A meditation from the Rebbe - in honor of the anniversary of his passing - hilula this upcoming Thursday, June 22:

There are times to bend like a reed in the wind.

And there are times to act as a stubborn wall, holding against the tide.

There are things that lie at the periphery of life. Then every “I hold like this” and “my opinion is . . .” stands in the way of harmony and peace. Every such “I” is the very root and source of evil.

But when it comes to matters that touch the purpose for which you were placed in this world, that’s when you have to be that immovable wall. That’s when you have to say, “On this, I will not budge.”

That “I,” that’s not evil.

That‘s an “I” fulfilling the purpose for which you were given an “I.”

Wishing you an uplifting Shabbat,

Rabbi Mendy & Mussy

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Mazel Tov!!

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