User contributions for Raphaelwilmowsky

19 March 2025

• 21:4521:45, 19 March 2025 diff hist +18 Raphael Nachman Cohen No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 18:0218:02, 19 March 2025 diff hist +10,403 N Public Menorah Lighting Created page with "Public Menorah Lighting is the term for public menorah lightings that take place in central locations around the world. This initiative was started by the Rebbe's shluchim (emissaries) as part of Mivtza Chanukah (Chanukah Campaign). Through this lighting, one does not fulfill their personal mitzvah obligation, but it is done to publicize the miracle of Chanukah in the most expansive way to as many Jews as possible. Today, public menorahs have spread to every corner of th..." Tag: Visual edit
• 17:5717:57, 19 March 2025 diff hist +7,213 Mivtza Chanukah No edit summary Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 15:4915:49, 19 March 2025 diff hist +22 Yochanan Gordon No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 15:4915:49, 19 March 2025 diff hist +4,429 N Yochanan Gordon Created page with "thumb Rabbi '''Yochanan Gordon''' (23 Iyar 5654 / 1894 - 29 Av 5729 / 1969) was the chief gabbai at 770 for many years, and a member of various Chabad organizations in the United States, including: Agudas Chassidei Chabad, Machne Israel, and Chevra Bikur Cholim. == Life History == He was born on 23 Iyar 5654 / 1894 to his father R' Yisrael, who was the mohel in the Chassidic town of Dokshitz, and to his mother Mrs. Esther. His parents' f..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 15:4715:47, 19 March 2025 diff hist +134 Yaakov Zechariah of Skalik →In Communist Russia Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 15:4615:46, 19 March 2025 diff hist +9,177 N Yaakov Zechariah of Skalik Created page with "Rabbi Yaakov Zechariah HaLevi of Skalik, known as Reb Yankl Zhuravitcher (Simchat Torah 5646/1885 - 5698/1938), was among the great Chassidim in the Soviet Union. He was from the first group that studied in Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch and was known for his tremendous ahavas Yisroel (love for fellow Jews). He served for a period as the secretary of the Rebbe Rayatz and was one of the ten who took an oath with the Rebbe Rayatz, pledging to sacrifice their lives "to the las..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 15:4215:42, 19 March 2025 diff hist +43 Raphael Nachman Cohen No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 15:4115:41, 19 March 2025 diff hist +13,843 N Raphael Nachman Cohen Created page with "R' '''Raphael Nachman''' ('''Folleh''') '''Cohen''' (5 Shevat 5657/1897 - 17 Tishrei 5748/1987) was a Chabad chassid, a bearer of tradition and author of the books "Shmuos V'Sipurim" (Traditions and Stories), "Lubavitch V'Chayoleha" (Lubavitch and Its Soldiers) and "Me'achorei Masach HaBarzel" (Behind the Iron Curtain). == Life History == R' Raphael Nachman was born on 5 Shevat 5657/1897 in the town of Rudnia to R' Baruch Shalom and Slava Cohen. When he was eight years..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 14:1114:11, 19 March 2025 diff hist +4,906 N Merirut (Bitterness) Created page with "'''Merirut''' is a feeling of a person toward a given situation in which they find themselves. The advantage this feeling has over sadness is the movement of vitality that comes after the merirut, which brings about action to change the situation. == Its Essence and Virtue == Merirut in divine service occurs when a person feels the fact of being distant from holiness, and consequently finds themselves in a state of dejection. Although in sadness there is a similar movem..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:0614:06, 19 March 2025 diff hist +5,658 N Sadness (Atzvus) Created page with "Sadness is the breaking of the soul. Sadness was completely rejected among Chassidim. The reason for this is the parable of the Alter Rebbe: Just as to overcome a physical thing - such as two people wrestling with each other to knock the other down - if one is lazy and heavy he will easily be defeated and fall, even if he is stronger than his friend. The same applies to overcoming the evil inclination. It is impossible to overcome it with laziness and heaviness that ste..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 14:0514:05, 19 March 2025 diff hist +539 Simcha (joy) →Contemplation that Brings Joy current Tag: Visual edit
