Chassidut
A Healing Heart
Printer-friendly version “A tranquil heart is the life of the flesh; but envy is the rottenness of the bones”[1] (חַיֵּי בְשָׂרִים לֵב מַרְפֵּא וּרְקַב עֲצָמוֹת
The Hod Continuum: From Destruction to the ...
This week was the week of Hod in the Counting of the Omer. This article will certainly give you a deeper insight on the compelling
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
Where is Zaideh? The Secret of a Name
Suffering causes the power latent in the Jewish people’s collective soul to be revealed from its potential state. Salvation is not something external to the
The Wondrous Meaning of an Early Kabbalisti...
Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh's farbrengen, Purim 5780. Click here for Part 1 of this article In his commentary on Sefer Hapelee'ah, Rabbi Shimshon
The Wondrous Meaning of an Early Kabbalisti...
Excerpted and translated from Rabbi Ginsburgh's farbrengen, Purim 5780. There is an ancient book of Kabbalah called Sefer Hapelee’ah. There is a great deal of
Life to its Fullest in the Land of Israel
From its very inception, Chassidut was characterized by the longing for the Land of Israel. It began with the Ba’al Shem Tov’s attempts to reach
Synthesis of Good and Evil
“You created righteous people [tzaddikim], You created wicked people,” said Job to God. Job’s claim of lack of free choice for the individual (for if
Your Special Mitzvah
The Alter Rebbe, the first Rebbe of Chabad, explains that although we are obligated to fulfill the commandments of the Torah, every Jew has one
“My Father, My Father”: The Personal Re...
A main innovation of Chassidut is the personal, inner and essential – even intimate – connection between a chassid and his rebbe. (As the Alter