ליל ח"י אלול, ה'תשמ"ב

1. Today is the birthday of the two great luminaries — the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. Everyone celebrates a birthday — from the “heads of the tribes” to the “water drawers and woodcutters.” And although the birthday celebration of Tzaddik is of a ...

The 18th of Elul is the birthday of two “great luminaries,” the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe. From the moment of birth, a person’s mission begins. He becomes an active force in the lives of others, and day by day his ability to interact with the worl...

Chassidim sing the “Nigun of Three Stanzas.” The Baal Shem Tov, the Maggid of Mezritch and the Alter Rebbe each composed one stanza of this meditative song.

The food that a child eats and the air that he breathes have an important impact on a child. Likewise, the actions of parents have an effect on the child. Here, however, we learn that even the parents’ conduct before the child is born play an important ro...