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A great honor to meet and welcome to Martha's Vineyard the brilliant, eloquent, fearless, and legendary friend of Israel, Douglas Murray!
Yesterday we kicked off our third annual Critical Conversations series with the legendary journalist, speaker, and bestselling author Douglas Murray!
An honor for our Martha's Vineyard community to host this great friend of the Jews!
Interviewed by Harry Cohen.
@DouglasKMurray
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Just read that Eliezer Ben Yehuda—the founder of modern Hebrew—was born to a Chabad Chassidic family. Both his wives (sisters Devora and Hemda), also grew up in a Chabad family.
Added to the list of rather unexpected Jewish figures who grew up in Chabad.
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the tunnel story tells a lot more about the frightening rise of antisemitism than it does about internal politics at chabad hq.
its open season on jews and it's scary.
and the conspiracy theorists are coincidentally the same ppl attacking israel, for anyone who didn't realize.
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Mendel was joined today by his brand-new sister, Chaya Mushka.
In island etiquette, there’s a whole new level of respect for those born on Martha’s Vineyard. People who were born off island are teasingly referred to as “wash-ashores.”
Chaya will get the respect she deserves!
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The Rebbe gives tzedakah to a poor man on the street
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Post a leader in two photos that show their range
Post an author in two books that show their range.
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While renovating our Chabad House as the summer approaches, I found out that our contractor is a Russian Jew who had never laid tefilin before. That has now changed!
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Everyone knows of Chabad as an outreach organization.
Fewer know that Chabad is first and foremost a philosophy. Its name actually means “wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.”
The movement and outreach is but an expression of the philosophy.
A brief 🧵
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Incredible letter from the Baba Sali requesting the Rebbe’s permission to move to NY and spend the rest of his life in the Rebbe’s courtyard.
“I will accept upon myself whatever you direct me to do. For you are the pillar of the word. That’s what they proclaimed in the Heavens.”
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Perhaps one of the more striking themes one notices when learning Gemara is the insistence to properly credit statements and ideas to their originators.
A 🧵on plagiarism in Jewish law and scholarship.
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The real story here isn’t the fast thinking… it’s the fact that while me and you are sitting on our couches tweeting, there are ppl out there, in incredibly distant towns, visiting lone Jews in jail late at night. Not for a cent. Nor for honor.
That’s the story.
I just visited someone at a prison. Was only able to speak to him on the phone behind a thick glass window. I brought a Siddur, but the officer said they can’t accept hard cover books… So I ripped off the cover and handed it to the officer. He took it from me mouth open wide.
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I don’t have a photo with the Rebbe but my father has dozens. Here’s one of my favorites. A little glimpse at this picture makes it easy to understand why his chassidim love him the way they do.
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South Dakota, Bournemouth UK, Martha's Vineyard.
The family's been busy!
Mt. Rushmore would not be the same without its Menorah. Happy 8th day!
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Had the great honor of giving former Israeli Prime Minister
@naftalibennett
a tour of
@VineyardChabad
’s new Chabad House. Thanks for your visit, Mr. Prime Minister!
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Rebbe to R Hutner: I'm sending you this sefer bc of your interest in Chabad.
R Hutner: "Interest in Chabad" grossly understates my affinity for it. My spiritual life is majorly dependent on Chabad. Ceasing to be nurtured by its teachings would bring emptiness to my entire being.
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🧵On R Shlomo Carlebach's tumultuous relationship with Lubavitch:
Born to a German Rabbinic family, Shlomo first encountered Lubavitch when his father brought him & his brother Elya Chaim to the Frierdiker Rebbe in 1936.
Sitting on each side of the FR, he blessed them:
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NYT: Gonna hit the Orthodox with some hate and demonize them like never before!
G-d: Cool. I’ll show the world some Miami Boys Choir and they’ll fall in love with traditional Judaism just like your grandma had been!
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Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on Purim.
