40 YEARS OF PREPARING TO ENTER THE LAND

Although the will and desire of the Meraglim for life in the desert, discussed above, is a highly elevated level of d’veikus, avoda mei’ahava (a Divine service stemming from the love of G-d), nevertheless, settling Eretz Yisroel is an even greater achievement, namely fulfilling G-d’s commandments without seeking anything in return, “oseh ha’emes mipnei sh’hu emes – acting with truth and integrity [simply] because it is the true way

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EIGHT CHABAD HOUSE STORIES

One of the solutions to bypass the “animal soul” that Chassidim use is the Chassidishe farbrengen. Jews sit together, say l’chaim, and tell Chassidishe stories and life events. Hearts open and a ray of G-dly light pierces the darkness of the “self.” * True stories which occurred at the Chabad House in Kasol, India that moved me.

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WHAT IS THE MEASURE OF OUR DAYS?

Commentators point out that the phrase “what is it” (mah hi) can be found in three other places in the Tanach.

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“Every neshama has a particular mitzva...

We were saddened to hear of the passing of Rabbi Sholom Dovber HaKohen Gutnick a”h, a senior Chabad rabbi, Av Beis Din and Rosh Yeshivas Chabad in Melbourne. He was 94. * He was a linchpin in the “Australian Revolution.” He strengthened Judaism in Australia where he had gone to live as a bachur with the blessing of the Rebbe Rayatz.

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A TREATMENT REGIMEN FOR THE GALUS JEW

After the passing of the Rebbe Rashab in Rostov, and the continuous persecution by the communist regime, the Frierdike Rebbe opened a branch of Tomchei T’mimim in Poland.

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‘YOU ARE THE REBBE’S CHILD, SAY L’CHAIM!’

When we left the office of the field’s leading authority in Eretz Yisroel, my wife burst into tears. As for me, I took a few moments to contemplate on the matter and then began to smile from ear to ear. I was suddenly filled with tremendous faith. My wife was surprised by the calm and tranquility that engulfed me. When she asked me to explain, I told her about the clear bracha I had received from the Rebbe in yechidus: “Sons and daughters involved in Torah and its mitzvos.” A deeply moving miracle story.

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