Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn

The first discourse delivered by the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe after succeeding to the mantle of leadership in 1920. It was first heard in the midst of the bitter civil war that shook the cities of Russia in the aftermath of the 1917 Revolution and the...

Originally written as an educational guide for two venerable mashpi'im (spiritual mentors) in the original yeshivah in Lubavitch, this treatise by the sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch has since serve as a classic definition and elucidation of what...

A Collection of discourses by the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe. Written during the turbulent years of 1941-1945, many of the discourses focus on self sacrifice, repentance, and strengthening Judaism, often speaking of the lessons to be learned from the...

Our service in the Temple centered around the principle of refinement and subduing one's physical desires.

Be sensitive to the meaning of the words "G-d, faithful King," the soul of the word Amen.

By the time Eliezer Reuven realized his mistake, both peasants had already gone home. The honest smithy was so upset that he closed his shop, and set off on foot to refund the peasant’s money.

"Sixty-two years have now passed," related Reb Pesach, "since I was privileged to hear from the Rebbe, your grandfather, that Shema is Yisrael..."

Lecha Dodi, 5714 לכה דודי, תשי״ד לכה דודי לקראת כלה פני שבת נקבלה “Come my Beloved to greet the Bride, let us welcome the Shabbos.” The previous Rebbe relates in the discourse לכה דודי, which is included in the series of wedding Maamarim, Kuntreisim Vol....

“If Bonaparte will be victorious,” the rebbe wrote, “Jewish wealth will increase, and the prestige of the Jewish people will be raised; but their hearts will disintegrate and be distanced from their Father in Heaven . . .”