The note was written to Rabbi Nosson Gurary from Chabad of Buffalo.
In honor of her birthday today.
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“I visited the Gaon, R Akiva Eiger. He was wearing a simple cloak & a ripped shtreimel. He received us warmly & respectfully…
“He was saddened about the division between Chassidim & Misnagdim... I wish it were the same by other Lithuanian Rabbis.”
Mitteler Rebbe to Tz”Tz, 1825
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first time ever seen in tefilin
״וְרָאוּ כָּל־עַמֵּי הָאָרֶץ כִּי שֵׁם השם נִקְרָא עָלֶיךָ וְיָרְאוּ מִמֶּךָּ״.
**
רוחמה, אמא של מושיקו דוינו השם יקום דמו, שנפל במבצע ״צוק איתן״, הביאה לי את התפילין שלו.
התפילין שהיו איתו כל הזמן בתוך הקרבות הם הפריט היחיד ששרד את התופת שבה נפל מושיקו.
ריח אבק השריפה עדיין
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never gonna stutter again when asked why asked why i and other chasidic jews don't attend college
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עַל זֶה הָיָה דָוֶה לִבֵּנוּ, עַל אֵלֶּה חָשְׁכוּ עֵינֵינוּ.
עַל הַר צִיּוֹן שֶׁשָּׁמֵם, שׁוּעָלִים הִלְּכוּ בוֹ.
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For contrast, here’s the tombstone of his predecessor, the more overtly religious Abe Beame. No issue with Beame’s. Just beauty with Koch’s.
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Might be time to take "fighting for communities" out of the bio.
It takes a special type of educator to see something beautiful and say something horrible.
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Spotted behind
@yoavgallant
's desk is B'rega Ha'emet, a book on the Rebbe's meetings and correspondence with Israel's military leaders and security officials.
@S_Yerushalmi
,
@yoelituv
,
@AryeErlich
Spoke with
@SecDef
about Israel’s defensive operations in the face of Iran’s attack. We are prepared for any further threats, and are determined to defend our citizens.
Thank you to Secretary Austin and the U.S. Administration for standing boldly with Israel.
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Shopify President dedicates a Chabad House in Ottawa.
Smart people have long realized that Chabad is the best place to invest money for Jewish life and future.
Coming soon…🥹
(Especially proud of this very personal project 💙)
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Shabbat at Chabad of Martha’s Vineyard. Thank you
@hpschleifer
of
@Conf_of_Pres
for your remarks. Photos taken before Shabbos.
@mvtweets
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“The United States has the obligation, and privilege, to use its influence to the utmost to correct the alarming state of instability and chaos present today, and ensure true peace in the world.”
The Rebbe crosses out “obligation” and adds “a very great privilege, a global one.”
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I’m at the international conference of Chabad rabbis, most of whom were educated in NY’s Hasidic schools.
We’ve created warm Jewish homes in thousands of cities, assisting dwindling communities and building new ones, strengthening Jewish identity and ensuring its continuity.
👍
Please help us report on education in
#NY
's Hasidic community & other Orthodox Jewish communities, including in Rockland County and Kiryas Joel. Share your experience here:
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Letter from the Pnei Menachem of Gur to the Lubavitcher Rebbe about the upcoming wedding of his son Reb Shaul.
"The Chosson is a Talmid Chochom with great talents. He has finished Shas numerous times & will soon be finishing it again...(the Kallah has some Chabad background...)"
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Perhaps one of the more unusual figures in this list is Solomon Schechter, the founder of American Conservative Judaism.
Solomon grew up in a Chabad family in Romania. His Hebrew name was Shneur Zalman and was named after the Alter Rebbe of Chabad.
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At the Kevura. Ohel in the background.
22 Shvat: Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson (1901-88). Wife of The Rebbe R’Menachem Mendel (7th Rebbe of Chabad-Lubavitch) & daughter of the Freidiker Rebbe, R’Yosef Yitzchak (6th Rebbe).