• 14:0314:03, 19 March 2025 diff hist +11,007 N Simcha (joy) Created page with "thumb Simcha (joy) in Chassidus is presented as a necessity for serving Hashem with joy. In Tehillim it states: "Serve Hashem with joy," this verse has become one of the main principles of the entire Chassidic movement. Divine service must be performed with joy, and when actions are done with sadness and depression, they may lead to negative results. thumb == Simcha in Chassidus == Simcha is one of the..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 13:5813:58, 19 March 2025 diff hist +981 The Eternal Life of the Rebbe No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 13:5513:55, 19 March 2025 diff hist +4,861 The Eternal Life of the Rebbe →Further Reading Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 13:5213:52, 19 March 2025 diff hist 0 m And He Will Fight The Wars of Hashem Raphaelwilmowsky moved page He Will Fight The Wars of Hashem to And He Will Fight The Wars of Hashem without leaving a redirect
• 13:5113:51, 19 March 2025 diff hist +355 The Ruling that the Rebbe is Melech HaMoshiach →Journey of the Rabbis - 5777 current Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 13:4813:48, 19 March 2025 diff hist +80 Yechi Adoneinu Moreinu V'Rabbeinu Melech HaMoshiach L'olam Va'ed No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 13:4713:47, 19 March 2025 diff hist +49 Yechi Adoneinu Moreinu V'Rabbeinu Melech HaMoshiach L'olam Va'ed →See Also Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 13:4513:45, 19 March 2025 diff hist +130 Palace for Melech HaMoshiach →Laying the Cornerstone current Tag: Visual edit
• 13:4313:43, 19 March 2025 diff hist +113 Palace for Melech HaMoshiach No edit summary Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 12:4012:40, 19 March 2025 diff hist +13,437 N Palace for Melech HaMoshiach Created page with ""Palace for the Rebbe King Moshiach" is an initiative, supported by the Rebbe, to build a palace for the Rebbe in Kfar Chabad. == History == Rabbi Zusha Rivkin, a Chabad chassid from Kfar Chabad, initiated an idea to build a house for the Rebbe in Kfar Chabad. When his brother R' Chaim traveled to New York in 5738 (1978), he asked him to present this idea to the Rebbe. R' Chaim entered into 'yechidus' (private audience) with the Rebbe and explained the idea. The Rebbe..." Tag: Visual edit
• 12:3612:36, 19 March 2025 diff hist +5,580 N Shana SheHaMelech HaMashiach Nigleh Bah Created page with ""Shana SheHaMelech HaMashiach Nigleh Bah" is a term from the Midrash referring to the year in which the King Messiah begins to reveal himself, and events unfold as part of preparing the world for the redemption. According to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the year 5751 (1991) is the year in which the revelation of Mashiach as described in the Midrash began. == Source of the Statement == <blockquote>Rabbi Yitzchak said: The year that the King Messiah will be revealed, all the ki..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 12:3412:34, 19 March 2025 diff hist +5,876 N Revealed, Hidden and Revealed Again Created page with "The phrase "revealed, hidden and revealed again" is an expression used by our Sages to describe one of the stages in the coming of Moshiach, when Moshiach becomes hidden after his first revelation, and after which the complete revelation will occur. == Words of Our Sages == In Midrash Rabbah, our Sages draw a parallel between Moshe, the first redeemer, and the King Moshiach, the final redeemer. Similar to the redemption from Egypt where the redeemer - Moshe Rabbeinu - d..." Tag: Visual edit
• 12:3212:32, 19 March 2025 diff hist 0 m Moshiach Vadai Raphaelwilmowsky moved page Mashiach Vadai to Moshiach Vadai without leaving a redirect
