Seeing the branches of the Menora depicted as semicircles should evoke a terrible cry, in addition to the fact – and this is the main point – that the shape contradicts Rashi and Rambam, etc. It also intimates a kind of condoning, etc., G-d forbid, of the shape on the Arch of Titus, which was made to aggravate Jews and to denigrate them
How did the Rebbe respond when he heard the young son of R’ Levkivker say the blessing for S’firas HaOmer? * Why did the woman think that the local shluchim were “strange birds,” and what connection was there with a lack of excitement about Moshiach? * Why did the fellow refuse to accept the jelly doughnut? * A rousing speech by R’ Boruch Chaim Levkivker, shliach of the Rebbe and director of the Chabad House in Ramat Menachem Begin in Tzfas, at the large national gathering in honor of Yud Aleph Nissan
He wrote a letter describing the situation with the difficult decision facing them and he sent it to twenty-three leading rabbinical authorities across the globe, asking for their advice. He received only one reply – from the Rebbe. * From a recent farbrengen with Rabbi Menachem Mendel Gordon, a Mashpia in Yeshivas Chabad in London.
The visitors spent several long hours looking for a Jew, any Jew, who might be living in the suburban community of S. Pedro in Argentina’s Tucuman province. Local residents had assured them that there were no Jews anywhere in town, but the visitors continued their intensive and seemingly irrational search. Eventually, they found what they were looking for, something more incredible than even they could have possibly imagined. An amazing and thrilling story that sent shockwaves throughout the Chabad communities of Argentina, retold here for the very first time.
Rabbi Menachem Mendel Morosov recently passed away at the age of 101. * As the son of the legendary Chassid, R’ Chonye Morosov, may Hashem avenge his blood, who was close with the Rebbe Rashab and the Rebbe Rayatz’s secretary, R’ Mendel merited to spend time as a child in the house of the Rebbe and to be on the receiving end of various displays of closeness. * R’ Mendel’s life was one of nonstop Chassidishkait, hiskashrus and mesirus nefesh for the Rebbe, and he shared his memories generously with the younger Chassidim in order to guide them in the ways of Chassidim and Chassidus. * He was the last of our generation to be born in Lubavitch and all his life was dedicated to all that Lubavitch stands for
After the leaders of all the 12 tribes brought sacrifices to dedicate the Mishkan-Portable Altar, Aaron was distressed that he was not a part of that inaugural celebration.
On Shavuos, we commemorated the yahrtzait of the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of Chassidus. Many speak about the revolution that the teachings of Chassidus brought to the Jew’s service of Hashem. Today we will focus on another aspect of the revolution: Reviving the concept of Negina/song in Avodas Hashem.
The Chassid R’ Pinchas Sudak and his wife Mrs. Basya maintained a home that was Chassidishe and G-d-fearing in every respect, despite the communist persecution against anything Jewish.
May 30, 2018