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Fascinating Halachic Discussion Between the Haflo’oh, Reb Akiva Eger and Reb Noson Adler About the Mitzva In This Parsha of לא ישבותו - That a Non Jew May Not Keep Shabbos.

Fascinating halachic discussion between the Haflo’oh, Reb Akiva Eger and Reb Noson Adler about the mitzva in this parsha of לא ישבותו - that a non Jew may not keep Shabbos.

Parsha, HalachaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Noach

Another Beautiful Pshat From Reb Levi Yitzchak On Heaven and Earth and the Meaning of אין והי׳ אלא לשון שמחה - Cited In Or Hatorah By the Tzemach Tzedek.

Another beautiful pshat from Reb Levi Yitzchak on heaven and earth and the meaning of אין והי׳ אלא לשון שמחה - cited in Or Hatorah by the Tzemach Tzedek.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Bereishis

In Honor of His Yartzeit I’m Posting a Remarkable Story About Reb Levi Yitzchok That I Heard From Reb Yankele of Pshevorsk.

In honor of his Yartzeit I’m posting a remarkable story about Reb Levi Yitzchok that I heard from Reb Yankele of Pshevorsk.

StoriesRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Story

Fascinating Or Hachaim Hakodosh On ויכולו השמים. The Deeper Spiritual Reason Behind the Two Opposite Gravitational Forces In the Universe.

Fascinating Or Hachaim Hakodosh on ויכולו השמים. The deeper spiritual reason behind the two opposite gravitational forces in the Universe.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Bereishis

Powerful Lesson From the Interaction Between Chava and the Nachash From Reb Bunim of Pershischa.

Powerful lesson from the interaction between Chava and the Nachash from Reb Bunim of Pershischa.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Bereishis

Story About Reb Zushe and the Shelah Hakodosh- Told By Reb Itzkel of Pshevorsk.

Story about Reb Zushe and the Shelah Hakodosh- told by Reb Itzkel of Pshevorsk.

StoriesRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Story

The Amazing Bond of a Jew Through the Arovo n Hoshana Rabbah - The Rebbe.

The amazing bond of a Jew through the Arovo n Hoshana Rabbah - The Rebbe.

HolidaysRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Sukkos

The Difference In Approach Between Other Chassidim Sources and Chabad About the Uniqueness of Hoshana Rabbah. The Brochos From Above vs. the Avodah of the Jew.

The difference in approach between other chassidim sources and Chabad re the uniqueness of Hoshana Rabbah. The brochos from Above vs. the Avodah of the Jew.

HolidaysRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Sukkos

The Powerful Message of the Flood According to the Chassidus of the Alter Rebbe In Torah Or.

The powerful message of the Flood according to the Chassidus of the Alter Rebbe in Torah Or.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Noach

What Is Neder and What Is Shvua? A Fascinating Story With the Holy Rizhener.

What is neder and what is shvua A fascinating story with the holy Rizhener.

StoriesRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Story

Why Is Hashem’s Knowledge Different What Useful Resolution for the New Year Can We Make Based On the Alter Rebbes Insight About the Etz Hadaas.

Why is Hashem’s knowledge different What useful resolution for the new year can we make based on the Alter Rebbes insight re the Etz Hadaas.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Bereishis

The Rebbe’s Incredible Pshat On the Gemoro in Shabbos that אדם זורע ומאמין.

The Rebbe’s Incredible Pshat On the Gemoro in Shabbos that אדם זורע ומאמין.

Chassidic ThoughtRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019

Yartzeit of Reb Levi Yitzcok Barditchever. His Beautiful Insight Into the Puzzling Midrash Which Asks Which Actions Does Hashem Prefer the Actions of Tzadikim or the Ones of the Resha’im.

Yartzeit of Reb Levi Yitzcok Barditchever. His beautiful insight into the puzzling Midrash which asks which actions does Hashem prefer The actions of tzadikim or the ones of the Resha’im.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Bereishis

The Midrash Explains That Hashem’s Praise Came Originally From Water As the World Was Enveloped Entirely In Water. Chassidus Gives a Deeper Understanding of This.

The Midrash explains that Hashem’s praise came originally from water as the world was enveloped entirely in water. Chassidus gives a deeper understanding of this.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Noach

‎⁨ונח מצא חן בעיני השם How’s That Different From נח איש צדיק Or Hachaim Hakodosh and Kedushas Levi Offer Two Different Beautiful Insights In the Concept of Achieving תן⁩.

‎⁨ונח מצא חן בעיני השם How’s that different from נח איש צדיק Or Hachaim Hakodosh and Kedushas Levi offer two different beautiful insights in the concept of achieving תן⁩.

ParshaRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Noach

Two Great Stories of the Besht.

Two great stories of the Besht.

StoriesRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Story

A Beautiful Insight From The Rebbe Specifically the Mitzvah of Sukkah Should Be the First Mitzvah We Engage In Right After Yom Kippur.

A beautiful insight from the Rebbe specifically the mitzvah of Sukkah should be the first mitzvah we engage in right after Yom Kippur.

HolidaysMatthew KatzAugust 20, 2019Sukkos

A Person Who May Not Fast On Yom Kippur Does He Have a Mitzvah To Eat On Erev Yom Kippur.

A person who may not fast on Yom Kippur does he have a mitzvah to eat on erev Yom Kippur.

HolidaysRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Yom Kippur

A Story About a Ship that Carried Two Great Tzadikim to Eretz Yisroel, 37 Years Apart - Reb Elazar Rokeach and Reb Mendel Vitebsker and How It Was Saved From Annihilation.

A story about a ship that carried two great tzadikim to Eretz Yisroel, 37 years apart - Reb Elazar Rokeach and Reb Mendel Vitebsker and how it was saved from annihilation.

StoriesRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Story

A Wolf Or a Lion - The Beis Hamikdash Is Called Both. A Fascinating Insight From the Rebbe Maharash.

A wolf or a lion - The Beis Hamikdash is called both. A fascinating insight from the Rebbe Maharash.

HolidaysRabbi Eli SilbersteinAugust 20, 2019Three Weeks

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