On 9 Adar 5720 (March 7 1960) the Rebbe spoke to a group of Hillel students. After some remarks from the Rebbe the students had a chance to ask the Rebbe questions. The last question in the exchange was a most daring one. “Can the Rebbe perform miracles?”
The Torah portions of Vayakhel and Pekudei are usually read together. In some years (Jewish leap years in which an entire month is added to the calendar) they are read in two seperate weeks. The year 5752 was one such year.
It is G-d’s will that there should be death. It is G-d’s will there should be exile, rachmana litzlan. But G-d gave us the challenge of mortality, of exile, for us to harness its frightfully powerful energy, so that we can assert ourselves over the world and conquer it, as we see from these immortal tzaddikim – Yaakov Avinu, Moshe Rabbeinu, and Dovid HaMelech.
In connection with Shabbos Shkolim we present a collection of halachic articles from Halacha2Go.com on the topic of tzedakah, as well as some questions and answers from AskTheRav.com
Two people meet, and although their outward appearances seem disparate, they share a common interest. One is a tall, bare-headed man. His counterpart is a respected rabbi and Chassidic mentor, but they are both discussing their desire to see the Temple of the future
To talk is cheap, we do it all the time. But there are conversations that just remain etched in your memory for a long time after
While the Rebbe’s weekday farbrengens and sichos have been broadcast live worldwide via phone hookup, the Shabbos farbrengens had to be memorized by the chozrim (oral transmitters) and then transcribed by special teams. Since 5746, portions of these weekly transcripts were annotated and extensively referenced to be personally edited by the Rebbe for official publishing in the weekly K’far Chabad and in the Yiddish-language Algemeiner Journal and other mediums
Sticks and stones may break one’s bones… and mics can be worse. Indeed, the mic drop controversy has taken the Chabad world by storm, and although many rabbinic authorities have weighed in on the issue, revealing the halachicly reprehensive nature of the public speaking forum, a little clarification is required
First of all, it’s very easy to come along and say “I’m not cut-out for learning.” But it may be just plain laziness. Honesty is not only towards others, it’s also towards yourself.
We all know how pivotal it is for a father to be a “Dugma Chaya” [living example] for his family in all aspects of life. But what will be if my child discovers the truth, that there are many areas in which I have a “long-way-to go…”?
The rivers of tears that flowed from her swollen eyes had slowly ceased. Heaven had kissed them dry. “You must be strong,” the wind whispered. “Your children need you.”
When examining Yiddishkeit we realize that it is based on a host of paradoxes.
China, not the world’s best behaved nation, has reportedly reassigned over 60,000 soldiers to plant trees in a bid to combat pollution by increasing the country’s forest coverage
February 27, 2019