Beis Moshiach presents the maamer the Rebbe MH”M delivered on Yud-Alef Shvat 5718, in accordance with the custom established by the Rebbe to review each year a section of the Rebbe Rayatz’s hemshech “Basi L’Gani” of 5710. • This year we focus on the eighth section of the profound and foundational Chassidic discourse. * Section 4 & 5 of 8
We are all still under the influence of the “Didan Natzach” of Hey Teives and the release of Rabbi Shalom Mordechai Rubashkin from his cruel prison sentence. One participant in the spontaneous farbrengen in Cincinnati, when the entire community joined together to give thanks to Hashem, said: “We will always remember where we were when we got this special news.
Nothing prepared the Jewish world for the happy news that suddenly appeared on the small screens, announcing the sudden freeing of R’ Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin * Beis Moshiach tracked the explosion of tremendous joy that united the entire Jewish world around the globe, and offers a fascinating timeline of ten special moments, from the moment of the commutation to the uplifting speech given in 770 at the main Hei Teives farbrengen on Motzaei Shabbos.
This week’s parsha introduces us to Moses, the “first redeemer” of the Jewish people. Moses serves as the paradigm for the final redeemer of the Jewish people—Moshiach.
The task, the challenge, and the most important thing in modern life: believing in children and giving them strength. The search: I spent several years looking for the reason why I was in such internal turmoil. Even when I reached the peak of success, I left it all and moved on. The change: The first Shabbos that I observed in my life, when I was in Melbourne, Australia – without understanding why. Connections: Between body and soul, through the studies of ‘contact-combat’ training and natural healing. The gift: The insights and abilities that I attained in life, I give to children through positive learning in the framework of Chabad schools. This is the fascinating life’s journey of R’ Lior Inbar
The Chabad movement recently lost one of its powerful soldiers who worked tirelessly, quietly and modestly to spread the wellsprings and prepare the world to greet Moshiach. * Not surprisingly, during her brief illness, she managed to unite all Chabad Chassidim in their efforts to bring about her recovery. * Ad masai?!
The prohibition against mixed dancing, as well as its terrible repercussions, is well-known. Similarly, mixed swimming is absolutely forbidden according to halacha, and poskim have harsh words to say regarding a man swimming among women, and vice versa. Likewise, exercising in a mixed crowd is unacceptable; separate hours for men and women are a must. The same is true for ice skating and rollerblading, which may not be done unless the venue has separate areas or hours for men and women.
Rabbi Yaakov Asseraf a”h was born in a small town, Taroudant, in Morocco. He ended up in the Chabad yeshiva in Casablanca where he became a Tamim. He later became a teacher himself, in a Chabad yeshiva in Tunisia. * For decades he served as a melamed in Kfar Chabad, empowering and raising up thousands of talmidim, teaching them Torah and mainly enabling them to believe in themselves and their ability to learn
January 4, 2018