R. Shmuel of Lubavitch (Maharash)

The 13th day of Tishrei is the yahrzeit (anniversary of the passing) of the fourth Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Shmuel Schneerson (1834-1882). His successor, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, would convene a special gathering (known as a farbrengen) t...

Each Rebbe encompasses every Jew of his generation, but each also has a unique focus. We find many stories of the Rebbe Maharash’s unique accomplishments in bringing wayward souls back to G-d, and his ability to transform a Jew into a full-fledged Baal Te...

Leading the delegation of ushpizin on the sixth day of Sukkot is Yosef the Tzaddik. Understanding the special qualities of 6th day, and the connection to the chassidic ushpiz, the Rebbe Maharash.

An hour-long excerpt from a 1980 recording of the Rebbe’s pre-Sukkot gathering on the 13th day of the month of Tishrei, the yahrzeit of the fourth Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel Schneerson (1834–1882).

Rabbi Yosef Wineberg worked for the central Lubavitcher Yeshiva, and traveled on numerous missions for the Previous Rebbe and the Rebbe over his 60 years of service. In 1955, the Rebbe asked him to visit Madagascar in search of fellow Jews.

Of all the Rebbes of Chabad, the fourth Rebbe, Rabbi Shmuel, known as the Rebbe Maharash, was especially known for his supernatural approach to worldly matters – as his famous adage goes: “The world says if you cannot crawl under an obstacle, then try cli...