A taste of the Rebbe's teachings

Engaging and uplifting segments from the Rebbe's Farbrengens, presented in a relevant and interesting fashion for study with your community

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Dedicated In loving memory of
Nochum Tzvi Potash
Yartzeit 22 Teves
By the Potash Family

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Bo: The Public Declaration

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The Egyptians who revered cattle as deities, but they were remarkably tolerant of the Jewish tradition of eating meat. But when the Jews slaughtered the sheep for the Paschal offering, they went berserk. What happened?

Bo: Why Do Rabbis Make Rules?

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Throughout Jewish history, the rabbis have enacted takanot, or Rabbinic ordinances, to safeguard Jewish observance. Shabbat begins at sundown? The sages extend it by eighteen minutes. The evening Shema must be recited by sunrise? The rabbis said midnight.
Where did they learn this behavior? Why are the Torah’s commands not enough?

Va’era: Jewish Genius

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Until two hundred years ago, eighty percent of the world’s population was illiterate. The statistic among the Jewish population was the opposite: Eighty percent could read and write. How can we explain the difference? Insight into the age-old Jewish approach to education.

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