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Moving Back to Move Forward

Learning from the Rebbe: Episode 5

with Mendel Kaplan and Michael Kigel

Topics: Descent for the Sake of Ascent, Soviet War on Judaism, Tammuz 12-13

King Solomon says that a righteous person will "fall seven times and get back up." Why must we suffer a setback before we forge ahead? Guest Expert: Rabbi Mendel ... More

with Mendel Kaplan and Michael Kigel More articles... |

Rabbi Mendel Kaplan is the founder and spiritual leader of Chabad @ Flamingo in Thornhill, Ontario, he also serves as a Chaplain of the York Regional Police Service.

Michael Kigel is the producer of Passages and Messages, two weekly television shows entering their eleventh year of broadcast on CTS (Canada). He is also the Dean of the Jewish Leadership Program at the Lauder Business School in Vienna.

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Posted: July 10, 2011

The ladies had strong arguments.

The gain after the fall is explained in Tanya at the emotional level that feelings are stronger after mending differences than if there were no differences in the first place.
When true lovers go thru a cold period, and then honestly forgive and make up, their new bond is much stronger.
The Midrash (?) says that Yaakov & Rachel didn't merit children until Yaakov became upset with Rachel...
When a Tzadik falls a step or two from his love level (which is way above what we can perceive) with Hashem, s/he is overcome with true humility which catapults him to a newer level of love and "zehirut" (scrupulousness) with mitzvot.

Posted By natan, Brooklyn, NY

Posted: June 2, 2011

MESSAGES

Is this video connected to "the deed"?

Posted By Anonymous, akron, OH