Good Chodesh Adar!

Lichvod Rosh Chodesh Adar -

Abba, ten lanu kzat Yayin Hungari

http://www.wejew.com/media/1112/Lo_Yodea_Kloom/

May we all be zoche to drink together this Purim - in Jawbone Valley!

The Clopping Jews

As I waited for the clop on the bimah or some other hard surface as I took off my tefillin day, to signal the start of mussaf, and as I listened to the clop before shemoneh esraih of shacharis, to remind the rest of us to say yaaleh veyavo, I thought to myself: what kinds of Jews are the ones who take it upon themselves to clop for the rest of us? Who is the Jew that looks forward to being the first one to slam his hand down onto a bimah, siddur or anything else that makes noise?

In Fair Lawn, the yiddle who clops is a stocky man who usually grimaces as he walks and grunts at you between bites of chulent on shabbos at the downstairs minyan kiddush. This is a Jew we need on our team.

Psalm 92 or how i learnt to love Rebbe

I was sitting on my couch davening byichudus maariv, i finished then i started saying Psalm 92. I have heard Rebbe several times talk about the importance of saying and internalizing Psalm 92. I was with Rebbe at an airport one time, when a) i think i saw mel brooks and b) Rebbe said saying Psalm 92 is good, but saying it 7 times is even better. So back to the night, I was up to number 5 when I get a phone call at 12...Rebbe had just arrived from Israel. He told me wonder-full things.

Now- wasnt it Order 66 that took out the Jedi-if you do the gemetria of Chewbackas middle name and...

Preparing for the Great Day

The British do not let us train with weapons, so we use mops instead.

Corporal Izzie, Mr. B., and little Yehuda Shraga beware:

The Daughters of the Revolution have arrived.

Minyan Woes

For those not zocheh to to daven with Rebbe on a regular basis, and who need serious chizuk to to get out to synagogue and pray with tired Modern Orthodox Jews, here is some help:

http://www.chabad.org/kids/article_cdo/aid/627232/jewish/The-Minyan-Guy-Part-I.htm

Perhaps the RRRR can form some kind of alliance with HaRav Itche Kadoozy? While we have contemplated Rebbe in action figure form, puppets and muppets offer a whole new vista...

Thanks to our Field Commander for the introduction to Rav Itche.

A Distant Shore

As soldiers of the Revolution, we all realize that the fruits of our labors may not be seen for quite some time. We may often feel disheartened. Yet the waiting, the need for patience - this is all part of the plan.

As Tocqueville explains, it is the believers who are able to take the long term view, and ultimately reach the shores of victory. But we must not allow the light of faith to grow dim...

In his words:

In ages of faith the final aim of life is placed beyond life. The men of those ages, therefore, naturally and almost involuntarily accustom themselves to fix their gaze for many years on some immovable object towards which they are constantly tending, and they learn by insensible degrees to repress a multitude of petty passing desires in order to be the better able to content that great and lasting desire which possesses them. When these same men engage in the affairs of this world, the same habits may be traced in their conduct. They are apt to set up some general and certain aims and end to their actions here below, towards which all their efforts are directed; they do not turn from day to day to chase some novel object of desire, but they have settled designs which they are never weary of pursuing....

But in proportion as the light of faith grows dim, the range of man's sight is circumscribed, as if the end and aim of human actions appeared every day to be more within his reach. When men have once allowed themselves to think no more of what is to befall them after life, they readily lapse into that complete and brutal indifference to futurity which is but too conformable to some propensities of mankind. As soon as they have lost the habit of placing their chief hopes upon remote events, they naturally seek to gratify without delay their smallest desires; and no sooner do they despair of living forever, than they are disposed to act as if they were to exist but for a single day. In skeptical ages it is always to be feared, therefore, that men may perpetually give way to their daily casual desires, and that, wholly renouncing whatever cannot be acquired without protracted effort, they may establish nothing great, permanent, and calm.

Alexis De Tocqueville

Mazal Tov!!!

Mazal tov to our Minister of Propaganda on the bris of his son! May he be raised with a shem mishmuel in one hand, a guitar in the other, and the spirit of the RRRR in his heart.

The End of Philistine Rule - Only a Matter of Time....

