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“I am a wonder to many; but You are my strong refuge.” (Psalms 71:7) The Chassidim sing a Niggun composed for the Rebbe’s seventieth birthday.

“I am a wonder to many; but You are my strong refuge.” (Psalms 71:7) The Chassidim sing a Niggun composed for the Rebbe’s seventieth birthday.

I have been asked: “Now that you’ve reached 70 years isn’t it time to slow down and enjoy some rest? The number of one’s years is irrelevant; the real question is: were those years utilized to the fullest? Every honest person knows he could have accomplis...

Why didn’t G-d create us to enjoy gifts given to us freely?

"G-d placed Adam in the Garden of Eden to work and protect it." The Talmud explains that toil is not a consequence of sin, but rather G-d's original intention for mankind.

After over fifty years of persecution, Soviet Jews have come out whole in their Judaism and with children following in their ways. Having served G-d with such sacrifice for over a halfcentury, one might argue that they have done their fair share — now it’...

The verse states: “Man was born to toil.” Work gives man the opportunity to “partner with G-d in the act of Creation.” The Talmud asks: Exactly what kind of “toil” was man created for?

Our sages state in Ethics of the Fathers: “Any Torah study that is not combined with work, will not endure.” Elsewhere the Talmud maintains that man was not born to toil in work, but rather to toil in Torah. So if one has the ability to study Torah exclus...

The Sages say: “Who is a worthy wife? One who does the will of her husband.” Chassidism explains that the Hebrew word, ‘Oseh – does’ also means ‘creates.’ Therefore, “Who is a worthy wife? One who creates the will of her husband.”

A melody composed in honor of the Rebbe’s 70th birthday and set to the first verse of chapter 71 in Psalms.