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"It was a very pleasant surprise to receive your record...I could not resist the urge to hear it...despite the crowded schedule..
"My suggestion...about continuing to produce records...I have in mind not just one more record, but a series of records.."
Rebbe to Jan Peerce, 1974
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@elizashapiro
I’m sure you are aware that almost all Haredi and Hasidic magazines and news articles are written in English, not Yiddish.
They need not your inclusivity nor your hate piece. And definitely not the former to achieve the latter.
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Bitter from the Holocaust, Elie Wiesel was hesitant to have children. The Rebbe emphasized in a lengthy letter that such behavior would be the greatest victory for the Nazis.
“Is my letter too long? If you get married as a result, it will be well worth my writing & your reading”
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The beauty of these stories is that
@farroyossi
doesn’t know nor care that they’re stars. Lil Dickey and James Franco mean nothing to your typical Chabad boy.
A friend of mine once bumped into Jackie Mason and asked him if he was Jewish and wanted to put on tefilin. 😂
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Letter from Harav Ovadia Yosef to the Rebbe on the occasion of his 70th birthday (1972).
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The Rebbe’s handwritten edits:
Originally written: “(Rebbi would) honor the wealthy because G-d granted them unique potentials to contribute to the world at large, to help Jews and, indeed, all people.”
The Rebbe crossed out “Jews.”
When people are in need, everyone is equal.
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ברוך דיין האמת. יום אבל בישראל.
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An obvious member of this list is Israel’s third president, Zalman Shazar.
Like Schechter, Shazar was named after the Alter Rebbe. But unlike Schechter, Shazar was a Chossid until his last day.
Here he’s embraced by the Rebbe in 1966. I believe he’s the only one to have been.
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“Being a living example of Torah & Mitzvos is the primary & fundamental mission of a Rebbe. His personal life is secondary & overshadowed by this task.”
— The Rebbe’s note to Chabad’s lawyers, explaining why it’s absurd to consider Chabad’s library as a Rebbe’s private property.
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What I personally find most interesting about this exchange, is that the Rebbe was only 49 years old and had only been Rebbe for one year. The Rebbe’s greatness was largely unknown at the time (and to this time). It’s fascinating that the Baba Sali was in the know.
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"Im a non religious Jewish person who before October 7th felt I was just an American women who happened to be Jewish. Now I feel I am a Jewish woman who happens to be American. .. I bought my first Star of David charm . .. the first Jewish symbol l'd worn since HS."
From inbox😭
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Jewish future on Martha’s Vineyard is as bright as the shining sun
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Love giving tours of our new Chabad house on Martha’s Vineyard. Today with
@IraStoll
of
@EducationNext
and
@hpschleifer
of
@AJCGlobal
@Conf_of_Pres
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The philosopher, writer, and thinker, Hillel Zeitlin, was born into a Chabad family and educated by Chabad teachers.
After reaching adulthood, he left the fold and secularized only to become a Baal Teshuva in his later years.
In 1938, he published articles on Chabad thought.
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The Rebbe didn’t give him permission, and told him to stay in Eretz Yisroel where his talents would be of greater use.
“Hashem gave you the z’chus to lead thousands of Sephardic Jews. It is your obligation and merit to remain & continue to positively influence their Yidishkeit.”
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I never met the Rebbe.
The Rebbe changed the Jewish world by building communities & reaching each individual Jew. He inspired thousands of young couples to make it happen.
My family recently moved on Shlichus & are humbled to be part of his story.
Perhaps we have met after all
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my chess bet win has a 70-year-old friend lay tefillin for his first time: a tale of three photos
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it's wild that one can feel such powerful emotions for ppl they've never met
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The Rebbe’s comment on a letter (from a Chabad organization) referring to Jan 1st as “the coming year:
?! התחיל כבר בר״ה
?! It began already on Rosh Hashanah
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Then you got Yitzchak Sadeh. Yitzchak was the commander of the Palmach (elite force of the Haganah) and a founder of the IDF.
