And He breathed into his nostrils a spirit of life (2:7)
In 1772, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi founded Chabad Chassidism. 'Chabad' is an all-embracing world outlook and way of life in which the intellect plays a key role in man's service of the Creator. The mind is trained to exert its innate sovereignty over the 'small world' that is man: by using his intellect to comprehend and relate to the reality of G‑d, a person develops feelings of love and awe towards the Creator, refines his character, and perfects his behavior.
The bar mitzvah of Rabbi Schneur Zalman's eldest son, Rabbi DovBer, was on Thursday, the 9th of Kislev 5547 (November 30 1786). Many guests came to Liozna1 for the event and the festive chassidic gatherings (farbrengens) lasted throughout the week.
A group of farbrenging chassidim were discussing the era of Moshiach and the destined resurrection of the dead when one of them remarked:
"Our Rebbe revives the dead. What is a corpse? Something cold and unfeeling. Life is movement, warmth, excitement. Is their anything as frozen in self-absorption, as cold and unfeeling as the mind? And when the cold-blooded mind understands, comprehends, and is excited by a G‑dly idea - is this not a revival of the dead?!"
There are only two peoples who pray 3-5 times a day. Today they pray for victory not realizing that the one to whom they pray does not condone rape, murder, mutilation, bombing, starving, etc. as a means to accomplish his will and is no where to be found in his message. Love your neighbor is in the message. Live by his words is in the message, sow peace where there is discord is in the message. Most important making the world a better place by living his message. What could these two groups bring to the world if they worked together living his word. Ritual is meaningless when rape, bombing, murder, mutilation, greed, destroying innocent people is being done in between prayers and rituals.