Noach held his ground and maintained his virtue in the face of a wicked generation, avoiding their negative influence and remaining righteous. How much more virtuous would he have been had he lived in a more upright generation. Noach was an exception, a maverick, but regarding the average Jew, how can he be saved from mayim ha’zeidonim?
A question has been raised: why did G-d mention food for the people first and then for the animals. Doesn’t this contradict the Torah’s well-known instruction for us to feed our animals before feeding ourselves?
For R’ Meir Zigelbom, a Lubavitcher Chassid from Miami and a businessman, traveling is what he does year round. * He often unexpectedly meets Jews and he visits shluchim, seeing how they live and what they contend with. * He gives us a glimpse into the life of a Chassid-businessman who has experienced surprising encounters in out of the way places.
In her great modesty, despite being the wife of a dynamic shliach, she always chose to remain behind the scenes. For the first time, Mrs. Leah Tzik agreed to speak to Beis Moshiach – Ateres Chaya. She gives us a glimpse into over forty years of shlichus alongside her husband, Rabbi Zimroni Tzik, a”h.
There is a famous Chassidic story regarding the power of a farbrengen.
The trip to Vata Canal in southern India entails many long flights, with stops and changing planes, and then a trip for hours on a winding road, and then you arrive at your destination which is lacking even the most basic amenities. Even for Israeli tourists, being in these areas is sometimes a challenge of survival. * The truth is that it was always there in the dreams and ambitions of Rabbi Yaakov and Pessie Marom of Bat Yam, it’s just that for technical reasons, it could not happen. Not yet. Until Pesach Sheini which taught them that no situation is lost and you can always fix things. Their dream to go on shlichus came true because it is never too late.
One day, my mother asked me and my twin brothers, Mendy and Yossi, to do some shopping in the neighborhood fruit and vegetable store owned by Kalman.
October 11, 2018