One of the unique and difficult challenges of Covid-19 is that many who have it are asymptomatic and to some degree they can shed the virus without knowing they have it. Not to diminish this fact in any way, and … Read the rest
The Haftorah of the first day of Rosh Hashanah is the story of Chana, then childless, later to be the mother of the prophet Samuel. How she prayed in the Tabernacle for a son, how she was misunderstood … Read the rest
This concept touches upon a lot of really deep Chassidic thought. We’re not going to go into all of that right here, just a few snippets to tie the idea together.
Rosh Hashanah night is a limbo state before Shofar … Read the rest
Psalm 24 “L’David Mizmor” is said towards the close of the evening Rosh Hashanah prayers. In many congregations it is said after opening the Ark, line after line dramatically repeating the Chazzan. A big theme of this Psalm is “Lift … Read the rest
We got to planting a little late this summer, but it’s never too late, right? Since we were busy with dirt and seeds, that’s what we shared for a couple of days over FB Live. See these planting messages episodes … Read the rest
This year, in 2020, American’s Independence Day and one of Chabad’s Freedom Festivals coincide on the same day. Shabbat is both July 4th Independence Day and in Hebrew it is Yud-Bais (12th of) Tammuz – the day the Previous Rebbe … Read the rest
As we approach Rebbe’s yartzeit on Gimmel Tammuz we’re doing a week of FB Live’s using one picture of the Rebbe in our home each day. We’ll discuss one photo each day (isn’t each photo a thousand words) its backstory … Read the rest
