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My Tribute to the Rebbe - Ten Things the Rebbe Taught Me

April 18, 2016

To thoroughly describe the impact the Rebbe had on the world and my life in particular, would be all but impossible, nevertheless as we honor the Rebbe today on his birthday, we should at least attempt to pay tribute. One of the greatest contributions the Rebbe gave us, I believe, was the way in which he taught us to think and approach life. It is with this in mind that I present the following tribute to the Rebbe; highlighting ten of the key attitudes and perspectives he taught me to live by: You are capable of infinitely more than you think. Attempt the impossible and it will become possible. The Rebbe. #happybirthdayrebbe — Sholom Kesselman (@sholomkesselman) April 19, 2016 There is nothing you can ever do to make G-d stop loving you. He's not letting go; why should you. The Rebbe. #happybirthdayrebbe — Sholom Kesselman (@sholomkesselman) April 19, 2016 Touch one person and see the chain reaction as they touch the next. Affect one individual-change the world. ...

The Battle Field Vs Negotiating Table Mentality

December 30, 2015

In our Parsha, G-d showed himself to Moshe at the burning bush and chose him to be the leader of the Jewish people. He would be the one to galvanize and inspire them with the message of redemption and he would be the one to confront Pharaoh demanding that he free the Jews from their slavery. But G-d’s choosing of Moshe as the leader is puzzling. Ahron (Moshe’s older brother) seemed to be a much better and more natural choice for many reasons. 1. He was the older of the two and in Jewish law this would’ve given him the “rights” (so to speak) to the “throne”. 2. Ahron was already considered the leader of the Jews. On the verse: “ but he (Moshe) said, "I beseech You, O Lord, send now [Your message] with whom You would send ", Rashi comments: “ With whom You are accustomed to sending, and this is Aaron. ” It is evident from here that up to this point Ahron had been acting as G-d’s messenger; why not j...

Ki-Sisa: Chur, Ahron, Moses – Three Styles of Leadership

December 27, 2015

The sin of the golden calf is one of the lowest points in the history of our nation. The Jews then committed three sins that are considered by Jewish law to be the most serious of offenses: idol worship, adultery and murder. Exodus 32: 6, “On the next day they arose early, offered up burnt offerings, and brought peace offerings, and the people sat down to eat and to drink, and they got up to make merry.” Rashi comments on the words - “to make merry”: “ In this, there is [also] a connotation of sexual immorality and bloodshed… (Midrash Tanchuma 20).” Where was the Jewish leadership at the time? Where were the leaders whose responsibility it was to keep their people on the straight and narrow path? Granted it happened in the absence of Moses, as he was on the mountain receiving the Torah from G-d. But surely there were other elders and leaders who could’ve done something to prevent the sin, where were they? At the end of Parshat Mishpatim, we find that Mos...