Yud Tes Kislev: The Psycho-Spiritual Revolution of Our Times
A bit more than two centuries years ago Rabbi Schneur Zalman presented us with an invaluable model of life that can be appreciated now more than ever. It would be wise to explore his teachings, which provide us with a most comprehensive blueprint for modern life, uniting faith and reason, spirit and matter in our struggle with physical life.
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Someone Is Thinking About You
A tribute to Yossi Alexander, given by Rabbi Simon Jacobson at Aliya in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on November 24, 2015.
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Agricultural Man: Shavuot and Wheat
Each holiday marks the soul’s growth from a tiny seed to a sprouting shoot to a bountiful harvest.
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Electric Light: The 19th of Kislev
The 19th of Kislev is celebrated by the Chabad community as the “Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism.”
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The Revelation: Stories of the Baal Shem Tov
Stories and teachings handed down from Rebbe to Rebbe beginning with the founder of Chassidism, Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov (1698-1760).
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Virtual Reality: 12 Tammuz
The Chassidic holiday Yud Beis Tammuz celebrates the release of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Scheerson from imprisonment by the Russian government. This article discusses the connection between 12 Tammuz and the idea of reality.
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Gimmel Tammuz: The Silent Sun
Gimmel Tammuz is the day that the Lubavitcher Rebbe passed. It is also the day that Joshua miraculously stopped the sun. Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the connection between the two events.
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