Rabbi
Mendel Futerfass was transferred to a Siberian concentration camp
and squeezed into a hall, where about sixty beds were crammed in tiers
on the surrounding walls. All the hardened criminals snatched the
best places, while he was pushed into a corner. He tried his best
to be inconspicuous.
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Insight of the
Week
3 TISHREI 5787 / Sept. 14, 2026
When
the High Priest started to form the letters of the Holy Four-Letter-Name,
he immediately "swallowed" it with his lips, not allowing
the fully formed word to escape into the air around him.
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and spiritual exploration, where you can grow and learn in your own
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wide range of learning, volunteer, creative, recreation and other
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If you enjoyed
Saturday
Night Full Moon", you're sure to want its sequel. Another
collection of intriguing Stories of Kabbalah Sages, Chasidic Masters
and other Jewish Heroes by Ascent's storymaster, Yerachmiel Tilles.
OUT OF PRINT;
now in its 3rd 4th printing!
Deep mystical insights from the teachings of Rabbi Yitzchak Luria
on the Weekly Torah, translated into English by Moshe-Yakov Wisnefsky.
A summary of
lessons conducted at the Ascent Institute in Safed by Nadav Cohen
on the first 12 chapters of the Tanya, on its themes, including stories
and examples.
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