A Wing and a Prayer: Combining Effort and Faith

“Can’t anything in the world ever go right?” These words of frustration, uttered by my six year old son, remain etched in my memory. They came after a valiant struggle with a model airplane, which, as you probably have guessed, ended in disappointment. I’ve since heard these words repeated by people of all ilk.

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL
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‘Derher’ Magazine: The Manuscripts that Came Home

After over 50 years of being in captivity, precious collections of Kesovim belonging to the Rebbeim were still located in Poland. In an incredible sequence of events beginning in 5731 (1971), what had seemed an impossible feat – was indeed achieved. Guiding every step of the way, the Rebbe directed a number of individuals on how to retrieve one section of the library.

Priorities, Priorities! Confusing the Book for the Cover

Legend has it that the late Albert Einstein, in need of a clasp to hold together some papers from a recently completed project, spent a considerable amount of time trying to straighten-out a twisted paper clip. While struggling with the dysfunctional object, his assistant found a box of new clips. Einstein took one of the new paper clips reshaped it and used it as an instrument to repair the old bent one.

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL

The Sinful Aftermath: Clinging to Bad Ideas

The afternoon of the day that the Torah was given, Moshe ascended Mount Sinai for forty days of solitude. He spent his time studying the newly received code with its Divine author. Waiting impatiently at the foot of the mountain was the Jewish nation, who mistakenly anticipated Moshe’s arrival on the thirty ninth day.

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov - Jax, FL

8:00pm: Applied Chassidus with R. Jacobson

Following the major success and popularity of the first broadcasts of MyLife: Chassidus Applied, Rabbi Simon Jacobson will air Episode Five tonight Sunday, February 9th, 10th of Adar here on CrownHeights.info beginning at 8:00pm. This weeks class is titled “Can Chassidus Help Us Become Better, Happier, and Healthier People?

CLOTHESMINDEDNESS: You Are What You Wear

Self-identity is a vital component of our complex human personality, yet its pursuit is anything but simple or ordinary. In fact, people spend a good part of their lives on this planet in search of their true identity and selfhood. Unfortunately, too many never actually locate their genuine self. No wonder that modern psychology has so much to say about this elusive endeavor:

by Rabbi Yoseph Kahanov Jax, FL