Purim – I Am and I Don’t Think
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The service of Purim is the reverse of Rene Descartes’ statement “I think therefore I am.” On Purim, we are to be at a point of “Ad dlo yada” –...
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Seize The Moment
When Esther was contemplating whether or not to approach King Achashveirosh on behalf of her people, Morderchai told her (Esther 4:14) that if she does not go before him, “relief and rescue will arise...
An Eternal Bond
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, wrote:[1] “Someone who dedicates themselves to their fellow in the spreading of Torah, fear of Heaven and brings people close to Chassidic education—is my brother. I...
Pleasant Food
The first Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, expressed the following concerning our involvement with the physical:[1] “The involvement in the corporeal, such as eating and drinking, must be in a manner as...
Good but not Enough
The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, once said:[1] “A Chassidic adage is definitely a good thing and a Chassidic story is definitely necessary. However, it is not in the power of either...
Almost Dawn
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, once said[1]: We are now at the threshold of the redemption. One must be vigilant so that they not fall asleep and squander this time. When...
He’s Already Here
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yizchak Schneersohn, once declared:[1] “Moshiach is already here: ‘Behold, he is standing behind our wall.[2]’ “In more supernal worlds, there is already joy and merriment that he has...
Moshiach and Prayer
Chassidim once sat and discussed the way that the world will be after the coming of Moshiach. One of participants was an old chossid who had seen both the third and fourth Lubavitcher Rebbes. He...
A Conversation Overheard
The third Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch, was once asked the following: “What is the point in toiling in the study of Chassidus? For, when Moshiach comes, the depth of Torah will...
