The Purpose of Chassidus
What is the goal of chassidus?
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Parshas Ki Teitzei – Between Betrothal and Marriage
To view as a designed PDF, click here. This week’s parsha presents the concept of Jewish marriage. Rambam prefaces his Laws of Marriage with an account of its proceedings before the giving of...
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...
An “I” for an “I”
An elucidation of the Torah’s usage of the words an eye for an eye when the rabbi’s gave it a non-literal explanation.
Parshat Ki Teitzei – Body and Soul
Explaining the commandment to bury the dead in a timely fashion.
Parshat Ki Teitzei – Paying Workers On Time
While there is a commandment to pay one’s workers on time, G-d does not seem to abide by it.
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...
Prayer and Wealth
There was once a chossid of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe that posed to him the following question: “There are times when I do not have time to pray at length, is it therefore possible...
Self-Sacrifice
By Rabbi Dovid Markel The verse concerning sacrifices states[1]: “Speak to the children of Israel, and say to them: When a man from [among] you brings a sacrifice to the Lord; from animals,...
