Hobart, Tasmania is not exactly around the corner from New York. Or from Israel.
But it was front and center in the eyes of the Lubavitcher Rebbe of righteous memory.
Rabbi Chaim Gutnick of Melbourne, Australia was shocked when he received a letter from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, instructing him to go to Tasmania. The letter, written over fifty years ago, did not specify why he should go and what he should do there – just that he must go at once.
A Chassid follows his Rebbe’s advice – so he went. Roaming the streets of Hobart, he certainly was noticeable. Yet, he had no clue what his purpose was. Until – suddenly – a fellow came running up to him. “You must be a Rabbi!” he exclaimed. “Please co… Read More »