Tuesday
Mar132018
NO CHOICE BUT TO BE A CHASSID
March 13, 2018Since he has a connection with the Rebbe, he is compelled to behave as a chassid. * There is no alternative. One must fulfill the directives of the leader of the generation
Entries in #1110 (9)
Tuesday
Mar132018
ADAR ALL YEAR ROUND
Both are originally from Bat Yam. Both bring joy to Jews. And both experienced the tragic loss of a child. Despite the difficulty, the two became charged up through their grief and continue to provide joy- inducing programming on a regular basis to thousands of people. During the month of joy, Beis Moshiach sat down with R’ Ami Maimon, the “minister of joy” and radio broadcaster of the most popular chareidi program, and the shliach in Kiryat Arba - Chevron, R’ Viktor Atia, the “magic shliach,” for a serious conversation about simcha-joy.
Tuesday
Mar132018
FUTURE GIFTS TO THE POOR
The parsha that begins the book of Vayikra-Leviticus starts with a discussion of the various sacrifices that were to be offered in the Mishkan, the portable Sanctuary in the desert, and later in the Beis HaMikdash, the Holy Temple in Jerusalem.
Tuesday
Mar132018
A HEAVENLY MISSION FROM THE REBBE
A wealthy donor asked that a letter be written to the Rebbe on his behalf for success in his business ventures. The answer from the Rebbe in the Igros Kodesh warned that he had to part from his gentile wife. Now, it was time to deliver the message to him, which seemed next to impossible to do. * R’ Binyamin Zilberstrom of Yerushalayim shares a firsthand account of what Rav Mordechai Eliyahu dubbed as a “heavenly mission!”
Tuesday
Mar132018
“RAISING 17 CHILDREN IS FUN; ONE CHILD IS MUCH HARDER TO RAISE!”
She thought she wouldn’t have any children but ended up having 17. Her father was disabled but she didn’t know it. She grew up during a period of austerity and felt no lack. She enjoys the unity of her children but sees jealousy as having a positive effect. Meet Rebbetzin Chaya Cohen and take a peek into her world in the Chabad community of Beitar Ilit, as presented by her granddaughter
Tuesday
Mar132018
AN UNEXPECTED GUEST IN THE AIRLINE TERMINAL
A Chassidic shliach was standing in the check-in line on his way to the Rebbe MH”M, when he suddenly met a Poilishe chassid standing near him. “Where are you heading?” he inquired in a characteristically Jewish manner. “I don’t know why I’m here or whether I’m even boarding a flight,” the man replied. “The Lubavitcher Rebbe just sent me here…”
Tuesday
Mar132018
THE IMPORTANCE OF LEARNING THE CHASSIDIC PARSHA
Throughout the HaYom Yom there is much discussion about the setting up and printing of the Torah Ohr and Likkutei Torah. The Rebbe writes (Purim Katan): My revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash], once told my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], “My father (the Tzemach Tzedek) chose the maamarim that appear in Likkutei Torah from two thousand maamarim [authored by the Alter Rebbe].”
Tuesday
Mar132018
THE E-RABBI
Stainless steel and aluminum pots and pans are often lubricated in the manufacturing process. Some contemporary poskim are concerned that the lubricating agent might be derived from animal fat, which would require kashering the utensil. Since the lubrication process involves heat, kashering via libun gamur (blowtorching) would arguably be necessary. However, there are many valid arguments for not making kashering compulsory in this case, including the fact that the lubricating oil is not considered food.
Tuesday
Mar132018
AS IF
It was at the end of a long day of school. A heat wave had begun and two exhausted, sweaty children trudged home.