The Chai Times //
Nov 17, 2023 6:26 pm
Isaac, the Torah tells us, dug wells.
To dig a well, you need faith. Faith that beneath the sand and rock, beneath the slime and grime and dust and dirt, awaits that fresh and bubbling water, waiting for you to cut a path to it. Faith that if you pick a spot and stick with it, set aside your pretensions and simply commit to doing what needs doing, you will eventually hit a vein of fluid life.
We are the children of Isaac. We appreciate that at the core of every individual and every creation lies a pool of pure, life-giving waters. We understand that we do not create goodness, or manufacture it, or even bestow it. The goodness is there; we only unearth it. We are only the well-diggers.
Adapted from the Rebbe by Yanki Tauber
Wishing you an uplifting Shabbat,
Rabbi Mendy & Mussy
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Of Interest
This past weekend was the International conference for Chabad Rabbis. And it was downright incredible.
The weekend concludes with a 6500+ person banquet, and it sure is a sight to be seen.
Our highlight this year? The incredible story of bravery, leadership and courage from 3 generations of Chabad Rabbis in Sderot, Southern Israel.
- THE DC Rally
Am Yisrael - THe Jewish Nation rallied with 300,000 of our brothers and sisters this past week in DC. What a powerful display of Jewish pride - Am Yisrael Chai!
- “Here, I feel like I am close to G‑d,” he said resolutely. “I feel the power of this place in my bones.”
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