Friday
Nov022012
IF G-D IS REVEALED, WHY CAN’T WE SEE HIM?
November 2, 2012Since every single Jew can experience [what is said in the verse regarding Avrohom Avinu], “And G-d appeared to him,” why do they not actually perceive this revelation?
Entries in #854 (9)
Friday
Nov022012
‘WILD TALK’ ABOUT THE MEANING OF ‘HISTALKUS’
Those who say that the “histalkus” means that the Rebbe has “passed away” from us are unruly individuals, who don’t know what they’re talking about.
Thursday
Nov012012
THE TRIP TO AUSTRALIA
R’ Zalman arrives in Shepparton, Australia and wants to start a yeshiva. * From the life of R’ Yehoshua Shneur Zalman Serebryanski a”h.
Thursday
Nov012012
DEALING WITH HARDSHIP AND OPPOSITION ON SHLICHUS
A selection of stories about shluchim who encounter difficulties, which turn out to be the very thing that strengthens their work.
Thursday
Nov012012
POLITICAL UNITY OR UNIFORMITY?
While it’s been good to hear all the talk about uniting the religious and right-wing parties, this unity must be real, disqualifying no one and opening the door to everyone. Only this type of unity will send a clear message to the public at-large, enabling a united list of candidates to garner a considerably larger number of Knesset seats and become a decisive force in the next government.
Thursday
Nov012012
THREE-TIERED TARRYING
Sodom is the lowest point to which exile conditions can take us. And that is one of the dangers of living in exile even in its most benign forms; once we come off the “mountain” we can fall into the abyss…
Wednesday
Oct312012
MEMORIES OF LUBAVITCH
Mr. Mordechai Lazar learned for a brief period in Yeshivas Tomchei T’mimim in Lubavitch. He later made aliya and was a member of Mapai (Labor Party), but his nostalgia for Lubavitch compelled him to devote a chapter in his book to the Rebbe Rashab and the yeshiva in Lubavitch. * Presented for 20 Cheshvan, the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab.
Wednesday
Oct312012
THEY WILL YEARN FOR THE DAYS OF EXILE
What did the Rebbe Rashab’s mother know about her son and how did she react to the idea of Tomchei T’mimim? * Who was the person to whom the Rebbe Rashab gave unprecedented honor? * Why did the Rebbe Rashab split wood with an aide and why did this work stop? * Presented for Chaf Cheshvan, the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab, from the reshimos of R’ Sholom Dovber Reichman.
Wednesday
Oct312012
THE REBBE’S CHAZAN
Chazan R’ Moshe Teleshevsky a”h was a familiar figure in the Rebbe’s court, considering his having been granted the privilege of holding forth in the Rebbe’s presence on numerous occasions. R’ Moshe, who passed away on Sukkos, was a model of utter bittul to the Rebbe. * Years ago, I had the privilege of interviewing him. R’ Moshe shared with me his stories and the special relationship he had with the Rebbe.