LEARNING a FOUNDATIONAL LESSON in CHASSIDUS from BEREAVEMENT After my father’s passing at a young age, darkness seemed to surround me from all sides. For me, his neshama seems to have left this world too soon, even though I know his soul is content because he has joined his infinite source on high. This sudden
Stuck in the mud. You might know this as being an enjoyed children‘s game, or maybe you associate it with difficult situations in life, and the helplessness of it. What happens when we are stuck in the mud– when Hashem has stuck us into a rough situation? How do we change the ‘muddy‘ decrees or the
Everybody talks about having a hard life. And modern life made our lives easier, around the same time Chassidus (knowledge of G-d) was revealed. Life is supposed to be easy and full of enjoyment. Life isn’t supposed to be hard. But life has many issues. And this contest aims to solve them through the lens
Brief explanation of the drawing: At the top of the drawing, we have a verse, which means: “water going down from a high place to a low place.” This is a reference to the Torah brought by the Alter Rebbe in the fourth Chapter of the Tanya. Just as the water is the same coming
Explanation: This poem aims to give the reader an understanding of our deep bitachon in Hashem even when it’s hard to understand. It encapsulates a two-step process: believing that everything ends up good and trusting that whatever He does is good itself. The poem goes through these steps while asserting that whether or not we
The word for glasses in Hebrew is (משקפיים) Mishkafayim. This shares a root with the word in Hebrew for outlook or perspective, (השקפה) Hashkafa. Hashkafa also refers to our worldview and guiding philosophy. It is a perspective and outlook on life that works in conjunction with Halacha, the laws and commandments derived from Torah that
כי קרוב אליך הדבר מאד בפיך ובלבבך לעשותו Because it is very close to you in your mouth and in your heart to observe it… This pasuk is in Devarim (chapter 30, pussuk 14). Moshe is speaking to Bnei Yisroel, and he tells them to observe the Mitzvos. The Alter rebbe quotes the pasuk קרוב
This poem goes through my thought process illuminated with the light of chassidus, in making the Dirah Bsachtonim my own journey. I hope this will inspire you to realize that you are here in this world for a reason. The most incredible reason. You aren’t here for naught. This world isn’t here for nothing. The
The concept being addressed is the nature of “Tzimtzum,” the means by which Hashem contracted his infinite divine essence in order to express his creativity. Contemplation of this concept can help us express our highest level of creativity and achieve peaceful harmony with those around us. Although we can no longer meet the historical Hassidic
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