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וכל אדם לא יהי' כ''ג 1

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinOctober 1, 2021Yom Kippur

Sanhedrin 19b2

TalmudEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Gemoro Sanhedrin

Sanhedrin 19a2-19b1

TalmudEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Gemoro Sanhedrin

Reb Pinchos Koritzer gives a wonderful insight into the פזמון of במוצאי מנוחה

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

Beautiful pshat of Chasam Sofer on the words in Slichos הנשמה לך והגוף פעלך

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

Fantastic story with the first Belzer Rov, the Sar Sholom of Belz, during motze shabbos slichos

Stories, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

The Rebbe’s beautiful explanation of לך אמר לבי בקשו פני

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

Summary of the Rebbe’s maamar השקיפה ממעון קדשך - part 1

Chassidic Thought, ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Ki Savo

Elul in chassidus

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

The battles each one fights within his own yetzer horah effects the physical wars across the world

Story about previous Rebbe, Rebbe Rashab and Reb Chaim Brisker’s father. The battles each one fights within his own yetzer horah effects the physical wars across the world

Holidays, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

שער התשובה פרק א 3

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

שער התשובה פרק א 2

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

שער התשובה פרק א׳ 1

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

Introduction to שערי תשובה part 2

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 2, 2021Elul

Introduction to שערי תשובה. Daily dose about תשובה based on the Mitteler Rebbe’s sefer שערי תשובה

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinAugust 10, 2021Elul

The Kloyzenburger Rebbes humorous comment on Reb Akiva’s statement about a pagan feeding his father

The Kloyzenburger Rebbes humorous comment on Reb Akiva’s statement that he once witnessed a pagan who tied up His own father and fed him to his dog (cited in Rashi)

ParshaEli SilbersteinAugust 10, 2021Re'eh

The Chasam Sofer’s idea that when eating meat at night and one goes to sleep, no need for 6 hours

The Chasam Sofer’s novel idea that when eating meat at night and one goes to sleep, one does not have to wait 6 hours before drinking milk because digestion is expedited when one sleeps. But he was proven wrong

Halacha, ParshaEli SilbersteinAugust 10, 2021Re'eh