Click here: Chabad Inspiration Courage Riches & Matzah-Balls Hi. Wishing you Gut Yomtov Gut Shabbos Holiday Candle Lighting NY Metro Thursday April 25 7:25pm Shabbat / Holiday Candle Lighting Friday April 26 7:26pm Splitting the Red Sea, walking on dry land, trees miraculously appearing, drowning Egyptian murderers, Jews inheriting the Egyptian riches, are all part of a speculator highlight of Jewish history and heritage. It all happened over 3300 years ago on the 7th day of Passover. As the Egyptians regretted freeing the Jews from slavery. Boxing in the Jew. No where to run. The Jew was trapped between the powerful Egyptian army and the Red Sea. No escape route Four opinions and camps arise in perhaps our first national Jewish debate: War. Surender. Throw themselves into the sea. Prayer. The Jews are commanded: Keep moving. The courageous prince of the tribe of Judah, Nachshon Ben Aminodov, fearlessly jumps into the sea. The water...
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לחץ כאן: השראה של חב"ד אומץ עושר וקריעת ים סוף היי מאחל לך גוט יום טוב, גוט שבת הדלקת נרות החג ניו יורק מטרו יום חמישי 25 אפריל 7:25 pm הדלקת נרות שבת וחג יום שישי 26 באפריל, 17:26 קריעת ים סוף, הליכה על אדמה יבשה, עצים המופיעים בנס, הטביעה של הרוצחים המצריים, יהודים יורשים את העושר המצרי, זהב וכסף, כולם חלק מסצנה מרהיבה של ההיסטוריה והמורשת היהודית כל זה קרה לפני 3300 שנה ביום השביעי של פסח. כשהמצרים התחרטו על שיחרור היהודים מעבדות. רדפו אחרי בני ישראל. אין לאן לברוח. היהודי נלכד בין הצבא המצרי החזק ובין הים סוף. אין מסלול מילוט 4 דעות ומחנות נהיו בעם ישראל. אולי הוויכוח היהודי הלאומי הראשון שלנו: מלחמה. דגל לבן. התאבדות. להתפלל. היהודים מצווים: ״ויסעו״. קדימה. הנשיא האמיץ של שבט יהודה, נחשון בן אמינדב, קופץ ללא חשש אל הים. המים מתחילים לאיים על חייו אלוקים אומר למשה: ״נטה ידך על הים ובקעהו״. פתאום, מליוני יהודים הם עדי ראייה. קריעת ים סוף. הבלתי אפשרי קורה. היהודים מנצחים. המצרים האכזריים טובעים. היהודים יורשים את העושר המצר...
לחץ כאן: השראה של חב"ד מצה רפואה ומנהיגות היי מאחל לך גוט שבת ופסח כשר ושמח שבת / פסח הדלקת נרות NY מטרו אפריל 19: 7:19 פסח הדלקת נרות NY מטרו 20 באפריל: אחרי 8:25 בערב מצה רפואה ומנהיגות כאשר רופא רושם תרופה, רוב הציבור לא מכירים את החומרים של התרופות. אנחנו יודעים שזה עובד הקבלה, חסידות, מלמדת: אכילת מצה ליל ראשון של פסח מחזק את האמונה. אכילת מצה בלילה השני מביא ריפוי. לגוף ולנשמה היהודים נהיו לעם בפסח. היינו ילודים רוחניים. תינוקות מקבלים מזון מיוחד. מצה לא החמיץ. לא עולה. טהור. בלי אגו. עניוות היהודים הם האומה היחידה על כדור הארץ שיכולים לעקוב אחר מוצאם במשך יותר מ 3300 שנים עם פירוט רב. אנחנו יודעים בדיוק מתי אבותינו עזבו את מצרים. אנחנו יודעים בדיוק מה הם אכלו. התפריט. מצה. טלה. מרור היהודי שוחרר מעבדות מצרים. מבחינה פיזית ורוחנית. היהודי לא התבולל. אפילו במצרים שמרנו על הזהות היהודית שלנו. השם שלנו, השפה ואת סגנון הבגדים. עכשיו, אנחנו בשמחה בוחרים אותו הדבר. זה חופש! פסח אנחנו מעבירים את הסיפור שלנו מתוך שמחה אל הילד...
