Chasidic/Kabbalah Stories

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"Festivals of the Full

Moon"

(Under the Full Moon" vol 2 -
holiday stories)

is now available for purchase

from ASCENT online and in Tsfat,
the publisher in Jerusalem (Koren);
Jewish bookstores internationally,
and on Amazon in both hardcover and Kindle editions.

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Book 1 of Yerachmiel Tilles's 3-volume set,

"Saturday Night, Full Moon", is also available for purchase on our KabbalaOnline-shop site, and through Koren, on Amazon, etc.

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Last-Minute Shabbat Meals at Chabad of Athens

These were 150+ Jews from all walks of life, with varied backgrounds and clothing styles, who were concerned about Shabbos. Everyone coming off the plane was united in one thing: Shabbos is our gift and our inheritance from the Creator and we would uphold it.

Connection: This week's Torah Reading Vayishlach, Ya'akov establishes limits for distance allowed for walking in uninhabited areas on Shabbat (33:18)

LAST Story

Stranded on Shabbat

Here he was, alone on a dusty road in the Galilee, and Shabbat was approaching!

Connection: Weekly reading of Vayeitzei, from where we derive the distance restrictions for walking outside of residential areas.

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