France in Crisis
Light in France
On the evening of Simchas Torah 5734, the Rebbe taught the tune of “La Marseillaise” to the words of HaAderes VeHaEmunah. On Shabbos Parshas Vayeishev 5752, he opened his farbrengen with words of welcome to a group of Jews from France.
The Rebbe’s French RevolutionChabad.org · Mordechai Lightstone · October 2023 ↗The Rebbe in Paris in the 1930s. Photo: Kehot Publication Society- 5752The Spiritual French Revolution: A Miracle in Our Times, 5752 (1992)Chabad.org · The Rebbe · Sichos in English ↗
Eiffel Tower Menorah Brightens Paris, as Worldwide Chanukah Celebrations BeginChabad.org · December 2015 ↗Photo: Thierry Guez- 2015Menorahs in France to Shed Light During State of EmergencyChabad.org · Faygie Levy Holt · December 2015 ↗
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EVERYTHING FOR THE FINAL SHLICHUS
The antisemitic poster displayed at the rally in Phuket Town: a giant Jew devouring the island, its politicians and its money. Photo: Ynet.
6 November 2026 · Moshiach 101
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Political Unity or Uniformity?
While it’s been good to hear all the talk about uniting the religious and right-wing parties, this unity must be real, disqualifying no one and opening the door to everyone. Only this type of unity will send a clear message to the public at-large, enabling a united list of candidates to garner a con · The election atmosphere that has captured the attention of the citizens of Eretz Yisroel didn’t just pop out of nowhere. The country’s political machinery has been working for several months in preparation for the official start of the election campaign, and all the various parties are now off and…
Hunker Down
Is the concept of Armageddon, mass destruction, consistent with Torah? Should I take out a mortgage on an underground bunker? · “G-d’s compassion extends to all His works,” to all His creations! Why, in a world of revealed good and G-dliness, would there be any room for suffering and annihilation?
Moshiach & GeulaThe Rock-Eating Worm
Recently, marine biologists have made an exciting discovery: a rock-eating worm found only in one river in the entire world. The worm, which lives in a small section of the Abatan River in the Philippines, is known to the local population as “antingaw,” and nursing mothers eat it to increase their milk supply.
Hiskashrus as an Educational Tool
One of the special things about the Ohr Menachem school for girls in Tzfas is how they are taught to connect to the Rebbe through writing to him via the Igros Kodesh. This starts with the principal, Mrs.
Stump the RabbiHow can we be sure, today, if we have received an answer from the Rebbe?
Rabbi Shimon Elituv related how when he came to learn in [a Chabad] Yeshiva in 1951 he used to correspond with the Rebbe very frequently. This went on until the Rebbe became very busy and stopped answering all of his letters, so he decided to stop writing. · So, while the Rebbe didn’t answer his mail, the Rebbe was most definitely reading it!
Commentaries on the Rebbe’s KapittelDoes Hashem need helpers?
In this psalm, the great trust King David had Hashem is described, as well as many praises to Hashem that He has fulfilled what He promised to us
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Why Does the Rebbe Oppose Autonomy?
“If they have to evacuate an outpost, they shouldn’t do it on Shabbos,” said Jewish Home chairman Naftali Bennett. In other words, he essentially has no problem with the fact that they’re destroying other Jewish homes, just as long as they don’t do any work on Shabbos. These politicians have totally · Recently, an Israeli politician was a guest on one of the public affairs television programs for a pre-election interview. The host introduced him, and then proceeded to make an analysis of the political map in Eretz Yisroel today.
How Deadly Cruise Missiles Became the Lifesaving “CyberKnife”
Radiation and radioactive materials have been used in medical procedures for decades. Especially in the case of a brain tumor, radiation has the obvious advantage of eliminating the need to open the patient’s skull to operate on his brain —if it would work.
Moshiach – The Derech Ha’yeshara to Hiskashrus
R’ Gershon Avtzon: Principal of the Lubavitch yeshiva in Cincinnati. At 18 he ran a summer camp in a number of European countries. He authored a book of essays on inyanei Moshiach and Geula. A well-known educator and lecturer.
Unification in Physics… Unity of the Creator
Moshiach and Science Conference at Hebrew University · “By revealing the Yechida in the soul of every Jew—which is the Part of Moshiach in each and every Jew… there comes about the revelation of the general Yechida which is Moshiach Tzidkeinu.
He’s a New Rebbe Every Day
Reb Leibel Groner offers us a rare glimpse into the Rebbe’s inner sanctum, along with some lessons we can draw from the Rebbe’s tireless devotion to the welfare of others.
See What You Want to See
25. The Zohar comments on the verse, “Your nation consists entirely of tzaddikim”: “one who is circumcised is called ‘ tzaddik.’” The Rebbe Maharash cites this Zohar and teaches that also “when it says, ‘(Cast your burden upon G-d, and He will bear you) He shall never allow a righteous man to falter [in making a living ],’ this is said…
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