You know sometimes you come home from a trip and see a package waiting for you near the door? Well, when students return from summer break there will be G-d willing a new arrival here, waiting for you when you … Read the rest
From the Second Seder of Passover up until the Shavuot holiday we count up one night at a time, from Day 1 to Day 49. This is the Mitzvah of the Sefirat HaOmer, the Omer Count. For more about the … Read the rest
There’s a verse from Isaiah 10 that appears both in the Haftorah for the 8th Day of Passover, as well as in a personal prayer said when the Ark is opened on Festivals.
In my early teens I listened to an extensive tape series (on cassette tapes) of Rabbi Yoel Kahn (a legendary, brilliant and articulate Chassidic teacher) on Tanya (classic text of Chassidic thought written by the first Chabad Rebbe). The series … Read the rest
Those who pray every day recall the Splitting of the Sea every single day in the morning prayers. Why is this important to remember on a daily basis, and not just on Passover or perhaps only on Shabbos? Here are … Read the rest
This Thursday, after the Passover Seders, we attended two funerals of people we know from the community. As the Yiddish saying goes, “No one should die any younger” for both these people lived long and full lives. At each of … Read the rest
A Yeshiva friend of mine recently shared this story with me:
A wealthy man from a non-Chabad Chassidic community was an admirer of the Rebbe’s work. Once he had opportunity to see the Rebbe, sometime close to Passover, and offered … Read the rest
