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The Chossid Who Wouldn’t Stop Shouting Tanya Through the Window
A chassidishe shochet in Nikolayev, R’ Asher Grossman was a devoted chossid and a talented ba’al menagen. When his friend, R’ Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, was quarantined with typhus, he came daily and shouted Tanya to him, hoping it would give him the strength to overcome his illness.
Misnagdishe Gedolim Can Perform Miracles Too
"Why can't misnagdishe gedolim perform miracles?" That was the question a young activist posed at the close of a 1961..
The Rebbe Had Me Daven Right Next to Him
After losing his mother at fifteen and finding himself largely on his own, Rabbi Moshe Avrohom Smith began attending shul..
The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: Part II
In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since..
He Learned Chassidus with Three Kids Dancing on His Head
Known as “Baruch Polisher,” Reb Baruch Friedman, who had come from distant Poland to learn in Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch,..
‘When He Davens, You Can Hear Every Word’
Born to a Karliner family, R’ Avrohom Blesofsky would daven in 770 in a loud, booming voice. When some chassidim..
The Advice I Didn’t Want to Hear Impacted 10 Million
When young Miriam Grossman asked the Rebbe to leave medicine to study Torah, she was disappointed by his answer. But..
‘With the Chassidim’: A German Writer’s Shavuos in the Rebbe Rashab’s Court
A fascinating account by a writer in the Orthodox German newspaper Der Israelit recounts his journey to Lubavitch for Shavuos..
‘Maybe This Will Break the Practice of Large Chassunos!’
On multiple occasions, the Rebbe expressed his displeasure at the unnecessary spending at chassunos, which took a toll on the..
‘Wasn’t That Supposed to Happen?’ The Anglo-Saxon Lawyer Said
When a prominent Australian lawyer asked if he could ask the Rebbe a bracha, Mr. Robert Kremnizer hesitated. But their..
The Refugees Who Astonished the Jewish World: 80 Years Since ‘The Great Escape’
In Sivan 5706, chasidim began to flee the Soviet Union for the free world. As we mark 80 years since..
In the Middle of the Night, They Heard Knocking on the Door
It was late one blustery Friday night under Communism when knocking was heard on the door of a chossid’s home..
What the Rebbe Was Busy With in Berlin
Arriving in Berlin in need of a visa, R’ Ezriel Zelig Slonim turned to the Rebbe's residence. He was surprised..
Ping Pong on Shabbos Kodesh?!
Seeking new ways to reach boys who had fallen through the cracks, Rabbi Aharon Mordechai Zilberstrom organized a Shabbos program..
‘For Twenty-Five Dollars, I Don’t Let You Leave Yeshiva’
Growing up in a home shattered by the Holocaust and poverty, Laibel Lipszyc traveled to Argentina determined to make money..
Was the Kopuster Rebbe a Zionist?
In honor of the upcoming 126th yartzeit of Harav Shlomo Zalman of Kopust, From the Margins of Chabad History presents..
The Rebbe Said ‘Wait’ and the Baby Turned
As doctors prepared for an emergency C-section, the Goldmans in Johannesburg, South Africa, made a late-night call to the Rebbe...
The Rebbe’s Reaction to a Women’s Prayer Group Proposal
At the height of the feminist movement, a woman approached R’ Shlomo Cunin, asking to start a women’s prayer group...
The Rebbe’s Secret Shiva After His Brother’s Passing
In the morning, the Rebbetzin called Berel Yunik and asked him to come to her home. She told him she..
Father and Son, Very Much the Same
9 Iyar marks the yahrtzeit of Reb Nissan Nemanov and his son Reb Moshe Nemanov. Much has been written about..
Renowned Mir Rosh Yeshiva’s Surprising Connection to the Rebbe
Reb Nochum Partzovitz, the legendary Rosh Yeshiva of the Mir, was one of the towering Torah minds of the twentieth..
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Parshat Shlach, 2nd Portion (Bamidbar (Numbers) 13:21-14:7)
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Chapters 108-112
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Shaar Hayichud Vehaemunah, middle of Chapter 7
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Positive Commandment 126, 129
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