Yud-Tes Kislev
The creation of the world has a Rosh Hashanah. So does Chassidism.
The founder of Chabad-Lubavitch, Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, the Alter Rebbe, was freed from prison. More: the deepest mysteries and mystiques of the universe were freed from their lofty hiding places. On this day, the ability to see the world the way the Creator sees the world was gifted to anyone willing to study. Wisdom, understanding, and knowledge – by delving into the Inner Torah of Chassidut, simpletons such as you and I may now analyze the world as the Creator analyzes the world, and live as the Creator intended for us to live. When the Alter Rebbe was released from the cell, so was the entire chain of the universe.
The Prisoner
This is the story of the Shabbat that the Alter Rebbe spent on the side of the road as a prisoner of the Russian government in 1798. This is an excellent story to read at a Shabbat or holiday gathering.
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Incarcerated: Imprisoned Jewish Leaders
The common denominator of these “prisoners” is that each one’s life and teachings constituted a milestone in the dissemination of Torah.
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Electric Light: The 19th of Kislev
The 19th of Kislev is celebrated by the Chabad community as the “Rosh Hashanah of Chassidism.”
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The Art of Suspension: The Divine Miracle of the Alter Rebbe
The Alter Rebbe experienced a clearly divine miracle, the ultimate triumph of victory.
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Why The Alter Rebbe Went to Mezeritch
The Alter Rebbe went to Mezeritch to learn how to pray.
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Electric Light
The elementary principle of Chassidism: to draw down and connect the ultimate heights with the lowest depths.
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19 Kislev: How the Alter Rebbe Changed the World
Over two centuries ago Rabbi Schneur Zalman presented us with an invaluable model of life that can be appreciated now more than ever. Freud and his colleagues may be the fathers of psychology today. But the Alter Rebbe is the true father of the psychology of tomorrow.
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Yud Tes Kislev: The Psycho-Spiritual Revolution of Our Times
A bit more than two centuries years ago Rabbi Schneur Zalman presented us with an invaluable model of life that can be appreciated now more than ever. It would be wise to explore his teachings, which provide us with a most comprehensive blueprint for modern life, uniting faith and reason, spirit and matter in our struggle with physical life.
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A Day that Changed the World
Discover how we can access the intimate power of the spirit to transform virtually every aspect of our lives.
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The Psycho-Spiritual Revolution of Our Times
Discover the soul of today’s major developments and how you can tap into these forces in ways that will change your life and your relationships.
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Someone Is Thinking About You
A tribute to Yossi Alexander, given by Rabbi Simon Jacobson at Aliya in Crown Heights, Brooklyn on November 24, 2015.
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If You Want to Change Your Life, Meet This Man
Over 200 years ago lived a man who revolutionized spirituality and psychology. Quite strangely, most people have not heard of him.
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The Physics and Kabbalah of Chanukah
Discover how the properties of light, so powerfully reflected in the Chanukah flames, teach us the essence of who we are and who were meant to be: Transparent channels of a higher reality.
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The Universal Message of Chanukah in Four Minutes
Chanukah is a universal story of moral and spiritual victory, reflected by light prevailing over darkness. Please join Rabbi Simon Jacobson for this quick video on the global meaning of Chanukah.
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