It’s a project that seems like something out of the end-of-days prophecies, with close to a million Jews around the world uniting to observe Shabbos. * The Shabbos Project is the brainchild of Rabbi Warren Goldstein, Chief Rabbi of South Africa, who says that the project is to hasten the Geula. * Small Shabbos stories from behind the huge global project.
There probably isn’t a Lubavitcher Chassid who doesn’t know how to sing or hum the niggun Shamil and tell the moving story that the Rebbe told about the background to the tune. Many do not know that Shamil was a Caucasus warlord who murdered many Jews. Many also do not know additional and interesting details behind the tune and his story.
We have entered the Chassidishe month of Kislev. It is a month filled with many Chassidishe Yomim Tovim as well as the Yom Tov of Chanuka. The month starts with Rosh Chodesh Kislev, the day that we celebrate the great miracles and kindness of Hashem for the complete restoration of health to our Rebbe in 5738.
Difficulties with their work responsibilities brought Rabbi and Mrs. Nemni to the decision to leave their shlichus after only one year. An amazing dream about the Rebbe together with a surprising gift changed their plans.
The passion, the excitement, the intensity, the shlichus: 26 years since the Kinus HaShluchim 5753. Beis Moshiach spoke with three shluchim, who carry those moments of eternity with them through every moment on shlichus, and ever since then, in every project and activity, they proudly proclaim the Besuras HaGeula and the identity of the go’el.
Although, she was not actually deserving of punishment for any infraction, the mere entry into this phase of life, where punishment is a possible outcome, represents a decline…
He was a talented administrator who helped found an educational empire. At the same time, he was a dreamer who worked to realize his dreams. It was a rare combination in the personage of Rabbi Boaz Kali a”h. * R’ Boaz is known for two things: chinuch and instilling the Seven Noahide Laws among the nations. * Nobody could resist his perpetual smile, not his friends and Chassidim, nor the Druze to whom he went with the message, and not even the bank manager who paid a Shiva call to his family.
Like thousands of other young tourists who travel to distant Melbourne, Miki Mamon and Rafi Toledano also went to Australia to tour its length and breadth. Rafi and Miki had just finished their military service and they wanted to “clear their heads.”
“Abraham was old, well on in years [literally: “he came with his days”]; and G-d blessed Abraham with everything.”
Some of you may have never heard of the city of Gomel. That is because, as with many Russian names, we pronounce it Homel while in Russian is was pronounced Gomel. The same is true with the names Kohen and Kogan, Horowitz and Gorowitz.
Mrs. Chaya Bracha Leiter, shlucha at Machon Ascent, teacher, spiritual adviser and tour guide, takes us back to the beginning and the brachos she and her husband merited to receive from the Rebbe. She describes her unique work and highly recommends that other Chabad Houses use a similar formula by using leisure time experiences to deliver Jewish content.
November 7, 2018