The Aroma of Awe of G-d

A true Hassidic tale, in honor of the 19th of Kislev – the date the first Chabad Rebbe was freed from the Czar's prison.

The Israeli Conquest of Hevron and the Machpelah Cave, 1967

In honor of Parashat Chaye Sarah, which recounts the story of the Patriarch Abraham's purchase of the Machpelah Cave in Hebron

The Secret of Success

How did Rabi Mordechay Eliyahu ZTL succeed in convincing a Jewish boy not to marry a non-Jewish girl? " If the mitzvah is the motive, then the words of anyone who has Yirat Shamayim are heard, but the second time your real motive was money, so your words were not heard..."

You Will Certainly Fall

The Torah giant Rabbi Shmuel Eliezer Eidels, better known as the Maharsha, faithfully fulfilled the commandment to delve into the Torah day and night. So when the local Jew-hater planned a scheme against the Jews, he tried to spring a trap on the one night a year that the Rabbi didn't study...

The Man Who the Angels Were Envious of

Only a Tzaddik like Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev could arouse the envy of the Angels. But making the Angels jealous could be dangerous...

Judgement and Accountability

A Performance with Purpose

The still-hiding nephew is shocked to see the Chafetz Chaim, at the end of his long performance, suddenly begin weeping and pounding on his chest, “You are still alive, and you have the ability to merit the World to Come! Why do you not repent?!”