Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn

The first discourse delivered by the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe after succeeding to the mantle of leadership in 1920. It was first heard in the midst of the bitter civil war that shook the cities of Russia in the aftermath of the 1917 Revolution and the F...

Originally written as an educational guide for two venerable mashpi'im (spiritual mentors) in the original yeshivah in Lubavitch, this treatise by the sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch has since serve as a classic definition and elucidation of what "educati...

Written during the turbulent years of 1941-1945, many of the discourses focus on self sacrifice, repentance, and strengthening Judaism, often speaking of the lessons to be learned from the earth-shattering events of the time and their connection to the co...

The sixth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, author of the present work, was born on 12 Tammuz, 5640 (1880), and by 5655 (1895) was involved in public affairs as the personal secretary of his father, the Rebbe Rashab, whom he also represented at international Rab...

To my friends [...], Greetings and Blessings: Any town in which one of the temimimI.e., one of the present or past students of one of the Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch Yeshivos. lives should bear the marks of the radiant influence he generates in the Jewish l...

At a Visit of Supporters of the Central Tomchei Temimim Lubavitch Yeshivos of America Fifth Day of Aseres Yemei Teshuvah 5710This visit, four months before the passing of the Rebbe Rayatz on Yud Shvat, 5710 (Jan. 28, 1950), was to be the last of these ann...

1. The fruits of ahavas Yisrael Ahavas Yisrael — the obligation to love a fellow Jew — is one of the major foundations in the teachings of our mentor the Baal Shem Tov and of his disciples, the Rebbeim whose links perpetuate his holy chain. And indeed, am...

1. In the throes of chastisement The extraordinary punitive suffering that Jews are undergoing in all countries — including this supposedly friendly land of America — must torment every Jewish head and pain every Jewish heart. We clearly see how dire chas...

Fourth Anniversary of Tomchei Temimim in AmericaA photograph showing the Rebbe Rayatz delivering the above talk appears in: R. Shalom Dober Levin, Toildos Chabad b’Artzois Ha’bris (Kehot, N.Y., 1988; Heb.), p. ??”?. Opening Talk: Pesach Sheni, 14 Iya...

1. The life-saving role of Tomchei Temimim The Alter Rebbe and the Rebbeim who succeeded him were granted a G-d-given gift — the ability to sacrifice themselves for studying Torah with an awe of heaven and for loving a fellow Jew. (I spoke earlier of how ...