Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
Our sages tell us that peace is the greatest blessing, and that it’s what G‑d wants most for and from us.
I first met the family some seven years ago, when I was called to perform a bris on their newborn son.
What is it that the child has to teach?
The child naively believes that everything should be fair
and everyone should be honest,
that only good should prevail,
that everybody should have what they want
and there should be no pain or sadness.
The child believes the world should be perfect
and is outraged to...
Nowadays, there is really no reason why a person would prevent himself from becoming ritually impure. An exception is the male kohen, descendant of Aaron, brother of Moses.
The Yovel (Jubilee) year took place every 50 years. The fields were left fallow, slaves were freed, and land was returned.
If someone was unable to participate in the Passover offering at
the proper time, they would offer the sacrifice a month later.
Wherever our feet tread, it is all in order to cleanse and purify the world with words of Torah and prayer. We, all of Israel, are emissaries of G-d, each of us as Divine Providence has decreed for us. None of us is free from this sacred task placed on our shoulders
– Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch (Hayom Yom, 5 Adar I)
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