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Chilling Story: Go To the Cemetery

The chilling story of a girl who was adopted as an infant and had no idea of her true origin until the Rebbe revealed her identity. Full Story

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#52
April 9, 2017 7:22 am

#52, true, but as Malka wrote, we are no longer able to see him as before.

#27
April 9, 2017 6:38 am

WE STILL HAVE A REBBE EVEN STRONGER THAN BEFORE

The 5th Son/Daughter
April 7, 2017 5:01 am

The 5th son/daughter not at the family seder table.

The 6th son also not at the family seder table who went looking for the 5th son and arranged a seder in some far-off location.

Where is Malka doing the sedars? Will she be invited to Crown Heights?
April 6, 2017 5:48 pm

Where is Malka doing the sedars? Is she invited to Crown Heights or….? Who will have the honor of Malka’s company?

47's reply
April 6, 2017 9:31 am

Simply saying that you are a princess – a bas melech, and keep your head up with jewish pride – gaon yaakov, and the tiara on our heads are the two crowns of naaseh vanishes – which you preserve. It is complimentary to you. Keep on.

From Malka to #46 and #47
April 5, 2017 10:04 pm

#46 – Based on your logic, it follows that the day we “pass away” is the day Hashem decided the world can exist perfectly well without us?! Your logic is flawed.

#47 – I really don’t understand what you are saying!

All of Lubavitch
April 5, 2017 7:31 pm

Keep your head up Princess, don’t let your tiara fall.

You are precious
April 5, 2017 7:07 pm

The day you were born is the day Hashem decided that the world could not exist without you.

I'm from Cuba
April 5, 2017 6:22 pm

I love it & I’m sad hope to be able to understand it better I guess it will only be posible by getting closer to Hashemite & been more observant 👍

Continued, Malka - more details
April 5, 2017 6:03 pm

And suddenly I came across a NON-CHABAD website quoting the Rebbe that one can/should give a piece of cake and soda water for shlach monos here:

judaism.stackexchange.com/questions/35521/bottle-of-water-for-shaloch-manos

“Likutei Sichos – Lubavitcher Rabbi Zatzal says that one is Yotzei Mishloach Manos with a piece of cake and soda”
Likutei Sichos vol 2, pg. 537

I was being told how to do the shlach monos.

I did it EXACTLY as the Rebbe wrote: a piece of cake and soda water.

Continued, Malka - more details
April 5, 2017 6:02 pm

I found Rabbi Yair Hoffman’s article that water or seltzer is NOT acceptable for shlach monos here: 5tjt.com/a-primer-on-shalach-manos/ A Primer on Shalach Manos By Rabbi Yair Hoffman “The poskim have ruled that a lollipop is not considered chashuv for an adult, nor is a bottle of Poland Spring water or seltzer.” “Most authorities hold that one of the foods may certainly be a liquid (except for water), and this is the authoritative view.” More so, I saw further “Rabbi Shmuel Felder said that he personally asked Rav Elyashiv zatzal about this matter, and Rav Elyashiv answered that water and seltzer… Read more »

Malka - more details
April 5, 2017 5:59 pm

Copying email exchanges –

Rabbi Avtzon suggested:
Concerning motzei Shabbos I was advised to inform you that the proper thing would be to read it in your house even from a chumash or on the computer.

I responded:

Great advice: on the computer!

I found a video of the reading of megilah which I can follow along on-line in Hebrew (and English translation). This is perfect! Now I am READY for purim! I am o excited. I have a rattle for making noise when the video gets to Haman!!!

/www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJFBP6buK-E

Thanks for the brilliant idea!!!

Bryuna
April 5, 2017 5:35 pm

You were never abandoned. You will never be abandoned. Thank you for haring with all of us. Now you are part of our one family of chassidim.

OVER SEAS
April 5, 2017 11:58 am

JUST NO WORDS

To 38
April 4, 2017 5:57 pm

Seems Malka was only able to confirm her origin many years later. Even then, depending on the strength of the evidence discovered, some might not accept the proof as fully conclusive to allow marriage to a Kohen.

Forgive me for asking
April 4, 2017 11:15 am

Why couldn’t Malka marry a kohen if it was later confirmed that Malka was Jewish from birth and the conversion which was done out of precaution was retroactively shown to have been unnecessary?

At Loss of Words
April 4, 2017 9:38 am

Malka (a queen),
I’m at loss of words about your story. I can’t remove it from my mind. My heart goes out for you to wish you the very best.
Thank you so much for sharing.

