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"Festivals of the Full

Moon"

(Under the Full Moon" vol 2 -

holiday stories)

is now available for purchase

from ASCENT online and in Tsfat,

the publisher in Jerusalem (Koren);

Jewish bookstores internationally,

and on Amazon in both hardcover and Kindle editions.

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Book 1 of Yerachmiel Tilles's 3-volume set,

"Saturday Night, Full Moon", is also available for purchase on

our KabbalaOnline-shop site, and through Koren, on Amazon, etc.

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CURRENT Story

The Cult-buster Rabbi who Honored a Missionary

"For the Love of Truth"

Connection: Seasonal - Last Tuesday was the Fast Day of the Tenth of Tevet, when [in addition to commemerating the Siege of Jerusalem leading to the destruction of the Holy Temple,] Kaddish is also said for the murdered victims of the evil Nazis whose dates of death are unlnown

LAST Story

Seventy-Fours

Towards the end of his life, Rabbi Moshe Biederman of Lelov, at age 74 and not in good health, moved to Eretz Yisrael. He said that if he would be able to pray at the Wesrtern Wall, it would hasten the coming of Moshiach.

Connection: Seasonal - Tuesday is the 171st yahrzeit of Rabbi Moshe Lelover

NEXT week's Story

The Volper

in a rare moment of seriousness and lucidity, he rested his head on his hands and listened closely to Rabbi Shneur Zalman's discourse.

Connection: Seasonal - This Monday night-Tuesday is 208th yahrzeit of the Alter Rebbe of Chabad.

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