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A Chassidisher Derher invites you to listen to the stories and recollections of some of the Chassidim who experienced the precious moments of the final months leading up to Chof Zayin Adar in the Rebbe’s presence. May we merit the coming of Moshiach, when we will be reunited with the Rebbe, and experience these precious moments once more, תיכף ומיד…
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In honor of Chof Daled Teves, we present an overview of the Alter Rebbe’s nesius.
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An overview of the city of Yerushalayim, its significance in the Rebbe’s Torah, and his relentless call for its integrity. Presented in connection with the Rebbe’s kapitel this year—Tehillim 122.
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Stop the Enemy! The Spiritual Battle of the Yom Kippur War
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Exactly 50 years ago, Egypt and Syria simultaneously launched a vicious coordinated attack against Eretz Yisroel on Yom Kippur. The Rebbe’s leadership during those trying times is a guiding light today.
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The history of N’shei U’bnos Chabad
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The Baal Shemtov's revelation and leadership
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The Mikdash Chonyo built in Mitzrayim and its connection to Moshiach
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The life of the Arizal and his role in revealing Pnimius HaTorah
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A New World - Current Events Indicate Moshiach’s Imminent Arrival
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The Rebbe explained on different occasions that many of the things we take for granted in today’s day and age are really forerunners for Moshiach. For example, just as Moshiach will bring wealth and prosperity to the world, so too we in our generation are privileged to live with economic standards that our ancestors could only dream of.…
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Learn about the Rebbe's transformative approach to the summer. Based on the principle that Hashem did not create anything for no reason, this too must be another opportunity to add in avodas Hashem. The Rebbe does not ignore the fact that summer is a time of freedom and fun, but he also does not see that as a negative thing. Enjoy listening! Click …
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Those who have visited the resting places of tzaddikim know that there are some places that have a solemn, constricting effect on the visitors, while others propel an uplifting and joyous mood. The Rebbe’s Ohel is of the latter category. Arriving at the Ohel, even before any contemplation, one’s mood is uplifted. The tone is joyful.…
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The Baal Shem Tov - Childhood & Early Years
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The figure of the Baal Shem Tov is larger than life. From his birth to his passing, all his travels and encounters, and the stories that accompany them, are all cloaked in “Baal Shemske” fantastical excitement. But it is not only his life story that was out of this world, it is also the impact that he had on the entire Jewish world that is incredib…
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Our Rabbeim's struggle to preserve the purity of Jewish education
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Discovering Moshiach in Every Detail of the Rebbe’s Nesius
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The Rebbe’s unique and multifaceted Torah continues to gush forth like an endless stream of refreshing water and the Rebbe’s breathtaking impact on the world is only starting to be discovered. It can be felt in every area of Yiddishkeit and resonates in the halls of power and academia. One need not be familiar with every maamar and sicha to know th…
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His life, impact, and Torah as discussed in the Rebbe’s sichos
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In honor of Yud Gimmel Nissan
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Sheitel - The Foundation of a Yiddishe Home, Source of Blessing
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Over the years, the Rebbe underlined the great zechus that a woman has in maintaining tznius and covering her hair, particularly with a sheitel, and pointed to it as a major source of blessing for her and her family.
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The Story of Hei Teves From a Higher Perspective
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This episode revisits the entire story of Hei Teves, pointing out that all along, the Rebbe’s approach to the issue was more than just a legal battle over the seforim. There was a major ruchniyus’dike aspect as well, alluded to very often in the Rebbe’s sichos and ma’anos before, during, and after the court case.…
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The Rebbe’s revolution: Printing the whole of chassidus.
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There are many riddles and enigmas surrounding the coming of Moshiach and the events that will come to pass in the prelude to those days. The exact date of Moshiach’s coming is one of the most intriguing, yet strangely attracting questions that the chachamim have alluded to throughout the generations. The reason for this might very well be because …
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An exploration of the idea of simcha.
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For more than 102 years, the Rebbeim of Chabad called the town of Lubavitch home, and from there Chassidus spread around the world. Chassidim from all over would journey to the town of Lubavitch to spend a few uplifting days, weeks, or months with the Rebbe. In this episode, we revisit the incredible experience of Shabbos in Lubavitch after the Reb…
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Purity of the Mind - Chinuch Al Taharas hakodesh
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What is the Lubavitcher philosophy about studying secular studies in schools? Should all schools be teaching limudei kodesh exclusively? Should parents pull their children out of the secular studies program? Did the Rebbe agree to a secular studies program? In this eipsode, we will explore the Rebbe’s opinion on this matter, taken directly from the…
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The novi Yishayahu tells us, “And the wolf shall live with the lamb, and the leopard shall lie down with the kid goat. And the calf and the lion cub and the fattened cow together, and a young boy shall lead them. And the cow and the bear shall graze together, their young shall lie, and the lion shall eat straw like cattle. And an infant shall play …
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The story of the Rebbe’s father, Harav Levi Yitzchok, and his rise to leadership in a spiritually dark time. In honor of the yom hahilua, Chof Menachem-Av.
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The story of what began as a small program, that would eventually morph into a tremendous organization, with hundreds of bochurim traveling to all corners of the globe, reaching thousands of Yidden.
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A niggun shows the Chossid where he stands in avodas Hashem; where he should be and where he can be. It reveals the essence of his being, the etzem haneshama. Listen to learn more about the power of a niggun.
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The story of a weekend for college students. A weekend spent in Crown Heights basking in the Rebbe’s presence. A weekend which brought thousands of young people closer to Yiddishkeit.
