Dear Rabbi, If G‑d is a mystery to us, beyond human reason and logic, then how can we relate to Him? Answer: You’re right, G‑d is essentially unknowable. Yes, He makes Himself known to us through His miracles, His prophets, His Torah, and by the very act of creating and sustaining our world and our very existence. But none of […]

Chabad House of Hendon special guest Haran Wolfowitz Yaffe stands with Rabbi Gershon Overlander, Chabad House Director after Yaffe’s inspiring and moving talk to some 50 people last Sunday evening at Chabad House about his story of horrific injury and miraculous recovery. After his APC had been hit by a Hezbollah missile in the 2nd Lebanon war, Yaffe had been […]

The Response Box Whenever someone asks me a question, I first have to think, “What kind of a box has this guy trapped me in?” Then I can deconstruct the box. If the box dissolves, there goes the question. If it doesn’t dissolve, I better listen up. The guy’s got a point. Here comes one now: “Rabbi, what was the Rebbe’s […]

Dear Rabbi, On the verse (Genesis 31:17), “So Jacob rose, and he lifted up his sons and his wives upon the camels,” I read that the sages contrast this with Esau’s actions in a later verse (ibid. 36:6), “And Esau took his wives, his sons, and his daughters and all the people of his household,” concluding that Jacob “placed the […]

Dear Rabbi, I was wondering how the Jewish, and especially chassidic, mystical teachings would regard marijuana as a way of getting closer to G‑d. Of course, there is the obvious fact that marijuana is against the law. But there are obviously some exceptions to what can be done for spiritual purposes that normally would be against the law. Answer: Before […]

Dear Rabbi, I have been having nightmares for years, sometimes in batches several days together, about myself, various friends and relatives. They are never true, yet they have greatly tortured and complicated my life. They make me scared, and many times have paralyzed me to inaction. I would greatly appreciate if you can provide a perspective, or can refer me […]

A sumptuous, four-course banquet was enjoyed by the whole family Shavuot eve with the Chabad House community. Following was a thought-provoking talk by Rabbi Sholom Osdoba on the custom of eating milky foods on the Holiday. Attendees were given the chance to fully understand the reasons for some of the more unusual customs of this inspirational holiday. Shavuot day, the […]

After last year’s warmly received “address” to the United Nations General Assembly in New York, we present the most recent offering by the Rabbi – a special “address” to the Knesset in Jerusalem – in which he shares a vitally important message to the country’s lawmakers.

It was a remarkable – if not miraculous landing. A Polish airplane whose landing gear had refused to open and was thus forced to land on its belly with no wheels. A hair-raising and incredibly dangerous thing to attempt – everyone was expecting the worst. Nevertheless the plane’s captain Tadeusz Wrona (an expert glider) managed to pull it off and […]