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The Rebbe said this discourse on Shabbat Bereishit, 1969. Shabbat was the day before Rosh Chodesh (the New Moon), so a special Haftorah is said, beginning 'Jonathan said to David, tomorrow is Rosh...
A discourse of 1965 explaining two aspects of spiritual life which are always relevant: the Upper Unity, in which the spiritual is paramount, and the Lower Unity, in which one sees the world with its...
The Alef Kabbala Group (21 October 2014) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on the Shabbat of Bereishit in 1967. This starts with the words "And the heavens and earth and all within...
The Alef Kabbala Group (13 October 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Shabbat Bereishit in 1984 (5745). This explains the first verse in the Torah 'In the beginning' as guiding...
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in 1964, and it explains how each individual Jew is a 'partner' with G-d in the work of Creation.
Alef Kabbala group exploring a discourse on Bereishit, 17 Oct 06. This discourse "Bereishit bara Elokim 5720" (not mugah) was taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe in 1959. It explains the word 'bara',...
The recurring theme of the divine wedding between G-d and the Jewish people, beginning at Sinai, disrupted by the Golden Calf, and renewed through Yom Kippur and Succot. The insight is that Simchat...
On the deep connection between Soviet Jewish youth and the Torah Scrolls during Simchat Torah celebrations in Moscow and Leningrad during the 1970s and 80s. The insight is that the dancing with the...
The question of whether the Torah or the Jewish people is greater, reflecting on the Torah's final words about Moses. Drawing on Rashi's comment about Moses breaking the Tablets, the insight is that...
Shabbat as the climax of Creation, using the vacation metaphor to illustrate the spiritual purpose of Shabbat rest. The insight is that Shabbat is not withdrawal from the world but a return to what...
Shabbat as the sacred culmination of Creation and explores what Shabbat offers as a recurring point of reconnection with the divine, family, and inner life. The insight is that Shabbat provides a...
The first crime, Cain's murder of Abel, through the lens of Chassidic teaching. The insight is that Cain and Abel represent two approaches to spirituality, and the tragedy of Cain illustrates the...
On the primordial light created on the first day of Creation, which the Sages say was too holy for our world and was concealed. The insight, drawing on the Lubavitcher Rebbe, is that this radiance...
Shabbat as the culmination and completion of Creation, using the vacation metaphor to explain its restorative and spiritually reconnecting purpose. The insight is that Shabbat represents a higher...
Shabbat as the climax of Creation, contrasting two types of vacation to illustrate what Shabbat offers: not escapism but a return to what is truly important. The insight is that Shabbat reconnects us...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Bereishit, 5718 (1957). The prophet Isaiah states 'G-d tells the end from the beginning', which Rabbi Shneur Zalman links to the first word of the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Bereishit, 5742 (1981). The first word of the Torah, Bereishit, forms the anagram Brit Eish, a Covenant of Fire, which Chassidic teachings link to...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Bereishit, 5725 (1964). The Talmud states that one who recites Vayechulu on Friday evening becomes a partner with G-d in Creation. The...