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This discourse, said by the Rebbe on the eve of Rosh Hashana in the autumn of 1972, discusses the rule that when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, one does not sound the Shofar. The Talmud says this is...
This discourse was said on the second day of Rosh Hashana in 1969. It discusses the text of the Offerings in the Musaf Prayer, explaining how on Rosh Hashana there is a special relationship with our...
This discourse, taught in 1969, explains the 'you are standing together' theme of the sedra in terms of Rosh Hashana.
This discourse of 1958 explains the way the blowing of the Shofar helps each individual in their their efforts to come closer to G-d.
The Alef Kabbala Group (23 September 2014) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on the second day of Rosh Hashanah in 1967. This opens with a passage from the Rosh Hashana prayers 'And...
The Alef Kabbala Group (27 August 2013) studied a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe taught in 1983 on the Shabbat of Sedra Nitzavim-Vayelech. The discourse focuses on the Hatorah which speaks of...
The Alef Kabbala Group (11 September 2012) discused a discourse said on Shabbat Parshat Nitzavim in 1959. The theme is Rosh Hashana. One aspect of the festival is repentance, another is becoming a...
The Alef Kabbala Group (27 Sept 2011) explored a discourse for Rosh Hashana said in 1981. This discusses the meaning of the Shofar we blow today, and the 'Great Shofar' which will be blown on Rosh...
The Alef Kabbala Group (20 Sept 2011) explored a discourse for Shabbat Nitzavim said in 1979. This emphasises the bond between each individual and the Essence of the Divine, linking with the theme of...
The Alef Kabbala Group (7 September 2010) explored an edited discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1979 on Rosh Hashana. The discourse examines the concept of the blowing of the Shofar as a...
The Alef Kabbala Group (9 March 2010) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said after the conclusion of Shabbat Parshat Vayakhel-Pekudei, Parshat HaChodesh, 1979. Rosh HaShanah is in...
The Alef Kabbala Group (15 September 09) explored a discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said on Rosh Hashana in 1986 (5747) discussing the verse 'Blow the Shofar at the beginning of the Month' (Psalms...
The Alef Kabbalah group (1 April 2008) explored the (unedited) Chassidic-kabbalistic discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat HaChodesh in 1954. Parshat HaChodesh is an extra...
The Alef Kabbala group (11 Sept. 07) discussed a discourse delivered on Rosh Hashana in 1980 by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, based on a passage in the Rosh Hashana prayers: "This day is the beginning of...
The Alef Kabbala Group (12 June 07) discussed a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbat Korach in 1973. It was edited and published in 1990. The discourse discusses the staff of Aaron...
A discussion of Sedra Nitzavim which is read before Rosh Hashana and helps us to understand the significance of the festival.
The completion of the Torah scroll by Moses and the miraculous property of the Ark of the Covenant which took up no space in the Holy of Holies. This miracle illustrates that the Torah, though...
Moses's last day on earth, when G-d dictated the concluding passage of the Torah to him, and connects the infinite value of each letter in a Torah scroll to the infinite value of every individual...
The Chassidic teaching that G-d desired a dwelling in the lower world, explaining how human beings complete creation by making the physical world a home for the Divine. Rosh Hashanah is the...
On the meaning of existence, explaining that the infinite G-d and the finite world are joined through the Jewish people who combine both a Divine and an earthly dimension. Rosh Hashanah is the moment...
How on Rosh Hashanah we repeat the events of the very first Rosh Hashanah, when Adam and Eve were created and first recognised G-d as King. Each year we re-enact their role by declaring G-d King and...
Rosh Hashanah as the annual renewal of the spiritual life-force that continuously recreates the universe, comparing G-d's creative energy to a pulse. On this day we rededicate ourselves to our task...
The inner meaning of the Shofar as a wordless surrender of self before G-d and how, in a year when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, the Shofar is not blown because Shabbat itself expresses the same...
What the true focus of Rosh Hashanah is, arguing it centres on free will: Adam and Eve were created with the unique capacity to choose, and on Rosh Hashanah we reaffirm this by choosing life. The...
A Chassidic booklet published by the Centre for Chassidic Study in London for Rosh Hashanah 5780, explaining the inner meaning and divine service of the High Holy Day. The work explores how the...
A Chassidic booklet published by the Centre for Chassidic Study in London for Shabbat Selichos 5779, presenting the inner meaning of the month of Elul and its service of preparation for Rosh...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Rosh Hashanah, 5733 (1972). The Mishnah states that when Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbat, the Shofar is blown in the Temple but not elsewhere. The...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Rosh Hashanah, 5728 (1967). The Rosh Hashanah liturgy includes the verse 'On that day the Great Shofar will be sounded' and the discourse asks why this...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Nitzavim, 5725 (1965). The Sedra begins with all of the Jewish people standing together before G-d, and Rabbi Shneur Zalman points out...