Writing
Pesach: The 5th Cup
Why do we drink four cups of wine at the Seder; can I drink a fifth? Why do we pour another cup for Elijah; is he sitting down at our Seder table?
Parshat Hachodesh: How Much Are 2 Mitzvot Worth?
2 Mitzvot stood between the Jewish people and the Exodus, and 2 Mitzvot can bring our redemption. A journey between Moses in Egypt, Rabbi Matya in Rome, and the Lubavitcher Rebbe in New York.
Purim: Punishment or Natural Consequence?
What was so wrong with attending Achashverosh’s feast? A new perspective on what lay behind Haman’s genocidal plot and the Purim miracle.
Purim: Mordechai the “Jew”
The word “Jew” is a derivative of Judah, one of the twelve tribes of Israel. So why are we all referred to by the name of a single tribe?
Minor Purim: Guaranteeing Victory
Mordechai and Haman both knew: The children hold the key to victory or failure for the Jewish people. And a little joy goes a long way
10 Shevat: The Seventh
The Rebbe’s historic vision of our generation’s mission and how to achieve it.
Excerpts from the Rebbe’s monumental first address.