by jdkalmenson | Oct 31, 2024 | Faith, Featured Post, Holiness, Hope, Jewish Holidays
by jdkalmenson | Jul 15, 2024 | Hope, Recent Lesson
n her later years, the Rebbezin, the wife of the Lubavitcher Rebbe would be driven to Long Island to spend time outside and benefit from the fresh air. During one of those trips, she was forced to take a detour because of construction on the highway. Driving along an...
by jdkalmenson | Jun 22, 2024 | Featured Post, Hope, Torah Bites
Reb Moshe Feinstein was once attending an important rabbinical gathering when he excused himself, saying that he had an important matter to attend to. The driver wondered what was more important than this rabbinical conference. And Reb Moshe directed him to a wedding...
by jdkalmenson | May 24, 2024 | Hope, Recent Lesson, Reslilience
In the early years of Jewish immigration to America, it was terribly hard for Yidden to keep Shabbos. Many would need to find a new job every Monday morning after being fired for not showing up to work on Shabbos. One such individual once approached Reb Moshe...
by jdkalmenson | Mar 29, 2024 | Faith, Hope, Recent Lesson
They tell the story of a man who received a knock at his door one afternoon. It was a meshulach collecting money for his family. He needed to marry off his daughters. There was an illness in the family and he needed to raise five hundred thousand dollars. The man,...