Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Ziditchov: The Zohar’s Compassion
Rebbe Tzvi Hirsch of Ziditchov (Zydaczów) was born in 5563 (1803) to Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac of Safrin in Galicia, a descendant of the author of...
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Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai’s Divorce Party
A Talmudic tale about an unexpected, drunken, and somewhat surreal night, teaches us an important lesson about love, marriage, choice, and faith. A particularly...
Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai: Only You
In one of his short discourses (p. 461) the Alter Rebbe brings a wondrous midrash about Rabbi Shimon Bar Yochai. This midrash teaches us about...
The Noisy and Upsetting Rebbe Shimon Bar Yochai
Why do we rejoice on Lag Ba’omer, the 33rd day of the Omer, the 18th day of the month of Iyar? According to tradition, this...
