Ba’al Shem Tov: The Secret Blessings in Rebuke
Once, on the Shabbat of parashat Bechukotai, Rebbe Menachem Nachum of Chernobyl, who was suffering from many ailments, came to the Ba’al Shem Tov. In...
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Pirkei Avot 1:1 Dealing with Intense Experience
Moses received the Torah from Sinai and gave it over to Joshua. Joshua gave it over to the Elders, the Elders to the Prophets, and the Prophets gave it over to...
Questions and Answers on Conversion and the Book of Ruth
Question: The Rav has spoken about the need to convert all the potential righteous converts among the nations. How can we find them? Answer: By...
Kavanot for the Seventh Week of Sefirat HaOmer
We are now entering the final week of Sefirat Ha’omer (the Counting of the Omer), the final week before Shavu’ot—the Giving of the Torah. As...
Ba’al Shem Tov: The Storyteller
Once the Ba’al Shem Tov came to the town of Shargorod early in the morning and stood with his wagon in the town square. When...
Pirkei Avot 6:2: Stages in Receiving the Torah
"Anyone who engages in the study of Torah, is elevated, as it is said: “From Mattanah to Nahaliel, and from Nahaliel to Bamot.” (Pirkei Avot...
Parashat Bamidbar: Servicemen
Torah soldiers and Mishkan soldiers The Torah portion of Bamidbar is the first portion in the Book of Numbers. This book relates the long journey...
Behar-Bechukotai: Three Circles of Peace
Life is Worthless without Peace In the Torah portion of Behar, we read that as a result of observing the Sabbatical and Jubilee years, God...
