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Rabbi Menachem Mendel, the "Tzemach Tzedek" (1789-1866)
A brief biography of the third Chabad Rebbe
From Challenge
Menachem Mendel's life and times as Rebbe and advocate of his people
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Sand and Water
Told by the Lubavitcher Rebbe
"But Rebbe," objected the soldier, "battles are won to the tune of a joyous march, not with tears..."
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The Climb
From the Chassidic Masters
The children had leaned a tall pole against a building and were competing with each other as to who could climb the highest...
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Tzemach Tzeddek Born
1789
The third Chabad Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneersohn of Lubavitch (1789-1866), was born on the 29th of Elul. Orphaned from his mother at age 3, he was raised by his maternal grandfather, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi. Rabbi Menachem Mendel assumed ...
Jewish Calendar » Elul » Elul - 29 » Jewish History » Tzemach Tzeddek Born
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The Wayward Horse
By Yanki Tauber
Jacob is the rope of His inheritance (32:9) The relationship between a Jew and his G-d is like a rope: the more the Jew pulls away, the tauter the bond grows; finally, the mounting pressure causes him to rebound with an even greater force of attraction ...
Library » Stories » Bookshelf » Once Upon A Chasid » Deuteronomy » Ha'azinu » The Wayward Horse
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A Plate of Food
By Yerachmiel Tilles
The Jews of Vitebsk, if you want to know the truth, were never known to be generous givers of money to charitable causes. But they could always be counted on to provide food for the hungry
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Seventy Kopeks
Told by Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak of Lubavitch
That's the profit from the sale of a calf in the marketplace of the White Russian town of Lubavitch
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Hypocrisy
Amongst the Chassidim of Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Lubavitch (the "Tzemach Tzedek," 1789-1866) was a businessman whose dealings took him to the business centers of the large cities of Russia as well as to several foreign capitals. As time went by, he ...
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Little Shmuel
By Tuvia Bolton
Suddenly the front door rattled and thundered; someone was pounding and shouting outside. "Help! Help! Let me in!"
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The Glory of Doing Nothing
By Tzvi Freeman
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?
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