The son of famed Chossid R’ Michoel Beliner of Nevel (the first Mashpia of Tomchei Temimim in Lubavitch) was deathly ill. The doctors had given up, so R’ Michoel did the only thing he could – he travelled to the Tzemach Tzedek in Lubavitch. “Arouse from within you the power of trust in Hashem with simple faith, that He will…

The mid sixteen-hundreds were very difficult times for the Yidden of Poland, Lithuania, and Ukraine. It all began with an angry madman, who in response to being treated unfairly in business, rallied tens of thousands of boorish peasants, and created a class war against the Nobilty in the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth, eventually joining forces with the Russian Czar and creating what would later…

Which is more important learning Iyun or Girsa? This question was asked in the Yeshiva of Rabbon Shimon Ben Gamliel about one thousand nine hundred years ago. Rabbon Shimon Ben Gamliel was of the opinion that Iyun is more important, but Rebbi Meir argued that Girsa is much more important. To explain, we need to back up a bit. Rabbon…