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The Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson

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The Lubavitcher Rebbe, R. Menachem Mendel Schneerson: Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory (1902-1994); seventh leader of Chabad-Lubavitch, lived in Nikolayev and Dnieperptrosk (Ukraine), Leningrad, Berlin, Warsaw, Paris and New York; built upon and expanded his predecessors’ work to revolutionize Jewish life across the globe; known simply as “the Rebbe”
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The ninth section of the Book of Leviticus opens as Moses hears G d’s voice in the Tabernacle at the foot of the mountain (Behar, in Hebrew), commanding him to convey to the Jewish people the laws of the sabbatical and Jubilee years.
This week’s Torah reading describes the mitzvah of the Jubilee year. During the Jubilee, land that was part of a person’s ancestral heritage and which he had sold would be returned to him. To explain: When the Jews entered Eretz Yisrael, the land was divi...
During the turbulent period after the destruction of the Second Temple, the Romans introduced an atmosphere of lawlessness and violence into the Land of Israel and many Jewish youth became caught up in it. One, Shimon, the son of Lakish, was distinguished...
What is the correlation between the Sabbatical Year and Mount Sinai?
In the Sidra of Behar, instructions are given about the observance of two special kinds of sanctified year—the seventh year (Shemittah or “release”) when the land was rested and lay fallow; and the fiftieth year (Yovel or “Jubilee”) when the Hebrew slaves...
In the Torah portion of Behar, the verse describes the Sabbatical Year, Shemittah, as follows:Vayikra 25:4. “The seventh year is a sabbath of sabbaths for the land; it is a sabbath unto G-d, during which you may not plant your fields nor prune your vineya...
In this week’s Torah portion of Behar , the verse states:Vayikra 25:14. “When you buy or sell [land] to your neighbor, do not cheat one another.” The Rambam saysSefer HaMitzvos, Mitzvas Asei 245. that implicit in this verse are the laws of buying and sell...
The Torah portion of Behar begins with the statement:Vayikra 25:1. “G-d spoke to Moshe at Mount Sinai….” The Hebrew word for “on the mount” is behar, giving rise to the accepted title of this portion. Why was the title “Behar” chosen, without even stating...
The Torah portion of Behar opens.Vayikra 25:1. with the laws of Shemittah , the Sabbatical year. These commandments were to be performed after the Jewish people were settled in Eretz Yisrael and leading a natural lifestyle, as opposed to the miraculous li...
The Torah reading of Behar begins with:Vayikra 25:1. “G-d spoke to Moshe on Mount Sinai.” It then goes on to provide a detailed account of the laws of Shemittah, the Sabbatical year. Rashi , quoting Toras Kohanim asks:Ibid. “What has Shemittah to do with ...
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