Moshiach &amp; Redemption

The response to a gruesome attack, is to channel all our outrage and fury into a spiritual eruption of building an even stronger holy land, both physically and spiritually.

Shudders

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Isaac shuddered a violent shudder as he realized how difficult the struggle would be between the forces of matter and spirit throughout history.

Four Steps to Freedom

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There are four steps that G-d used to take His nation out of slavery in Egypt, mirroring the four steps necessary to achieve freedom today.

Mashiach – What’s It All About?

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What are we davening for? Will our personal problems go away? What are the signs of Mashiach’s arrival? Are we seeing them now? Who will be Mashiach?

When No is Greater than Yes

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Avoiding the wrong thing is better than doing the right thing; protecting is better than serving (Samech Vav) as seen in Parshat Naso and the wilderness.

Shavuot: The Twins – Duality & Unity

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The concept of duality in matters of body and spirit are examined with respect to the opposing natures of twins Jacob and Esau.

50 Years: 1967-2017

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We are now in 2017. Fifty years have passed since the ’67 summer of awakening. Now, we can look back, blessed with the wisdom of experience that 50 years bring, and analyze what happened in the interim. Was the inspiration of the summer of 1967 actualized?

Chanukah: Oil

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Contrary to most other Jewish holidays, Chanukah focuses on the miracle of the oil as opposed to the battles involved. The spiritual dimensions of oil are discussed in light of this.

The Five Roots of Trauma

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The three weeks between the first attack on the Holy Temple and the final destruction are a time concentrate on healing by addressing the root of the issue.

Tisha B’Av: Pain and Pleasure: The Birth of the Future in the Belly of the Beast

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Tisha B’av at the Western Wall: Do we see the light at the end of the tunnel? will we have the courage and strength to solve the problem at its root?

The Subconscious of G-d

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Our sages describe the age of Moshiach as a reality which “the heart does not reveal to the mouth,” where we will inhabit the “subconscious” of G-d.

Ricochet Dance

History is a dance. G-d & the “maiden of Israel” have been dancing these steps some 4000 years now, advancing & retreating, drawing apart & pulling together

The Hard Life

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Both Mattot and Massei are parashiyot read during the Three Weeks – both are lessons on galut.

Lead or Leash?

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Explaining the Talmudic prediction that in the days before the coming of Moshiach “The face (the leadership) of the generation will have the face of a dog”

The Rebbe’s Call

On April 11 1991, the Rebbe issued this impassioned call to his followers & to the entire Jewish & world community to take action to bring Moshiach.

The “Impossible” Dream

Caleb’s role in the tragic story of The 12 Spies in Parshat Shelach.

A Brighter Future

Small piece of insight by Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch, the Rebbe Rashab, on the present, future and coming of Moshiach.

Land and See

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One of the greatest tragedies of Jewish history was the debacle of “The Spies” in Parshat Shelach. The spies failed their mission: it all came down to sight

Holy Land

In Parshat Shelach the spies & their generation failed to understand the entire point of entering the Holy Land was to sanctify the material aspects of life.

Who’s Dreaming?

Excerpt of an address by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Pinchas 5744 explaining our current dream-like reality and the true reality of the world of Moshiach.

His Guiding Vision

A vision by the Rebbe in one of his letters of the future redemption providing answers to many sought-after questions, which began when he was a child.

Vayeira: Where is Moshiach? In Sodom

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The theme, in this week’s Torah portion, the destruction of the wicked cities, Sodom and Gomorrah, a deceptively complex story…

Train Journey

Using the metaphor of a railway journey, there are two possible routes the Redemption may come about – it may be hastened or come in its time.

The Rebbe on the Six-Day War

Three times in our generation G-d granted us an opportunity for the beginning of the Redemption but they were missed & it is the Jewish leadership to blame.

In Search of Eden

There are many angles to understand the war in Iraq. But the true war today is driven by the angst of man in search of Eden. This is an essay on the connection between redemption, the Persian gulf, and Purim.

Shemini: When War is Peace

As Israel reels from the Passover massacres and has since declared war against terrorism, there is much we can learn from Passover: The first Jewish victory…

Whose Moshiach?

We continue to wait for Moshiach, but do we even know what we are waiting for?

