Einstein famously defines insanity as “doing something over and over again and expecting a different result.” Are we insane to think that what we’ve done until now suffices?! Are we mad to think that if we’ve tried it for almost 30 years, it still may be the best approach?!
140 representatives of the Nations [the UN] “gather and speak futility” arguing that they cannot tolerate the injustice. Just like those who marched in the Crusades, today these are their descendants following in their footsteps, not only in thought and speech, but also by their actions, as we saw in the past few weeks, in the attack that took place last year, two years ago, and they are doing the same now: “I sinned and I will continue to sin!”
He was a good boy from Kiryat Yam. He grew up in a home far from Torah and mitzvos, but one Shabbos meal in Maryland ignited within him the passion that he was searching for all the years. * The story of Maoz Toledo, who turned his art into Chassidic artistry.* He tells about his work, offering us a look into his studio, and recounts his fascinating life story.
“When you take the census of the children of Israel, each man shall give an atonement for himself to G-d so that the census does not lead to a plague. This shall they give, everyone who passes through the census, a half shekel…”
The Chabad Chassidic community as a whole, and the Kfar Chabad community in particular, suffered a tragic loss this past 15 Shevat, upon the passing of a precious and unique prototype of a true Chassid, as expressed in his davening, his learning, his Avodas Hashem, his Chassidic musical abilities, and his hiskashrus to the Rebbe, with a special emphasis on preparing the world to welcome the Rebbe Moshiach Tzidkeinu. * Upon the passing of an extraordinary Chassid, Rabbi Avrohom Lisson a”h. * Part 1 of 2.
In the heart of picturesque Tzfas is the “Kabbala Center of Tzfas.” Rabbi Eyal Riess had it strategically placed between the iconic art galleries of the city, where it has been operating for the last thirteen years. Tens of thousands of people visit every year, including Israeli tourists and tourists from all over the world, Jews and non-Jews.
When the Soviet Union collapsed, Russia had a hard time redefining and then restructuring itself. It had lost its identity. The 1990’s was a decade of chaos and confusion. Without the strict control of a communist regime, a handful of oligarchs rapidly accumulated vast wealth and political influence during the new era of privatization, while much of the population lived in poverty. Corruption was rampant. The administration of President Boris Yeltsin was plagued by corruption while Russia struggled to define its own brand of democracy
February 22, 2019