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A Light Unto the Nations - Sheva Mitzvos B'nei Noach
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A look at the underlying meaning of the unique effort to spread the universal ethical laws, known as the Sheva Mitzvos B'nei Noach, among all the peoples of the world—a theme passionately discussed by the Rebbe at almost every major farbrengen, especially in the 5740’s, and particularly the televised farbrengens.…
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As chassidim, the mainstay of our lives is the constant study of Chassidus. Throughout the generations our Rabbeim continuously urged their chassidim of the importance of illuminating their everyday lives with the holy divrei elokim chayim of Chassidus.
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It is clear to Chassidim that our time period is unique. The Rebbe expressed unequivocally many times that the avodah that Hashem has tasked us with - to bring Moshiach - has been completed. Therefore Moshiach is ready to come. If so why hasn't Moshiach arrived? Is there something else we must do in order to hasten his coming?…
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Early Yud-Aleph Nissan celebrations
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By the end of the 1980s drastic changes were coming about in the world. One after another, events that seemed completely unrealistic in the recent past suddenly became part of the constantly changing present. The Rebbe maintained that these amazing events were not by chance, rather that they are signs of a new era dawning upon the world and that we…
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Listen to the amazing story of how a Lubavitch operation rescued thousands of children from behind enemy lines. From A Chassidisher Derher Nissan 5773. Click here to view the original article. Live with the Rebbe month to month, by subscribing to the Derher magazine.
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The inside story of the dynamic organization charged with bringing the wellsprings of Chassidus to the English-speaking world. Pick a hard copy of the magazine here
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In 5727, the first group of Talmidim Hashluchim to Australia was sent to support and establish the yeshiva there. The Rebbe invested a great deal of energy and interest in the group, and they even merited to have a sicha said for them in yechidus. Listen to a recounting of the events that transpired during this month in 770, by Reb Avrohom Gerlitzk…
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Listen to a vivid description of the events before and after Chof Zayin Adar and the feelings of chassidim during that period. To read the original article, order your copy of Derher at Derher.org/subscribe.
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How the Rebbe Raised a New Generation of Chassidim in America
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A School with a Mission - The Beginnings of Bais Rivkah
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As the flagship Chabad girls' school marks 80 years since its founding, we take a look back at the history of this pioneering institution. From this month's Derher. To get your copy, visit Derher.org/subscribe NEW! Listen to the new Derher for Kids Audio at kids.derher.org.
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In honor of the Yom Tov of Hei Teves—Didan Notzach—celebrated this month, we present the complete story of this Yom Tov in chronological order. From this month's Derher. To get your copy, visit Derher.org/subscribe NEW! Listen to the new Derher for Kids Audio at kids.derher.org. Including a special kids story of Hey Teves!…
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Towers of Light - Public Menorah Lightings
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From the time Chazal instituted the mitzvah of kindling the Menorah, the objective has been to publicize the nes of Chanukah to the outside, illuminating the world around us. The Menorah is expected to be placed in the open - al pesach beiso mi'bachutz. Chassidus explains that the light of the Chanukah Menorah is even stronger than that of the Beis…
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Listen to the tremendously inspiring way that Yud Tes kislev was celebrated by the Rebbeim and chassidim over the years. From A Chassidisher Derher Kislev 5777. Click here to view the original article. Live with the Rebbe month to month, by subscribing to Derher.
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There is hardly another book in all of Jewish history replete with so much meaning, embedded in the heart of the Jewish people like Dovid Hamelech’s Sefer Tehillim. Listen to learn about its power and importance. From this month's Derher. To get your copy, visit Derher.org/subscribe NEW! Listen to the new Derher for Kids Audio at kids.derher.org.…
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Yud-Daled Kislev, the wedding anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin, was often marked by Chassidim in a special fashion. Typically, Chassidim would celebrate by making hachlatos to give the Rebbe nachas. However, major milestone years warranted something unique and memorable. Thus, for the fiftieth anniversary (5739), N’shei U’bnos Chabad commissi…
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The Complete Story of Rosh Chodesh Kislev
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For Chassidim in Dor Hashvi’i, Rosh Chodesh Kislev is one of the most joyous days on the calendar. The distress of Shemini Atzeres 5738, and the double-fold simcha of Rosh Chodesh Kislev, are memories that are etched into the hearts of every Chossid that experienced them. This day has since been established as a full-fledged Yom Tov, replete with a…
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We Want to See the Rebbe - The Tzemach Tzedek and the Cantonists
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Listen to a gripping account of the story of the Cantonist decree and the Tzemach Tzedek's tremendous efforts on behalf of the drafted Jewish children. From this month's Derher. To get your copy, visit Derher.org/subscribe NEW! Listen to the new Derher for Kids Audio at kids.derher.org.
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As told by Rabbi Levi Plotkin. From this month's Derher. To get your copy, visit Derher.org/subscribe NEW! Listen to the new Derher for Kids Audio at kids.derher.org.
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Listen to an account of what transpired during the month of Cheshvan 5735. A consistent overarching theme in the occurrences of this month is the Rebbe’s push that girls should light Shabbos candles from the young age of three years old. This was coming off the heels of the launch of a new mivtza, “Mivtza Neshek,” one month prior on 25 Elul 5734. C…
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The fascinating story behind the Rebbe's call to implement a Moment of Silence in public schools. From this month's Derher. To get your copy, visit Derher.org/subscribe NEW! Listen to the new Derher for Kids Audio at kids.derher.org.
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The Street Will Dance - Simchas Beis Hashoeiva
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Listen to a fascinating exploration of the restored celebration of Simchas Beis Hashoeiva. Click here to view the original article. For more powerful content, visit index.derher.org.
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