A strange guru, and a giving opportunity

Everybody in my household went to Uman, BH. The husband, even the sons-in-law,even the son-in-law who has never been before, he went with a group of ‘secular’ guys from his yishuv who have also never been before. It’s simply amazing what’s going on in Israel. So they are all there – and my house is […]

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The Burgher and the Pauper – Part 8b

Still filling in the backstory, between Parts 8-9. In this part, which was actually the trickiest one to do so far, for a whole bunch of reasons, a storm blows down the Burgher's Son's little oasis of trees. It's his 'safe place', his comfort…

Two important messages about Uman 5787

Shavua Tov! The Rav put out a couple of important messages about getting to Uman for 5787, which I am translating below. == August 2, 2026, 26th Av, 5786 Message #1 from the Rav, about Uman 5787: All the geula, in order that there won’t…

Relax

Sometimes, Hashem sends you just what you need in unexpected ways. I was watching more Anna Runkel, when this popped up in the feed: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_GXu3evjI8&list=RDL_GXu3evjI8&start_radio=1 It's really, really…

Why we’re all feeling so tired, at the moment

Maybe it's the heat... Nah. Maybe, it's the thought of all the tzimmes I'll have to make in 2 weeks time... Nah. Maybe, just maybe, it's all the overwhelming stress we've all been through for years and years and years? Do y'a think? == This…

The Burgher and the Pauper, Part 8a

It turns out, I skipped some of Rabbenu's Tale. So now, I have about three sections I need to fill in, before we get to the part I uploaded where the Princess is kidnapped. Here's the first one, 'Part 8a' - premiering in about 30 seconds: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QC1GcISeyUQ Enjoy! == PS:…

Prayer Atzeret today, 7.30pm, in Hevron

Last week, it got cancelled and moved to this week in Hevron. It's 7.30pm. I don't know if the Rav himself will be attending, or not. But, it seems we are currently in another one of those crucial crossroads again, where things could…

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