When a Jew cries out “Daloi galus! (Enough with exile!)” and “Moshiach now!” – were he simply to want it sincerely it would be fulfilled at once, without any delay (and there is no need to wait even the short duration described in the verse, “His word runs swiftly”), being that the redemption is already here in the world and a Jew must simply reveal it! * The lesson of the mahn.
While you may have never heard of the Central American country of Belize, Rabbi Menachem Belhamou, his wife Hadar, and their two children have been working there for two years on the Rebbe MH”M’s shlichus to prepare the location for the Redemption. How does this young family manage in such a remote setting, where civilization is decades behind the times? How did they build their activities from day one? And how did Baal Shem’ske miracles reach Belize? Another fascinating shlichus profile on the road to the Redemption.
Many people in S. Maur, France, know Rabbi Hershy (Tzvi Hirsh) Drukman. With his winning smile, he goes from place to place, looking for Jews and trying to connect them to their Jewish identity. As he walks in the street, when he’s in his car, or at the Chabad House, wherever he is, he seeks out Jews and offers them Judaism.
This parsha is known for the tochecha, the harsh words of rebuke G-d delivered to the Jewish people, in which the most exacting punishments associated with Galus-exile are threatened.
From the capital city of Eretz Yisroel, Yerushalayim of the future will be the capital of the world. Its municipal territory will be dozens of times the current size and around it will be three walls of gold, silver, and gleaming gemstones, with gates made of huge and rare precious stones. * How high will Yerushalayim be? From where will its water sources flow? What will be the new name of the future Yerushalayim? * To mark the reunification of the city on 29 Iyar.
In 5698/1938, the Frierdike Rebbe was living in Poland and he spent the Yom Tov of Pesach there. During the meals he spoke short sichos and many Chassidishe stories were shared.
Thirty years ago, the Rebbe already foresaw what Miriam Portnoy of Beitar Ilit would be dealing with today. She doesn’t stay cocooned in her peaceful, religious part of Eretz Yisroel; she keeps going back to her birthplace in order to lay foundations for Jewish homes and to save Jewish youth from assimilation. * The story of a shadchanis who sometimes also pays for the wedding.
My name is Eli Grossman. I grew up in Curacao, a Caribbean island, in an irreligious family. There was no Jewish school in the area so I attended a Christian school. The school occasionally had Christian ceremonies that all students had to attend.
May 8, 2018