Rebbe Yaakov David Kalish of Amshinov: Snatching a Prayer
Rebbe Yaakov Dovid Kalish "the Alter Rebbe" of Amshinov, was the eldest son of Rebbe Isaac of Vorki and the brother of Rebbe Menachem Mendel...
Category : Kislev
The Magid of Mezritch: The Beggar’s Reply
Rabbi Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezritch, was the disciple and successor of the holy Ba’al Shem Tov. During his leadership, most of the great...
Rebbe Baruch of Mezhibuzh: True Self Sacrifice with Hidden Compassion
Rebbe Baruch of Mezhibuzh was born in 5513 (1753) to Rabbi Yechiel Michel Ashkenazi and Adel, the only daughter of the Ba’al Shem Tov. He...
The Maharsha: The Reincarnations of Ahab
Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer HaLevi Eidels, one of the greatest commentators on the Talmud, was born in the year 5315 (1555) to Rabbi Yehuda HaLevi and...
Rabbi Yochanan Twersky of Tolna: Thanking God for Reaching this Last Moment
Rabbi Yochanan Twersky of Tolna was born in 5666 (1906) to Rabbi David Mordechai Twersky. In his childhood, his father emigrated to the United States,...
Rabbi Dov Ber, the Maggid of Mezritch: Sleeping with Intention
Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezritch, known as the Maggid of Mezritch, was the greatest disciple of the Ba’al Shem Tov. He was born in Lukatch,...
The Mittler Rebbe: A Different Perspective
Rabbi Dov Ber Schneuri, the Mitteler Rebbe, was the second rebbe in the Chabad dynasty, the son and successor of the Alter Rebbe, author of...
The Maggid of Mezritch: Not a Wagon Driver
Rabbi Dov Ber of Mezritch, known as the Maggid of Mezritch, was the greatest disciple of the Ba’al Shem Tov. He was born in Lukatch,...
Reb Itche Masmid: Self-Sacrifice to Help Others
Rabbi Yitzchak Horowitz (known lovingly as Reb Itche Masmid, Reb Itche, the Diligent Student) was born in 5645 (1885) to his father, Shlomo Menachem Mendel...
Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel of Skvera: The Tzaddik who Dared to Make Promises
Rabbi Avraham Yehoshua Heschel was born in 5585 (1825) to Rabbi Yitzchak (Itzikel) of Skver (Skvyra, Ukraine), who was the son of Rebbe Mordechai of...