Click here: Chabad Inspiration Matzah Healing & Leadership Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos and A Kosher and Happy Passover Shabbos/ Passover Candle Lighting NY Metro April 19: 7:19 Passover Candle Lighting NY Metro April 20: After 8:25pm Matzah Healing & Leadership When a physician prescribes a medication, most people don't know the pharmaceutical ingredients. We know it works Kabbalah, Chassidus, teach: Eating Matzah the first night of Passover strengthens Faith. Eating Matzah the 2nd night brings Healing. Body and soul Jews became a nation on Passover. We were spiritual newborns. A newborn is meticulously given special food. Matzah is unleavened. No rising. Pure. No ego. Humble The Jews are the only nation on planet earth who can trace their ancestry for more then 3300 years with great detail. We know exactly when our forefathers left Egypt. We know exactly what they ate. The menu. Matzah. Lamb. Herbs The Jew was liberated from Egyptian slavery...
Chabad Inspiration Noach’s Flood Lessons Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Noach didn't try to save the rest of the world He simply saved himself and his loved ones by escaping to the ark That's why till today the Torah associates Noach with the destruction of the world during the flood Avrohom is the father of Judaism. Not Noach Avrohom tried to save even the sinners of Sodom and Gomorrah Selfishness vs leadership Judaism chooses leadership ! Lchayim Rabbi Velvl Butman Chabad Lubavitch Westchester County Email: chabadofwestchester@gmail.com
Chabad Inspiration Abraham Our Founder Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Tomorrow's Torah portion tells the story of our founding father Avrohom The first monotheist to proclaim to the world for all to see and enlighten otherd The first to discover on his own a monotheistic G-d and share it with a pagan world At three years old Avrohom recognized his creator Despite being raised in a home of idle worship A man who was proud of his Jewish identity, transformed his environment , educated his children to follow in his footsteps, pro-actively taught the world monotheism, kindness , charity and justice Let's make our grandfather proud! Lchayim Rabbi Velvl Butman Chabad Lubavitch Westchester County Email: chabadofwestchester@gmail.com
Chabad Inspiration Judaism Hospitality & Priorities Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Tomorrow we read the Torah portion how Avrohom waited outside his tent in order to welcome guests It is this kindness which we as Jews celebrate until this very day One of our fundamental basic beliefs and traditions is about taking care of those who need a helping hand or hospitality Lchayim Rabbi Velvl Butman Chabad Lubavitch Westchester County Email: chabadofwestchester@gmail.com
Chabad Inspiration 4000 Rabbis United Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos A blessed new month of Kislev This Shabbos I am blessed to join thousands of Shluchim of the Rebbe in Crown Heights 770 for the annual Shluchim convention More then four thousand Chabad House centers in every corner of the globe Unconditional love for every Jew , sharing the joy and meaning of Yiddishkeit unconditionally May we continue to strengthen Jewish unity , Torah and Mitzvos and merit a world of peace and harmony, celebrating Judaism in Israel with Moshiach Lchayim Rabbi Velvl Butman Chabad Lubavitch Westchester County Email: chabadofwestchester@gmail.com
Chabad Inspiration Taste Of Tanya Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos This coming Tuesday is called Rosh Hashono Of Chassidus. The new year of Chassidus. The new year begins on the 19th of Kislev Chassidim around the world wish each other a happy new year and May you inscribed for the learning of Chassidus and the ways of Chassidus Chassidim celebrate the anniversary of the liberation of Rabbi Schneur Zalman, the founder of Chabad , from czarist Russian prison Rabbi Schneur Zalman authored the Tanya. There he presents the Chabad philosophy Amongst the many concepts: 1) Every Jew has two souls One soul is materialistic in it's desires The second soul is a part of G-d. Therefore each and every Jew is holy, G-dly, beloved. As the Torah says to the Jewish people: "You are children of G-d" A child is part of the father. The Jew is one with our father in heaven 2) Love every Jew unconditionally, Ahavat Yisroel, is the all encompassing commandment because...
