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The Rebbe taught this discourse in the week of Sedra Devarim in 1965, at the conclusion of his saying Kaddish for his mother, Rebbetzin Chana. He edited and published the discourse in 1988 for the...
This discourse was taught by the Rebbe on Shabbat Chazon (Parshat Devarim), the Shabbat before the Fast of Ninth of Av, in 1973. It takes a verse from Lamentations and shows how it has different...
This discourse was taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on the Shabbat before 9th Av (the fast commemorating the destruction of both Temples) in 1984, called Shabbat Chazon, the Shabbat of the Vision. ...
The Alef Kabbala Group (24 July 2012) discused a discourse said on Shabbat Parshat Devarim in 1971, which, as this year, was 9th of Av (and the Fast was deferred to Sunday). The discourse takes the...
The Alef Kabbala Group (13 July 2010) explored an edited discourse by the Lubavitcher Rebbe said in 1975 in the week of Sedra Devarim. This is the Shabbat before the Fast of Ninth of Ab, and the...
The Alef Kabbala Group (17 July 07) discussed a discourse taught by the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbat Devarim in 1964. That day was the Ninth of Av. Being Shabbat, the fast of the Ninth of Av was...
Exile to sleep, in which the mind no longer fully controls the body. The insight is that the Ninth of Av fast is an opportunity to awaken from the sleep of exile and reconnect with our deeper divine...
How the Book of Devarim differs from the other four books of the Torah, with Moses speaking in his own voice yet divinely inspired. The insight is that this represents a higher level of divine...
The famous Talmudic story of Rabbi Akiva laughing when the other sages wept at seeing a fox emerge from the ruins of the Holy of Holies. The insight is that Rabbi Akiva's optimism was based on the...
The theme of translation, noting that Moses translated the Torah into seventy languages for the nations. The insight is that the Torah's ability to be truly communicated across languages and cultures...
Whether the Torah teaches a way of being or a way of becoming, exploring the transition the Jewish people faced as they prepared to enter the Land of Israel. The insight is that leaving the...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Parshat Devarim, 5725 (1965). The prophet Isaiah declares 'Death will be swallowed up for ever, and G-d will wipe away tears from every face'. The...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Devarim (Shabbat Chazon), 5733 (1973). The verse in Lamentations 'Remember G-d, what has happened to us' is given a remarkable positive...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Devarim (Shabbat Chazon), 5744 (1984). The verse from the Haftorah 'Zion will be redeemed through justice and her captives through Tzedaka'...
This discourse was delivered by the Rebbe on Shabbat Sedra Devarim, 5729 (1969). The Haftorah states 'Zion will be redeemed through justice and its captives through charity', which Chassidic...