Daily ThoughtThe 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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"There is nothing as whole as a broken heart", "Depression is not a sin; but what depression does, no sin can do" (Chassidic Sayings). Is sad bad?
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Question: Recently, I lost a beloved son. I have struggled with grief and anger and somewhat made peace. I am writing to you because I heard a quotation, and I sense that thi... |
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History shall repeat itself, said Rabbi DovBer of Mezeritch, but with one significant difference. Some twenty-seven hundred and thirty years ago, one of the most dramatic eve... |
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In one of his travels, chassidic master Rabbi Dov Ber of Radoshitz occasioned to stay the night at a wayside inn. In the morning, he sought out the innkeeper. "The clock," ... |
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One bright, sunny afternoon, I sat watching my two children playing a lively game of hide and seek. My younger daughter Shira was the first to be the seeker, and as she count... |
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Two people were marveling at the height and design of the Twin Towers. But one's look seemed deeper than the other, as if peering through the very buildings themselves. His f... |
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A distraught young woman came to Rabbi Israel, the Maggid of Kozhnitz. "Rebbe, help me," she said. "My husband has deserted me!" "Why did he leave you?" asked Rabbi... |
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"Uh, I believe that there will come a certain time when there will be a redemption, but I don't believe that it will come about through a Messiah, a single person, who will rule over the whole world and everyone will be in awe and fear of him. Such a thing is not within the realm of rational possibility; so I can't accept it."
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The past hundred years, even more so the past fifty, and most of all the past ten, have created a burning need for people who can provide points of convergence. The Rebbe is the most stunning point of convergence the twentieth century provided. A person in whom past, present and future all collide with elegance.
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I wrote this to a young Jew who told me he was on his way to India: Once there was a king whose palace had been ransacked by the wild hordes. For the wood and stone of the p...
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On a recent excursion into Los Angeles I was mesmerized by a stunning sight in the nighttime sky. (Fortunately, I was not the driver!) There were about a dozen airplanes on fi...
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If you ask someone coming out of church on a Sunday, "Do you believe in G-d?" the worshipper is shocked. "What type of question is that? Of course I do!" If you then ask him, "Do you consider yourself religious?" what will the answer be? "Certainly. That's why I'm here!"... |
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 For many years, Rabbi Zeev Kitzes, one of Rabbi Israel Baal Shem Tov's senior disciples, yearned to travel to the Holy Land. Finally, the long-awaited opportunity arrived, and Rabbi Zeev stood in the Baal Shem Tov's room to receive his blessing for a safe journey. |
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The are two states of existence, two ways to be. You can be striving, or at rest. Fighting, or at peace. Estranged, or betrothed. Yearning, or satisfied. On the road, or at home. |
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You are waiting for something important a letter, a package, information to include in a report. You are certain it should have already come. The deadline is fast approaching ... |
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