Entries in #1166 (13)
May 19, 2019The True Reason for Financial Hardships
An answer from the Rebbe to someone who wrote about his hardships in Parnassah:
RISING IN RAGS
What kindness is there in resurrecting Jews in the filthy clothing of exile? What compassion is there in prolonging their ailments in the Future Era? * Try to be a tzaddik?
Do I have to Tovel a popcorn machine?
Electric keilim (utensils) are becoming increasingly prevalent, and the consensus among poskim is that even they need to be toveled (immersed in a mikvah). While many of these keilim come with a warning that immersion in water will ruin them, nonetheless the mitzvah of tevilas keilim applies.
Crossing the international dateline & Shavuos
Shavuos is the only Yom Tov that does not have a set date in the Torah. All the other Yomim Tovim have a set date in the month; we know the 15th day of Nissan is Pesach, the 15th day of Tishrei is Succos, the only thing it says about Shavuos is that one should count forty-nine days from Pesach, and the 50th day should be celebrated as Shavuos.
The Maccabees of Crown Heights
Crown Heights has been in the news lately, and not for good reasons, since Jewish residents have been attacked by passersby. The series of attacks has generated great concern among the leaders of the community.
Moshiach’s White Donkey & Other Myths...
Guidelines to help distinguish between fact and fiction in the study of Moshiach.
Jews & Israelis
With the fifth of Iyar behind us, and the 28th coming soon, we as Chabad Chassidim may find ourselves in a difficult position as to explain why we don’t commemorate Yom Ha’atzmaut (or why we did…), especially those who are Shluchim in communities where Zionism is innocently seen as a genuine expression of Judaism.
Third Generation Chabad Rav of Bnei Brak
Crowds of people from Bnei Brak and beyond filled the streets near the beis medrash of Rav Landau z’l, before the funeral set out. It was at this time, after the recitation of a few chapters of Tehillim, that Rabbi Chaim Yitzchok Isaac, his son, was appointed the new rav of Bnei Brak.
The Paralyzed Holocaust Survivor & Lechi Fighter
It was during the years when a persistent, dangerous battle was being waged against the British who ruled Palestine. In order to get rid of British rule, underground organizations were founded that used various means, mainly ambush attacks against British soldiers. They attacked the British and official institutions. It was a fateful, lengthy battle for the tiny Jewish settlement in Eretz Yisrael, soaked with blood and tears
Lag B'omer 5750 (1990)
On Tuesday, the 13th of Iyar 5750, on his way back from the Ohel, the Rebbe told Rabbi Y. Krinsky that he wants to distribute a special coin on Lag B’Omer this following Sunday, less than a week away…
When Faith Meets Reason
A prominent government official had a costly horse, which he jealously guarded at every opportunity. One day, he rode to another city, and to protect it from theft, he placed the horse in the royal stables with a watchman posted at the gate.
THE BLESSING OF SHABBOS
“Yaakov, please stay home a bit. Give half an hour to the children. They haven’t seen you all day,” his wife pleaded. But Yaakov, the keys to his taxi in his hand was heading out the door. Moments before the door closed behind him, he said in frustration, “How can you expect me to stay at home? Don’t you know the situation? We are deep in debt! I must use every minute I have to work.”