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 […]
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“…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 […]
Earning the Prize by Rabbi Yerachmiel Tilles
“What is 312?” Shalom & Blessings, The beginning of the lunar calendar month in Hebrew is called Rosh Chodesh or “head” of the month. The great kabbalist of Tsfat, Rabbi Yitzchak Luria explains the reason the Torah uses this expression. ‘Head” of the month is because, like the head controls […]