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As told by
Yerachmiel Tilles, co-founder and first educational
director of Ascent-of-Safed, originator and maintainer of this website, and managing
editor of Kabbala Online. He has hundreds
of published stories in many venues and in (at least) a half dozen languages.
He tells them live in Tsfat (Safed) nearly every week, at his home on Friday evenings
and at Ascent on Saturday nights. To subscribe
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"The Eavesdropper in the Rebbe's Room"
The man pointed out that there was one more question in the letter. "I
am not blind," the Rebbe replied. When the man tried again, the Rebbe
said, "I am not deaf." When he persisted, the Rebbe signaled
that the meeting had ended.
Why this week? This Shabbat, tenth day of the Jewish month of Sh'vat,
is the 75th yahrzeit of the Rebbe Rayatz.
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"Sharing the Same Sins"
Why did Rabbi Levi-Yitzchak of Berditchev insist upon a specific pair
of nondescript second-hand tefilin from among the dozens in the possession
of the town's 'Burial Society?'
Why this week? The second day of the Jewish month of Sh'vat (2025:
Friday, Jan. 31) is the yahrzeit of Rebbe Zusha.
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"How to Elevate the Heavens"
The Kotzker Rebbe craved followers who were interested not only
in themselves and their families, but chasidim who would strive for a
life of meaning and fulfillment through the practice of Jewish ethical
teachings and delving into the innermost layers of the Jewish scholarly
tradition.
Why this week?
The weekly Torah reading, Yitro, features the Ten Commandments, of which
the fourth is "Honor your father and mother."
[This story is also good for next week, for Sh'vat 22 is
the yahrzeit of the Kotsker.]
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