Parshas Para
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week, in addition to reading the regular Torah portion, the purification process for an individual who has come in contact with the dead is read as well. The...
Neirot
An Overview of Pesach
By Leibel Estrin Nissan Pesach Pesach celebrates the birth of the Jewish nation with the Exodus from Egypt. The Torah calls Pesach z’man cheiruseinu, the “season of our freedom.” Chassidus explains that the...
Torah and Bread
The Torah is compared to bread, as the verse (Mishlei 9:5) states: “Come, partake of my bread.” When an individual studies Torah with the intent of clinging to G-d, then the Torah is properly...
Purim – I Am and I Don’t Think
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The service of Purim is the reverse of Rene Descartes’ statement “I think therefore I am.” On Purim, we are to be at a point of “Ad dlo yada” –...
Seize The Moment
When Esther was contemplating whether or not to approach King Achashveirosh on behalf of her people, Morderchai told her (Esther 4:14) that if she does not go before him, “relief and rescue will arise...
An Eternal Bond
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, wrote:[1] “Someone who dedicates themselves to their fellow in the spreading of Torah, fear of Heaven and brings people close to Chassidic education—is my brother. I...
Pleasant Food
The first Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, expressed the following concerning our involvement with the physical:[1] “The involvement in the corporeal, such as eating and drinking, must be in a manner as...
Good but not Enough
The previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, once said:[1] “A Chassidic adage is definitely a good thing and a Chassidic story is definitely necessary. However, it is not in the power of either...
Almost Dawn
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, once said[1]: We are now at the threshold of the redemption. One must be vigilant so that they not fall asleep and squander this time. When...
