The Ostrovsker Rebbe was once honored to speak at a rabbinic convention. The Ostrovsker Rebbe proceeded to deliver an intricate and elaborate pilpul, mesmerizing the rabbis in attendance. After his speech, Reb Chayim Ozer, the Rav of Vilna and leader of the...
A donkey once fell into a pit. Try as he might, the owner could not get him out. The man resigned himself to losing his donkey, and he started to fill up the pit with dirt to bury it. At first, the donkey whined and cried, but it soon fell silent. And after shoveling...
Parashat Vaera Rabbi Levitansky was one of the pioneer Chabad rabbis on the West Coast in the 1960s. He was instrumental in launching the Camp Gan Israel for Jewish kids in Southern California. Years after he passed away, his son was once stopped on the street by a...
The Rebbe Rayatz was once speaking to a Chassid who had recently immigrated to America. “What are your prospects for earning a living?,” asked the Rebbe. “Well,” the Chassid replied. “I have no particular talents or knowledge of a...
There’s a story told of a poor Jewish villager who saved up all year to buy an esrog. It was a mitzvah that he held very dear. Every week, he’d put away a few rubles to be able to afford the nicest esrog possible. That year, there was a shortage on...
There’s a story told of a poor Jewish villager who saved up all year to buy an esrog. It was a mitzvah that he held very dear. Every week, he’d put away a few rubles to be able to afford the nicest esrog possible. That year, there was a shortage on...