• 12:3212:32, 19 March 2025 diff hist −2 Moshiach Vadai No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 12:3112:31, 19 March 2025 diff hist +3,035 N Moshiach Vadai Created page with "Mashiach Vadai (Definite Messiah) is the Rambam's definition for the state in which the King Messiah completes his preparatory actions for redemption, and it is now clear according to halacha that he is indeed the King Messiah. == The Source == In Chapter 11 of Hilchot Melachim, after describing the signs of "presumptive Messiah," the Rambam writes:<blockquote>"If he succeeded in his efforts and was victorious over all the nations around him, and built the Temple in its..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 12:3012:30, 19 March 2025 diff hist +3,530 N The Mitzvah of Appointing a King Created page with "The '''mitzvah of appointing a king''' is one of the 613 mitzvot of the Torah, as stated "You shall surely set over yourself a king whom Hashem your G-d will choose." Hakadosh Baruch Hu is the one who chooses the kings of Israel through His servants the prophets, and they are the ones who establish the king and anoint him with the anointing oil. == The Selection of the House of David == Since Hashem chose the House of David, any king who arises from his descendants does..." Tag: Visual edit
• 12:2912:29, 19 March 2025 diff hist +7,351 N Characteristics of Moshiach Created page with "The writings of the Rambam and the books of the Prophets and Scriptures describe the time of Redemption. They portray Moshiach with special '''qualities''' that will characterize him. ==== Wisdom ==== Moshiach will possess wisdom greater than King Solomon. ==== Humility ==== Moshiach will be extremely humble. This is despite the fact that he will be at the height of greatness, as it is written, "And the spirit of Hashem will rest upon him." He will study Torah with the..." Tag: Visual edit

18 March 2025

• 21:5821:58, 18 March 2025 diff hist +8 The World of Atzilus No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 21:5421:54, 18 March 2025 diff hist +535 Sefiras HaDaas No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 21:5021:50, 18 March 2025 diff hist +41 The Western Wall No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 21:4821:48, 18 March 2025 diff hist +12,254 N The Western Wall Created page with "thumb = The Western Wall = The Western Wall (in short: 'the Kotel'), is one of the four retaining walls surrounding the Temple Mount for about two thousand years, from the end of the Second Temple period until our days. The Western Wall has special holiness. The Wall is considered the second most important Jewish site in the world, after the Temple Mount. From this place onward begins the sanctity of the Holy Temple according to vario..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 21:4021:40, 18 March 2025 diff hist +1,197 The Holocaust No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 21:3321:33, 18 March 2025 diff hist +16 World War II No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 21:3221:32, 18 March 2025 diff hist +88 Brazil No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 21:3121:31, 18 March 2025 diff hist +17,227 N Brazil Created page with " = Brazil = Brazil is the largest country in South America, bordering most countries on the continent, and on its eastern side bordering the Atlantic Ocean. The language spoken in the country is Portuguese, unlike the rest of South American countries where Spanish is spoken. thumb Brazilian Jewry is the second largest Jewish community in South and Central America, after Argentina's Jewish community. Extensive activity of the Rebbe's shluchim t..." Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 21:0821:08, 18 March 2025 diff hist +4 Nazir (Talmud) No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 21:0621:06, 18 March 2025 diff hist +5,258 N Morach V'da'in (He Smells and Judges) Created page with ""Morach V'da'in" is one of the signs of the King Moshiach. Its meaning is that the King Moshiach during the Redemption will judge and adjudicate his judgments and laws not by his eyes or ears but by smell, "Morach V'da'in" - he smells and judges. Without this sign, one cannot be Moshiach. == Sources == This sign of the King Moshiach is learned from the verse in the book of Isaiah:<blockquote>"And a shoot shall go forth from the stem of Jesse... and he shall be animated..." Tag: Visual edit
• 21:0421:04, 18 March 2025 diff hist +4 The Faith in Moshiach No edit summary current Tag: Visual edit
• 21:0221:02, 18 March 2025 diff hist +16 Techiyat HaMeytim - Resurrection of the Dead No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
• 21:0121:01, 18 March 2025 diff hist +39 Techiyat HaMeytim - Resurrection of the Dead No edit summary
