Yaakov’s journey to Charan did not require there to be a departure of his p’nimius from B’er Sheva; his inner focus and the attention of his mind could have remained there, as in the saying of the Baal Shem Tov: the place where a person’s will is directed that is where his entire presence is…
Jacob was fleeing from the wrath of his brother Esau and on his way to Charan he falls asleep. He has an incredible dream: a ladder reaching up from the earth to the heavens, with angels going up and down.
It’s been forty years since Rabbi Yisroel Daniel Levy and his wife Miriam began their operations in the Jewish community of Tucumán, Argentina and the surrounding area at the direct instructions of the Rebbe MH”M. Since then, the shluchim couple has revived Jewish life in the city, created a virtual spiritual revolution, established supportive contact with leading government officials, and have also brought (bli ayin ha’ra) nine children into the world. The story of shlichus in the capital of Argentina’s smallest province.
There is a fascinating letter that the Frierdike Rebbe wrote on Gimmel Tammuz 5695, to his son-in-law, our Rebbe. This long and amazing letter, which everyone is encouraged to read in its’ entirety, speaks about the seder of the chassidim when visiting the Rebbeim.
The horrifying massacre in Pittsburgh shook up the world. President Trump was quick to protest the fact that there was no security at the entrance to the house of worship. Others maintained that gun laws made it easy for extremists to acquire murder weapons.
Two hostesses for Shabbos meals discuss best practices of hosting: Mrs. Shlomit, labor coach and doula from Modiin Ilit and Mrs. Chani Cohen, shlucha in Charish
Presented for 9 Kislev, the day the Mitteler Rebbe was born and passed away.
November 13, 2018