Premium Post
Starting Today: 40% Off the Second Item at ATICA for the Kinus

Mazal Tov's View More

Dvar Torah: Hashem’s True Beloved

In this weeks parsha, parshas Ki Teitzei, the Torah states that if a man had two wives, one is beloved and the other one is not (so) beloved. When it comes to give over his inheritance, he must give a double portion to his first born son, even if that son is the son of the wife whom he isn’t on the best of terms. And it is forbidden to play favoritism and give the first born of the beloved wife, the rights of the firstborn.

by Rabbi Sholom Avtzon

Rebbe: Lack of Tznius Similar to Plague

“Prior to the summer, the Rebbe would – almost annually – discuss the topic of Tznius,” says Crown Heights Mashpia Rabbi Michoel Seligson. At his suggestion, CrownHeights.info presents a weekly feature for the summer months: a short thought of the Rebbe on tznius, as compiled by Rabbi Seligson.

Laws and Customs: Elul

Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the month of Elul (up to but not including the period of Selichos) for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.