The tenth of Shevat is the Yahrtzeit of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe – Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson. This beautiful video “Yud Shevat – Special Presentation” is worth watching and includes clips related to the previous Rebbe as well as his successor – the seventh Rebbe of Chabad.
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The Greatness of the Alter Rebbe (Video)
We are All the Descendants of One Man – A Letter From the Lubavitcher Rebbe
With the tragedy of the murder of 11 Jews in their shul known as “Eitz Chaim” in Pittsburgh, it is worth reminding ourselves of where we all come from. In this beautiful letter written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rebbe explains to us why it is that we need to be able to care for each other – no matter how different we appear to be. See letter below:
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22 Wonderful Apps for Every Jewish Phone
If you own a smartphone, you’ll want to put some Jewish apps onto it. Below, I have listed some apps which I hope you will find useful. Some of these apps will allow you to study Torah on-the-go and having used them myself, I can really say that they are outstanding.
Parshat Chukat: The Loss of a Tzaddik
Chukim… These are the laws of the Torah that have no reason to them – much like the fact that we are forbidden to eat pork, to mix meat and milk, or forbidden to wear a garment made of Shatnez – a mixture of wool and linen. There’s no reason why these things should be forbidden. Not, at least, according to human logic! However, the Torah is not the mind of a human, it is the instruction book (as well as the Book of Mysteries) given over to us from the Creator of the world – of the universe, and really of everything one could ever imagine to exist.