Living Torah Archives

Rabbi Yossi Gordon is a teacher in Yeshiva College in Melbourne Australia, and the director of Chabad of Tasmania. After hearing from the Rebbe about the greatness of serving Jews in remote places, he volunteered to assist in the Rebbe’s efforts to bring Judaism as far as Tasmania. A paper the Rebbe gave him before leaving keeps him inspired until this day.

The Bible relates that King David coronated his son, Solomon, during his own lifetime. King David, however, continued to rule until his own passing. How can two kings rule simultaneously, especially in light of Torah’s teaching: “There is only one leader to a generation, not two”?

The Rebbe sends his blessings to various Shluchim around the world.

Rabbi Nachman Sudak is Head Shliach of the United Kingdom. He recalls his days as a young rabbinic student at 770, when the Rebbe began to call upon young couples to pick up their lives and move across the globe to reach out to fellow Jews. (Late 1950s)

In discussing the mechanism of legal agency, Jewish law sees the "principal" working through the "emissary" in three possible ways: 1) The emissary's final achievement is attributed to the principal 2) The emissary's every action is attributed to the principal 3) The emissary completely embodies the principal.