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Amazing anecdotes about Previous Rebbe being sent on dangerous missions by his father the Rebbe Rashab

Amazing anecdotes about Previous Rebbe being sent on dangerous missions by his father the Rebbe Rashab

Stories, HolidaysEli SilbersteinOctober 3, 2019Yud Shvat

Addendum to fire on the 10th of Av, Reb Menachem Zembeh on the Balfour Declaration

Addendum to fire on the 10th of Av, Reb Menachem Zembeh on the Balfour Declaration

HolidaysEli SilbersteinOctober 3, 2019Tisha Beav

A profound halachic explanation by Chidushei Horim as to the difference between the danger of Chanukah and of Purim

A profound halachic explanation by Chidushei Horim as to the difference between the danger of Chanukah and of Purim

Holidays, HalachaEli SilbersteinSeptember 29, 2019Chanukah, Purim

A beautiful expression of the Rebbe in that maamar that one can hear on the original audio

A beautiful expression of the Rebbe in that maamar that one can hear on the original audio

Holidays, Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinSeptember 29, 2019Elul

A wolf or a lion - the Beis Hamikdash is both

A wolf or a lion - the Beis Hamikdash is both

Chassidic Thought, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 29, 2019Tisha Beav

A Mesiras Nefesh Jew, Pinchos, and the Previous Rebbe

A Mesiras Nefesh Jew, Pinchos, and the Previous Rebbe

Holidays, ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 29, 2019Pinchas, Yud Beis Tammuz

A maamar the Previous Rebbe wrote on the day he was liberated

A maamar the Previous Rebbe wrote on the day he was liberated

Holidays, Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinSeptember 29, 2019Yud Beis Tammuz

A hint in Eicha from the Tzemach Tzedek for the problem of Sinas Chinam

A hint in Eicha from the Tzemach Tzedek for the problem of Sinas Chinam

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 29, 2019Tisha Beav

A fascinating vort from Reb Akiva Eger as to where the souls of converts come from

A fascinating vort from Reb Akiva Eger as to where the souls of converts come from

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 29, 2019Shavuos

A fascinating Halachic discussion by Rav Zevin z”l on Reb Yochon’s declaration that the fast should be on the 10th of Av

A fascinating Halachic discussion by Rav Zevin z”l on Reb Yochon’s declaration that the fast should be on the 10th of Av

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 27, 2019Tisha Beav

A fascinating explanation of the Rebbe in his Reshimos on the deeper meaning of Mayim Shelanu

A fascinating explanation of the Rebbe in his Reshimos on the deeper meaning of Mayim Shelanu

Holidays, Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinSeptember 27, 2019Pesach

A conversation between 2 birds, overheard by Shlomo Hamelech when he completed the Beis Hamikdash - a beautiful insight by Reb Avrohom Dov Auerbach of Uvrutch and later on in Tsfas, author of Bas Ayin

A conversation between 2 birds, overheard by Shlomo Hamelech when he completed the Beis Hamikdash - a beautiful insight by Reb Avrohom Dov Auerbach of Uvrutch and later on in Tsfas, author of Bas Ayin

Holidays, Chassidic ThoughtEli SilbersteinSeptember 27, 2019Tisha Beav

2 classic questions about the Haggadah answer for why we eat Matza and the Alter Rebbe’s fascinating answer

2 classic questions about the Haggadah answer for why we eat Matza and the Alter Rebbe’s fascinating answer

Holidays, ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 27, 2019Pesach, Vaeira

The amazing days of Elul as explained by the Alter Rebbe and further elucidated by the Rebbe

The amazing days of Elul as explained by the Alter Rebbe and further elucidated by the Rebbe

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 13, 2019Elul

What the story behind the Mitzvah of Pesach Sheni teaches us - fascinating lesson by the Rebbe

What the story behind the Mitzvah of Pesach Sheni teaches us - fascinating lesson by the Rebbe

Parsha, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Behaloscha, Pesach Sheni

What relevance does Pesach Sheni have to our lives today- the Rebbe’s revolutionary insight

What relevance does Pesach Sheni have to our lives today- the Rebbe’s revolutionary insight

Parsha, HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Behaloscha, Pesach Sheni

Today is the anniversary of the first day of the מן in the desert - fascinating Baal Haturim that there’s a connection to Pesach Sheni

Today is the anniversary of the first day of the מן in the desert - fascinating Baal Haturim that there’s a connection to Pesach Sheni

Holidays, ParshaEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Pesach Sheni, Behaloscha, Beshalach

Story of the Tzadik Reb Dovid Moshe of Tshortkov whose yartzeit was Shavuos

Story of the Tzadik Reb Dovid Moshe of Tshortkov whose yartzeit was Shavuos

Holidays, Parsha, StoriesEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Shavuos, Naso

Nice halachic explanation for Reb Shimon Bar Yochai’s claim that he could exonerate the entire world from judgement

Nice halachic explanation for Reb Shimon Bar Yochai’s claim that he could exonerate the entire world from judgement

HolidaysEli SilbersteinSeptember 9, 2019Lag Baomer

Fascinating story with the holy Riziner and the Tzemach Tzedek on the first shavuos of the Tzemach Tzedek’s leadership

Fascinating story with the holy Riziner and the Tzemach Tzedek on the first shavuos of the Tzemach Tzedek’s leadership

Stories, Holidays, Our SagesEli SilbersteinSeptember 5, 2019Shavuos, Riziner Rebbe

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