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Reb Zushe Wilmowsky, zy”a, the legendary chasid, tireless builder and activist, was affectionately referred to by the Lubavitcher Rebbe as “mein partisan.” During the war, Reb Zushe escaped a Nazi labor camp and joined the Bielsky brothers, and was renown for his physical and spiritual strength, spirit of determination and persistence.
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What Happens to Unanswered Prayers?
I don’t believe there’s such a thing as a wasted prayer.
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At 8:39 p.m. on April 25, the texts and tweets began appearing on my phone: a six-year-old boy named Menachem Goldberg was missing. A reference photo showed the little boy wearing a kippah and tallit, smiling from ear to ear as he held a Star Wars figurine still in its box. He looked so small and innocent, and my heart sank down to my feet.
At 8:40 p.m., friends started sending me and hundreds of others links to Tehillim (Psalms) on WhatsApp group chats, along with Menachem’s full Hebrew name and that of his mother (according to the Jewish custom for praying for someone’s health and safety).
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Though I do not consider myself a member of the Chabad movement per se, I have a strong connection to the Chabad branch in Kazakhstan, where the movement has deep roots.
When Rabbi Levy Yitzchak, father of the last Lubavitcher Rebbe, Menachem Mendel, was arrested by the NKVD (predecessor of the KGB) and exiled, he was sent to Kazakhstan. His devoted wife, Chana, though not officially exiled by the authorities, followed him. Together, they lived for years in abject poverty, far away from their children and other relatives.