Shevat 10

An overview of the very first Maamar (Chassidic discourse) that the Rebbe delivered on the 10th of Shevat 5711 (January 17, 1951), signaling his formal acceptance of the mantle of leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch. This historic discourse defines and directs...

A special presentation highlighting the fascinating events that led up to the Rebbe accepting leadership of the Chabad movement on the 10th of Shevat in 1951. It was a watershed moment in Chabad that ultimately ended up changing the landscape of Judaism a...

An hour-long excerpt from the Rebbe’s 1983 gathering on the occasion of the yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of the Sixth Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn.

An hour-long excerpt from a 1972 recording of the Rebbe’s annual gathering on the occasion of the yahrtzeit (anniversary of passing) of his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe.

Our sages teach that “Jacob never died. As long as ‘Zaro – his seed’ is alive, he too is alive.” What is the significance of the word “zaro – his seed?” “Zaro” can mean “his children,” but it can also mean “what he has sown.”

The sages state that “all sevenths are cherished.” This is the reason, they explain, why Moses was the one who merited to bring G-d’s Presence into this world—because he was the seventh from Abraham.

Excerpts from the address when the Rebbe formally accepted the leadership of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement: “The leaders of Chabad demanded that their disciples take personal action—not to rely upon the rebbe, and certainly not to rely upon a rebbe’s son-...