The 5 Towns Jewish Times
December 10, 2020
My family had occasion this week to travel for the first time since COVID-19 set in. Actually, the last time that we were onboard an aircraft was the first week of March 2020, just a few days before we’d learn of the first COVID case in our relatively local Jewish community.
For those who are concerned about our trip, we responsibly contacted all of the school safety personnel prior to planning our extended weekend and have been following their protocol.
This past Shabbos marked another 19 Kislev, which is a significant day in that it commemorates the release of the Ba’al HaTanya from prison, which gave the Alter Rebbe authorization to disseminate the inner light of the Torah that he received from his Rebbe, the Maggid, who received it directly from the mouth of the Ba’al Shem Tov. In a letter that Rav Schneur Zalman of Liadi disseminated after his historic liberation, he describes this day as a day upon which the