Chabad Inspiration Chanukah Candles Speak Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Jews around the world will light the Menorah Sunday night Chanukah! The Rebbe points out many inspirational ideas which we learn from Chanukah To name a few: 1) Each night we ad a new candle In Jewish life we strive to grow No stagnation. Maximizing our G-d given potential 2) We start with just one candle In life it's about taking that first step. Improvement begins with one step at a time 3) The Talmud says that the time to light the Menorah is: "Mishetishka Hachamah" when the sun sets In life we never give up Precisely at the dark moment, when all seems lost, the sun set, it's dark and scary, that is when the Jew lights a candle Transforming darkness into light There is always hope and celebration. A bright new future 4) The Jewish fighters were a tiny group up against the powerful Syrian Greeks The Jews miraculously were victorious In life, when we give...
Chabad Inspiration Shabbos Chanukah & Rosh Chodesh Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Happy Chanukah Good Chodesh- Month Candle lighting today NY Metro 4:10 pm This Shabbos we celebrate three special happy occasions Shabbos, Chanukah, Rosh Chodesh Each has so many beautiful messages Let’s focus on one short point for each: Shabbos: A day of freeing ourself from financial worry and inspiring our life with purpose and holiness. Chanukah: Although the miracle was eight days thus eight candles, the Shamash/server and ninth candle stands taller then the eight. The Rebbe explains its because serving others is greater then just taking care of our self. Be a leader. Serve others. Rosh Chodesh: The new month of Tevet We celebrate Rosh Chodesh on the new moon Unlike the sun, the moon changes in size After seemingly disappearing each month, a new moon is born The Jewish people are compared to the moon At times o...
Chabad Inspiration Challenges Suffering & Resilience Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle lighting time NYC 4:11 PM The fascinating story of Joseph and his brothers and the story of how the Jewish people arrived to Egypt is filled with inspiring messages When Joseph recognizes his brothers who arrive to Egypt during a time of hunger to buy bread and food, he recognizes them but they do not recognize him When finally Joseph reveals himself to his brothers, they all cry. The brothers are filled with remorse for the horrible treatment of their brother Joseph and how they sold him into slavery 22 years have passed since they sold him into slavery. Joseph was only a young boy of 17 years old at the time. His mother Rachel passed away as a young mother when she gave birth to his brother Benjamin Joseph grew up as an orphan, yet it was his own brothers who mercilessly sold him into slavery over jealousy Yet Joseph, instead of being upset or exacting revenge from his brothers...
Chabad Inspiration Egypt & Jewish Continuity Hi. Wishing you: Gut Shabbos Candle lighting NYC: 4:14pm This week we conclude the first book of the five books of Moses: Genesis The Torah portion is about our father Jacob. The name of the portion is : Va-ye-chi Which means "Jacob lived". The question is asked: But the portion describes his passing? It deals with the end of Yaakov's life ? So why call the portion "life" ? The Rebbe explains: The final 17 years of Jacob's life were not in our holy land Israel. They were In Egypt Egypt was the lowest of the low. In morality, ethics and mentchlichkeit. Corrupt and vulgar Egypt is the first exile of Am Yisroel. Yet it was in Egypt where the first Jewish grandchildren grew up in exile. In the diaspora They were the sons of Yosef. They were proud Jews Despite the pagan secular environment, they were the trailblazers for Jewish continuity even while living in a non-Jewish culture That's...
