Live by the Goal
The icy steppes of Siberia was a regular (un-chosen) destination for many Chassidim in the Soviet Union, and a venerable chassid, R. Mendel Futerfas, was no exception. Because of "crimes against Communism," namely, teaching Torah and establishing Jewish Schools, he found himself shipped to the vast, frozen wasteland. Yes, this was one of Russia's harshest punishments, but, being a Chassid, R. Mendel turned it into a learning opportunity. One of the inmates in his block was re
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סיביר זהו מקום קפוא בערבות רוסיה, אליו היו הקומוניסטים שולחים את ה'מורדים' בממשל, כך שעבור החסידים שחיו ברוסיהזה היה יעד קבוע (ולא מבחירה..). חסיד ישיש בשם רבימנדל פוטרפס, לא היה יוצא דופן. בגלל "פשעים נגד הקומוניזם", כלומר, לימוד תורה והקמת בתי ספר יהודיים, הוא מצא את עצמו נשלח לשממה העצומה והקפואה. כן, זה היה אחד מהעונשים הקשים ביותר של רוסיה, אבל, בהיותו חסיד, ניצל רבימנדל את המצב הקשה להזדמנות ללמידה. אחד מהאסירים בבלוק שלו נודע בכישוריו כלוליין המהלך על חבל. כאשר אסירים
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