Rebbe Rayatz
America is not different. These words weren’t merely uttered. They were implemented.
R’ Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson, the Frierdiker Rebbe (Previous Rebbe), was born on 12 Tammuz 5640 (1880). The sixth Rebbe of Chabad began his leadership in the burgeoning horrors of the Communist Soviet Union. A beautifully poetic writer and piercing presence, the Frierdiker Rebbe dedicated his life to combating Soviet Jewish persecution, establishing a clandestine Jewish underground throughout the vast reaches of Russia and her satellite states. Escaping to the United States, the Frierdiker Rebbe asserted that America will be know different in maintaining the fire of Judaism’s soul. Thus, the Frierdiker Rebbe spent his latter days nurturing the seeds of light in the soil of the new country. On 10 Shvat 5510 (1950) the Previous Rebbe ascended on high.
Rights of Steppage
This parable of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson teaches us that everything we do and every step we take has the potential to be infused with spirituality.
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Hide and Seek
A kind and caring word will achieve what the most profound arguments and the most glaring truths will not.
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The Third Millennium
In Abraham’s 75th year, a new era opened – the era of Torah. The era of tifferet, of the harmony and synthesis of the Divinely bestowed and humanly earned.
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The Beilis Blood Libel
This letter from the Previous Rebbe reveals some fascinating details about the Beilis Trial and Beilis’ lead lawyer Osher Grusenberg. The Previous Rebbe shares details of the meeting he had with Grusenberg, and a moving story Grusenberg told him from his childhood.
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The Immigrant’s Credo
A letter from the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe discussing Divine Providence and G-d’s help with sustenance.
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Field of Expertise: The Value of Jewish Education
A West Coast lumber merchant once came to the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, to seek his counsel and blessing. He got a lesson on Jewish education.
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Virtual Reality: 12 Tammuz
The Chassidic holiday Yud Beis Tammuz celebrates the release of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Scheerson from imprisonment by the Russian government. This article discusses the connection between 12 Tammuz and the idea of reality.
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Bo: Sheer Determination
There is no greater gift than the gift of determination: The absolute certainty that you are precious and indispensable; that you are on a mission championing a cause; that the place and time in which you find yourself is exactly where you belong; and that you have the power to make your unique mark on the universe.
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