Living Torah Archives

But why does G-d need our efforts? Can He not accomplish His goals without us? A pre-Rosh Hashanah message.

Meir Bastomski wasn’t raised in a Lubavitch family, so as he began to look and dress more like a Chabad Chassid, he also began to worry about any upset it might bring to his parents. It became so uncomfortable, that he was reluctant to return home for fear of causing friction in his relationship with them. Unsure of the best way to proceed, he asked the Rebbe for advice. (1967)

Stanley Abramowitz frequently traveled to North Africa on behalf of the Joint Distribution Committee, where he found himself working side by side with Chabad. Impressed, he decided to meet the man behind the operation. (1950s)

On the occasion of his eightieth birthday, the Rebbe gives spirited advice to those approaching the age of retirement.

Why didn’t G-d create us to enjoy gifts given to us freely?