Weekly Dvar Torah: Partying on Purim and Becoming Drunk
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman points out the greatness of lartying on Purim, and the real reason we get “drunk”.
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8:00pm: Should We Be Taking Sides in This War?
The topics in this week’s 394th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Can Purim Teach Us About the War in Ukraine Today? Is It a Sign That Moshiach Is Coming When Nations Are at War? Are There Similarities Between the Jews in Persia and Ukraine? What Did the Rebbe Say in 1983 About Nations in Conflict? How Are We to See These Events in Context of the Rebbe’s Words Over 30 Years Ago About the Bloodless Fall of the Soviet Union? Letter From Kharkiv: How Can We Increase in Joy During the Month of Adar With a War Raging in Our City? Should We Be Taking Sides in This War? Should We Be Pacifying or Fighting the Aggressor? Are Ukrainians Being Punished for Their Crimes?
Weekly Story: Rebuilding
Being that this Shabbos is Tes Adar Sheini, eighty-two years since the Frierdiker Rebbe first came to America to live and rebuild Judaism, I am posting the draft of a chapter from his upcoming biography on his activities to help rebuild the refugees in the DP camps and elsewhere after WWII.
Weekly Dvar Torah: There is One People
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman dissects the Purim story from another angle. What was Haman’s real argument to annihilate the Jewish People?
Weekly Dvar Torah: Chazak Chazak V’Nischazek
In this week’s Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman outlines the difficult situation facing the Jews of Ukraine, and how this week’s Torah portion lends them strength.
JLI: Should You Believe Your Horoscope?
Rabbi Ari Sollish explains Judaism view on Astrology. Should You Believe Your Horoscope?
10:00PM: Tanya Applied Episode 53 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Tanya Applied Episode 53 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson. The Tanya Applied radio show is broadcast every Saturday night, 10:00PM–10:30PM EDT.
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – What’s the lesson from the Russia-Ukraine war? Be Lubavitch!
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
The Rebbe with secretary Reb Binyomin Klein in tow. Photo: JEM.
Weekly Story: Being Mehader
As this Monday is chof-zayin Adar and all Anash are contemplating on the fact that it is thirty years since the Rebbe suffered his first stroke, I would like to relate the following story that I recently heard from Reb Moshe Klein, who was in the Rebbe’s room from then on for the following two years.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Moshe Gathers The Jews
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman answers the question What does Shabbos got to do with building the Mishkan?
8:00pm: Who Should We Support in a War Between Russia and Ukraine?
The topics in this week’s 393rd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Who Should We Support in a War Between Russia and Ukraine? Does Community Compromise Individuality? Is the Recent New Development Making the Library Manuscripts Available to the Public a Form of “Splurging the Treasures”? Is It Appropriate to Name Someone After an Abuser or a Criminal? By Reading a Book Do We Connect to Its Author as We Do to a Composer Through Listening to His Music? How About Addressing Mental and Other Forms of Abuse?
Chabad History With Rabbi Dalfin – True Joy, Not Fake Happiness Using Alcohol To Attain It
Rabbi Chaim Dalfin, author and Chasidic historian shares interesting facts, many revealed for the first time. The purpose of his program is to inspire all but especially the youth. Watch another installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Weekly Story: Yes They Are Alive
This week I am posting something that is connected to the parsha, and is a continuation of the posts that are connected to the campaign of 120 years since the Rebbe’s neshoma came down to this earth.
Weekly Dvar Torah: Descend For The Purpose of Ascend
In this weeks Dvar Torah, Rabbi Katzman discusses two major out-of-character events recorded in this week’s Parsha.
The Chosen People: Who Chose Whom?
If you’re born Jewish, you’re Jewish no matter what. You’re bound by the laws of the Torah and branded with the title “Jew.” Is that fair? Did you choose to be Jewish? A stunning analysis of free choice forces us to reconsider the nature of our commitment to Judaism.
8:00pm: Is It Appropriate to Watch the Super Bowl and the Olympics? What Is an Appropriate Relationship Between Cousins of Opposite Gender?
The topics in this week’s 392nd episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: Is It Appropriate to Watch the Super Bowl and the Olympics? What Is the Background Behind the Baal Shem Tov’s Siddur? How Do We Navigate Life’s Ups and Downs and Twists and Turns? The Rebbe’s Sicha 30 Years Ago This Week; What Is the Significance of Moshe’s Mask? Is There a Connection Between a Leap Year, Called a “Pregnant” Year And Women Having Children? What Is an Appropriate Relationship Between Cousins of Opposite Gender?
10:00PM: Tanya Applied Episode 51 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson
Tanya Applied Episode 51 With Rabbi Simon Jacobson. The Tanya Applied radio show is broadcast every Saturday night, 10:00PM–10:30PM EDT.
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