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Bereishis: A Mission of Light

Likkutei Sichos, Volume 10, Bereishis, 2

By The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

Light fascinates and intrigues. Plants are drawn to light, and people also seek it out. Anyone who goes out on a sunny day after a few days of clouds and fog will tell you that the sun’s rays are inviting and invigorating. Why it has that effect we do not know, but the energy it generates is almost tangible.

Bereishis: Making Eretz Yisrael Our Spiritual Inheritance

Likkutei Sichos, Volume 10, Bereishis, 1

By The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

The way a writer opens his work reveals much about his fundamental thrust and intent. This is certainly true when speaking about a Torah giant like Rashi, whose precise choice of wording has attracted the careful attention of scholars over the course of history.

Bereishis: Giving a Name Defining a Purpose

Likkutei Sichos, Volume 15, Bereishis, 3

By The Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson

Any parent who has deliberated over the choice of a name for his or her child appreciates how significant names are. As the Midrash emphasizes, the ability to give a name is a unique potential vested in mankind, a sign that man’s wisdom surpasses that of the angels. However, the Rebbe highlights ithat more than merely reflecting man’s intellectual and spiritual capacities, this potential mandates a mission.