The Riziner one Motzy Shabbos told the following story. Once the Holy Baal Shem was davening and the corner of his Talis slipped out of his gartle and touched the floor. The Great Magid picked it up and tucked it back into place. And then all of the sudden, as if he had stuck by lightning, he fainted. Seeing that his life was in danger they interrupted the prayers of the Besht and he revived him. About this said the Riziner, The Baal Shem, was very holy but he wasn’t G-d, and my Zaide the Magid wasn’t exactly a simple wagon driver! BUT!, when he touch his GARMENT look what happened. It’s a wonder to me, how can we daily through our eating,   working,   living, so to speak TOUCH the Garments of the KING OF KINGS and not have the proper reverence to honor the sparks of Godliness in creation   And that’s our topic for today…

We are wired for connection

Let's keep RUNNING and JUMPING with MARIO ! 

We have to know that these are the rules of the game. You want to be Mario . You want to get the princess. You want to be effective . You want to win the game. You got to know what the game is. You got to know what the rules are. Avoid all of the enticements . All of the dragons . All of the demons .

Four Questions 

For seven days Moshe refuses to accept his mission 

Dear friends, stay tuned, this is a special episode of The Power to Rule with an exciting announcement at the end, which ties everything all together 

On Zos Chanukah , I had the great honor of speaking in the Old City by a Yeshiva very special boys and the Rosh Yeshiva He started a song that's usually reserved for very famous, important rabbis like Chaim Kanievski 

For me, it was a joke and I had to. I had to set the record straight and let the guys know, you know, who I really am . And I told them what I've said so many times. My story about when I was a kid that my favorite toy was a Barrel of Monkeys and the object of the game was to take these monkeys and make a long chain. 

And I said, Guys, I just want you to know I am just a monkey in a chain . But I assure you that above me there are real today Tzadikim 

 Even if a person feels that he's a monkey , he's not on the same level as the Tzadikim 

The whole world is looking for bread. They came to Pharaoh and Pharaoh says, 

Pharaoh says, if so, whatever. Joseph says, DO!. What did Joseph tell these people? He wanted them to be circumcised . What? Circumcised ? Yup. It's impossible, says REB NOSSON, to subjugate the embarrassment that hovers over the heart . Without that aspect of BRIS MILA

We often hold a fantasy that Joseph was a gigantic, righteous figure, born into the world adorned with his beautiful coat. The verse describes him as fixing his eyes upward and having an issue with his tongue, which symbolized his immaturity. The coat itself was emblematic of his father's recognition of Joseph's tremendous potential. Yet, ironically, it was this very coat that sparked animosity among his brothers, ultimately pushing Joseph to become the person he was destined to be. In his early years, Joseph was merely an immature 17-year-old, and just as his potential was great, so too were the obstacles — likened to a foreskin covering over that potential. It is often the case that those born with immense potential face equally great challenges, for these challenges serve as opportunities for growth and transformation.