Descent and Ascent
The following is a thought from Reb Tzadok of Lublin, expressing the idea that an individual’s low spiritual state actually prompts him toward spiritual growth[1]. The moments of descent found within an...
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A Perfect Quote
Reb Yale Kahn, the chief recorder of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s thoughts, once repeated a story that exemplifies the Rebbe’s memory and his intimate knowledge of the works of Reb Tzadok of Lublin. “Once,” said...
Fear of Heaven
When Rabbi Yosef Rosen, the famed Rogitzover Gaon, was 17 years old, he travelled around “to see if the world knew how to learn at all.” One of his stops was in Lublin, and...
Reb Tzadok and the Toras Chessed
The famous Lubavitcher gaon, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin, commonly referred to as the “Toras Chessed” after his famous work, was a close friend of Reb Tzadok of Lublin, who served alongside him as Rabbi...
A Cosmic Game of Tug of War
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The following is a based on a radical teaching of Reb Tzadok HaCohen of Lublin.[1] In this dissertation he explains, that in a certain sense, when Jewish people sin,...
Parshas Vayikira – Self Sacrifice
The spiritual concept of sacrifice is not only about sacrificing an animal but bringing yourself closer to G-d.
Parshas Vayikra – The Importance of Jewish Education
The beginning of Vayikra is traditionally the first section of Torah that a child learns.
Parshas Para
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week, in addition to reading the regular Torah portion, the purification process for an individual who has come in contact with the dead is read as well. The...
An Overview of Pesach
By Leibel Estrin Nissan Pesach Pesach celebrates the birth of the Jewish nation with the Exodus from Egypt. The Torah calls Pesach z’man cheiruseinu, the “season of our freedom.” Chassidus explains that the...
Torah and Bread
The Torah is compared to bread, as the verse (Mishlei 9:5) states: “Come, partake of my bread.” When an individual studies Torah with the intent of clinging to G-d, then the Torah is properly...
