NOT EMPTY OR SUPERFICIAL BUT SOLID GOLD

If the “pomegranates” adorning the hem of the m’il of the Kohen Gadol are (not functional per se but) intended for bringing out beauty, the virtues of the Jewish people, we must not emphasize the quality alluded to by pomegranates (“the empty among you are full with Mitzvos as a pomegranate”) but the inner virtue of a Jew, the fact that every Jew is like a “golden apple” (solid gold, not empty or vacuous, G-d forbid). * The inner quality of a Jew in the light of the commentary of Ramban.

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A VULNERABLE REBBE

When G-d spoke and the world came into being, a world where He sent the souls of His beloved nation, the Jewish people, G-d became “vulnerable,” dependent on us to succeed in our mission. Likewise, the Rebbe spoke words of prophecy about the imminence of redemption – and it is up to us to see it through!

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THE STUDENTS WILL BE LIKE YOUR ACTUAL CHILDREN

R’ Moshe Edery served for decades as the “madrich” (counselor) in the trade school in Kfar Chabad (Beis Seifer L’Melacha). * In this wide-ranging interview, he tells of his early childhood, selling “petel” in the shuk in Ashkelon, and his enrollment in a Chabad school. However, his main experience is his role in guiding the students of the Chabad Trade School, a role that he continues to perform to this day, long after the school has closed.

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CHASSID, TORAH SCHOLAR, AND TIRELESS PUBLIC SERVANT

Rabbi Yaakov Mizrachi a”h was a fascinating personality. He came from the “Sha’arayim” transit camp, grew up in the Yemenite community, became involved in communal work in the Ashkenazi Agudath Israel until he came to Chabad. * The book Dorach Kochav M’Yaakov is a biography of the writer and askan, R’ Yaakov Mizrachi.

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DENIAL OF MOSHIACH IS TANTAMOUNT TO IDOLATRY

Among the priestly garments discussed in this week’s parsha are the Choshen (Breastplate) and the Ephod (Apron).

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PRESERVING THE DIGNITY OF THE DEAR DEPARTED

Beis Moshiach spoke with Rabbi Yaakov Roza, Rabbinical Committee Chairman of ZAKA, and heard about his challenging work and his interactions with the Rebbe’s shluchim around the world, about his encounter with the Rebbe, and a fascinating story of Divine Providence having to do with an old man from Malachovka.

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