Thursday
Sep192019
A Special Year, A Special Reckoning
September 19, 2019לו. קטעים משיחות ש”פ ראה, א’ דר”ח אלול תנש”א (1) 36. Elul 1, 5751 − August 10, 1991 (1)
Entries in Elul (22)
Thursday
Sep192019
G-D’S FIRST AND FINEST
Mundane or not, each moment contains everything within it, eternity, and it is a gift of devotion to G-d, like the joyous presentation of first fruits in the Holy Temple. This is romantic idealism to the extreme.
Thursday
Sep192019
Can I Say Selichos in English?
A collection of relevant halachos regarding Selichos in connection to the month of Elul, from AskTheRav.com & Halacha2Go.com.
Thursday
Sep192019
A King Without A Crown
I love reading children’s books. We all, deep down, yearn to be that child again. Reading kids books and watching kids videos is a way to reenter that innocent world. As a kids film producer once put it in an advertisement for a CD: “The kids are just an excuse…”
Thursday
Sep192019
Approaching the King in the Field
To reach the king in his chambers, one needed to first approach the secretariat and book an appointment for Yechidus… Waiting time was on average three or four months, due to the number of people looking to enter the Rebbe’s room and meet with him face to face and soul to soul.
Thursday
Sep122019
Do Walk-In Closets Need a Mezuzah?
A collection of relevant halachos regarding checking placement Mezuzos in connection to the month of Elul, from AskTheRav.com & Halacha2Go.com.
Thursday
Aug292019
ELUL: THE ALL-SEEING
How can we even be expected to feel for G-d the way we feel for a trusted friend? Is that a realistic, attainable goal? Can we attain a genuine connection with the infinite Creator? Can you fathom having G-d present in every facet of your life? Do you welcome Him in every dark corner of your world?
Thursday
Aug292019
LETTERS ON THE TABLE
One of the customs of the month of Elul is to check tefillin and mezuzos. The following is an amazing story about this.
Thursday
Aug232018
THE ALEF IN THE TORAH AND THE ALEF IN THE WORLD
We are currently in the month of Elul and preparing for the new year 5779. One of the minhagim of Elul is to check our Tefillin and Mezuzos by an expert Sofer. For a Yid, his Gashmius is an extension of his Ruchnius. Having his Ruchnius checked and in order helps a Yid in all ways.
Monday
Aug212017
THE KING GOES OUT TO THE “FIELD” OF CROWN HEIGHTS
There probably isn’t a Lubavitcher Chassid who can’t repeat the Alter Rebbe’s parable about the king in the field in the month of Elul, when “all who wish have permission to go out and welcome him, and he welcomes all graciously.” * Not many know that the minutes that the Rebbe spent on the city streets were special moments of kiruv and chesed for passersby.* In honor of the month of Elul, we present a compilation of stories about the “king in the field,” when the Rebbe walked down the street and was gracious to all
Tuesday
Aug152017
MOSHIACH IS IN THE FIELD
The commandant to tithe ten percent of our produce in the Land of Israel is taken from the verse, “Take a tithe of all the seed crops that come forth in the field each year.” This refers specifically to the ten percent of our produce that we must consume in Jerusalem.
Tuesday
Sep062016
30 DAYS LEFT TO HAKHEL
The summer months have come and gone. We are now in the special month of Elul, the month when the “king is in the field,” and we have special powers to strengthen our connection with the Ribbono Shel Olam.
Thursday
Sep012016
ELUL: THE TIME FOR CHANGE
Why do we need an entire month to do t’shuva when one thought is enough to switch from rasha to tzaddik? * What is the practical implication of the King displaying a smiling countenance? * What is the difference between bittul and lack of self-esteem? * How does lack of self-esteem affect a person’s service of Hashem? * These and other questions were asked of Rabbi Nadav Cohen, sought after lecturer and author of a book on Tanya. He clarifies what our job is in the month of Elul