Yitzchak’s mother was a daughter of the Tzemach Tzedek’s chossid, Reb Shneur Zalman Fradkin. R SZ is widely known as the Toras Chesed & the Lubliner Gaon
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"Relief and deliverance will come to the Jews from another quarter, while you and your father's house will perish." (Esther 4:14)
It is noteworthy that this warning was given to Esther, a Jew.
Judaism will flourish, but only through those who choose to be so lucky.
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The phenomenon of the very secular yet very proud Jew - what is so very common among boomers -- seems to be mostly absent among younger generations.
Do Richard Lewis and Larry David Jews belong to the past?
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After meeting R Adin Steinzaltz for the first time, the Rebbe wrote to President Shazar (1970):
“I found in him far greater capabilities than were told to me, written to me, and described to me. Hopefully his humility won’t prevent him from utilizing his talents properly.”
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Donor: I have a large sum of money that I want to give for a big cause.
Rebbe: Give it for distributing Shmura Matza.
Donor: But I want to give it for something big! For a building. For something that will last.
Rebbe: If you ask me what’s a big thing—it’s Matzah!
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Only on Martha's Vineyard do you look up after your haircut and see Skip Gates sitting next to you!
Great meeting you
@HenryLouisGates
!!
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Perry Farrel of Jane’s Addiction at the Ohel with Rav Shais Taub. ❤️
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Another famed Israeli poet, Zelda, also grew up in a Chabad family, and was a first cousin of the Rebbe.
Zelda Mishkovsky was a daughter of R Sholom Schneerson, who was a brother of the Rebbe’s father Reb Levi Yitzchok.
There are some gorgeous letters between them. Hope to post
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But it’s unfortunate. Because Chabad’s Chassidus is as enjoyable as it is lofty.
And for Moshiach to come, the wellsprings of chassidus themselves must be spread. The expression won’t suffice.
So I hope to attempt some easy-read threads on various topics of Chabad Chassidus.
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Rebbe’s letter to someone who described himself as “a small Jew from Curacao”.
“There is no such thing as ‘a small Jew,’ and a Jew must never underestimate his or her tremendous potential.”
Chabad’s huge presence in the Caribbean is testament to just how much the Rebbe meant it
@realmpolowin
@RabbiHarvey
This event was hosted by a local Jewish doctor who has been proudly hosting Chabad events in Antigua for many years. So, in a certain sense, there is a permanent presence :)
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“It was on Purim eve that I went with President Shazar to visit the Rebbe. PM Golda Meir was not happy [that he was going to the Rebbe, as opposed to the Rebbe coming to Shazar].
“‘What does Golda understand about a Rebbe?” Shazar told me.’”
—Yehuda Avner, Shazar’s aide.
Elie Wiesel on Shazar's visit to the Rebbe, 8/18/66:
"א חסיד וואס איז מטריח זיין רבי'ו איז קיין חסיד ניט... די צרה ביי אונז איז ניט, וואס ר' זלמן שזר איז אזא הייסער חסיד, נאר וואס ס'זענען פאראן אזוי ווייניג הייסע חסידים ווי ער."
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With a few friends at our first kinus photo. Right to left:
Cranberry Township, PA
Bahia Blanca, Argentina
Budapest, Hungary
Martha’s Vineyard, MA
Innisfil, Ontario
“From 770, we’re marching out, on to victory without a doubt, shluchei adoinenu, to bring moshiach tzidkeinu” 🎶
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Powerful handwritten note from the Rebbe in English:
“Don’t worry so much about business. More בטחון - more פרנסה.”
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R Moshe Kotlarsky asks a bracha for a couple he’s marrying off on the Rebbe’s anniversary.
