THE REBBE'S DISCOURSES
A collection of summaries of a selection of the discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, delivered over decades of the Rebbe's leadership.
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Pinchas, 5725 (1965). The Kabbalists teach that Pinchas was a reincarnation of Nadav and Avihu, who died when they brought strange fire into the Sanctuary. The discourse explains their sin as an expression of spiritual 'advance' without 'return', and how Pinchas's bold act of zealotry repaired this imbalance by combining both advance and return in a single deed.
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Pinchas, 5727 (1967). The Psalm verse 'Lift up your hands to G-d and bless Him' was said by the Previous Rebbe on the Shabbat after his miraculous release from Soviet captivity in 1927. The discourse explains how we can bless G-d by reaching up to the Upper Divine Name and drawing down a spiritual flow to the Lower, and how this act reveals the Essence of the soul, Yechidah, linking to the Sedra's theme of offerings.
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Pinchas, 5726 (1966). The Previous Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak, said a discourse beginning with the blessing 'Blessed be He who grants good to those who are guilty' on the Shabbat after his release from Soviet imprisonment in 1927. The Rebbe explores how three discourses said at that time connect to each other, explaining the relationship between guilt, gratitude, blessing and the power of prayer.