• 20:5920:59, 18 March 2025 diff hist +14,371 N Ingathering of the Exiles Created page with "The ingathering of the exiles is one of the goals of redemption, the content of which is that during the time of redemption, Jews from all over the world will gather and come to the Land of Israel. In this ingathering, not a single Jew will remain in exile, even the most distant one - unlike other redemptions (like the redemption from Egypt) where not everyone was redeemed. == Sources in the Tanach == The Tanach mentions several times the prophecy about the process of r..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:5520:55, 18 March 2025 diff hist +6,501 N Synagogues and Study Halls Will Be Established in the Land of Israel Created page with "In the future era, all synagogues, study halls, and Chabad Houses that existed during the time of exile will be transferred to the Land of Israel and will be connected to the Third Holy Temple. == In the Sources == <blockquote>It was taught in a baraita: Rabbi Eliezer HaKappar says: In the future, the synagogues and study halls of Babylon will be established in the Land of Israel, as it is said, "For like Tabor among the mountains and like Carmel by the sea, he shall co..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 20:5220:52, 18 March 2025 diff hist +3,970 N Trees That Currently Don't Bear Fruit Will Bear Fruit in the Future Created page with " = Trees That Currently Don't Bear Fruit Will Bear Fruit in the Future = This is one of the prophecies about the Redemption. In the future, during the revelation of King Moshiach, in addition to the abundant spiritual prosperity, there will also be physical abundance beyond nature, and this will be a natural phenomenon. One of the amazing things our Sages tell us is that even trees that typically don't produce fruit will produce fruit in the future. Even the trunk of the..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:5120:51, 18 March 2025 diff hist +2,654 N Old men and old women will once again sit in the streets of Jerusalem Created page with " One of the destinies of the era of redemption expresses the longevity and quality of life in the future to come, as part of the transformation of the world for good and the nullification of evil and death, and elderly men and women will sit in the streets like the young. == Sources == <blockquote>"Old men and old women will once again sit in the streets of Jerusalem, each with their staff in hand because of advanced age." — Zechariah, Chapter 8, Verse 4.</blockquote>..." current Tag: Visual edit
• 20:5020:50, 18 March 2025 diff hist +100 The Feast of the Wild Ox and Leviathan No edit summary current
• 20:4920:49, 18 March 2025 diff hist +10,354 N The Feast of the Wild Ox and Leviathan Created page with "'''The Feast of the Wild Ox and Leviathan''' is a term for the meal that the Holy One, Blessed be He, will prepare for the righteous in the future to come, in the days of Moshiach or in the World of Resurrection, in which they will eat the meat of the wild ox and the leviathan and additional special foods. Before this feast, there will be a wrestling match between the leviathan and the wild ox, during which the leviathan will slaughter the ox using its fins and the ox w..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:4620:46, 18 March 2025 diff hist +6,336 N A woman will give birth every day Created page with ""'''A woman will give birth every day'''" is one of the prophecies of the Geulah (Redemption). Its meaning is that the situation during Galus (exile), where pregnancy lasts nine months, will change, and on the same day a woman conceives, she will also give birth. Furthermore, the same woman will bear additional children on another day from the same marital union that produced the first child. == Source of the Prophecy == <blockquote>"Behold, I will bring them from the l..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:4420:44, 18 March 2025 diff hist +3,049 N Growth Speed Created page with "Growth speed in the time of the revelation of King Moshiach will be amazing. In the Gemara in Tractate Shabbat it says: "In the future, trees will produce fruits every day." Similarly, there is a prophecy that states: "Behold, days are coming, says Hashem, when the plowman shall meet the reaper..." This means that the harvesting of the field (which comes immediately after the growth of the field) will occur immediately after plowing and sowing, so that the one plowing t..." Tag: Visual edit