The Lubavitcher Rebbe
10 landmarks from the life of The Lubavitcher Rebbe: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson was born on April 5, 1902 (11 Nissan, 5662) in the Black Sea port of Nikolaev in the Russian Empire. His father was rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson, a renowned Talmudic scholar and authority on Kabbalah and Jewish law. His mother was Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson. […]
Why do you say Kaddish?
The essence of the Kaddish is the prayer for the increase and sanctification of God’s name, and the manifestation of His kingdom in the world. The wording יתגדל ויתקדש – is based on the pasuk in Yechezkel: “וְהִתְגַּדִּלְתִּי וְהִתְקַדִּשְׁתִּי וְנוֹדַעְתִּי לְעֵינֵי גּוֹיִם רַבִּים”. In most versions (apart from the Ashkenaz version) there is also a […]
Stories about the virtue of saying the Kaddish
For the soul of the deceased in the real world, saying Kaddish is a huge thing and we have no idea how much they wait for it. Orit Martin and Baruch Kastner bring in Hidabroot several stories that illustrate this well. The the story of Rabbi Akiva, who saw a man who was naked and […]
The first time I heard Kaddish
Ronit Scheinfeld tells the Hidabroot website about the first time she got to hear the Kaddish prayer. “Nothing prepared me for the immense excitement that hit me,” she describes, “at the sight of this wonderful combination of words, which pierces my soul, like an arrow sent to the heart.” An exciting letter I’m little Rona, […]
The importance of saying Kaddish for the parents
Why do we judge the souls every year on Rosh Hashanah? In the Rosh Hashanah prayer we say: “The books of the dead and the books of the living, today before you are opened.” It is understandable why the books of living are opened, after all, during the year man accumulates rights and transgressions, and […]
The benefit to the soul from saying Kaddish
The origin of the custom of saying Kaddish in the first year It is customary to say Kaddish in the first year after the death of the father and mother, the origin of this custom is in the Midrash: the story of Rabbi Akiva, who saw a man who was naked and black as coal […]
Kaddish that brought rest to the soul
Saying Kaddish that brought rest to the soul in the world of truth A Jewish family immigrated from Iran a few years ago. The boys and girls did not keep mitzvot, except for one daughter. When the mother passed away, there was no one to say Kaddish for her, and no one took care of […]
The non jewish judge and the kaddish yatom
The non Jewish judge praised the Kaddish An story that happened to a rich Jew who died in the USA and bequeathed a large fortune to his son who was a big kofer, and in his will he conditioned the inheritance only if the son will say Kaddish on him. The condition was not liked […]
A Minyan for Kaddish at the airport
Kaddish Yatom at the airport Rabbi Mordechai Gifter said: I was invited by one of my students to his wedding. Since the wedding was held in a place far from where I live, the student sent plane tickets for me and eight other friends who were also invited to the wedding. On the appointed day […]
This is how a 5-year-old orphan was convinced to say Kaddish
How did The Steipler explain to a five-year-old boy the virtue of Kaddish In the book “הליכות והנהגות ממרן בעל קהילות יעקב” זיע”א, it is said: A man passed away and left behind a little boy at the age of about five. The boy was ashamed to say Kaddish and all the entreaties and promises […]