After leading congregations in Washington DC, Jersey City, New Jersey, and Norwich, Connecticut, Rabbi Sidney Shulman worked as a stock broker for over forty years. He was interviewed in December of 2019. The full text of the Rebbe’s letter to him can be found in Likkutei Sichot vol. 6 page 276.
Here are a few short stories where Hashem gave a “Wink From Above,” and let these people know he is always watching.
The topics in this week’s 289th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Exactly Are We Celebrating on Hei Teves? Why Is the Last Day of the Holiday Called “Zos Chanukah”? Is It Okay to Give Any Relevance to the Secular New Year? Why Doesn’t Judaism Have a Mechanism to Remove Corrupt People in Power?
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 the Seventeenth installment here on CrownHeights.info.
In this Weekly Story, Rabbi Avtzon shares some of the minhagin of the Rebbe Rashab that have became the norm today. Rabbi Avtzon is presently writing a biography of the Rebbe Rashab, which he hopes to soon publish.
Saadia Hershkop specializes in showing visitors to Israel the places that most people miss the Yehuda and the Shomron regions. From Chevron to Shechem, this series takes you from where the story’s in the Tanach took place, back in the day, and behind the scenes of current events in the region.
The topics in this week’s 288th episode of the highly acclaimed MyLife: Chassidus Applied series, with Rabbi Simon Jacobson, will include: What Is the Halachik and Hashkafic Explanation for Public Menorahs? How Do We Explain the Victory of Chanukah When in the End Greek Secularism Seems to Have Prevailed in Modern Times? How Do We Explain the Seemingly Unacceptable Behavior of the Tribes? If You Don’t like Someone, Is It Better to Be Two-Faced and Speak Nicely to the Person, or Behave like the Tribes Who Couldn’t Speak to Yosef?
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 the Sixteenth installment here on CrownHeights.info.
Saadia Hershkop, who specializes in taking people off the beaten path throughout the Chevron and Shomron regions on their visits to Israel, takes us on an exclusive journey to where many of the stories in the Torah took place. Watch the fifth episode of this new series exclusively on CrownHeights.info.
In honor of Tes and Yud Kislev Rabbi Tzvi Telsner of Melbourne, Australia farbrenged. During the farbrengen he mentioned the mesiras nefesh of the Cantonist soldiers and related the following story. I decided to post it as its message is one of the lessons of Chanukah, as will be noted after the story. Your feedback is most appreciated.
Mrs. Joan Zlotnick Click here for a PDF version of this edition of Here’s My Story, or visit the My Encounter Blog. When my late husband, Shmuel Yaakov – better known as Jack – was a boy, he got to know Rabbi […]
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 this special for Yud Tes Kislev here on CrownHeights.info.
In continuation of the farbrengen on Yud Tes Kislev which we began two weeks ago, I am posting a conversation/farbrengen which I heard last year. On Yud Tes Kislev We begin the Tanya anew, and the discussion at that farbrengen, was on the first chapter of the Tanya.
Saadia Hershkop, who specializes in taking people off the beaten path throughout the Chevron and Shomron regions on their visits to Israel, takes us on an exclusive journey to where many of the stories in the Torah took place. Watch the fifth episode of this new series exclusively on CrownHeights.info.
As noted in last weeks’ story, I am continuing to share with those who use these weekly stories by their Shabbos table or at farbrengens, some (4) additional stories and thoughts for Yud Tes Kislev farbrengens. As always your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Saadia Hershkop, who specializes in taking people off the beaten path throughout the Chevron and Shomron regions on their visits to Israel, takes us on an exclusive journey to where many of the stories in the Torah took place. Watch the fourth episode of this new series exclusively on CrownHeights.info.
Mr. Michoel Muchnik is a Jewish artist and illustrator of children’s books whose present focus is on developing bas-reliefs and murals. His works have been exhibited at the Brooklyn Museum of Art and other venues in the United States and abroad. He was interviewed September of 2015.