What inspired me
April 3, 2017 6:26 pm

Malka,
What inspired me: the Rebbe telling you that Hashem is your father. I was orphaned also, B”H not as young as you. It comforts me that Hashem is my father and He loves me.
The other , that the Rebbe didn’t criticize you for not doing more religiously, and just gave you one new thing to take on each year; he was so kind and gentle .
I wish much Hatzlacha and healing.

Rivka
April 3, 2017 5:35 pm

Malka, you inspired me and then I saw the details you added, and I am beyond inspired. I am making a hachlata to add more hiddur to my mitzvos. You are my hero. Rivka N.

#31 You Misunderstood the gemarah!
April 3, 2017 1:29 pm

Mar Shmuel was an astronomer that said: I am as familiar with the paths of heaven as with the streets of Nehardea, with the exception of the comet, about which I am ignorant.
Talmud, Berachot 58b
He knew the PHYSICAL “paths of heaven” – not “Heaven” (the ways of Hashem), it was said regarding a heavenly comet!!

Continuation - Malka
April 3, 2017 1:23 pm

Years ago when the Rebbe would sometimes give me instructions on enhancing my commitment to kosher and shabbos he once cryptically mentioned to one day make an eruv around my property under the guidance of a rov. There are no jews in my village, much less a rov. It didn’t make any sense to me. This year, as the weather is getting warmer, I decided it’s time to enjoy on shabbos my yard, water front and dock. Reading and snacking outdoors would enhance my enjoyment of shabbos. I started learning all the rules of an eruv… Figuring out the rules… Read more »

Malka
April 3, 2017 1:18 pm

Sharing details: Rabbi Avtzon suggested that I should hear the Megillah. After arguing with him that Purim is actually a sad and tragic day for Esther, who like me was an orphan and then further lost her adopted father and husband Mordechai when forced to live with a gentile and bear him a child…how can we be joyous at the expense of another’s pain and suffering? ! Besides, the closest shul is 1 1/2 hour drive and I would need to leave after shabbos, and miss it…Rabbi Avtzon suggested I read the Megillah myself for Saturday night and indeed I… Read more »

To #18
April 3, 2017 7:50 am

The gemarah says that “it is clear to me the paths of Heaven like the streets of Nehardea (where he lived)”.

Yaaher Koach
April 3, 2017 7:15 am

This was the most inspirational and emtional evoking article that I ever saw. As others already asked the author for further details of things mentioned, I hope Part 2 includes them and is as riveting as Part 1. I pray for a happy ending to her dramatic life story. I join others in wishing Malka – chazak, be strong, be stronger and strengthen others. Amen.

to malka
April 3, 2017 1:41 am

Don’t be bittered by hashems ways…he loves you more then you’ll ever know. We do not understand he ways all the time. The rebbe told you why your parents and adopted had to go. That already was hashems way to comfort you. Nothing that he does it without a reason and it’s all for our best. Even when we humanly can’t comprehend. I can personally relate a little bit to you, asmy father was homicide when i was only 10 months old.Yet i thank hashem for he knows what’s best. It was tought yet it was from hashem!

Malka means queen
April 2, 2017 9:57 pm

You are a malka – a queen. Royalty. Majesty. Come back home to your people.You will be welcomed with open arms. My child, I have children and grandchildren. I would ne happy to include you as one of my own. And if you are too old to be my child, then be my sister. You belong here.

Oh Rebbe, oh Rebbe we miss you
April 2, 2017 8:47 pm

We all miss the Rebbe.
Oh Rebbe, Oh Rebbe we miss you
How long can this golus continue…
Ad mosai!!!
Daloy golus!
Enough is enough!
We want Moshiach NOW!!

Autocorrect to 23 from Malka
April 2, 2017 3:14 pm

Auto correct: I miss the Rebbe so much. Hashem, enough already.
My life is like Iyov’s and I ran away like Yonah. Enough. Father, the Rebbe told me you love me. If you live me so much, you sure have a strange way of showing it.

Tell us the missing details
April 2, 2017 2:58 pm

About Purim and the eruv. Does Malka live in England or did Rabbi Raskin visit her gentile town to build her eruv? How did the Rebbe guide her shlach monos? We need to know.

to 23 from malka
April 2, 2017 2:20 pm

This story took place before the days of :”therapy”. Parents shared veey little with their children. I was shocked and hurt and questioned everything including being Jewish. Yet Hashem wasn’t done with me. He took away my birth parents and then my adoptive parents. He also took away my shidduch and soul mate who couldn’t marry me because he is a Cohen. And like the story of Iyov, Hashem kept going at me. He even took away my Rebbe, the only anchor I had left. I was no longerable to see him. I became so angry at Hashem. I rebelled.… Read more »

lesson?
April 2, 2017 3:44 am

Malka, i’m just wondering if you would advise adoptive parents to inform the child that s/he is adopted right from the start. So s/he never doesn’t know. to avoid that awful shock.

