Lubavitcher Rebbe (Adaptations)

"Here is a wise Jew, who understands that this is only an attempt to test him. He also understands that when he will withstand the test, not only will his business be as prosperous as beforehand, but it will be better than before..."

There was a person in every town who would light the street-lamps with a fire he carried at the end of a long pole...

Samplings of the Rebbe's philosophy of Torah and Chassidism

Giving money to charity elevates it from its monetary value to spiritual heights. G-d gives us the physical object, and it is our mandate to make it a vehicle for spirituality by using it for acts of goodness. Adapted from a letter of the Rebbe, of ...

Sometimes a person does not realize that he is a slave to his surroundings. He commits improper acts, he is sold to his money-making, he is possessed by a desire for honor, and is a prisoner to his desires. By awakening the fiery love of G-d imbued in ...

Our sages teach that the blessings that are spoken from the mouth of a son or daughter of Abraham, Sarah, Isaac, Rebecca, Jacob, Rachel and Leah are brought to fruition speedily. Adapted from a letter of the Rebbe, of righteous memory.Igrot Kodesh Vol. ...

Just as with the physical death of the body, where the soul still survives —it has only entered the spiritual world of truth— so too, one can only destroy the physical Holy Temple in Jerusalem, built from wood, gold and silver, but the spiritual temple ...

Every individual’s health needs to be tended to maximally within the natural order. However, one should place their faith in the Healer of all for whom the doctor here below acts as a surrogate. Adapted from a letter of the Rebbe, of righteous ...

One should always go from strength to strength in quantity and quality, as there is always room to add in goodness and holiness. Adapted from a letter of the Rebbe, of righteous memory.Vol. 29, p. 85.