotch whiskies) have reintroduced the practice of storing the spirit in casks that were previously used for wine, called “sherry finishing.”
About the Rebbe’s sofer, R’ Yeshaya Matlin, a Chassid who had mesirus nefesh for Torah and mitzvos. He was the Rebbe’s sofer and he worked in the Rebbe’s room as he checked the Rebbe’s t’fillin. * Presented for his yahrtzait on 2 Elul
One of the first projects of the Rebbe in Israel was the establishment of a vocational youth village in Kfar Chabad, which included various schools where students learned a trade * In this week’s installment we learn about the construction of the schools and the Rebbe’s detailed involvement with the expansion of the school * A International Kinus HaShluchim in the JDC offices in 1960? * Part Two
It was Erev Shabbos a few weeks ago. The Freiman family packed their things and left their house in Kfar Chabad and got on a bus traveling to Yerushalayim. In Yerushalayim, in the Holyland neighborhood, there is a Chabad House run by the mother’s brother. That Shabbos, the Freiman couple was asked to take the shluchim’s place so the shluchim could go to Kfar Chabad to their parents.
September 1, 2016