When the Rebbe instructs us to publish a book or pamphlet, he intends that we publish it as widely as possible, so that the subject matter may be understood by the greatest number of people. This includes issues previously hidden and known only to a select few in an entire generation
The Talmud states that one trait endemic to the Jewish people is kindness. Our Sages teach us that we inherited this trait from Abraham. Nowhere is Abraham’s kindness more evident than in this week’s description of his hospitality.
R’ Dovid Nachshon, director of Chabad Mobile Mitzvah Tanks and Tzivos Hashem in Eretz Yisroel, and R’ Avi Taub, CEO of Shefa Yamim, in a heartwarming farbrengen about their connection which began with a bracha from the Rebbe MH”M and continued with mysterious missions from the Rebbe, some of which remain a secret till this day.
We recently learned the following story in the HaYom Yom (6 Cheshvan): When the Alter Rebbe wished to bless R’ Yekusiel Liepler with wealth, the latter said he did not want it; he did not want wealth to distract him from studying Chassidus and from his involvement with avoda. When the Rebbe wished to bless him with longevity, his answer was: But not “peasant years” - men that have eyes but do not see, who have ears but do not hear, who do not perceive G‑dliness nor do they hear G‑dliness.”
Many affluent individuals enjoy displaying their impressive library of sefarim (holy books). Some house so many books—with the shelves reaching from floor to ceiling and stretching from wall to wall—that their libraries are worth millions!
In Shevat 5748, the Rebbe delivered some sichos in which he established the rules about writing to him. He said that medical questions should be asked of an expert doctor, and even better – to a doctor-friend, and in special cases, to consult with two top doctors
It began in the heavens, continued on earth – physical and spiritual, and the journey isn’t over yet. Or as it says in D’varim 30:4-9, “If your castaways will be at the ends of the skies, from there Hashem will gather you and from there He will take you. And Hashem will bring you to the land that your ancestors inherited … and you will return and listen to the voice of Hashem and do all His mitzvos.”
I have written hundreds and thousands of stories in the past fifteen years, but the following story is my personal story. It was the first time that I experienced with all my senses, and not just hear about, a heavenly and miraculous event as the result of a blessing of the Rebbe. This big miracle left the top doctors at the pediatric ward in Ziv Hospital in Tzfas open-mouthed. The cynics among them said it was a medical miracle. Others had the integrity to admit that there was no medical explanation for what occurred.
“Shneur, help me with my homework,” said Dovid, as he pulled on Shneur’s sleeve yet again.
October 31, 2017