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Feet Below, Eyes Above
From the writings & talks of Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
"Sixty-two years have now passed," related Reb Pesach, "since I was privileged to hear from the Rebbe, your grandfather, that Shema is Yisrael..."
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Rebbe and Chassid
By Manis Friedman
An open and informative class on the relationship between Rebbe and Chassid.
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The Road to Karlin
By Shoshannah Brombacher
"Traveling to the Rebbe gives me special powers," the chassid claimed. "I can read people's thoughts."
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What's A 'Hassid,' Anyway?
By Matt Lipeles
"The Hassids are the ones with the black coats..." "No, no. All the Orthodox have long black coats and beards. The Hassids are the ones with the wide-brimmed hats." "No, they all wear the hats..."
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A Path and a Choice
Ethics 2:1
By Yanki Tauber
Follow your bliss? If it's going to make other people like you, that's the thing to do? Not the sort of advice you'd expect from a Talmudical sage...
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What is a Chassid?
By Yanki Tauber
A chassid is a mystic. A chassid is pious. A chassid is joyous. A chassid is selfless. A chassid is a revolutionary. What is the common denominator of all these traits? That a chassid lives life from the inside
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Links in the Chassidic Legacy
Translated by Shimon Neubort
Links in the Chassidic Legacy is a collection biographical sketches of Chassidic personalites of the previous generations. Originally appeared in the columns of the student journal "Hatamim", the book takes the reader on a tour through the ages with each ...
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The Dancing Jews
By Eliezer Steinman
The Baal Shem Tov was once asked: "Why do Chassidim burst into song and dance at the slightest provocation? Is this the behavior of a sane person?"
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Knowledge
By Tuvia Bolton
"What have you been doing for the last year?" asked the incensed father-in-law. "What have you accomplished wasting your time by those wild men?" "I learned that G-d creates the world," answered the young man
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The Lamplighter
Told by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
"The flame is not yours," said the Rebbe, "you are just its carrier. The lamp is ready to be lit -- you need only touch it with the flame." "Should I grab him by the throat?" asked the Chassid. "By the throat, no," replied the Rebbe. "By the lapels, yes"
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