Chabad Inspiration Maimonides Theology & Redemption Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle lighting time: 4:18pm Today 20 Tevet is the Yortzeit - Hillula of Rambam- Maimonedes The opening statement of Maimonedes classic book of Jewish law states: The foundation of all foundations and the pillar of wisdom is to know that there is a Primary Being who brought into being all existence. All the beings of the heavens, the earth, and what is between them came into existence only from the truth of His being. Chapter two begins: It is a mitzvah to love and fear this glorious and awesome G-d as [Deuteronomy 6:5] states: "And you shall love G-d , your Lord" and, as [Deuteronomy 6:13] states: "Fear G-d your Lord." What is the path [to attain] love and fear of Him? When a person contemplates His wondrous and great deeds and creations and appreciates His infinite wisdom that surpasses all comparison, he will immediately love, praise, and glorify [Him], yearning...
Chabad Inspiration A Mother of Royalty Honoring Parents Hi Wishing you a Gut Shabbos Happy Birthday 140! The Rebbe's mother's 140th birthday anniversary is this Shabbos On the day of a persons birthday, the Talmud teaches us that a persons Mazel shines With strength It is a powerful day of blessing The following story is inspiration for us all Ever since 1947 when the Rebbe brought his mother to the United States of America and settled in Crown Heights The Rebbe would visit his mother on a daily basis When the Rebbe with come all visitors would leave in order to allow mother and son to have their privacy One day a certain individual decided to stay in a corner of the apartment and observe this special visit of mother and son At the end of the visit when the Rebbe was leaving from his mother, this individual noticed that instead of walking straight to the door of the Rebbe first walked to the dining room chairs in order to arrange them an...
Chabad Inspiration The Rebbe’s Leadership. The World Is A Garden Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle lighting Jan 11 - 4:31 This coming Thursday marks the anniversary of the Rebbe's leadership which he formally accepted on the first Yortseit - Hillula anniversary of his father- in-law, tenth of Shvat winter 1951 In his first farbrengen the Rebbe quoted king Solomon who states that G-d says: " I have returned to my garden" to the physical world The world is G-d's beloved garden. He entrusted each of us to be his gardeners. To plant beautiful plantings of goodness and kindness. Torah and Mitzvot Hashem chose to create the world in order for us to make the world a home for the divine When we bring holiness into the physical mundane world, we reveal the infinity of the creator in our physical world, fulfilling the purpose of creation Just like the six days of the week culminate with Shabbos, so to do the six thousand years of creation culminate with the e...
Chabad Inspiration Exodus Courage & Success Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle lighting is at 4:38 PM The story of the exodus of Egypt and G-d’s miracle of Moshe splitting the sea and the Jewish people emerging safely, while the Egyptian army drowned in the sea , is all recorded in the Torah portion of B’shalach The Midrash tells us that when pharaoh and his powerful army chased the Jews and the Jewish people found them selves sandwiched between a vicious Egyptian army and the sea, a heated debate broke out amongst the Jewish people! Some Jews said let’s go back to Egypt! Let’s surrender! Some said let’s go to war! Some said let’s just jump into the sea! Some said let’s pray! G-d said to Moshe, tell the Jews one word: V’yisou! Tell the Jewish people “ keep going ” When Nachshon Ben Aminadav of the tribe of Judah courageously jumped into the sea, relying on G-d with absolute trust and faith, then the miracle of the sea splitting took place! It’s be...
Chabad Inspiration Ten Commandments. Faith vs Fact Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle Lighting today: 4:47pm This Monday , 22 Shvat, is the Yortseit-Hillula of the Rebbe's wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson of blessed memory The following is dedicated to honor the Rebbetzin's memory A most powerful transformational moment in history was the giving of the Ten Commandments at Mount Sinai. We read it in this week's Torah portion. G-d revealed himself at Sinai to millions of Jews who personally witnessed the event (Judaism is the only religion which is based on a factual divine public revelation event with millions of witnesses) To this very day, the majority of the world population, identifies and is influenced by the Ten Commandments historic event. Perhaps one may ask: it would seem that at this once in history occasion, G-d would choose to deliver a speech which would wow the audience with his infinite wisdom Yet, the Ten Commandments se...
