Beis Moshiach presents the maamer the Rebbe MH”M delivered on Yud Shvat 5719, 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. •
The last parsha of the Book of B’Reishis-Genesis chronicles Jacob’s final words to his twelve sons in which he gave them a message that foreshadows the future Messianic Era.
If you are planning a visit to the Galil, it is worthwhile to get to know R’ Einav Vaspi. * He grew up on the moshava Yesod Hamaala as a child of pioneers to the area and turned his house into a highly active Beit Chabad. * These days, he maneuvers between his work as a farmer, a senior position in a kashrus organization, Chabad House activities, and the Chassidic tourist project he initiated.
I was inspired by the Chanuka holiday to meet with a shliach and eight of the “candles” that he lit. I was moved to hear their experiences with the Rebbe, in the present and the past, about their love for the shliach and the shliach’s love for them, the spirit of shlichus that exudes from the shliach and infects the mekuravim who see themselves, each in his own way, as shluchim who are bringing the Geula.
One of the great Chassidim of the Frierdike Rebbe was Rabbi Refoel Kahan. Reb Refoel learned in Tomchei T’mimim in Lubavitch and later received his Smicha from the famous Chassid Rabbi Mendel Chein. He was a Rav in a number of cities and finally became the Rav of the Chassidim in Riga, Latvia.
For many years, without his knowing why, a one-pound note was left unnoticed in R’ Avi Taub’s wallet, despite the fact that he had even changed wallets and re-checked its contents in the interim. It was discovered on the very day that Rabbi Dovid Katz, the Rebbe’s shliach in northwest London, needed special encouragement in the face of some serious problems he had encountered in preparing for his Chanukah outreach activities. An exciting and moving story.
Many Chassidim lived through the hellish years in Communist Russia, among them outstanding models of truly devoted Chassidim, “maskilim,” “ovdim,” as well as everyday simple folks. There was one however who stood out as totally different than all the rest in his personal conduct, the Chassid R’ Yosef Schiff.
The plane arched overhead. Its broad wings cut through the air easily and it flew with a silent whoosh toward its destination. Its pointed nose rammed my head.
December 20, 2018