No More Rebbe
After the passing of Rabbi Yehudah Tzvi of Setrin, the elder chassidim refused to accept the leadership of his son, Rabbi Avraham, saying, “The face of Moshe was like the sun, while his student,...
Category: INSPIRATION
Appreciating G-dliness
The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, once recounted a story that occurred with his father, Rabbi Sholom Dovber of Lubavitch[1]: “When my father was four or five years old he went to his grandfather, the Tzemach...
Dancing In Pajamas
There was once a chossid who was accustomed to travel to his rebbe, Rabbi Yisroel of Ruzin for the holidays. Over time, this chossid became wealthy. Thinking that he no longer needed the rebbe‘s...
More Precious
The Baal Shem Tov said that doing the mitzvah of tzitzis without any intent is more precious than six thousand years of service of the archangel Michael, who serves the Almighty with complete devotion.
Prayers for Wealth
Rabbi Meir of Premishlan once remarked: “Master of the universe, if you examine the prayers of the Jewish people, You may find that they pray primarily for money, livelihood and wealth, but if You...
Late Prayers and Mail
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The chossid R. Chaim Moshe Alperovitz once related an exchange that he had with the chossid R. Yankel Zurbitzer. He recounted as follows: “Once, I met R. Yankel on...
A True Miracle
By Rabbi Dovid Markel Once, at a popular fair, where various merchants would purchase their wares, a group of rich Chassidic merchants were present. Each of them began extolling the virtues of their...
One Sin Less
Once, chassidim distanced from themselves a certain individual who sinned in a particularly disgusting manner. When the Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi heard about the actions of the chassidim, he responded: “You...
Saving a Town
During the time of the Baal Shem Tov, there was a certain town in which an edict was enacted to expel all the Jews. The people of the town came to the Baal Shem...