Chabad Inspiration Happiness Goals & Success Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle lighting today: 4:55pm Happy days coming: Tomorrow Jews around the world will bless the upcoming new month of Adar 1. This year is a leap year with two Adars. The Talmud teaches: “When Adar arrives we increase happiness" Happiness is a foundation of Jewish life. Especially in Chabad philosophy. The human being has a body and a soul. Happiness is not primarily a body phenomena. Happiness is primarily associated with the soul, mind and psyche within our body As young children we assume that happiness is synonymous with fun. Mature adults know better. Happiness is when a person feels that something good and meaningful is being achieved Happiness is when we honestly celebrate life. Living a meaningful life is a happy life. There is no magic pill for feeling genuinely happy. Happiness is when the goals we believe are sincerely worth ;celebrating are successfully achieved In short: ...
Chabad Inspiration Challenges Triumph & Olives Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle lighting Friday Febuary 15 Metro NY 5:12pm The Torah portion of Tzavah begins with G-d instructing Moshe how to prepare the olive oil to be used for the daily Menorah lighting by his brother Aharon in the sanctuary The opening verse says: “And you shall command the children of Israel, and they shall take to you pure olive oil, crushed for lighting, to kindle the lamps continually” The question is asked: Why the need of a command to crush the olives “crushed for lighting”, isn’t it self understood that one must crush the olive to extract oil ? Chabad philosophy explains: We all need inspiration. We all want to be happy. Yet life has challenges. It’s not easy to always be in a good mood. To always see the bright and positive in life. Sometimes we just feel crushed The Torah is telling us precious life advice. If you feel crushed then look for the oil ! From eve...
Chabad Inspiration Leadership Forgiveness & Souls Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle Lighting Metro NY 5:21 Leadership : What is a leader ? In Jewish tradition Moshe (Moses) was the first leader of the Jewish people upon becoming a nation Moshe was a shepherd. One day as his flock was grazing he noticed that one sheep was missing The sheep was far behind. tired. Lost. It was unable to keep up with the group Moshe, being sensitive to the lost sheep , lovingly picked up the sheep and carried it back to the rest of the flock. At that moment G-d said: You Moshe, you care for the lost individual sheep. You are chosen to take care of my beloved children, Am Yisroel. You are a real leader The Rebbe points out: Moshe was sensitive and caring to the individual lost sheep. It's not sufficient to care for the masses. Leadership is when you care for the individual. Even just one lost sheep. Every individual counts In this weeks Torah portion: When the Jews sinne...
Chabad Inspiration G-d Desired A Home Creation Democracy & Destiny Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle lighting NY Metro 5:35 G-d lives in a physical home: In the Sinai desert the Jews built for G-d a physical home. A Mishkan. A Tabernacle Why would an infinite G-d need a finite physical home ? Chabad philosophy explains; A dictator rules by force. A king , in Jewish thought, is crowned and coronated by his people. The population chooses and crowns the king Prior to creation of our physical world, G-d ruled over the angles of heaven. But it was in metaphorical terms like a dictatorship. After all angels can’t choose. They must function and perform as G-d programmed them to be It was only after G-d gave the Jew free choice to elect or reject G-d as king, did G-d have the pleasure of being chosen and crowned as king It was only when the Jew willingly chose to build a physical “home” for G-d , in the Tabernacle, in the Sinai desert, that ...
Chabad inspiration Who are you? Being vs Doing. A Shabbat essay by Rabbi Velvl Butman Hi. Wishing you Gut Shabbos. Candle lighting NY Metro 5:29 pm Who are you: Are you defined by your money, education, by your job, by your looks? Who is the real you? Chassidic philosophy teaches that every person has an inner and an outer you. We all have our external. We all have our internal. A successful person may be proud of their buisness accomplishments. But does that say that if they hit a bump, a mistake, they are diminished, less of a person? A good looking person who developes a wrinkle, are they now less. Devalued? Six days a week we are commanded by G-d to work, to maximize our talents. On the seventh day we are commanded “ you shall rest” because G-d rested on the seventh day of creation. Was G-d tired? he needed rest? Judaism believes in an infinite G-d, who is infinitely strong. Unlimited. Beyond definition, no size or shape. All Mighty. Why did G-d “rest” ? The R...
