A few days after the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe, the Rebbe’s first Shluchim were sent to Morocco, to fulfill a request of the Frierdiker Rebbe * The Shlichus was sponsored in part by the American Joint Distribution Committee (JDC) * This week we begin a series exploring this unique Shlichus, as seen from the JDC Archives * Part One
There is no parent or teacher who doesn’t want to instill a Chassidishe chinuch and chayus in his children. The critical question is: how much is he really interested, and what is he willing to “pay” for it.
This Shabbos, Parshas VaEira, is also 28 Teves, the birthday of Rebbetzin Chana a”h, the mother of the Rebbe MH”M. In her honor,
R’ Gershon Kitover, brother-in-law of the holy Baal Shem Tov, experienced many difficulties before he was able to make his way to the secret yeshiva of the holy Ohr HaChayim. Even when he was accepted there, he only merited to bask in the glow of the holy Ohr HaChayim for three days.
At the end of last week’s parsha, the intolerable Egyptian oppression had gotten worse as a result of Moshe’s demands of Pharaoh to let the Jewish people go.
You can have a ton of zeros, but it only matters if there is a different digit in front of all those zeros.
“His friend for forty years,” wrote the Rebbe about himself to the Chassid, Rabbi Moshe Yitzchok Hecht, one of the first shluchim of the Rebbe Rayatz in the US. He was the shliach and dean of the Yeshivos Achei T’mimim in Worcester and New Haven. After his passing on 27 Teves 5752 the Rebbe delivered an entire sicha about him
What are the principles for giving a good shiur in Chassidus? How do we translate the deep concepts in Chassidus into terms of everyone’s daily life? What is the proper way to construct a shiur in Chassidus? What can you say and what can’t you say, and how long should each shiur take? * Principles, advice, and examples in giving a Chassidus shiur. * First article in a series
“You must decide what you’re doing. If you want to convert, then we will get married. Otherwise, we are parting ways.” A thunderous silence could be heard on the line.
A unique letter from the Rebbe to the American Jewish Distribution Committee asking for support for the Amshinov Yeshiva in Jerusalem and attesting to the character of the Amshinov Rebbe, Rabbi Yerachmiel Yehuda Meir Kalisch
R’ Yosef Taieb, as a child, barely knew anything about Judaism. Today, he is the rav of two large communities, a shliach, a rosh yeshiva and an Av Beis Din. * What is the reason for the Jewish French Revolution since the times of the Alter Rebbe? What changed in France in recent years that did not exist during the early, golden years
This Shabbos (Parshas Shmos) falls out between two very special dates: 20 Teves – the Yahrtzait of the Rambam, and 24 Teves, the Yahrtzait of the Alter Rebbe.
In a wide-ranging campaign which includes numerous volunteers, the Rebbe’s shluchim at Ohr Shneur in Aubervilliers near Paris are working on transferring Jewish children from public school to Jewish schools. * R’ Eliezer Nisselevich, one of the directors of Ohr Shneur and the initiator of this campaign, talks about the difficulties and successes and has moving stories to share.
January 6, 2016