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A Chassidishe farbrengen
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Discussion about how to serve the Creator according to the Chabad Hasidic approach.
- Added on: Dec 24th, 2008
- Country: United States
- Language: English
Recent Posts
The key to understanding Torah
iA common mistake is made when people study Torah. They treat it as a collection of thought-provoking topics for intellectual discussion and heated debate, or as a storehouse of insightful stories and witty sayings.But a Jew doesn’t learn Torah in ...
The true message of Chanuka
It pains me to write this, but I feel that I must.Sometimes there is a fine line between not saying the whole truth, and saying something incorrect. I have found this to true of Chanukah in particular, and the way it is presented to the outside world...
Hellenism vs. Torah—the perennial struggle
There are two general approaches to the universe that are totally at odds with each other:One is the view of the modern western society in which we live, which is predominately secular, secularist, and humanistic. This view maintains that knowledge a...
Chanukah: Absolute truth, not pluralism!
Due to the common coincidence of Chanukah and a certain other widely celebrated non-Jewish holiday, there is a tendency in secular circles to lump them together, and for Jews and non-Jews to cheerily wish one another “happy holiday.” Which holi...
Literally like one family
As discussed earlier, a chossid should feel a very deep, personal bond with fellow chassidim, to the extent that he relates to the other chossid just as one relates to another family member. The Frierdiker Rebbe related:The Rebbe Maharash said to my ...
The joy of Rosh Chodesh Kislev
Chassidim have traditionally celebrated Rosh Chodesh Kislev with tremendous joy. But what exactly is the reason for joy of Rosh Chodesh Kislev? Is it that the Rebbe recovered? That was definitely a significant element, but it would seem that that was...
