On 25 Menachem Av 5777, Rabbi Leibel Schapiro, Rosh Yeshiva of Yeshiva Gedolah of Greater Miami and Rav of Beis Menachem in Miami Beach, began to share his personal zichronos of the Rebbe via WhatsApp.

As a young bochur, Rabbi Schapiro was recruited to assist Reb Yoel Kahn a”h, the Rebbe’s chief chozer, in reviewing the sichos and preparing Likkutei Sichos. His voice notes, filled with firsthand memories and insights, were initially recorded for his children. With his permission, they were shared more widely—and immediately went viral. Groups were formed for the sole purpose of listening to and passing along these timeless recollections.

For nearly three years, until Adar 5780 and the onset of COVID, thousands eagerly awaited each new installment. Since then, the zichronos continued to circulate informally across various platforms, continuing to inspire.

Now, with great enthusiasm, Rabbi Schapiro will be’ezras Hashem resume recording his memories and publish them twice a week bezh. In addition to zichronos connected to the Rebbe, the future zichronos will include memories of different chasidim, other events that took place in 770 and in “Lubavitch” at large.

To make these recordings even more accessible, they are now available as a podcast on Spotify, where you can listen to all previously released recordings in one place. By following the podcast, listeners can easily find specific zichronos and automatically receive new recordings as they become available. 

The goal of this project is to strengthen and perpetuate the flame of hiskashrus to the Rebbe and his directives. May these efforts hasten the coming of the Geulah, when we will once again merit to hear directly from the Rebbe, b’korov mamosh.

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