Living Torah Archives

A talk in honor of the 32nd yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s brother, Reb Yisrael Aryeh Leib. In Jewish law, if someone has both a Jewish and secular name, the Jewish name comes first in legal documents. Similarly, if parents wish to give their child a Hebrew name together with its Yiddish equivalent, the Hebrew name customarily comes first.

Footage from the afternoon prayers on the yartzeit of Rabbi Yisroel Aryeh Leib, the Rebbe’s brother.

Milek Kremer served as deputy chairman of the Regional Council of Kiryat Ono, Israel. In 1963, his work brought him to the United States. With one of his children interested in becoming religious, he decided to ask the Rebbe for help and advice. The Rebbe agreed to help them – on three conditions…

The Rebbe tells Professor Paul Rosenbloom: “I had a younger brother who passed away many years ago. He left this unfinished mathematical paper. If you will supervise someone to prepare it for publication, I will be very happy to pay for it.”