Rosh Chodesh Kislev

The inside story of the horror and pain felt by Chasidim after the Rebbe's heart attack on Shemini Atzeret, and the jubilant joy at his miraculous recovery and finally returning home on Rosh Chodesh Kislev. This presentation lets you experience the timeli...

Dr. Louis Teichholz is a leading cardiologist. In 1977, he was a Head of Cardiology at Mount Sinai Hospital in New York. When, on the holiday of Shmini Atezers in 1977, the Rebbe suffered a massive heart attack, he was asked to join a team of doctors trea...

On Shmini Atzeres in 1977, the Rebbe suffered a massive heart attack during the dancing. For the next five weeks, Jews around the world prayed for the Rebbe’s health and wellbeing. Rabbi Mendel Groner, whose father was a personal secretary of the Rebbe, w...

Don’t let these special days and their messages pass you by!

Following the Rebbe’s severe heart attack in 1977, Dr. Ira Weiss was entrusted to treat the Rebbe, which led to a special personal relationship for many years. (Recorded at a tribute for the Rebbe’s 20th yahrtzeit at the Eastside Torah Center in Bellevue,...

In the middle of the dancing the Rebbe’s face turned suddenly pale and his gestures lost their vigor. Something was clearly wrong, and the chassidim quickly cleared the synagogue.

For five weeks in 1977, people the world over anxiously prayed for the recovery of the Rebbe after he suffered a sudden massive heart attack that left the doctors wondering whether he would pull through.

On Shemini Atzeres 1977, after the Rebbe suffered a massive heart attack, Dr. Ira Weiss flew in from Chicago to join the medical team treating the Rebbe. Subsequently, he became the Rebbe and Rebbetzin’s cardiologist.

On Shemini Atzeres, 1977, the Rebbe suffered a massive heart attack during the Hakofos celebration. Dr. Ira Weiss flew in from Chicago to join the medical team treating the Rebbe at 770. Subsequently, he became the Rebbe's cardiologist.

By the Grace of G-d In the Beginning of Cheshvan, 5738 Brooklyn, N.Y. [October, 1977] Mr. Shneur Zalman Jaffe & Family And all Anash, Manchester Greeting and Blessing: I appreciate very much your thoughtful expression of concern and your good wishes f...