Selected Talks by the Lubavitcher Rebbe

An hour-long excerpt from a 1972 recording of the Rebbe’s annual gathering on the occasion of the yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe.

Footage from the Rebbe’s 1985 gathering in celebration of the birthdate (in 1880) of his father-in-law, the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, and the Sixth Rebbe’s release from Soviet incarceration (1927). The Sixth Rebbe was imprisoned for spreading Judaism in the Soviet Union.

The Rebbe speaks on the foundations of education (September 13, 1983)

The Rebbe recalls his mother's activities during World War I.

The Rebbe Speaks to Russian Jewry -- in Russian (May 4, 1980)

Until 1963, the Rebbe would officiate at weddings of Chassidim. A collection of vintage films from weddings at which the Rebbe officiated./

The Talmud explains that the verse, “He redeemed my soul in peace from battles against me, because of the many who were with me,” refers to, “One who works in Torah and charity…” A business owner isn’t satisfied with the clientele who find him; he publicizes his goods and services. His work also has no end; it is constantly on his mind. To work in Torah and charity means going beyond the realm of ‘obligation’ – developing self-motivation for personal growth, and exerting relentless effort to improve the spiritual and physical welfare of others.

The Rebbe speaks about the martyrs at Auschwitz (April 13, 1973)

Every person is expected to become a ‘ruler’ over his surroundings – to make it a proper dwelling place for G-d. At first, a person is ruler only over himself. Later, he becomes ‘ruler’ and leader of his family. Then he goes on to become a leader in his community and so on. At each stage he must accustom himself to place the new majority’s needs before the previous “individual’s” needs.

70 New institutions: The Rebbe addresses his 70th birthday (March 26, 1972)

The Rebbe explains the idea of approaching somebody on the street to perform a Mitzva

The Rebbe speaks on the Seven Universal Laws for all mankind.

The Rebbe speaks on what happens when two Jews get together

At prayer services with the Rebbe

The Rebbe speaks on the Rebbetzin's passing (January 27, 1992)

The Rebbe speaks on how God shares the pain of exile with his People (May 20, 1984)

Join CNN as the Rebbe receives visitors, hear his remarks about the Messiah

The Rebbe speaks on utilizing the energy of children (August 7, 1985)

Hear this moving, age-old chasidic melody sung by the Rebbe (August 9, 1982).

A passionate talk by the Rebbe several days before the outbreak of the Six Day War (May 28, 1967)

A brief history of the Six Day War and the Rebbe's call for all Jewish men, particularly soldiers in the IDF to don Tefillin as a special merit for added security

Revealing a glimpse of the wisdom that moves himself, the Rebbe addresses questions that go to the very core of the human experience: Why am I here? Why do I struggle? And more importantly—what am I capable of becoming?

This farbrengen was held on the Rebbe’s birthday in 1985 and also marked the first Siyum Harambam, the closure of the yearly cycle of studying the Mishneh Torah, the magnum opus of Maimonides.