I spoke yesterday with a friend of the Revolution, who told me this incredible story that took place at the RIETS-Isralight seminar /getaway (My second hand retelling is not at all accurate; but does it really matter?):

At the end of the program, Rabbi Brander, Rabbi Aaron and others took questions from the Semichah guys on the issue being discussed - how to inspire people in prayer. Rabbi Aaron pointed out during this session that the use of song, and specifically R Shlomo's niggunim, can help inspire people tremendously. At this point, one of our holy warriors, Shimshon, raised his hand and asked: " how can you tell us to use the power of song to inspire people, when we who daven on Rosh Chodesh with Rebbe Reichman in Furst Hall, when we who use the power of niggun in prayer, are marginalized by the establishment at YU itself?

Rabbi Brander responded: "Things are changing; the ship is turning. It will take time, but it is inevitable..."

Rebbeocracy

As I was filling out my application to become a member of the New York Bar, I reached a question which caused me to pause:

'Have you ever organized or helped to organize or become a member of any organization or group of persons which, during the period of your membership or association, you knew was advocating or teaching that the government of the United States should be overthrown or overturned by force, violence or any unlawful means?'

As members of the revolution, we believe not in democracy, but rather in Rebbeocracy. We seek a new order, and the reign of Rebbe. How can I answer this question?

Giving with Freedom

Shimon the Righteous said, "I have never eaten from the offering of a Nazir who was unintentionally impure, except for once..." This is because usually when people accept upon themselves the nazirite vow it is because they were feeling guilty about something that they did. Then later when they inadvertently become impure and consequently must keep more days as a nazirite, they regret their vow. Shimon did not want to eat from an offering whose owner had already changed his mind and is thus bringing his offering to the temple only because the law says he must.

The Gemara is teaching a basic guideline in the service of God. Do not make guilt the basis of your devotion. Guilt may be a very driving force at the beginning but in the long run it does not support genuine service and giving. Guilt is an inner movement of moving away from or reacting to something negative. Shimon the Righteous said he would only eat from an offering that was offered out of feelings of unfettered love and giving. An offering inspired by guilt lacks that holy freedom.

This does not mean that the feeling of guilt has no purpose at all. It is useful as a catalyst. It can remind the person of those values that were very dear to him but for some reason got forgotten. For example, I said something insulting to my friend and I feel very guilty about it. This guilt reminds me how important it is for me to be kind to people in general and how I am fond of this person in particular. Now I can act not out of the negative and reactive feeling of guilt rather out of my internal feeling of kindness.

http://chabakuk.blogspot.com/

Eliyahu HaNavi Apperance This Tuesday!

Be'Ezras Hashem,

The Revolution, and specifically The Minister of Propaganda, is proud to announce the Bris of YoGo and Halley Goldstein on Tuesday, January 15th. The Bris will be at 8:45 at Rav Twerski's shteibel, khalchasidim.org, in Chicago, IL. All supporters of Rebbe are welcome.

Tu Bishvat Seders/Festivities?

Chevra,

Please take this opportunity to post (in the comments section) any and all Tu Bishvat Events you may be planning or know about over the coming weeks.

I will compile a list if there are more than a few and repost it.

Thanks,

Dan

Just in Time for Summer Camp with Rebbe!!!

Mazel Tov Yogo and Halley! Its a Boy!

Block Voting and the Future of RRRR Political Machine Politics

DISPATCHES FROM THE FRONTLINES
(New York, NY) - January 7th

THIS ARTICLE IS THE FIRST IN A TWELVE-PART SERIES COVERING THE PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY RACE TO THE WHITEHOUSE

As the corn-husks and sawdust settle back the the ground in Iowa (John!), and the candidates with their entourages of supporters and handlers have moved forward to the Granite State, the nation is one step closer to knowing who will be chosen to represent the Democratic and Republican parties, and ultimately, who will hold the position of power in the White House for the next four years.

What remains shrouded in mystery, however, is the largest X-factor of this entire race. Reporters will scratch and stroke their botoxed foreheads in dismay and consternation for decades to come, wondering: "why didn't we pay more attention to the Reichman factor?"

You see, friends (and enemies), I hereby call upon all card-carrying members of the RRRR to band together. To unite, act, think, and ultimately vote, as ONE. When Rebbe sings with us the holy song "Yachad Yachad," he sings not simply of spiritual matters, but of political ones as well. Remaining faithful to the principles of the Revolution demands not only alliegance with our hearts, minds, wallets, guitars, bongo drums, and kidneys, but also, and some might say, most importantly, with our VOTES!!

