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When the Bear Gnaws at Its Own Paws
Despite extensive research, no applying maggid shiur met the standards of the bochurim at the yeshiva in Lubavitch. At that point, they recommended taking one of their own, the bochur R. Shmuel Nissenevitch, which the Rebbe Rashab approved with a metaphor.
With Care and Without Compromise
After their father's passing, the Rebbe adopted the young Scharf orphans, tending to them with love and care and having..
The Rebbe Encouraged Her to Make a Backyard Friday Wedding
When Esther Serebryanski planned a modest Friday wedding to save money, she wasn’t sure how it would be received. But the..
Watch: The Library at 770 You Never Saw
A newly released video features chief librarian Rabbi Shalom Ber Levine walking viewers through the hidden rooms of the Chabad..
New Records Reveal Frierdiker Rebbe’s Battle for US Soldiers
Newly surfaced files reveal how the Frierdiker Rebbe vigorously fought for the spiritual welfare of American Jewish soldiers during World..
From Chevron to the Outback: A Chasid’s Wild Australian Journey
After relating the stories of the first Chabad visitors to Australia, From the Margins of Chabad History now tells the..
The Chassidic ‘Traitor’ Thrown Out by His Wife
A talmid of Tomchei Temimim, R. Fallik Gurary, brother of the Rashag, went on to become a gvir and askan like..
If He Remembers All the Details of the Story…
After much l'chaim, elder chossid Reb Osher (“Batumer”) Sosonko shared during the Rebbe's farbrengen how he boldly told Soviet interrogators..
‘For This Boy I Prayed,’ the Rebbe Told Him After Near-Fatal Crash
After a devastating car crash left a teenage yeshivah student with a severe head injury and doctors unsure if he..
A Geshmaker Chossid in Brownsville
Arriving in America in 5666 (1906), R. Tuvia Belkin worked as a melamed and gave shiurim in Chassidus. In the winter,..
When the Rebbe Hinted at the Fall of Iran’s ‘Hameini’
As many across the world celebrate the death of Iran's Supreme Leader, Ali Hosseini Khamenei, it is interesting to recall..
He Continued the Rebbe’s Farbrengen By Himself
After bochur Nussy Gourarie couldn't push his way to get mashkeh from the Rebbe, and he felt dejected. His roommate..
They Are Jealous of Your Work
After years of tireless work strengthening Yiddishkeit across Argentina, Rabbi Tzvi Grunblatt was frustrated when a communal leader declared that..
Original Admission Card from Frierdiker Rebbe’s Arrival Surfaces
An admission card for the official welcome of the Frierdiker Rebbe at Pier 97 in New York Harbor, tells the..
Revelry and Radiance: Purim in Lubavitch
In honor of the approaching yom tov of Purim, From the Margins of Chabad History presents two unknown accounts of..
Russian Drunks Stood in Awe of His Learning
An incredible masmid who learned at every moment - even on his deathbed - R. Volf Levitin was chosen to..
How a Bochur Sets His Watch
When a bochur wrote in his tzetel that his davening was plagued by machavos zaros, the Rebbe didn't respond. But..
‘You Sing, Clap and Bang, But You Don’t Change…’
Known as a "gehoreveter" chossid, R. Moshe Dov Ber of Velizh was revered amongst chassidim for his rigorous avodas Hashem..
Who Said to Grow a Beard?
As a condition to be mesader kidushin, the Rebbe once required the father of the kallah to grow a beard...
‘Da! Da! He’s Going to Be Let Out Soon’
As a young immigrant in Los Angeles, Esther Roth was sent cross-country to learn in Beis Rivkah. During her yechidus..
Genius, Tragedy, and Mystery: The Tshashniker Iluy Revisited
In one of the first installments of From the Margins of Chabad History, we patched together the fascinating and tragic..
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Parshat Vayikra, 1st Portion (Vayikra (Leviticus) 1:1-1:13)
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Chapter 119, Verses 97-176
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Likutei Amarim, middle of Chapter 37
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Negative Commandment 322
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