Healthy Imagination
The power of imaginative thought is one of the most important faculties of the soul. It can help elevate a person to great levels in his service and understanding of G-d. The Rebbes of...
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Good Character Traits
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, once shared an episode from his youth: When he was seven years old, his mother gave him some watermelon to eat as a snack. Upon going...
Don’t Forget Yourself
The Talmud (Pesachim 68b) states, “R. Yosef said: All agree that on Purim we require ‘for you’ too. What is the reason? Days of feasting and gladness is written in connection therewith.” Though the...
Amalek and Ego
The negative character of Amalek is expressed as an insensitive heart, brazenness and haughtiness. This was the trait of the Amalekites who fought an empty war against the Israelites in the time of Moshe....
How Can You Eat?
A chossid of old once remarked: “If the day of Shabbos is considered so holy, that even eating and drinking does not make the individual more coarse, how can one waste their time consuming...
Food and Drink
The holy rabbi, Reb Moshe, the son of the first Rebbe of the Chabad dynasty, would not eat meat—even on Shabbos. He was once asked concerning the rationale behind his behavior, being that it...
Diligence in Mitzvos
Although a mitzvah, it is not apropos that an individual should be completely engrossed in their Shabbos meal. One should have the same degree of diligence in this mitzvah as they do in those...
Becoming the Beast
Once, the Ba-al Shem Tov, showed to his students, the image of an individual partaking of the Shabbos meal. Though the man was dressed in special Shabbos clothing, his face took on the appearance...
The Recitation of Shema
The famous chossid and mentor, Rabbi Mendel Futerfas related this episode: Once, a chossid of the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber asked him the following question: “What should I do about the fact...
Physical Pleasure
The Ba-al Shem Tov once explained the following concerning the physical pleasures of Shabbos: We are commanded to pleasure our body on Shabbos, through food and drink, in order to facilitate that our soul...
