Seven of Consolation

The first of seven haftorahs describing G‑d’s promise of ultimate comfort and consolation begins with G‑d’s command to Isaiah, “Comfort, comfort My people!”

In the end of tractate Makkos, the gemara relates two anecdotes with Rabbi Akiva and his colleagues about how they viewed the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash. We learn R’ Akiva’s unique approach in seeing the blessing in challenges; offering double sola...

An excerpt from a Philadelphia event exploring the Rebbe’s personal notebooks in their Holocaust era context.