Editor's note: Each week, Chabad.org Magazine brings you samplings of the Lubavitcher Rebbe's perspective on issues ranging from the ageless philosophical questions to the so-called "trivialities" of everyday living. On the occasion of the 10th of Shevat — the date on which the Rebbe formally assumed the leadership of the worldwide Chabad-Lubavitch movement in 1951 — we have selected 54 examples of these teachings, corresponding to the 54 years in which the Rebbe's leadership and inspiration have worked their influence upon our lives. These range from 3-line insights and one-minute meditations to short articles and full-length essays; their common denominator is that they each illuminate a particular facet of our existence with the Rebbe's unique and revolutionary way of looking at and transforming the reality in which we live.
The reader should bear in mind, however, that the great majority of these articles are adaptations, rather than direct translations, of the Rebbe's writings and talks, so that the phrasing and application of these ideas are the sole responsibility of the respective authors.
(The year associated with each particular piece reflects either the year in which this idea was expressed by the Rebbe, the year in which it was particularly emphasized in his talks and writings, or the year in which this issue was in the forefront of our lives. We did not in any way intend it to be a definitive characterization of the year — just a convenient way of presenting a cross-sampling of the Rebbe's teachings, vision and leadership.)
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1951 - Love according to the Rebbe
1952 - Leadership according to the Rebbe
1953 - Charity according to the Rebbe
1954 - How to Influence People according to the Rebbe
1955 - Education according to the Rebbe
1956 - Marriage according to the Rebbe
1957 - Striving for What You Can't Achieve according to the Rebbe
1958 - The Rebbe on G‑d
1959 - The Torah according to the Rebbe
1960 - Judaism according to the Rebbe
1961 - Sin according to the Rebbe
1962 - The Believer's Response to Suffering in G‑d's World according to the Rebbe
1963 - The Youth Revolution of the 60's according to the Rebbe
1964 - Teshuvah (Repentance) according to the Rebbe
1965 - Freedom of Choice according to the Rebbe
1966 - Egoism and Humility according to the Rebbe
1967 - The Rebbe on the Holy Land
1968 - Religiosity according to the Rebbe
1969 - Laser Beams according to the Rebbe
1970 - Time Management according to the Rebbe
1971 - Personal Property according to the Rebbe
1972 - Aging and Retirement according to the Rebbe
1973 - Anxiety according to the Rebbe
1974 - A Mitzvah according to the Rebbe
1975 - Prison according to the Rebbe
1976 - Disability according to the Rebbe
1977 - Healing according to the Rebbe
1978 - Sleep According to the Rebbe
1979 - Sleeplessness according to the Rebbe
1980 - Parenthood according to the Rebbe
1981 - Childhood according to the Rebbe
1982 - Birthdays according to the Rebbe
1983 - The Dollar according to the Rebbe
1984 - Time and Radio Waves according to the Rebbe
1985 - Waiting for the Messiah according to the Rebbe
1986 - The 10-Second Encounter according to the Rebbe
1987 - Women in Outreach according to the Rebbe
1988 - Mourning according to the Rebbe
1989 - Physicality and Spirituality according to the Rebbe
1990 - The Jewish People according to the Rebbe
1991 - Miracles according to the Rebbe
1992 - Community according to the Rebbe
1993 - Pain according to the Rebbe
1994 - Death according to the Rebbe
1995 - Life After Death according to the Rebbe
1996 - Absence according to the Rebbe
1997 - Confusion according to the Rebbe
1998 - Apathy according to the Rebbe
1999 - Judaism's Universal Message according to the Rebbe
2000 - The Modern Age according to the Rebbe
2001 - Combating Terrorism according to the Rebbe
2002 - Earning a Living according to the Rebbe
2003 - Action according to the Rebbe
2004 - The Future according to the Rebbe
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