Amazing !
April 1, 2017 9:52 pm

Thank you for sharing ! Super inspiring and looking forward to part 2 !!!!

To fellow jew
April 1, 2017 9:25 pm

You certainly can!

Basic emmunas tzaddikim: Hashem reveals His plans to tzaddikim.

A Rebbe is more than just a tzaddik: Atzmus melubash b’guf.

Whatever Atzmus knows, he also knows.

Mushkie
April 1, 2017 9:06 pm

Goosebumps. I am so inspired. I have shared story with all my contacts.

Beautiful
April 1, 2017 8:38 pm

Thank you for sharing.

fellow Jew
April 1, 2017 7:45 pm

“He knows all that is in this world AND the next world! ”

You cannot say such a thing! There have been great tzaddikim with ruach hakodesh in Klal Yisrael, but the ONLY ONE WHO KNOWS ALL is Hakadosh Baruch Hu!

Thank you Rabbi Avtzon
April 1, 2017 6:42 pm

Thank You Malka for sharing your story.
I will share it with others, the lessons are many.
May Hashem bless you to find real happiness.
waiting to hear the second half.
A Kosher and freilichen Pesach!
Baila

The rebbe knew my future also
April 1, 2017 2:28 pm

I first went to speak to the rebbe at womans convention in june 1967. I was 18 living in a non observant home and struggling to be frum. As the rebbe was answering my letter i was thinking i will lie to my mother about lubavitch. The rebbe looked right at me and said “dont lie to her. Everything will be ok after rosh hashana.” He was correct as my mother wsd niftar suddenly a few weeks after i was by the rebbe and after rosh hashana i was part of the lubavitcher community

Very powerful
April 1, 2017 4:47 am

Thank you for sharing
Sydney Australia

Yasher koach
March 31, 2017 6:40 pm

Finally a story with no negative comments ..
It is beautiful and enlightened my heart.

Thank you for sharing
March 31, 2017 3:33 pm

Powerful

another divine point
March 31, 2017 3:25 pm

Hashem guided your footsteps to our rebbe a few years just before you lost your adopted parents. The REBBE knew you needed someone and he was there….

To Malka
March 31, 2017 3:02 pm

Dear Malka,

Thank you for the courage to bravely share your painful yet uplifting story.

Incredible....
March 31, 2017 3:00 pm

This story moved me to my core.. unbelievable.. I look forward for the follow up segment iyh.. and please add the part about the Eruv in England..

Malka
March 31, 2017 2:40 pm

We love you <3

thank you Malka
March 31, 2017 1:48 pm

Thank you for sharing this wonderful, touching story. Its beauty lies partly in the fact that it is not a regular ‘miracle’ story, but a story of depth, constancy, caring, and human growth. Makes me love my Rebbe even more (if that is even possible). I am saddened by the terrible loss you have suffered in life, but you are part of our ‘family’!

The woman in the story has a truly huge zechus
March 31, 2017 1:45 pm

All too many of us have the question from the depths of our heart of “WHY?” But for most of us, we simply have to rely on the knowledge that HaShem runs the world – which is the true answer, but doesn’t give us the comfort that we little human beings need. Yet the Rebbe directly shared with Malka the Divine understanding that he had of her particular situation ! Quite amazing and though the words aren’t “right” – I am jealous !! May we have the Geula Shlema now so that all of our questions will be answered and… Read more »

Incredible
March 31, 2017 1:00 pm

This story is amazing on so many levels. What moved me most was the love and care the rebbe has for this incredible women.

Former Student
March 31, 2017 12:52 pm

Rabbi S. Avtzon is the best. We should have more of his stories published every week. They are authentic, inspiring, and they keep us more connect. Thank you.

PDF Printable
March 31, 2017 12:44 pm

Please in the future post a printing link or PDf as JEM does very helpful for the shabbos table.

Thank you,

YY

amazing, this story brings
March 31, 2017 12:36 pm

tears to my eyes, the rebbe says many times that the hard times l suffered will be revealed in time, thank you

The Message
March 31, 2017 12:21 pm

What is so great about my story?! As I wrote you and you quoted me, there were no miracles preformed in my story (like in many other stories), rather it is merely a small appreciation of who the Rebbe was. I knew others would not fully appreciate my story. It is a simple story that shares how the Rebbe knows far more than what any normal person is able to know. It simply demonstrate that he had unrestricted access to divine knowledge. On a basic level, it is something like a person blessed with ESP. But that is NOT the… Read more »

Great story
March 31, 2017 11:47 am

Thanks very much, very clear and meangingful

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