A Tale of Two Songs
Chassidim were wont to say: “What is the difference between a regular song and a Chassidic niggun? A regular song expresses that the individual is in the mud and is joyfully frolicking in it....
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The Power of Song
It is in the power of a Chassidic niggun to disengage oneself from the lowest pits of mud. (Sicha, 12 Tamuz, 5706)
Healthy Imagination
The power of imaginative thought is one of the most important faculties of the soul. It can help elevate a person to great levels in his service and understanding of G-d. The Rebbes of...
Good Character Traits
The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, once shared an episode from his youth: When he was seven years old, his mother gave him some watermelon to eat as a snack. Upon going...
Don’t Forget Yourself
The Talmud (Pesachim 68b) states, “R. Yosef said: All agree that on Purim we require ‘for you’ too. What is the reason? Days of feasting and gladness is written in connection therewith.” Though the...
Parshas Tetzaveh – The Robe of Aharon
By Rabbi Dovid Markel This week’s parsha discusses the special clothing that the high-priest was to wear when he performed the service in the Holy of Holies in the Tabernacle and later the...
Parshas Tetzaveh – The Essence of Moshe
To view as a Designed and Printable PDF, click here. נדפס לזכות חיים מרדכי בן הרב שמואל לייב מרקל לרגל הכנסתו בבריתו של אברהם אבינו. Though Parshas Tetzaveh alludes to Moshe multiple...
Amalek and Ego
The negative character of Amalek is expressed as an insensitive heart, brazenness and haughtiness. This was the trait of the Amalekites who fought an empty war against the Israelites in the time of Moshe....
How Can You Eat?
A chossid of old once remarked: “If the day of Shabbos is considered so holy, that even eating and drinking does not make the individual more coarse, how can one waste their time consuming...