The Rebbe: I think his grandfather was at my wedding & gifted me a sefer. It’s in my office next to the midrash. Hold it with you as you marry them off. It’s hashgacha pratit 55 yrs later!
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One of Israel’s brightest and most eloquent public servants, Ambassador Gilad Erdan, joined us today at Chabad of Martha’s Vineyard for a conversation on defending Israel and the Jewish people at the UN.
Thank you for coming
@giladerdan1
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The famed poet, Ahad Ha’am, was born Asher Ginsburg into a Chassidic—but non-Chabad—family.
While Ahad Ha’am himself didn’t have Chabad ancestry, his wife was a great granddaughter of the Tzemach Tzedek and a niece of the Rebbe Rashab.
h/t
@Mottel
@ezalmanov
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While he didn’t grow up in a Chabad family, Semyon Dimanstein studied in Lubavitch. The yeshiva’s director was the Frierdiker Rebbe RYY.
In a horrible twist, Semyon became the director of the the Soviet communist party Yevsektsiya, whose primary target was the Frierdiker Rebbe…
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So much is said about chabad but is there another organization in the world (let alone Jewish world), that has so many women in leadership positions?
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@DBashIdeas
Here’s the complete circle:
When he tended to the Rebbetzin, she noted that he was a learned individual and mentioned this impression to the Rebbe.
When he was next in 770, the Rebbe told him, “she told me you know how to learn.” Perhaps hinting to the earlier conversation.
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The Rebbe discouraged an attempt by Ronald Lauder and R Chaskel Besser to import a new Jewish community to Poland. But he never "demanded that no Chabadnik set foot there."
@Jerusalem_Post
's article is nice and well-meaning but the conclusion is disrespectful and ignorant.
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“You get two Chabad rabbis for each Conservative rabbi and three for each Reform.”
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Interesting conversation with the Rebbe and Chaim Potok about his new novel "The Chosen," shortly after its publication in 1967.
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A young girl writes a coded message to the Rebbe:
אקישט כקאט רטהכגה כה אמטל תע סכ עט רכת מבוק כה יי׳
The Rebbe deciphers the code as a wish for him to have children.
In his response, the Rebbe acknowledges her brachah using the same code:
שהגד סכ דאקיד—Thanks for the brachah!
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summer on mv in full swing
Some photos of Friday's community Shabbat Dinner - the first of the season. A truly terrific evening!
The dinner featured remarks by Paul E. Singer, the Founder, President, and co-CEO of Elliott Investment Management.
Photos end before Kiddush begins.
📸credit:
@summerpramer
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Israeli Poet, Avraham Shlonsky, attended the same Cheder as the Rebbe in Yekatrinoslav (Dnieper), where they were childhood friends.
Shlonsky, was named after his great grandfather, the Chossid R Avraham David Lavut, which made him second cousins once removed with the Rebbe.
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Some folks will tell you that Chabad Chassidus is too lofty.
“Sfas Emes, Noam Elimelech, and Likkutei Moharan are more practical,” they say.
But that’s because Chabad’s philosophy is coding.
It seeks a paradigm shift; not merely inspiration. It seeks a lifetime of commitment
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We’re at a point that “Chabad” doesn’t need qualifiers. Certainly not one that (albeit subtly) attempts to minimize its relevance, and definitely not when it opens 5 new orgs for every 1 shut down or merged by legacy establishment!
Enrollment in Hebrew schools in the U.S. fell by at least 45% between 2006 and 2020, even as the number of Jewish children increased.
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"Rabbi Borenstein is in Bologna...you can encourage him...he'll be happy to have regards. The main thing is to encourage him that he's not forgotten. He's sad from time to time that he's in Bologna, far away from everyone here. Tell him that he's doing a very big job..."
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“You were together with Mendel Horenstein in Treblinka…
“[He] was my brother-in-law. I would be very thankful to you if you could immediately send me everything that you know about him and his wife Sonya: where they were located in their last days, what transpired with them…”
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