Rabbi Elimelech Biderman told a story of a Rabbi from Israel who was struggling a great deal with parnasa. He was marrying off a child and needed an exorbitant amount of money that he didn’t have. With no other choice, he decided to go to America and ask for charity. Before
The following story of mesiras nefesh, as told by Rabbi Shlomo Brevda, shows the sacrifices made by our Gedolim and the previous generations. The high price that they had to pay in order to keep Shabbos should be an inspiration for us, as we realize the wonderful gift that we have today of
There was a young man in his early forties who was very sick. He had a wife and children, and his condition was critical. The doctor told his worried wife, “I cannot risk operating unless you get approval from a higher authority. I fear he may not survive the procedure.”
Rabbanit Margalit, the wife of the renowned HaRav Ovadia Yosef, zt”l took care of all his needs with utmost devotion. While the Rav was entirely engrossed in his holy world of Torah, his wife and children happily nurtured that by taking care of all the mundane details of running the
The young yeshiva bachurim were not the only ones who were deported to Siberia. The Russians had also imprisoned a large part of the Lithuanian government including the parliament and many of the military leaders. The Russians took great pleasure in demoralizing the prisoners. The higher of a position a
The event held in New York was enjoyed by n’shei Chabad throughout the country. Finally, after being inspired and gathering tools for inspiring others, the group of women from Detroit packed their luggage and headed for the airport. It was a cold winter in the 1960s and weather forecasted a