Rebirth, Equinox and Eclipse
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This Shabbos, in addition to reading the regular parsha, the portion of “HaChodesh,” which describes Nissan as the first month on the Jewish calendar, is read as well. The...
Neirot
Chassidus During Work
The great chossid, Reb Binyomen Kletzker, was called thus because he worked in the sale of logs (the Yiddish word for log being “klotz”). Once, when he was attending to a shipment at the banks...
Haughtiness and Accomplishment
The following is a thought from Reb Tzadok of Lublin on the subject of humility. He expresses that haughtiness is actually an expression of lack of accomplishment, as opposed to the other way around[1]....
Descent and Ascent
The following is a thought from Reb Tzadok of Lublin, expressing the idea that an individual’s low spiritual state actually prompts him toward spiritual growth[1]. The moments of descent found within an...
A Perfect Quote
Reb Yale Kahn, the chief recorder of the Lubavitcher Rebbe’s thoughts, once repeated a story that exemplifies the Rebbe’s memory and his intimate knowledge of the works of Reb Tzadok of Lublin. “Once,” said...
Fear of Heaven
When Rabbi Yosef Rosen, the famed Rogitzover Gaon, was 17 years old, he travelled around “to see if the world knew how to learn at all.” One of his stops was in Lublin, and...
Reb Tzadok and the Toras Chessed
The famous Lubavitcher gaon, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Fradkin, commonly referred to as the “Toras Chessed” after his famous work, was a close friend of Reb Tzadok of Lublin, who served alongside him as Rabbi...
A Cosmic Game of Tug of War
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The following is a based on a radical teaching of Reb Tzadok HaCohen of Lublin.[1] In this dissertation he explains, that in a certain sense, when Jewish people sin,...
Parshas Vayikira – Self Sacrifice
The spiritual concept of sacrifice is not only about sacrificing an animal but bringing yourself closer to G-d.
Parshas Vayikra – The Importance of Jewish Education
The beginning of Vayikra is traditionally the first section of Torah that a child learns.
