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Timely Stories - Y.Tilles — Tzav 5783

Выпуск: Timely Stories - Y.Tilles — Tzav 5783. Темы: kashrut. Поисковые термины: кашрут, кошер, kosher, kashrut, כשרות, כשר. In my early twenties (in the late 60’s), I found myself hanging out with some very famous people in the music and entertainment business — like Carly Simon and Chip Monck.1 Through Chip’s efforts, I was invited to travel with the Rolling Stones on their 1972 summer tour, and I got to see more depraved human behavior than most people will ever see in a lifetime. The concept of a Rebbe, who somehow understood your soul, was very alien to me, and yet, that very day, I took a taxi to the address that Rabbi Gurary gave me — 770 Eastern Parkway – thinking to myself, “If this guy is not where it’s at, whatever little bit of Judaism I have left will be gone.” I recall that it was a bitter cold day in January of 1973. — I know, but where?” “Umetum, “he repeated, but then added,” in alts; in ah boim, in a shtayn, — Everywhere, in everything; in every tree, in every stone.” 2 The burial site of his father-in-law, Rabbi Yosef-Yitzchak Schneersohn, his predecessor as Rebbe until his passing in 1950. I said, “When we say the Shema — ‘Listen Israel, the L-rd is our G-d, the L-rd is one’ — do we mean that there is one G-d for all people--be they black, or Indian or Jew?” He answered, “The essence of the black man is to be what he is as a black man, and the essence of the Indian is to be what he is as an Indian, and the essence of the Jew is tied to G-d through the Torah and its commandments.” These were very, very powerful words to me. -- of young chasidim were standing around us with questioning expressions, as if asking, “Who is this meshuggener (crazy guy) who had the audacity to stop the Rebbe and whom the Rebbe is speaking to for so long and delaying Mincha?” At that point, as the Rebbe went in for the afternoon prayer service, I started crying. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Source: Compiled and adapted by Yerachmiel Tilles from a weekly email of "Here's My Story” and two videos on Chabad.org, a part of JEM’s extraordinary “My Encounter with the [Rebbe” project; plus several small additions from personal contacts. https://www.chabad.org/therebbe/livingtorah/player_cdo/aid/2289725/jewish/But-Where- Is-G-d.htm (JEM interview 5773, 7:49 minutes) 3 Pirkei Avot 4:2 https://www.chabad.org/multimedia/video_cdo/aid/2627353/jewish/My-Journey-from-the- Fast-Life-Back

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Timely Stories - Y.Tilles

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29 марта 2023 г.

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Темы: kashrut