Entries in #1173 (12)
July 10, 2019I’ve Never Seen Such a Picture!
This drawing of the Frierdiker Rebbe was sent by a Chassid to the Rebbe in the summer of 5751 (1991). In his letter, he wrote that he assumes that this picture is from around the year 5680.
May I use a Spray can on Shabbos?
A collection of frequently asked halachic questions regarding food preperation on Shabbos (excluding cooking), from AskTheRav.com & Halacha2Go.com – Part 2
WHO ARE YOU?!
Who am I? Who is anybody? We have a horrible, gaping vacuum in leadership, an absence of direction, a resistance to being captivated by really the only thing that matters: maintaining heightened enthusiasm for Moshiach. Gimmel Tammuz is not to blame for that…
“The Rebbe Never Left, He Didn’t Finish His Mission In This World.”
Rabbi Yosef Hecht in a post Gimmel Tammuz interview.
Is It True That Only Jews have Freedom of Choice?
As with many such ideas, there is a grain of truth to it surrounded by a lot of misconceptions and misunderstandings.
Moishe & Moishe in a Leningrad Apartment
Rabbi Moshe Klein from “Hasofer” first met Rabbi Moshe Asman from Kiev 31 years ago in Soviet Leningrad on a secret mission for strengthening Yiddishkeit
Applauding the Ashreinu App Moshiach Playlist
In a recent article, The Psychology of Criticism (issue 1168), I wrote of the dangers of engaging in criticism, especially of what others may, or may not, be doing in the field of Hafotzo in general and publicizing the Rebbe’s Besuras HaGeulah especially.
100 Years of Chassidus & Hiskashrus
The incredible life story of Rabbi Avrohom Tzvi Segal-Landa, who journeyed from Chassidic Riminov to Litvishe Pinsk and from there to Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch.
How to Solve the “Black Sheep” Syndrome?
Rabbi Nachman Yosef Twersky comes up with creative solutions for some common and rare Chinuch crises.
THE LOGIC OF THE ILLOGICAL
The Rogatchover Ga’on was known for his unique sharpness. He never followed the accepted customs of protocol and honor typically observed in the world-at-large. The story goes that once an author of scholarly Torah books came to see the Ga’on in request of a “haskama,” an approbation, to a new sefer he had just written.
“THE LIGHT OF THE EYES MAKES THE HEART HAPPY”
The class boarded the bus happily. They had waited a long time for this annual trip that was a welcome relief from their studies. They settled down and chattered. When the bus set out, they waved goodbye to their school, Beis Chana of Tzfas, and when they left the area they recited the Tefillas Ha’Derech.