“The lesson from the above is as follows: When a Jew attempts to do something (fulfilling the Torah), and it seems to be impossible, he should not be affected, but continue working to attain his objective. Eventually he will succeed” (from the Rebbe’s talk devoted to his mother, 6 Tishrei …
Shabbat Shuvah (“Sabbath of Return” – שבת שובה) refers to the Shabbat that occurs during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur. Based on the teachings of the AriZal, the Rebbe explains that the seven days between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur are of a general …
Rebbetzin Devorah Leah, daughter of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi and mother of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (the “Tzemach Tzedek”), passed away on the third day of Tishrey just three days after her young son’s third birthday. At the age of 27, she sacrificed her life to save her …
After the destruction of the first Beit ha-Mikdash, Nebuchadnezzar appointed Gedaliah, the son of Ahikam, as governor of Judah. Gedaliah was a wise ruler. He encouraged the people to cultivate the fields and vineyards and restore the land. In theory, the country could have recovered from the tragedy of …
The Rebbe reveals: “…On Rosh HaShanah, HaShem — the King of the Universe — provides every single Jew with all their needs for the entire year, in full measure, straight from the King’s table!” Explore more in the interactive presentation illustrating the Rebbe’s Sichah on Parshiot Nitzavim-Vayelech and Rosh …
Almost one hundred of his original manuscript volumes have survived the fires that broke out in the village of Lubavitch, revolutions and wars. These volumes are now part of the Chabad Library’s collection in New York. The third Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn of Lubavitch, led the Chabad …
29 Elul is the fifth day of Creation. On this day haShem created the animals of the sea and the birds.
On the fourth day of Creation, the sun, the moon, and other luminaries took their place “in the expanse of the heavens” (Genesis 1:14–19).The Shaloh explains that the two luminaries within Torah refer to the Written Torah (the sun) and the Oral Torah (the moon). In the Gemarah (Succoth; Sanhedrin) …
On the first day of Creation HaShem created reality, time, matter, darkness and light. It was the 25th of Elul. The festival of Rosh Hashanah, on which we mark “the beginning of Your works”, is actually the 6th day of “Maase Breishit”– the day when the first man was …
