כ״ז אייר ה׳תשפ״ו | May 13, 2026
A Stranger at the Ohel Reveals a Dark Family Secret
Aaron Ouanounou has traveled to the Rebbe’s Ohel every year for decades, but one particular visit left him—and a complete stranger—in tears. What started as a simple favor to a friend turned into a life-changing moment for an entire family.
Aaron Ouanounou has traveled to the Rebbe’s Ohel every year for decades, but one particular visit left him—and a complete stranger—in tears. What started as a simple favor to a friend turned into a life-changing moment for an entire family.
A recent story of the Rebbe.
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COMMENTS
never read people letter this is not a Chabad minhag sorry this story is not good for anything not education no preposes to the story
Very appropiate reaction to the story…
Like the Rebbe said about the person that complained about giving tzedaka by night..
I wonder etc
I would change the title to “the Rebbe pulls together family members from a years long conflict”
It would be helpful to include the gist of the story in the article. Most of your readers do not understand French and can only follow along with the subtitles….
Wow!
I think what is even more amazing than the actual story is the fact that we are used to ohel miracles and almost expect them to happen.
I do want to note that it is NOT mainstream lubavich minhag to read other peoples panim at the ohel, unless they specifically request it. The fact that the Rebbe did so does not mean that we should
POI:
On 7 Teves 5747 the Rebbe said that people could write whatever they want. He is not going to read it, he will only place it by the Tziyon.
Unfortunately, stories like these require complete blind faith to believe in them. It’s not a story that the Rebbe said, this is a story based completely off what two people have witnessed, and if there’s no names, there’s no way to verify it. So, just the testimony of one person makes it harder for people (especially those who aren’t Lubavitch) to believe such stories. As a Chabad chasid, of course, I believe the story. Still, I feel like it would be helpful for verification for stories like these, especially when they’re publicized in a way that a real, like a story of the Rebbe from before Gimmel Taamuz would be publicized.
It’s nice and all, but when it comes down to business, to spread it to the world, there’s gotta be real verification.