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
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
Introduction We were all affected in different ways by the murder of the eleven Kedoshim at Tree of Life in Pittsburgh. The Shabbos morning of Chai Cheshvan 5779, I was on my way to Chabad in Squirrel Hill when I saw and heard ambulances. At that time, I thought at first it was a major
Creative Art Piece Oil on Canvas Moshe sent the spies to Israel requesting of them to go search and see if there was a tree in the land… Rashi explains that the tree represents the man that is meritorious for his generation, the Tzaddik.1 The Tzaddik is also one of the letters of the Hebrew
Introduction On the 10th of Shevat, 1951, the Lubavitcher Rebbe gave a groundbreaking maamer (chassidic discourse) as He accepted the leadership of the Lubavich movement. In the talk, entitled Basi Legani, the Rebbe laid out the mission for our generation. The Rebbe explained how Gds Divine Presence – the Shechina, was originally in this world.
Torah Mapping It is a well known concept within Chassidut that sight has an advantage over hearing; there are abundant sources within the writings and Torah’s of all the Rebbayim, but for brevity I bring just a few sources from Maimorim of the Rebbe on this subject. In the Maimor from Parsht Mikeitz (Zote Chanukah)
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