LET THE ONE WHO IS KIND CAST HIM OUT

The lesson from this applies to one who encounters a Jew and sees in him something lowly and unbecoming, G-d forbid, seeing him as an outcast, not worthy to be among the encampment of the Jewish people, G-d forbid. In that situation, the Torah states that prior to rendering this ruling upon another Jew, even a great sage must first make a proper self-assessment of where is he holding in kindness and love of a fellow Jew. * Likkutei Sichos Vol. 27, pg. 88-91

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IS THERE NO ONE WHO SINCERELY ASKS FOR MOSHIACH?

Don’t bereaved parents or orphans truly look forward to Moshiach’s coming and T’chiyas HaMeisim? Aren’t people suffering from serious illnesses looking expectantly to the Geula to heal them from their illnesses? * And yet, the Rebbe meant what he said and there is no doubt that if someone truly wanted it, we would already have the Geula. * We spoke with Rabbi Zushe Silberstein, shliach in Montreal, to try and come up with a plan, and understand what we are missing so that we can truly ask for Moshiach.

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IF HE IS AMONG THE LIVING

A chassid cannot deny the Rebbe’s pronouncement that he is the Moshiach of this generation. Gimmel Tammuz changes nothing. As for those who react according to what the physical realm shows us, know this: Moshiach can arrive through the Resurrection of the Dead. * Chapter Fifteen of Rabbi Shloma Majeski’s Likkutei Mekoros, Volume 2. (Underlined text is the compiler’s emphasis.)

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MENDELEVITCH CLOSES THE CIRCLE

R’ Yosef Mendelevitch is one of the famous Prisoners of Zion from the historic struggle on behalf of Soviet Jewry. He and his colleagues planned to hijack an airliner and use it to escape from Russia. However, the KGB was already waiting for them inside the plane… In an interview with Beis Moshiach, R’ Yosef describes those difficult days when he sat in solitary confinement on a two-month long hunger strike, and the unexpected miracle that occurred in the Rebbe’s merit. He also tells about the gift that the Rebbe sent him, arriving at exactly the right time: “The Rebbe instructed me to tell about what I went through, being an example and a symbol for other Jews. Since then, I work on the Rebbe’s shlichus.” An amazing story.

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THE IMPORTANCE OF THE SEEMINGLY INCONSEQUENTIAL

One of the most enigmatic laws found in the Torah is “Tzaraas HaBayis-house affliction.” Similar to a skin lesion on a human body, discoloration of the house was a sign of ritual impurity and required examination by a Kohen-priest.

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UNLIKELY CHABAD HOUSE FOR ISRAELI BACKPACKERS

Rabbi Ariel Antebi and his wife, Rivka, devotedly run a Chabad House in Santana, a district of S Paulo, Brazil. * Their Chabad House serves as the headquarters for numerous Jewish tourists who pass through the area.

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WHAT DOES OUR BELOVED REALLY WANT?

There are many inspiring days throughout the year. This is especially true if you add all the Chassidishe dates that we celebrate, of which B”H there are many. Yet there is one date in the calendar that serves as a wake-up call out of our reverie and the comfortable exile mentality: the 28th of Nissan.

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A MONTH OF LIFE FOR EVERY FAMILY

Presented to mark Beis Iyar, the birthday of the Rebbe Maharash.

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