Rosh Hashanah: Spirituality vs. Reality. CONTRADICTION?!

Rabbi Aryeh Royde of The Traveling Chassidim answers a callers question about juggling Spirituality and the realities of life, job, family, in this upcoming Holiday season. Listen and learn!

Woman's exemption from daily Mitzvot. WHY?!

The Traveling Chassidim's Rabbi Royde answers your questions. In this Vlog he gives a deeper and Talmudic understanding of why are women exempt (Note the word EXEMPT not PROHIBITED! a topic for another time.) from certain basic Mitzvot, perhaps limiting their ability to connect with Hashem?

"Belz.. mein Shtetele Belz"

Shavuot: Flower Power!

"Don't Embarrass the Bread!"

"I didn't know Chassidim could be so cool!"

By Rivka Malka Perlman
Director WOW Inspired - Baltimore, MD

Baltimore didn't know what to expect when we invited The Traveling Chassidim to spend Shabbos with us. What we got made us so happy that we're still smiling and it's Tuesday, 3 days later! Friday night we were treated to a Kabbalas Shabbos [prayer] so breathtaking you could feel the Shabbos Queen herself in the room. Everyone felt so uplifted and the shabbos warmth wrapped itself our the hearts of even the newest guests. 

The children; sweet, adorable and well cared for, added so much to the scene. They ran around like little pro's helping with the shabbaton, keeping themselves busy and being so friendly and warm to all the participants. It was also clear that each family functioned as a team with both husband and wife going out of their way to interact with our members and create meaningful connections. And that was just the beginning!

 Friday night went late into the night with shmoozing and singing and Shabbos day we enjoyed more up close and intimate moments with each of the Chassidishe couples. 

Motzai shabbos was an incredible concert that had everyone dancing with a fervor.  Eli Bineth led us in an intensely beautiful Havdalah and then had us break out in dance. it went on and and on and people didn't want to leave.

The day after we received glowing emails and phone calls about what a special shabbos it was and how glad people were to be a part of it. I knew the Chassidim achieved something special when one previously disenfranchised participant came over to me, face shining, "I didn't know that Chassidim could be so cool!"