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Gimmel Tammuz: A test of faith

So although it may seem that the Rebbe is no longer with us (G–d forbid), in reality he is with us just the same. Why have we been put in this situation? Hashem desires to test our faith in Him and in the Tzaddikim that He sends us, and this is part of the purification [...]

The Birth of the Messiah

I will not be the first or last to comment on the spotty origins of the line of David, the lineage of the Messiah ben David.

Genesis 38:2 וַיַּרְא-שָׁם יְהוּדָה בַּת-אִישׁ כְּנַעֲנִי, וּשְׁמוֹ שׁוּעַ

“And Judah saw the daughter of a Canaanite man, and his name was Shua”

This line occurs immediately after Joseph is sold into slavery. [...]