The nurse entered the Frierdiker Rebbe’s study room and saw that the color in his face wasn’t its usual color, and he was sitting in his chair motionless. Going over to see that everything is alright, she was startled when he didn’t respond to her inquiries or any of the noise she intentionally created to get his attention.
These days the spacious grounds of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Lubavitch in the suburbs of Moscow is hosting Camp Gan Yisroel for dozens of young shluchim, along with their dedicated counselors, head counselors and staff. As is customary in Lubavitch, to have one of the sheva brachos celebration in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim, chasan Menachem Mendel Lazar and his new wife came to Camp Gan Yisroel to celebrate together with the young campers, children of Shluchim, in what turned out to be a most emotional and lively celebration.
This Shabbos at the Besht, Rabbi Yakov Yosef Raskin, Rosh Kollel Erev at 770 Montgomery, will lead a discussion on the topic: The Modo’ah Rabah of the Rebbe Rashab about K’rias Hatorah.
This week, we present a letter from the Rebbe in answer to those who question the way of Chabad – to sacrifice some of our own advancement and growth in the study of Torah for the sake of our fellow Jew, to bring him closer to Yiddishkeit. During the Three Weeks, when we reinforce our ahavas Yisroel, the lesson contained in this letter is particularly timely. The letter, written originally in English, is from the archives of the Rebbe’s personal trusted secretary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel.
Three Arab-Israeli gunmen opened fire at police near Jerusalem’s holiest site on Friday, killing two Israeli policemen, before security forces killed the attackers.
By rewarding Pinchas, Hashem seems to be encouraging zealotry. As a Chabad Chosid, is there room for zealotry at all? Is zealotry a strength or a weakness? Rabbi Avrohom Brashevitzky, Shliach to Doral, FL, shares his thoughts on this week’s Parsha – Pinchas.
Courtesy of Lubavitch Archives, we present a photo of the Rebbe preparing to exit a Farbrengen, circa 1971.
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