Netzovim – Vayeilech: Birthing

Samech Vav, part 19 discusses the renewed light that shines on the eve of Rosh Hashana, a light which is relevant to each of us as a unique being…

The Information Age

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With the Age of Information comes a new way to attain power- by giving

Three Sources of Moshiach

The Messianic Redemption is described in Parshat Chukat, Mishneh Torah & the Torah where the divine plan for creation will be fully realized in our world.

The Amphibian Soul

Just as a fish lives submerged within the environment that sustains it, we must also immerse ourselves in the truth of our existence.

The Three Loves of His Life

Love of G-d, love of Torah, and love of one’s fellow are in essence one. True love cannot exist in one of these areas alone, for they are all connected.

Rebellious Youth

Today’s children are rising up against their elders, but in a positive way.

The Extended Arm

Just as the difference between good writing and bad writing rests among the pattern of the letters, good and evil differ only in configuration.

The Infant Shepherd

Even as a baby, Moses was instrumental in bringing the Children on Israel out of a mindset of materialism and into one of spirituality.

The Brick Factory

In Egypt, the slaves became the Jewish nation while baking bricks. These bricks show man’s power to build and be “partners in creation.”

The Power of Rejection

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In this week’s Torah portion we read: Devorim – “these are the words that Moses spoke…” in the last 37 days of his life and from him there is much to learn.

Re’eh: From Jerusalem to New York – Diary

Written from New York, this reflective personal story captures Jerusalem in all its complexity: A city laden with history and ‘quintessential realities’.

The Kosher Pig?

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Why do pigs receive so much flak, and what is unique about the pig that causes it to be the universal symbol of degradation and insult?

Devarim: Leaders That Unite

We is the saddest nine days of the year concluding with Tisha B’Av, which marks the tragic day both Temples were destroyed, a time to harness unity..

Shoe Size

We are the lowliest of all generations, devoid of understanding and spiritual sensitivity. Yet, we are the final generation of history, before redemption.

Mixed Feelings

Jacob teaches us the proper perspective of exile; refusing to become reconciled with it or accepting it as a state that is normal or comfortable.

The Wealth of Nations

Discover how every object, force and phenomenon in existence has a spark of G-dliness within it. Learn to hasten a personal and universal redemption.

The Secret

We learn from Reuven and Judah the true definition of leadership. From Jacob we learn how to truly participate in the perfection of creation.

Wealth

Every soul has its own “sparks” scattered about in the world, which actually form an integral part of itself: no soul is complete until it has redeemed those sparks related to its being.

The Fifty-Sixth Century

The scientific revolution prepared the world for the coming of Moshiach by serving as a tool for the dissemination of Torah.

Walls

Since the destruction of the Temple and our exile from the Holy Land, these venues of connection (mitzvos) with G-d have been closed to us.

It’s Up To You!

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It is not sufficient to mouth slogans. It is up to each and every of you to bring the ultimate redemption with your actions.

A Box of Life: The Meaning of the Teivah

Meaning of Teivah: Get insight into Noah’s Ark in this essay based on the teachings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

The Creation of Light

The creation of light is G-d’s concept of existence. It is the vision He articulated into being before getting down to the nuts and bolts of creation. The vision which precedes all, pervades all, and culminates all.

One Day: The Spiritual Meaning of Day and Night

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The story of creation reveals the spiritual meaning of day and night. Learn about the creation story from the teachings of the Rebbe.

Miriam’s Song

Learn the spiritual meaning of Miriam’s Song, at the Exodus from Egypt. Based on an address by the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

The Spiritual Meaning of Straw

Esau wished to tithe the straw of life, to attribute spiritual worth to animal fodder. Instead of exploiting the material to serve the spiritual, he wished to invest the material with a significance and value of its own, which is the spiritual meaning of straw.

The Rebbe On Why Moses Broke the Tablets

In breaking the tablets, Moses was acting on his own, contrary to his divine mission to deliver G-d’s Torah to the world. In breaking the tablets, Moses, who could not presume that G-d was to replace the first tablets with a second pair, was eradicating his very being, his very raison d’etre, for the sake of his people.

Tipping the Scales with a Single Thought

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Free Choice

The ultimate criterion of “free choice” is not “Is it determined?” but “What determines it?” Every choice is determined by something, be it a rational motive or an intuitive flash of no traceable origin. True choice is when one’s course of action is determined by, and only by, the very quintessence of self.

The Rebbe on the Six-Day War