| Rabbi Yehoishofot Oliver
Shabbos: Transcending the World |  | | Our sages say, “He who toils before Shabbos, will eat on Shabbos.”[1] On the simple level, this means that in order to eat a ready meal on Shabbos, one should toil to prepare the food before Shabbos. But on the deeper level, this alludes to the relationship between the divine service of the weekdays and of Shabbos ■ more | | | |
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| Part XXVIV
Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana |  | | It was the eighth year that we were living in the home of my parents, who supported us while my husband studied Torah full-time. The time had come to think about seeking a source of livelihood. Meanwhile, although my husband was indeed preparing to “enter the material world” and accept some obligation for his livelihood, he was still immersed in his studies and the writing of his Torah insights ■ read on | | | |
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| Rabbi Yehoishophot Oliver
Two Categories of Physicality |  | | Illustration | | Chassidus differentiates between two general categories of the physical: gashmiyus—“physicality” and chumriyus—“coarseness.” The term gashmiyus refers to something that is physical, but not animalistic or coarse per se. To be sure, everything physical conceals the absolute reality of Hashem ■ more | | | |
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| Leb'n Mit Moshiach
"Why Should We Be Deprived”! |  | | We learn from Pesach-Sheni an amazing lesson: When a Jew feels that he is lacking and deficient in matters of yiras shomayim, Torah and mitzvos, he cannot rely on anyone, not on Moshe Rabbeinu not even (as it were) on G-d, and he doesn’t say “we have no one to depend on only on our Father in Heaven”, but he cries out “Why should we be deprived ■ more | | | |
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| Rabbi Asher Deren
Friend or Faribel? The $20 IPO |  | A Thought for Shabbos: “Rabbi, a friend of 30 years said something very hurtful about me behind my back. Should I risk destroying the friendship or just keep it in my heart?” “Well” I answered just yesterday afternoon, “according to the Mitzvah in this week’s Parsha, “though shall not bear a faribel in your heart ■ more 
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| Part XXVIII
Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana |  | In 5706, when I was staying in Kraskovo, near Moscow, people were afraid to be seen anywhere near me. I was forced to lodge in a different location almost every night, because residency was granted only to those officially registered, and it would have been even more dangerous for me to show my identity card ■ more | | | |
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| 8th Yohrtzeit of Rabbi YL Raskin
Mesirus-Nefesh of a Shliach |  | "It's been a long time since we met. I met my father only three years ago and it's been 15 years since I saw my mother, 21 years since I saw my sister and the children don't even know who I am." This is an excerpt of a letter written by the unforgettable Shliach Rabbi Yehuda Leib Raskin of blessed memory, the Rebbe's Shliach in Casablanca, Morocco ■ more 
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| Leb'n Mit Moshiach
The Rebbe MaHaRaSh's Demand from His Father |  | | The Rebbe the “Tzemach Tzedek” was asked by his youngest son (who later became his successor) the Rebbe R. Shmuel: “What happened to the “Kaytz” of the Alter Rebbe, that the Geulah will come in this year ■ more | | | |
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| Part XXVII
Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana |  | | Rebbetzin Chana's Memoirs, Part XXVII: A teenage boy named Mitya Gurary1 began frequenting our home. His father was employed in our city at the business of his relatives, the Gurary family. When Mitya first visited us, he wasn’t religious and was studying at the local high school. He possessed a very sincere and refined character ■ more | | | |
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| Where Are We Holding?
The Rebbe's Earthshaking Sicha: 21 Years |  | | Today is Chof Ches Nissan, the day on which the Rebbe delivered the famous Sicha of 28 Nissan 5751. If there was any sicha that presaged our current situation after 27 Adar and Gimmel Tammuz, it was this one. It was in this sicha that the Rebbe declared: “I have done everything I can [to bring Moshiach]; I hand it over to you—do everything that you can ■ more | | | |
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| Part XXVI
Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana |  | | Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana, Part XXVI: Virtually no practicing chazzanim were left in the Soviet Union by then. Yet some Jews with a flair for Jewish music were familiar with the traditional nusach tunes of the holiday prayer services and served as chazzanim during the month of Tishrei. As employees of the government, they were entitled to one month’s vacation a year ■ more | | | |
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| Rabbi Yehoishofot Oliver
"Don't Forget the Nossi |  | | The Rebbe Draws Mayim Shelonu | During the beginning of the month of Nissan, you will observe signs hanging in Lubavitcher Shuls that read: “Don’t forget the Nossi ■ more
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| Gut Yomtov, L'Chaim!
Yom HaBohir Yud Alef Nissan |  | Years later, the Rebbe would describe his early childhood as a time in which his worldview and life’s goals were already being formed. In a letter to Mr. Yitzchok ben Zvi, then President of Israel, the Rebbe writes about his childhood dreams, plans and aspirations.They were certainly not typical of a three year old ■ more
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| Leb'n Mit Moshiach
Yud Alef Nissan: BIRTHDAY OF THE REBBE |  | The day a person is born is a very great joy, because on ones birthday begins that person’s individual avoda in serving Hashem, his Master - which is to refine and elevate the world bringing closer the ultimate Redemption through Moshiach ■ more
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| Part XXV
Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana |  | Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana: I recall the following episode of my husband’s life, which happened in 5695. Once, at 11:00 o’clock at night, a woman visited us. After looking around to make sure no stranger was present, she addressed my husband in hushed tones ■ more
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| Rabbi Asher Deren
Pure Toulouse: A Thought for Shabbos |  | I’m kind of numb. Some people turn to me for answers on “how could this happen?” I’ll save you time. I don’t know. All that I can think about right now is what does Rebbetzin Chava Sandler answer her one year old surviving son when he wakes up in middle the night crying “Papa! Papa ■ more
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