The principal association of Rashbi with the redemption is, “With this work of yours [the Zohar] … they shall go out of exile with mercy,” for then there shall indeed be the fulfillment of “When you come into the land, etc., and the land shall rest, a Sabbatical to G-d,” in the literal sense, in the true and complete redemption.
The threat was existential; the military chiefs issued a general mobilization order to whoever could hold a weapon. Hundreds of Lubavitcher Chassidim were drafted to fight the Arab enemies. * Menachem Ziegelboim met with three Chasidim who served in the army in those frightening days: Rabbi Meir Brand, Rabbi Zushe Gross, and Rabbi Dovid Lesselbaum. They take us back to the war and the unforgettable glorious, miraculous victory, and the return of the holy sites.
Parshas Emor dedicates many of its verses to the Jewish Festivals. The section devoted to the Holidays begins with the laws of Shabbos observance.
We recently learned in the HaYom Yom (6 Iyar): “Our Sages state, ‘One should not take leave of his friend except amidst words of halacha (Torah law).’ According to our holy Rebbeim, this alludes to the kind of Torah teaching that propels the listener and transforms him into a mehalech — one who strides from level to level, and from peak to peak.
What terrible tragedy caused the Rebbe to change the usual order of the farbrengen? * Why did the Rebbe change his regular practice and daven Mincha downstairs on a seemingly ordinary day? * Letters to home, written by R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom during his k’vutza year, describing some of the events of Iyar 5734 in 770, with the Rebbe.
In the northern city of Yokneam, there is hardly anyone who does not know Mr. Chanan Kaspi, a longtime resident and the president of the Aviv PCB Company which specializes in electronic engineering. What many do not know is what a strong connection he has to the Rebbe and about the miracle he experienced
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!
The ticket office in Yerushalayim was very busy. Everyone wanted to go to the grave of the holy Tanna, Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on Lag B’Omer. I got on line and waited patiently for my turn.
May 3, 2018