Living Torah Archives

The Torah is replete with the stories of our forefathers and foremothers. Highlighting their righteous and saintly behavior, it’s supposed to inspire us to emulate their ways. But are such lofty heights really achievable for any of us? And what if we’ve already messed up in the past?

From the beginnings of the Chasidic movement, there has been an effort to disseminate “the wellsprings of Chassidism to the outside.” After the Alter Rebbe’s release from prison in 1798, this endeavor increased in an even greater way.

From the very beginnings of the Chassidic Movement, select students of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid were entrusted with the task to “disseminate the wellsprings of Chassidism to the outside.” Especially after the Alter Rebbe’s release from prison in 1798, the teachings of Chassidus were spread far and wide.