The question is not: who should I as Danimal or Akiva ben Canaan, or Machine Gun Fodder vote for, but WHO WOULD REBBE LIKE TO WIN THE OVAL OFFICE? I ask you, brethren (and sistren, who now also have the vote), start entering the mindset of block-voting. Bring the power of the RRRR to the ballot box, and we shall truly taste victory be'yachad, for the good of Rebbe, the country, and the goals of Revolutionary progress.

More to come as we march onward to victory...

The giving tree

I was blind, and I could not see
Rebbe had a real prfound affect on me
He jumped down into the pit I was in
washed the kelipot off of my skin
Rebbe is the giving tree

Call for Rebbe Limericks

There once was a man from YU,
Who honestly loved every Jew,
Known for Torahs astute,
he often eats fruit,
My soul he enlightens anew.

Haiku Project - Completed.

Here are all the submissions. Please vote for your favorite.

Shekhina longing,
he sings Naomi Shemer.
Rebbe’s Hallel rocks.
-Zakein Mamrei

O' cold, dark galus...
Is rebbe the mashiach?
Only time will tell.
-The Holy Poet

grapefruit banana
orange melon mango nut
He removes klipah.
-Zakein Mamrei

off to victory
we stand on Rebbe's shoulders
A sword dipped in blood
-Akiva Ben Canaan

Rebbe's Shabbos Lunch,
we taste his words of Torah,,
and beanless cholent.
-Zakein Mamrei

From the Thought of Brisk
Out Comes Holy Reshimos
Is a Real Litvak
-Anonymous

Eight-thirty minyan,
Rebbe walks up to daven,
out by ten thirty.
-Anonymous

Cold,Lost,and Alone?
Sing Rebbe's Entrance Music,
And He will appear.
-Li'get

wise eyes spark'ling,
torah, love, fruit always fresh,
rebbe is the source.
-Danimal

Watch Jetson's Reruns
Before and During Seder
Way to Spend a Day!!
-Anonymous Snag

snag, snag, go away
Lick the dust at Rebbe's feet
Or taste destruction
-Akiva Ben Canaan in response to Anonymous Snag

Oh impudent clown,
Know that you will not be missed,
I have a shovel.
-Kra Satan (AKA Zakein Mamrei)
in response to Anonymous Snag

Rebbe has a beard,
Rebbe sometimes wears a hat,
Rebbe is very nice.
-The Holy Poet

An Hegelian
synthesis is this Rebbe
a Brisker Chossid.
-Zakein Mamrei

RRRR Winter Gathering

The Council of Elders of the RRRR, in conjunction with the RRRR Men's Club, and the Daughters of the RRRR Revolution, the Rebbe Youth Army, and sponsored by the letter R, and the number 8,

cordially invite all members of the Council of Elders of the RRRR to a:

-Kumsitz (led by the RRRR house band)
-Strategic Planning Meeting
-Mexican Fiesta (with Pinyata and Margaritas)

Location and Time To Be Decided
(probably Washington Heights)

Special guests may include:

Ministers of Defense, Fashion Couture, Finance, and Minister Without Portfolio, Martha Stewart (fresh from Prison) and a variety of Rebbe Youth.

Family and friends of the Revolution are invited with limited exception. ID's will be checked at the door. Please call or email Danimal or leave a message in the comments to let me know about your availability. We hope to have a firm date in mind by Thursday.

In honor of Sefer Shemos - Slavery

Nothing in America is so painful to the traveler as the lack of joy. Pleasure if frantic and bacchanalian, a matter of momentary oblivion, not of delighted self-expression. Men whose grandfathers danced to the music of the pipe in Balkan or Polish villages sit throughout the day glued to their desks, amid typewriters and telephones, serious, important and worthless. Escaping in the evening to drink and a new kind of noise, they imagine that they are finding happiness, whereas they are finding only a frenzied and incomplete oblivion of the hopeless routine of money that breeds money, using for the purpose the bodies of human beings who souls have been sold into slavery.

Abusing Geese

It appears that the qualifications for becoming Rebbe's Son in Law have reached new heights:

http://livestranger.blogspot.com/ - begin with the posts at the bottom.

We should all be zocheh to such tales!