In his effort to find a burial place for Sarah, Avraham wound up paying a very high price for the M’aras HaMachpella. He didn’t have many choices, and Sarah needed k’vura right away, so Avraham bought it.
Two Chassidim met in the world of Negina: the outstanding and famous Chassid Rabbi Hillel of Paritch, one of the Chassidim of the Mitteler Rebbe and the Tzemach Tzedek, and a Chassid of our generation, R’ Mordechai Brotzky, who decided to produce R’ Hillel’s deep niggunim. * At a certain point, the two of them met at the gravesite in Cherson where R’ Mordechai played the niggunim for R’ Hillel and asked for his approval before going public with them. * The results: a series of niggunim of R’ Hillel in an impressive performance for our generation.
In this week’s Parsha we find two central themes: 1) the passing of Sara and the purchase of the M’aras HaMachpeila, and 2) the successful search of Eliezer in finding a wife (Rivka) for Yitzchak.
A middle-aged, non-observant woman who lived on a kibbutz passed away and left behind some divinely inspired messages, according to her son and her friend, about her desire that they say Kaddish for her. One phone call to the “U’faratzta Kibbutzim” Chabad House brought a solution to the problem.
“Please, save me! Don’t leave me here!” said the frightened voice on the line. You could almost hear her fast beating heart.
Presented for Chaf Cheshvan, the birthday of the Rebbe Rashab
Profile of a Chassid, R’ Nachum Yitzchok Pinson, presented to mark his passing on 22 Cheshvan.
One of the enigmas of the Torah is the way in which Sarah received the news that she was going to be a mother at the age of 90. In this week’s parsha, the Torah states, “And Sarah laughed at her insides, saying, ‘After I have withered shall I again have clear skin? And my husband is old!’”
From the Rebbe Rayatz’s sichos from the night of Shabbos Parshas VaYeira, Chaf Cheshvan 5706, in which he tells new details about the birth and childhood of the Rebbe Rashab.
The story of two sisters, young girls who took a flight from Eretz Yisroel and instead of arriving at the Rebbe for Rosh HaShana, landed in Newfoundland, Canada. * A first person story told in two installments about shlichus on the way to the Rebbe.* Part 2.
Following the pact made with Avimelech, the Torah relates that Avraham Avinu planted an Eshel, “and he proclaimed in the name of Hashem, kel olam - ,א-ל עולם G-d of the universe.”
As the new school year begins, we met with the veteran mechanech, R’ Naftali Roth, for an important chinuch discussion. We raised an array of questions and asked his opinion on issues of the day.
“It is not just a Chassid’s sentiment that his Rebbi is Moshiach. The Rebbi himself stated that “Lubavitch Chassidim have always believed that the Rebbi is Moshiach.” Chassidim should believe and proclaim, “our Rebbi is Moshiach!”
November 3, 2015