LET THE ONE WHO IS KIND CAST HIM OUT

The lesson from this applies to one who encounters a Jew and sees in him something lowly and unbecoming, G-d forbid, seeing him as an outcast, not worthy to be among the encampment of the Jewish people, G-d forbid. In that situation, the Torah states that prior to rendering this ruling upon another Jew, even a great sage must first make a proper self-assessment of where is he holding in kindness and love of a fellow Jew. * Likkutei Sichos Vol. 27, pg. 88-91

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SHLICHUS: THE ORDER OF THE DAY

The soldiers know that the Chabadnikim are a different kind of religious Jews: While they don’t separate themselves from the not-yet-frum, they are more pious than the other chareidim.

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INSURED PARTNERSHIP

Much water has flowed under many bridges since Dudi Farkash and Yossi Reinitz met for the first time in the Chabad yeshiva g’dola in Tzfas. Today, after the many twists and turns of life, the childhood friends have become successful insurance agents who combine a successful shlichus along with a good parnasa, which they see as an equally important shlichus. * Bitchu B’Hashem adei ad - Trust in Hashem forever.

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THE PROOF IS IN THE EATING AND DRINKING

Esau and Jacob’s rivalry began even before they were born. The Torah relates that they began their struggle in their mother’s womb. At their birth, Jacob emerged holding on to Esau’s heel. Rashi explains that he was trying to emerge first so he could enjoy the status of the first-born.

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MOSHIACH AT EVERY TURN

The chassid Reb Zalman Zezmer was a student of the Mitteler Rebbe, as he was very young in the times of the Alter Rebbe. He was brilliant and an intellectual person in his very essence.

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PRAYING FOR A CHILD IN 770

She had to undergo dozens of rounds of difficult and expensive treatments which ended in disappointment, and had two stillborn births – two sets of twins. Nevertheless, Batsheva Goldberg yearned for a child of her own and refused to stop believing that she would become a mother. * After years of waiting and trying every t’filla and segula, she went to the Rebbe, not knowing that the brief elevated moments at 770 would change her life.

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THE MOHEL’S RESUME

The Arizal taught that Mikra, Torah Sh’Bichsav (the Written Torah) should not be read at night. However, translating the Chumash into any other language, and especially learning Chumash with the commentary of Rashi—which is Torah She’be’al Peh (the Oral Torah)—is permissible at night.

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BEING THANKFUL FOR THE PAST

From the moment Avi opened his eyes, he felt that the day was not going to be a good one. It was 7:35, which was very late. Especially for someone who had to get dressed, get organized, eat something, walk fifteen minutes to school and be there at 8:00.

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