Living Torah Archives

Chasidic teachings instruct us to serve G-d with every fiber of our being. That is why we are each created with unique talents and abilities. The key is to actually put them to use.

When the match was proposed between the Alter Rebbe, the founder of Chabad Lubavitch, and Shterna, the daughter of one of the wealthiest Jews of his day, the Alter Rebbe set a tough precondition: His dowry was to be used to help settle poor Jews on the land, and help them earn a livelihood.