Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita
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Rescuing the Sparks
The seforim hakedoshim teach us that there are sparks of Elokus (Divinity) scattered around the world, waiting to be redeemed.…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita 2 days ago
Extend Your Mission
Extend Your Mission One day, the Yid Hakadosh of Peshischa fell ill. The doctors tried everything they could, but it…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita August 17, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
Tovah Ha’aretz Me’od Me’od
The Chozeh of Lublin had a great student named Rav Ahron Moshe. After the Chozeh passed away, Rav Ahron Moshe…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita July 25, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
If You Can Fall, That Means You Can Jump
We know that Shabbos has an official start time, which is nightfall on Friday night, and a definitive end, when…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita July 1, 2026 The Inner Light of Shabbos
Harmony Through Torah
Some mitzvos are time-based; we eat matzah on Pesach, and sit in the sukkah on Sukkos. Other mitzvos are specific…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita May 23, 2026
I’ll Tell You a Maaseh
Stories of Tzadikim with Harav yussie zakutinsky Reb Herschel of Zitichov was once sitting by his Lag Ba’omer tish, and…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita May 2, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
Pour Out Your Heart
Every tzadik is unique, and many tzadikim had an area of Torah that was their ‘specialty’ — some within the…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita April 25, 2026
Reb Shayele’s Shefa
We tend to look at Reb Shayele of Kerister as the ultimate giver. But what did Reb Shayele get from…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita April 18, 2026
The Avodah of Leil Seder
A short adaptation of Practical Intentions (kavannos) for Seder night, from a more detailed and broader shiur by Harav Yussie…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita April 4, 2026
The Strength of a Leniency
Reb Shayele of Kerestir was known for bringing yeshuos through food. Whether it was challah, sugar, or a simple meal,…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita March 8, 2026
I’ll Tell You a Maaseh
Stories of Tzadikim with Harav yussie zakutinsky Stay Warm! The Baal Shem Tov once chose a few of his students…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita March 7, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
The Hidden Miracles of Life
The story goes of a Yid, we’ll call him Avremele, who lived in a small shtetl in Europe. One Sunday…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita February 28, 2026
Shalom Bayis
The Gemara (Shabbos 23b) teaches us that if one cannot afford to buy both candles for Shabbos and wine for…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita February 21, 2026 The Soul of Shabbos' Series
The Darkness of the Light
“Rebbi Avahu would sit (on Erev Shabbos) on an ivory chair and fan the fire that was cooking the food…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita February 14, 2026
Erev Shabbos Pressure
What is the deeper reason we so often feel pressure and stress on Erev Shabbos? This is not a new…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita February 7, 2026
Beneath the Bokser
“If someone is too tired to give you a smile, leave one of your own, because no one needs a…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita January 31, 2026
On Our Shoulders
The Baal Shem Tov used to take a very long time to daven Shemoneh Esrei. One Shabbos morning, some of…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita January 24, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
I’ll Tell You a Maaseh
One Erev Shabbos, the Baal Shem Tov gathered a few Chassidim and asked them to join him on a journey.…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita January 17, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
Helping Jews Kept Him Alive
I’ll tell you a maaseh. Usually, when you hear Chassidishe stories, the villain is the poretz. The poretz, the landlord,…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita January 10, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
Calling Out With Honesty
One of the great talmidim of the Baal Shem Tov was Reb Mechel Zlotshover. Once, a group of Yidden came…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita January 3, 2026 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
Hashem Has Many Messengers
I’ll tell you a maaseh. In the late 1840s, there was a war that broke out between Austria and Hungary.…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita December 27, 2025 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
The Overflowing Flame
One of the fundamental parts of the mitzvah of hadlokas ner Chanukah is pirsumei nisa. Chazal wanted us to make…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita December 20, 2025
Don’t Hide
I’ll tell you a maaseh. One of the great Chassidishe Rebbes was the Apta Rav, known as the Ohev Yisroel.…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita December 6, 2025 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
The Mitzvah That Was Done 100%
I’ll tell you a maaseh. One of the great Chassidishe Rebbes was Rav Mordechai of Lechovitch. The story goes about…
Harav Yussie Zakutinsky Shlita November 29, 2025 I'll Tell You A Ma'aseh: Stories of Tzadikim with HaRav Yussie Zakuntinsky
