Yud Tes Kislev Essays

Two pithy lines were repeated by beloved teachers and relived by those who heard them each and every year.

I'll let you in on a little surprise: Who says that yourself is the real you? Maybe the real you is not a subject, not an object, but a verb? Maybe the real you is to be found not in who you are but in those things you need to do?

The internal battle which we all experience can be largely avoided. One need only uncover the secret weapon which guarantees victory.

A battle is waged every day within every human being. And as is the case with conventional warfare, the battles are fought in many different arenas, each arena requiring a unique strategy, style of combat and ammunition.

What is the key to graciously accepting blessings in life while not growing callous because of them? Rabbi Schneur Zalman offers the answer, through a study of the words of Jacob, the archetypal beneficiary.

A Rebbe's choice: three words or 50,000 followers