The Rebbe held 21 farbrengens on Shabbos Parshas Korach (see image below for a full list). The sichos from these farbrengens span just over 600 pages in the Yiddish Hanochos (transcripts) in Sichos Kodesh, and around 75 pages in the 8 English Hanochos published by Sichos in English.

Each farbrengen is a priceless treasure. It was the highlight of the week for those fortunate to be present when the Rebbe farbrenged. Nowadays, these farbrengens are preserved in thousands of pages, waiting to be relived by every chossid.

To get a taste of these farbrengens (Some selected highlights appear below), visit taste.study/korachto explore this week’s “Taste”. You can download and print it for Shabbos, with curated suggestions for which farbrengens to learn, along with a qr code to access each one.

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May we merit to once again experience a farbrengen with the Rebbe—now!

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Selected excerpts from this edition of the “Taste”

Shabbos Parshas Korach 5744

Korach did not want to “lower” himself to “make peace in the world”; he wanted to be High Priest. So great was his desire for the High Priesthood that he dared to rebel against Moshe Rabbeinu. The High Priesthood was such a prize that it acted as a “bribe” on him: It was worth rebelling against Moshe and endangering himself on the slim hope that he would be High Priest if only for one moment!

Had the “bribe” been money or some other type of material lure, he could have been persuaded that the reward of the World to Come is loftier than materialism, and therefore it’s not worth disobeying G-d for material gain. The High Priesthood, however, is loftier than the World to Come, and therefore it was useless to persuade him to abandon his rebellion in order to receive the World to Come.

Shabbos Parshas Korach 5747
In his letter, the Previous Rebbe clearly states that his liberation was not a personal victory and therefore his manner of self-sacrifice and goral are relevant for all Jews; so that every Jew may rise above his previous level and draw more holiness.

Therefore, you must go out into the street and meet another Jew. Tell him today is Rosh Chodesh Tammuz, when the blessings of the new month are revealed. This includes the days of Yud-Bais Tammuz, when every Jew finds liberation in matters of Torah and mitzvos beyond all restrictions.

How do you influence another Jew? By showing a good example – bring out that infinite power in yourself and you will successfully influence a fellow Jew. This liberation will bring the liberation of the entire Jewish people and we will see the true and complete redemption through our righteous Mashiach. It should have happened long ago, but it was postponed, now it must come, especially since we cry out “How long?”!