Farbrengen, The

Some teach by writing books, others deliver lectures, still others regularly issue public letters, essays and commentary. The Lubavitcher Rebbe, of righteous memory, widely regarded as one of the most influential teachers of our generation, did all of ...

Spiritual group therapy has been standard practice by chassidic Jews for more than two centuries.

When two Jews get together and one tells the other what ails his heart, the result is two G‑dly souls taking on a single animal soul.

What does G-d want with sinners like me? What did He put such a louse of a creature here for? I just want to know: does He appreciate at all the effort I put into trying not to be what I am?

"Daddy," I cried, gulping down the large lump that was forming in my throat. "We don't want your blessing tomorrow. We want it after the surgery, for many years to come!"

Though motivated by an inner love and a sense of concern for the spiritual health of one's fellow, these rebukes often come in the form of a pricking needle

"Doesn't a living man need a sip of brandy once in a while?” said Reb Leib. But the Rushiner interrupted. “I'm sure you realize that he's just joking," said the chassidic master. "I'll tell you the secret of l'chayim..."

We danced and sang in the sukkah, the transformative rain a mikvah-like immersion in G‑d’s presence and will . . .

The purpose of a Chassidic gathering is to encourage each other in Torah learning, the fulfillment of the Mitzvoth, and the spreading of Judaism in general.

An hour-long excerpt from a 1982 satellite broadcast of the Rebbe’s pre-Passover gathering on the occasion of his 80th birthday.