Naftoli Hertz Pewzner

The Mashiach Campaign Throughout the Rebbe’s leadership, every new campaign and initiative was focused on bringing Mashiach. The Rebbe constantly spoke of Mashiach, he encouraged us all to ask for Mashiach, and to dedicate our actions to pursuits that has...

Special Empowerment With our generation being the last link of this phenomenal process, we can be confident in our ability to get the job done. While the times are harder by some metrics, we were given the tools to succeed.This is a primary theme of the m...

The Seventh is Cherished Fascinatingly, the Rebbe did not consider any of these revolutionary accomplishments as being to his own credit. In the Rebbe’s view, they were all a result of our generation being the Dor HaShvi’i, the seventh generation of Chass...

Where We Are Today Our current era is unique and important. As we will discuss, the events of the last several decades clearly demonstrate that we are on the threshold of Mashiach’s arrival.This can be clearly understood from examination of the statements...

The Messenger In discussion of the personal mission to fulfill the purpose of creation, one can easily assume that what actually matters is the message, not the messenger. What matters is for the global environment and my personal psyche to become a home ...

Climbing Higher Until now, we have discussed the soul’s role in influencing and elevating the world and nefesh habahamis. Creating the Dirah BeTachtonim is a personal mandate that shapes an individual’s life direction and focus. This realization creates t...

Inviting G-d Into Daily Life After the Giving of the Torah at Sinai, G-d commanded Moshe to tell the Jewish People: “Make for Me a sanctuary, and I will dwell within them.”Shemos 25:8. On a basic level, this wording requires explanation. One would expect ...

Give It Your Best A fundamental principle of avodah is that one must serve G-d in a manner that is consistent with their unique character and innate qualities.Avodah must be proportionate to one’s soul-powers. The soul contains various soul-powers: Emunah...

Doing Our Part Every soul has a specific “portion of the world” that is theirs to rectify and refine. Each person is born into this world at a very specific time and place, where it is their responsibility to elevate that environment and permeate it with ...

A Most Relevant Message For the individual, the discussion of purpose and the ideal of Dirah BeTachtonim is immensely personal. Being integral to understanding one’s personal life mission, Dirah BeTachtonim is in no way some abstract philosophical idea. W...