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Rebbe Letters

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Use Your Influence
In this famous letter to Israeli President Yitzchak Ben-Tzvi, the Rebbe explains that wealth and influence are divinely entrusted responsibilities,…

Likkutei Sichos

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Shemini
The signs of a kosher animal serve as spiritual benchmarks to ensure our physical involvements remain refined. The juxtaposition of…

Rebbe Letters

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Don't Cut Off Your Source of Blessing
The Rebbe acknowledges the writer’s improved health but challenges his confusion about priorities. Despite clear guidance, he is misreading his…

Rebbe Letters

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Too Busy For Your Purpose? / Take Care of Your Body
In the first letter, the Rebbe responds to someone overwhelmed by a new position, claiming he has no time for…

Rebbe Letters

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Helping Others Strengthens Your Own Home
Addressing the letter writer's concerns about balancing outreach with his own son’s education, the Rebbe emphasizes that fulfilling the mitzvah…

Parenting Pesach

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Preparing for Pesach with Your Complex Kid
Pesach is supposed to be a time of freedom—but for many parents raising sensitive or easily overwhelmed children, it can…

Rebbe Letters

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Don’t Lower Standards for Students
The Rebbe responds regarding a Chabad-affiliated agricultural school, emphasizing that its standards and spirit must fully align with Chabad values…

Rebbe Letters

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Working for the Rebbe is Privilege
One must recognize that involvement in the Rebbe’s work is a personal merit, not a favor being done. As long…

Rebbe Letters

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The Real Way to Bring Moshiach
In response to a letter proposing that identifying certain nations as lost tribes could hasten Moshiach, the Rebbe emphasizes that…

Likkutei Sichos

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Tzav
Jewish security is not determined by political reality but by spiritual alignment. A Jew’s passion for Yiddishkeit must remain constant—both…

Rebbe Letters

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Supporting Sephardic Jews in Crisis
The Rebbe writes to Rabbi Yitzchak Isaac Small, acknowledging his longstanding connection to Chabad and asking him to support relief…

Rebbe Letters

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Stop Analyzing, Start Doing / Seeing Good Strengthens Good
The first letter addresses a man overwhelmed by overthinking. The Rebbe urges him to stop analyzing his inner state and…

Rebbe Letters

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A Bachur Does Not Decide for Himself
A young man asks if he should follow his own preference as to where to study and is gently but…

Rebbe Letters

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Chasidus Must Be Lived
In this letter, the Rebbe thanks the noted Hebrew author Eliezer Steinman for writing about Chabad Chassidus—but then adds a…

Rebbe Letters

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Bitterness or Depression
The Rebbe responds to a report of someone feeling spiritually discouraged. He explains that a feeling of brokenness can sometimes…
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Topics

Lectures from Rabbi Shais Taub on a variety of Jewish subjects meant to educate and inspire

Mystical Concepts

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On the Solar Eclipse
Modern life has disconnected us from the rhythms of the cosmos. However, during an eclipse, we collectively look up and…

Baad Kodesh

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Class 5
We conclude our study of this work with chapters 7 and 8 in which the Mitteler Rebbe explains why the…

Baad Kodesh

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Class 1
The Mitteler Rebbe’s letter known as Baad Kodesh was written to appeal for justice during his imprisonment, and explains how…

Class 2

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Divine Light Revealed
Since the time of their leaving Egypt, the mission of the Jewish people has been to refine the sparks of…

Meditation 4

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Offering Your Child a Real Connection
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Parenting Pesach

1:07:11

Preparing for Pesach with Your Complex Kid
Pesach is supposed to be a time of freedom—but for many parents raising sensitive or easily overwhelmed children, it can…

Vayishlach Yehoshua 5736

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Vayishlach Yehoshua 5736
The Rebbe's Maamar "Vayishlach Yehoshua" was first delivered on 28 Sivan, the anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin's arrival in…

Class 3

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Mitzvos, the Body, and Moshiach
Torah is the wisdom of Hashem while mitzvos are His will. This idea will help us to understand why there…

Happiness / Emotional Well-being

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Who's the Director of Your Life?
When experiencing stress, it can be extremely difficult to feel present in our own lives. We go into our own…

Vayidaber Elokim 5729

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Class 4
In chapters 7 and 8 of the maamar we continue to contrast the way that Torah was accessible to the…

Class 3

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Purpose of the Soul's Descent
The soul descends from a place of spiritual perfection and is plunged into the harrowing conditions of embodiment. All of…

Mystical Concepts

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Ten Sefiros
Join Rabbi Shais Taub as he brings the mystical Ten Sefiros to life, straight from the core texts of Kabbalah…

Bila HaMaves LaNetzach 5725

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Bila HaMaves LaNetzach 5725
Text-based study of the maamar recited by the Rebbe in honor of the yahrzeit of his mother, Rebbetzin Chana in…

Recovery

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Three Phases of Freedom
Co-founder of AA, Dr. Bob, once said that the entire 12-Step program could be summed up as: 1) Trust G-d,…

Class 5

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Two Ways of Sensing Hashem's Presence
In this class, we give a review of the main themes covered so far in the previews chapters and we…
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Series

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Twelve Pesukim for Parents

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Likkutei Sichos

15 EPISODES

Gate of Unity & Faith

339 EPISODES

Sefer HaMitzvos

A brief overview of the daily portion of the Rambam's Sefer HaMitzvos according to the study schedule enacted by the Lubavitcher Rebbe.

112 EPISODES

Rebbe Letters

Experience the wisdom and compassion of the Rebbe's personal correspondences with real people as they navigate the challenges of life.

47 EPISODES

Shaar HaBitachon

Text-based study and discussion of the classic Shaar HaBitachon (Gate of Trust) from Rabenu Bachaye's Chovos HaLevavos.

8 EPISODES

Conversations

35 EPISODES

Tanya

A chapter by chapter exploration of the structure and major themes of the book of Tanya.

11 EPISODES

Blood Brothers

Shais Taub and Dovid Taub are two brothers discussing topics that they find interesting.

8 EPISODES

Soul Songs

Popular singer Eli Marcus joins Rabbi Taub to discuss the stories behind some of their favorite chasidic melodies.

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Webinars

Recordings of live webinars on a variety of specialized subjects.

13 EPISODES

Der Rebbe Redt Tzu Kinder

Text-based study of an original Yiddish talk from the Rebbe to children.

11 EPISODES

The Mitzvah Campaigns

The mitzvah campaigns, or Mivtza'im, refer to various mitzvah campaigns launched by the Rebbe to raise awareness of specific mitzvos among all Jews. This series sheds light on the backgrounds of these campaigns as well as giving insight into the mitzvos they promote.

11 EPISODES

Essence of Chassidus

Kuntres Inyana Shel Toras HaChassidus (On the Essence of Chasidus) is a discourse based on a talk delivered by the Rebbe on the 19th of Kislev 5726 (1965) and subsequently printed in 5730 (1970) which systematically explores the nature of Chasidic teachings.

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Fresh Start Podcast

Rabbi Shais Taub in conversation with the staff of Fresh Start Retreat Center discussing topics related to healing from trauma.
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