Daily Thought

The present state of the world is called "gola". The state of the world as it will soon be is called "geula". The two words are exactly the same, except that “geula” has the letter "alef" inserted in the middle. “Alef” means “master”. It also means “one”.

To make gola into geula, we only need reveal the alef— the One Master of the Universe who is hidden within the artifacts of our present world.

—The Rebbe

Reprinted from 365 Meditations of the Rebbe by Tzvi Freeman

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Early in the eighteenth century, Israel ben Eliezer, a Polish-born rabbi, became the Baal Shem Tov, the founder of the Chassidic sect of Judaism. For more than 250 years this sect has flourished. I am a direct descendant of the Baal Shem Tov, and all of my forefathers since that time have been ordained as rabbis. I am no exception to this rule.

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Guerrilla Goodness Print E-mail

"A woman pulls up to a tollbooth. ‘I’m paying for myself and the six cars behind me,’ she says with a smile, handing over seven commuter tickets.

"One after another, the next six drivers are told by the collector, ‘Some lady up ahead already paid your fare. Have a nice day.’

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