Dedicated by Moris and Lillian Tabacinic · In loving memory of Menachem Mendel and Shaindel Tabacinic
The month of Tishrei is divided into two basic parts, which differ from one another, yet complete each other, and also make it into one integral month that serves as an introduction and start of the...
The unity of all Jews derives from the fact that every Jewish soul is “an actual part of G-d Above.” Therefore, “Jewish unity” is not limited to Jews who are alive, but includes those who have passed...
On Yom Kippur, the souls return to connect to their origin, carrying with them the divine sparks from all they've done in this world.
Their return rises like an aroma of burning incense through the atmosphere, and through endless strata of spiritual realms, until it reaches a place beyond higher and lower. It reaches...
Our very own Queen Esther teaches us that while practical actions are necessary to succeed in any endeavor, spiritual efforts have the real impact in drawing down G-d’s blessings.
Sukkot is a weeklong festival celebrated by dwelling in the sukkah, taking the lulav and etrog and joyous feasting.
Tishrei 6 is the anniversary of the passing of Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, mother of the Rebbe.
How were the Ten Commandments given? Five on one tablet and five on a second tablet. This means that "Do not murder" corresponds to "I am G-d your G-d." What is this analogous to? To a king of flesh and blood who entered a country and put up portraits of himself, and made statues of himself, and minted coins with his image. After a while, the people of the country overturned his portraits, broke his statues and invalidated his coins, thereby reducing the image of the king. So, too, one who sheds blood reduces the image of the King, as it is written (Genesis 9:6): "One who spills a man's blood... for in the image of G-d He made man."
– Midrash Mechilta
Jethro Advises Moses
(1313 BCE)
The day after Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai on Yom Kippur, his
father-in-law Jethro encountered... Read More »
Donations Brought for the Mishkan (Tabernacle)
(1313 BCE)
The day after Moses’ descent from Mount Sinai on Yom Kippur, he
gathered the nation of Israel and... Read More »
Tachnun (confession of sins) and similar prayers are... Read More »
It is customary to begin working on -- or at least planning -- the construction of the sukkah... Read More »
According to an old Chassidic tradition -- mentioned in the writings of the Baal Shem Tov -- the day... Read More »
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