Chabad Inspiration Living vs Existing. Happy Purim Hi. Wishing you Gut Shabbos. Candle lighting NY Metro 6:41 The Happiest Day: Queen Esther and Mordechai miraculously overturned the decree of Haman, saving the entire Jewish people from annihilation. We're celebrating Purim for more then two thousand years. The miracle happened during the Persian empire, 4th century BCE. The Talmud states that we are obligated to drink and be happy on Purim to the point where we can't distinguish between the righteous Mordechai and the evil Haman. But wait! What's the point of consuming so much until we "don't know" the distinction between the cursed Haman and the blessed Mordechai? The Rebbe explains: Every Jew is loved by G-d. After all, the Jew is the only one on planet earth who observes the Torah and performs it's commandments. This may erroneously cause us to think that G-d's love for the Jew is contingent upon the level of Jewish observance. Love ...
Chabad Inspiration Triumph Leadership & Purim Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle Lighting NY Metro 6:50 Happy celebrations and festive meals of Purim were enjoyed by Jews around the world yesterday. Today, Jerusalem celebrates Purim since it has a wall surrounding it since the times of the student of Moshe- Moses, Yehoshua-Joshua What if someone chooses to read the Megilah backwards? The Talmud states the individual did not fulfill the commandment. The Baal Shemtov interprets this in practical life. One who reads the Megilah “backwards” in time, thinking it’s an old story, does not fulfill the Mitzvah. The Megilah of Purim has countless inspirational messages for each of us in our modern times 3 Inspiring messages of the Rebbe: 1. Life has moments when it can all seems dark and doomed. hopeless. Even G-d seems to have left the scene. We may cry at the inevitable looming disaster. Ironically the name of G-d is not mentioned even once in the Purim ...
Chabad Inspiration Living Healthy & Kosher Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle Lighting NY Metro 6:57 In the Middle East barren desert of Sinai, Moses provided an exact list of which animals on planet earth are Kosher. To qualify they need two signs. 1) They must have split hooves 2) They must chew their cud In more then 3300 years nobody has found even one more animal which is Kosher and does not appear on the list of Moses Amazing! Without satellite imaging. Without National Geographic. How did he know? As Jews we know how Moses knew. Simple. G-d, who created it all, gave Moses the list. No mistakes. Accurate reporting 3 inspirational messages of the Rebbe: 1) Kosher vs Trief. A Jew has a body and a soul. A Neshomoh. We are what we eat. Everything in our world has an energy. Positive or negative. Holy or unholy. Kosher food is holy G-dly energy. Eating Kosher infuses every cell in your body with positive, healthy G-dly energy. Eeach m...
Chabad Inspiration Power of Words Hi Wishing you Gut Shabbos Candle Lighting NY Metro 7:05pm King Solomon gives us wisdom for life. Teaching the power of the tongue Proverbs 16:1 “A gentle reply turns away wrath, but a distressing word stirs up anger” Proverbs 18:21 “Death and life are in the hand of the tongue“ A kind good word can inspire life. A harsh word can destroy lives If a Jew spoke evil gossip of another, the Torah describes the “Leprosy” and lesions which would appear on the skin. Home etc. 3 inspiring teachings of the Rebbe: 1) Only a Kohen, who is by nature a kind person was licensed to diagnose the “Leprosy”. Teaching us that before you judge someone else’s deficiencies, please make sure it is rooted in love and kindness. We have no right to judge another with negative bias , hate and anger 2) Passover and the Jewish calandar go according to the moon. The secular calendar follows the sun. The moon waxes and wanes. From a tiny sliver to...