אור לערב ר"ה, תש"מ

The third Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzedek, once asked his grandfather, the Alter Rebbe: Why do we say that our forefather Jacob not only dwelled in Egypt for seventeen years, but those were his best years? Egypt was a very immoral land; how could th...

“You have chosen us from among all the nations; You have loved us and found favor with us. You have raised us above all tongues and made us holy through Your commandments. You, our King, have drawn us near to Your service and proclaimed Your great and hol...

Tanya begins with a passage from the Talmud: “An oath is administered to the soul before it is born into the world: Be righteous and be not wicked.” The root of the Hebrew word for “oath” connotes not only G-d’s entreaty to the soul; it reveals that throu...

Chassidim sing the Maamar Niggun in preparation for a Chassidic discourse.

“You have chosen us from among all the nations; You have loved us and found favor with us. You have raised us above all tongues and made us holy through Your commandments. You, our King, have drawn us near to Your service and proclaimed Your great and hol...

A Jew’s purpose is to illuminate all the world around him. To “illuminate” does not mean to change the order of creation; rather, light enables one to discern the true nature and purpose of what already is there.

When the protective shield is removed for a split moment, one can glimpse the true reality beneath all the external layers

The Rebbe is presented with a book listing the descendants of the Alter Rebbe.

A nigun based on the words from the festival prayers, “You have chosen us from among all the nations.” The Rebbe taught this song on Simchas Torah, 5721, 1960.