August 2, 2012
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Does God Love Old People?
Does God Love Old People? This is not a “shocking headline” or a teaser or a hypothetical question. It’s a real challenge to emunah (faith) for an elderly person who is watching his body and/or his mind deteriorate. For the caretakers as well—in particular family members, who watch the decay unfold, the slow, sad, even … Continue Reading
A Chassidic Story (#22)
A Chassidic Story (#22) The Magid of Mezritch once told his disciple Reb Aharon Karliner to travel home via a certain small city that shall remain nameless. Reb Aharon immediately followed his master’s instructions. When he got to his hotel room, he unpacked and found that he had forgotten his tallis and tefillin. Reb Aharon … Continue Reading
Dvar Torah for Parshat VaYetze
Dvar Torah for Parshat VaYetze There is Only the Trying “It’s twenty years that I’ve worked for you! … I was consumed by scorching heat during the day and frost at night; sleep was driven from my eyes” (Genesis 31:38–40). Rebbe Nachman got annoyed when someone said that tzaddikim were great because they had great … Continue Reading
A Chassidic Story: The Rebbe, Reb Shmelka (#8)
A Chassidic Story (#8) Here are two stories from Shemen HaTov, a collection of Torah commentary and insights (Part I) of, and stories (Part II) about the Rebbe, Reb Shmelka of Nikolsburg. Throughout I will refer to this tzaddik as the Rebbe, Reb Shmelka because that’s what we chassidic cognoscenti do. Once, Reb Chaim of … Continue Reading
Dvar Torah for Parshat Matot
Dvar Torah for Parshat Matot Based on Likutey Halakhot, Sheluchin 5:17 “Moshe spoke to the Israelite tribal heads, saying: ‘This is the word God has commanded’” (Numbers 30:2). Rashi comments that when any mitzvah was introduced, the tribal heads had the privilege to be the first to learn about it, directly from Moshe Rabbeinu. Rashi … Continue Reading
Dvar Torah for Parshat Pinchas
Based on Likutey Moharan I, Lesson #30 “Moshe spoke to God, saying, ‘Let the Omnipotent God of all souls appoint a man over the community … Let God’s community not be like sheep without a shepherd.’ God said to Moshe, ‘Take Yehoshua son of Nun, a man of spirit, and lay your hands upon him.’ … Continue Reading
Dvar Torah for Lag b’Omer
Dvar Torah for Lag b’Omer Based on Likutey Halakhot, Hekhsher Keilim 4:1–4 “Tzaddikim are greater in their death than they were in their lifetime” (Chullin 7b). Why is Lag b’Omer (the 33rd day of the Omer-Count) such a great celebration? Not because Rebbe Akiva’s students no longer died prematurely, but because it is the anniversary … Continue Reading
The Joy of Matzah
Dvar Torah for Pesach Based on Likutey Halakhot, Pesach 2 What is matzah? It’s a simple type of bread made from flour and water and nothing else. It’s so simple that it does even rise, meaning, it doesn’t become leavened. It’s a bread that we Jews are commanded to eat at the Seder. As with … Continue Reading
Thinking about the Tzaddik
Rebbe Nachman’s beautiful chair was made by the shochet (ritual-slaughterer) of Teplik. When he delivered his gift to the Rebbe, the Rebbe was quite happy. Rebbe Nachman asked him, “How long did it take you to make the chair?” “I worked on it for an hour a day, for six months,” answered the shochet. Rebbe … Continue Reading
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