Parshat Nitzavim – Very Close
Fulfilling G-d’s commandments is something that is very close, and in the reach of each and every Jew.
Neirot
A Vessel for Livelihood
The secret to livelihood – love.
Rosh HaShana in Vitebsk
Once, a chassid of the 4th Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel of Lubavitch, traveled to his Rebbe to be with him on Rosh HaShana. However, there were impediments on the road and he was unable...
Elections and Slichot
By Rabbi Akiva Wagner It’s that time again. There’s an election on the horizon, and the various candidates of the various parties are trying to convince the American people that they would make...
Jewish Life in the Soviet Union – A Historical Overview
To view as Pdf click here By Rabbi Amiram Markel Life for the Jew in Tsarist Russia was never particularly pleasant. Russia did not undergo any period which could remotely be called a “Golden...
15 Minutes
Once, the 5th Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom DovBer, told an individual in a private audience:[1] “Just as a Jew must lay tefillin daily, so too, it is necessary that each day he contemplate who...
A Small Mistake
Once, the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn, expressed:[1] “The smallest of mistakes in one’s service of G-d can lead to the greatest of deficiencies.” [1] Likutei Dibburim, Vol. 2 Pg. 696
Use a Board
Beating our chests in confession.
A Different Type of Sin
The ‘al chet’ of a young Rebbe.
Unwanted Pleasure
An explanation to the concept of voluntary compulsion expressed in the Yom Kippur prayers.
