Still Alive
The 49 days between Pesach and Shavuot (counting the Omer) is a propitious time for working on our character traits. Read an amazing, true story that illustrates the life-giving chessed of making others feel needed.
Matisyahu Wolfberg
Matisyahu Wolfberg
Of Taxes And Apples
…the girl's father was positive that the Rebbe would intercede in Heaven on behalf of the girl, as the Sages state, "A Tzaddik (righteous person) decrees...
Purim and Yom Kippur
…to fully repair our relationships with others, we must search out those people whom we have wronged and beg forgiveness from them. If we have wronged...
Rosh Hashana In The Russian Forest
As the voice of the shofar rose up to the ears of the members of the minyan huddled above, tears rained down on the baal tokeah. Fervent prayers sailed up..
The Third Meal on Yom Kippur
"I was with the Chofetz Chaim on erev Yom Kippur. He suddenly stopped and said, 'Baruch Hashem the Bolsheviks weren't able to carry out their plans.'
Father of the Russian Baal Teshuva Movement
The fire continued raging around them. Huts collapsed and people died but Rabbi Zilber and the Jews who were with him in the smoke-filled room...
Simchat Torah: The Klausenburger Rebbe in Mehldorf
Finally, they found him. A rickety stool stood in the center of the room. On top of the stool were the torn remnants of a gemara. The Rebbe, his face...