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The Rebbe says:

1. The Rebbe begins talking about his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe, who’s day of passing we commemorate on Yud Shvat:

The Previous Rebbe writes in his diary that when he was a baby of eight days old and was receiving his Bris Mila (circumcision) he began to cry. His grandfather the Rebbe Maharash then said to him, “Why are you crying? When you grow up you will be a…(the Previous Rebbe left a blank spot here) and will say Chassidus in a clear fashion”.

Chassidim have told me that the missing word from the Previous Rebbe’s diary is “Rebbe”; the Rebbe Maharash said, “When you grow up you will be a Rebbe and will say Chassidus in a clear fashion”. This of course sheds light on why the Previous Rebbe left a blank spot (he did not feel it would be becoming to write that).

A Yud Shvat Sicha

The Rebbe says:

1. The Rebbe begins talking about his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe, who’s day of passing we commemorate on Yud Shvat:

The Previous Rebbe writes in his diary that when he was a baby of eight days old and was receiving his Bris Mila (circumcision) he began to cry. His grandfather the Rebbe Maharash then said to him, “Why are you crying? When you grow up you will be a…(the Previous Rebbe left a blank spot here) and will say Chassidus in a clear fashion”.

Chassidim have told me that the missing word from the Previous Rebbe’s diary is “Rebbe”; the Rebbe Maharash said, “When you grow up you will be a Rebbe and will say Chassidus in a clear fashion”. This of course sheds light on why the Previous Rebbe left a blank spot (he did not feel it would be becoming to write that).

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NEW YORK, NY — The release this week of a series of letters penned by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, has shed new light on the Rebbe's focus on the special qualities of each and every individual.

Correspondence Reveals Rebbe’s Focus on Individual’s Innate Potential

Dovid Zaklikowski – Chabad.org

Rabbi Leibele Rodal, right, of the Friendship Circle of Montreal, assists a child with special needs light the Chanukah menorah. (Photo: Menachem Serraf)

NEW YORK, NY — The release this week of a series of letters penned by the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, of righteous memory, has shed new light on the Rebbe’s focus on the special qualities of each and every individual.

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CH] — The Rofe Cholim Chayim Society, Crown Heights Chapter, invites you to a lavish Melava Malka, this Motzoei Shabbos, Parshas Beshalach, January 19th 2008 at 7:30 PM, at the Razag Ballroom, 739 E New York Ave, [between Albany and Troy Ave].

More info and full flyer in the Extended Article!

Motzoei Shabbos A Tribute to those in Need of Recovery

CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CH] — The Rofe Cholim Chayim Society, Crown Heights Chapter, invites you to a lavish Melava Malka, this Motzoei Shabbos, Parshas Beshalach, January 19th 2008 at 7:30 PM, at the Razag Ballroom, 739 E New York Ave, [between Albany and Troy Ave].

More info and full flyer in the Extended Article!

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Adapted from “Timeless Patterns” by Sichos In Engish

The Previous Rebbe in Poland, 1934. Photo: col.org.il.

Yud Shvat (the Tenth of Shvat) is the Previous Rebbe's yahrzeit, the anniversary of his passing. On the day of a tzaddik's passing, “all his effort... for which he toiled throughout his life... becomes revealed and radiates downward... at the time of his passing.”Accordingly, Yud Shvat is an appropriate day to focus on the message of the Previous Rebbe's life, for every year, these same spiritual qualities are revealed on this anniversary.

This revelation affects all of “his children, the work of his hands,” those who “will walk in his paths for eternity.” This is particularly true in regard to the yahrzeit of a nasi, a leader of the Jewish people. For a nasi is connected to every member of his generation; as Rashi states, “The nasi is the entire people.”

Continued in the Extended Article.

The Previous Rebbe: a short biography

Adapted from “Timeless Patterns” by Sichos In Engish

The Previous Rebbe in Poland, 1934. Photo: col.org.il.

Yud Shvat (the Tenth of Shvat) is the Previous Rebbe’s yahrzeit, the anniversary of his passing. On the day of a tzaddik’s passing, “all his effort… for which he toiled throughout his life… becomes revealed and radiates downward… at the time of his passing.”Accordingly, Yud Shvat is an appropriate day to focus on the message of the Previous Rebbe’s life, for every year, these same spiritual qualities are revealed on this anniversary.

This revelation affects all of “his children, the work of his hands,” those who “will walk in his paths for eternity.” This is particularly true in regard to the yahrzeit of a nasi, a leader of the Jewish people. For a nasi is connected to every member of his generation; as Rashi states, “The nasi is the entire people.”

Continued in the Extended Article.

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Photo Gallery: Hachnasas Sefer Torah

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More pictures in the Extended Article!

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Picture Description: the Rebbe Davening at the Ohel in the winter of 1964. Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.

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Picture Description: the Rebbe Davening at the Ohel in the winter of 1964. Special Thanks Rabbi Mordechai Kirschenbaum. Click here to see previous weeks pictures.

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JERUSALEM, Israel [CHI] — Jerusalem's Meorot Chabad becomes first Chabad School in Israel for niche demographic.

It's almost an official tradition among many Jewish high-school graduates throughout the worldwide Diaspora: going to Israel for studies almost immediately after high school.

The Chabad Response to Diaspora Teens “Year in Israel”

JERUSALEM, Israel [CHI] — Jerusalem’s Meorot Chabad becomes first Chabad School in Israel for niche demographic.

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A Place for Special Taste

Dan Scanlan – My Mandarin Sun

A customer picks up a lunch order on Jan. 9 at the Epicurian Delight kosher bakery and delicatessen.

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A Million Mitzvahs . . . And Still Counting

EJ Tansky – Lubavitch.com

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A Bar Mitzvah, a Parade and a Kiddush Hashem like no other

by Mendy Hecht

Congregation Levi Yitzchok’s Torah scrolls join their new colleague for outdoor hakafos

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More pictures in the Extended Article! (by Natan Davoodi)

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — We are pleased to inform you that Jewish Educational Media has obtained a previously-unreleased recording of the Farbrengen of 10 Shevat, 5728 – 1968, corresponding to this year's chapter in the Maamar Bosi L'Gani.

Restored Audio Released from Yud Shevat 5728

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CROWN HEIGHTS, Brooklyn [CHI] — We are pleased to inform you that Jewish Educational Media has obtained a previously-unreleased recording of the Farbrengen of 10 Shevat, 5728 – 1968, corresponding to this year’s chapter in the Maamar Bosi L’Gani.

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On Russia’s Volga, Community Celebrates Synagogue’s Century Mark

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Holding celebratory torches, students of the Ohr Avner Chabad day school in Saratov, Russia, lead a procession of the Jewish communityís new Torah scroll.

SARATOV, Russia — Jews residing in the southern Russian city of Saratov, affectionately known by locals as “Students’ City” in deference to its many universities, welcomed a new Torah scroll to the Great Choral Synagogue on occasion of the shul’s 100th anniversary. Young and old celebrated by dancing throughout the cultural hub’s streets.

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