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The Alter Rebbe’s response in Likutei Torah to why a Jew is told to always see himself as a Rasha - the same question he raises in beginning of Tanya

The Alter Rebbe’s response in Likutei Torah to why a Jew is told to always see himself as a Rasha - the same question he raises in beginning of Tanya

Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019

The Alter Rebbe’s deep insight into the meaning Kedusha as expressed in the possuk ונקדשתי בתוך בני ישראל

The Alter Rebbe’s deep insight into the meaning Kedusha as expressed in the possuk ונקדשתי בתוך בני ישראל

ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Emor

The 3 counting of the Jewish People represents 3 levels in the development of the Jew

The 3 counting of the Jewish People represents 3 levels in the development of the Jew

ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Bamidbar

Story of the Tzadik Reb Dovid Moshe of Tshortkov whose yartzeit was Shavuos

Story of the Tzadik Reb Dovid Moshe of Tshortkov whose yartzeit was Shavuos

Holidays, Parsha, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Shavuos, Naso

Rabbeinu Yonah’s fascinating teaching that asking a fellow Jew to perform a task that he or she is not comfortable carrying out, falls under the prohibition לא תרדה בו בפרך

Rabbeinu Yonah’s fascinating teaching that asking a fellow Jew to perform a task that he or she is not comfortable carrying out, falls under the prohibition לא תרדה בו בפרך

ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Behar

Nigun of the famous chossid Reb Zalman Zlatapolsky

Nigun of the famous chossid Reb Zalman Zlatapolsky

NigunimEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019

Nice pshat of Degel Machne Efraim, grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, on דודו או בן דודו יגאלנו

Nice pshat of Degel Machne Efraim, grandson of the Baal Shem Tov, on דודו או בן דודו יגאלנו

ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Behar

Nice halachic explanation for Reb Shimon Bar Yochai’s claim that he could exonerate the entire world from judgement

Nice halachic explanation for Reb Shimon Bar Yochai’s claim that he could exonerate the entire world from judgement

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Lag Baomer

Interesting Halachic discussion regarding the Mitzvah to honor a Kohen- based on a story with Rabbeinu Tam

Interesting Halachic discussion regarding the Mitzvah to honor a Kohen- based on a story with Rabbeinu Tam

Parsha, HalachaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Emor

Incredible Zohar regarding the Mitzvah Not to Delay Payment for a Hired Worker - Reb Chaim Vital’s testimony about the Arizal’s extreme reverence for this Mitzvah

Incredible Zohar regarding the Mitzvah Not to Delay Payment for a Hired Worker - Reb Chaim Vital’s testimony about the Arizal’s extreme reverence for this Mitzvah

ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Kedoshim