the mitzvah campaigns

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Mezuzah

The Ultimate Home Security System

The Mezuzah campaign was launched in 1974 and received added attention and urgency in connection with the Ma'alot massacre in May of that year. How …

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Shabbos Candles

Light Up the World

The campaign for Shabbos candles (neiros Shabbos Kodesh or neshek) was launched by the Rebbe to combat spiritual darkness in the world. How can even …

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Tzedaka

The Quintessential Mitzvah

Why is tzedaka considered the quintessential mitzvah? In what way does tzedaka accomplish more than any other mitzvah? Third in a series of classes on …

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Holy Books

Holy Books for a Holy Home

In 1974 the Rebbe launched the campaign known as Bais Malei Sefarim, literally "a home full of books." What is the importance of furnishing one's …

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Mikvah

Family Purity

The mitzvah of Taharas HaMishpacha (literally "family purity") is the core of Jewish life. It governs the intimate life of Jewish spouses and preserves the …

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Torah Scroll

Letter in a Torah Scroll

It is a positive commandment to write one's own Torah scroll. How is this mitzvah fulfilled through participating in a communal Sefer Torah? What is …

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Ahavas Yisroel

Love Your Fellow

The great and overarching principle of the Torah is "Love your fellow as yourself." This is also the tenth of the Rebbe's ten Mitzvah Campaigns. …

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Torah Study

G-d's Blueprint for Life

The campaign for Torah study began with the Rebbe's call to "conquer the world through the study of Torah." What is so transformative about Torah …

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Tefilin

Tying the Knot With Hashem

The Rebbe's tefilin campaign began in 1967 on the eve of the Six Day War as a manner of invoking merit and Divine protection for …

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Moshiach

Let's Finish the Job

In our day, Moshiach must be much more than an abstract belief. We must begin to live with an awareness of Moshiach's imminent arrival. Tenth …

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Chinuch

Our Children Our Future

The Rebbe's "Education Campaign" (Mivtzah Chinuch) is remarkable in a number of ways including the idea that children are not only supposed to receive an …