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First Person

Famous and not-so-famous people describe their experiences with the Rebbe

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Teacher and Leader for All Jews
Teacher and Leader for All Jews
The former Sephardic Chief Rabbi of Israel describes his meetings with the Rebbe, and explains why the Rebbe, an Ashkenazic rabbi, assisted all Jews.
“Quiet Diplomacy” with Soviet Union
“Quiet Diplomacy” with Soviet Union
How I saved lives with the Rebbe's precious advice in what became the most important story of my life.
The Rebbe’s Children
The Rebbe’s Children
The Rebbe himself had no children, yet he gave so many people blessings for children. Who are the Rebbe’s children?
Where Change Begins
Where Change Begins
You want to change the world? Start by changing yourself.
The Rebbe and Rabin
The Rebbe and Rabin
A warm relationship between the Rebbe and former Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin.
Refocusing Our Perception
Refocusing Our Perception
There are differences. We don't focus on the differences. We focus on what we have in common.
The Rebbe and the Rav
The Rebbe and the Rav
A glimpse at the relationship between the Rebbe and Rabbi Joseph Ber Soloveitchik, "the Rav."
The Believer
The Believer
After having met a believer you are no longer the same. Though you may not have accepted his faith, you have nevertheless been embraced by it. For the true believer believes in you as well
Farewell, My Rebbe
Farewell, My Rebbe: Thoughts On Leadership
Question: How did you become a rebbe?
Answer: What do you do if they put the key in your pocket and walk away?
Wiring the <em>Missouri</em>
Wiring the Missouri
I take a look, and you have three hundred people in white shirts, because in those days most people wore white shirts. And in the middle is sitting a guy with a black beard, earlocks, a black hat and a black suit.
A Jew in Curacao
A Jew in Curacao
My father saw himself as a young child, sitting on his grandmother's lap. "Liuvu," she was saying to him, "anytime you are in trouble, the one who can help you is the Lubavitcher Rebbe." This was the first time he had ever heard of the Rebbe
“The Rebbe Said”
“The Rebbe Said”
I will forever attribute the first step of my restoration to sanity and self-respect to one man who, with unfathomable intuition and faith in humanity, made a selfless, precise therapeutic intervention in my spirit, and demanded neither my soul nor my bank book as recompense...
The Rebbe and the Rocket Scientist
The Rebbe and the Rocket Scientist
"There's an old man in Brooklyn," the Rebbe said, "who thinks about you and invites you to come back on your 20th anniversary." To Greene, he seemed more like a loving uncle than the spiritual leader of the Jewish world...
You Know the Lubavitcher Rebbe?
"You Know the Lubavitcher Rebbe?"
I had never seen such a strong bond and commitment in my life. The mere mention of his name would make their eyes sparkle. I never thought that I would be able to admire and respect someone so much...
A Rehearsal for Redemption
A Rehearsal for Redemption
Fallacious arguments flew away like frightened bats as we toned the walls of our hearts to prepare for an all-out war -- fairly fought, wind against wind
A Mystical Covenant
A Mystical Covenant
How could you mend a fracture so deep, such a hole in the heart of humanity? ... Would it be possible to search out every Jew in love as Jews had once been searched out and hunted down in hate?
He Could Melt A Blizzard
He Could Melt A Blizzard
"Now that you have interviewed me," said the Rebbe, "I'd like to interview you. Unless you have any objections?"
Why Tefillin?
Why Tefillin?
"When a Jew in Miami," the Rebbe said to me, "sees pictures of Jews at the Western Wall wearing tefillin, he gets an urge to put on tefillin himself."
A Man Apart
A Man Apart
He made of each Chasid a "rebbe," made each Chasid feel that responsibility and love for every Jew, made each Jew sense her or his own greatness and holiness.
Sage and Strategist
Sage and Strategist
"In these days of confusion the Rebbe's statesmanship and strategic vision are a wellspring of living waters."
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