Proper Intent
In a certain town in Europe of old lived a certain Jew, who was both a Torah scholar and G-d fearing, who did the mitzvah of hosting wayfarers in an exemplary fashion. He had...
Category: INSPIRATION
Raise Yourself Up
When the 5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom Dovber, was a child, he played with his older brother, Reb Zalman Aharon (Raza). During the course of their antics, Reb Zalman Aharon dug a pit and...
Krias Shema and Shoes
The Mashpia (Chassidic mentor) in Tomchei Temim was Reb Michoel Bliner, generally referred to as Reb Michoel der Alter (the elder). The following[1] is a story that is expressive of his personality: Once, when...
Chasing Pleasure
The great chossid Rabbi Hillel of Paritch would frequently say: “Were those people that chase after the indulgences of life to know about true Chassidic prayer, they would drop all of their pleasures and...
Appreciating a Mitzvah
There was once a student of the famed Lubavitcher Yeshiva, Tomchei Temim, by the name of Zalman Dovid Homliner. Zalman Dovid passed away while still a young man, due to his intense service of...
Now It Says Echad
By Rabbi Dovid Markel Once, there was a Chassidic gathering at the home of Rabbi Shmuel Betzalel Sheftel (Rashbatz). At a certain point during the gathering, the food that had been prepared ran...
The Purpose of Chassidus
What is the goal of chassidus?
Fire In Ice
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The story is told[1] about the Bal Shem Tov, that once in the middle of the night in the dead of the winter, the Bal Shem Tov told his...
Unity and Growth
A message from Rabbi Dovber, The Magid of Mezritch on his deathbed.
Depression and Idolatry
Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk[1] writes in a list of advice to his followers: “Be very careful from depression and only serve G-d with joy. For sadness is akin to idolatry as it is...
