Thursday
May302019
He Saw Sichos on the Seashore
May 30, 2019A miracle story of the Rebbe spanning three continents
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Thursday
May302019
If You’re Happy and You Know It, Don’t Just Smile
There’s a story about a tzaddik who once stayed as the guest of a sincere and straightforward simple Jewish farmer. In the middle of the night, the farmer was awakened by the sound of uncontrollable sobbing coming from his guest’s room. He entered the tzaddik’s room and asked him in amazement, “Why are you crying? Are you dissatisfied with the room? Do you lack anything? A more comfortable mattress? Another pillow?”
Thursday
May302019
MID-FLIGHT RESCUE
The Weitzman family lived in Boston where their son Chaim was born. The parents were not generally religious although they did keep a few mitzvahs like kiddush on Friday night, a Pesach seder, fasting on Yom Kippur, etc.
Tuesday
May282019
WHY PRAISE THE ROMANS?
Rebbi Shimon is concerned with character or quality – is the wild beast dangerous? Is the chametz consumable? Are the Roman advancements to civilization no more than their own narcissistic, hedonistic achievements? * Hmm… To be consistent, what should Rebbi Yehuda have said about the Romans? Shouldn’t he have castigated them?