“We have a chance to repair negative hearing during the month of Av.” Dear Friend – Shalom and blessings from Ascent and holy Tsfat, A true story: Even small cities in Israel have their own chief rabbi. Part of his job is to officiate at weddings. Even if he is […]
Ascent Blog
By: Rabbi Mordechai “BIG MO” Siev Leah hails from Turkey. Part of her trip to Israel included a Shabbat at Ascent. She was so excited by her Shabbat experience that she extended her stay and attended my Tanya class on Sunday morning. She was very inspired by the discussion of […]
Direction for Life
“…be my servant for a month!” Reuven and Naftali [not their real names] were roommates at the prestigious Chabad yeshiva in Brunoy, a suburb 20 km (13 miles) southeast of Paris. Before the 10th of the Jewish month of Shvat 5752 (Jan. 1992), Reuven won a lottery for a ticket […]