Joseph
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Joining Opposites
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe in the week of Chanukah in 1969. It develops the theme that in a time of Exile opposites can join, and the darkness and light signified by the terms ‘sing’ and...
The Significance of Judah
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Vayechi in December 1969. It focuses on the blessing to Judah, the ancestor of the Davidic Kings: Judah, you, your brothers will submit to you, and...
Living Life to the Full
The Rebbe said this discourse in January 1965 for Sedra Vayehi. "Jacob lived in Egypt for 17 years" - one lives life to the full when one faces the challenge of "Egypt" in every epoch and every form.
Risk All To Gain All
How risking everything for one's ideals brings out the deepest qualities of character, connecting Joseph's dangerous obedience to his father's instruction to the Chanukah theme of risking all for...
Transforming The World
How Joseph and his family, direct ancestors of the Jewish people, relate to the surrounding world of the Gentile nations, represented by the kings of Edom. The task of the Jewish people is to have a...