Mystical Concepts

The Body and Soul of Judaism

What's more important--soul or body, spiritual or material? The answer lies in the paradox embodied by the Hebrew month of Sivan, the third month of the Jewish calendar. Particularly relevant to our generation is the day of 28 Sivan, when the Rebbe and Rebbetzin arrived in America.

Excerpt of a farbrengen at Tiferes Bachurim's "Torah Discovery Week" for visiting college students.

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