This week · Parshas Vayeira · Shabbos 20 Cheshvan 5787
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 ↗
Chof Cheshvan
He Is a Born Rebbe!
From the Rebbe Rayatz’s sichos from the night of Shabbos Parshas VaYeira, Chaf Cheshvan 5706, in which he tells new details about the birth and childhood of the Rebbe Rashab.
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WHILE THE WORLD BURNS
Masked demonstrators stood on the statue of the Republic in Paris on Shabbos, in the Place de la République, the square where the city’s protests rally, burning flares, many waving…
23 October 2026 · Moshiach 101
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A Year in the Life of the Rebbe Rashab Stories from 5670
Why did the Rebbe Rashab meet with a team of writers and journalists? How did the Rebbe and R’ Chaim Soloveitchik enter the train compartment? Why were the Rebbe and his son incognito in Baranowitz for an entire Shabbos? How many talmidim were accepted to Yeshivas Tomchei T’mimim out of the 150 who · In the notes of the Rebbe Rayatz listing the maamarim that his father said each year of his nesius, he writes that in 5670 (1909/1910) the Rebbe Rashab said thirty-one maamarim.
Shleimus HaAretzNational Security at Bargain Prices
Last week, the Borough of Manhattan exploded after a severe terrorist attack. During one night, sixty missiles (!) were fired towards Manhattan, striking residential areas and schools where hundreds of students learn. · So here are the facts: Replace the word Manhattan with Beersheva, Sderot, and Otef Aza – an area inhabited by hundreds of thousands of people. Replace New Jersey with Gaza – a region located just a few miles from Israel proper. So when these are the facts, why does everything seem so reasonable?
Don’t Look Back!
G-d sends His angels to destroy the city of S’dom but first they are to save Abraham’s nephew Lot and his family. An angel instructs them: “Run for your life! Do not look back nor stop anywhere in the plain.”
Chof CheshvanMemories of Lubavitch
Mr. Mordechai Lazar learned for a brief period in Yeshivas Tomchei T’mimim in Lubavitch. He later made aliya and was a member of Mapai (Labor Party), but his nostalgia for Lubavitch compelled him to devote a chapter in his book to the Rebbe Rashab and the yeshiva in Lubavitch. · Presented for 20 Ch · Mr. Mordechai Lazar learned in a yeshiva in Kremenchug where he was hosted by the Chassid R’ Yitzchok Yoel Rafaelowitz, a great Chabad rabbi. Thanks to the latter, Lazar took an increasing interest in Chabad until he went to Lubavitch to learn in Tomchei T’mimim.
Daze of Exile, Days of Moshiach
The exodus contains a secret of how we can break free from everything that holds us down or limits us in any way - something that is possible even now, before there’s a throne in Jerusalem.
Parshas VayeiraWhy Wait to Heal?
Although the natural course of healing from circumcision requires three days, prior to day three G-d did not send an angel to heal Avrohom of his pain and suffering … · Since the natural process of healing from circumcision takes three days, why was Malach Refael required for this task? · 10. Rashi interprets the verse, “…and he saw that there were three men [i.e., angels appearing as human travelers, sent by G-d to visit Avrohom Avinu],” as taking place on the third day from Avrohom’s circumcision [counting the day of his Bris Mila as day 1].
The week’s question
From the archive
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 is the Rebbe “Nassi Hador” if not accepted by all as Nassi?
In the famous ma’amar of Ve’ata Tetzave 5741, the Rebbe explains that there are generally two types of leaders of the generation.
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.
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.
"The Eyes Were Given Permission to See…”
3 million Americans suffer chronic visual impairments. But now, a technology used in the Persian Gulf War has been transformed into a visual aid to help them see..
Putin and Plowshares - Part 1
I t is now 27 years since the Rebbe MH” M announced the beginning of the fulfillment of Isaiah’ s prophecy “And they shall beat their swords into plowshares.” The world has certainly changed a lot — for the better. Now admittedly, there are smart, well-meaning people who speak of gloom and doom.
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