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Wednesday, 17 Adar II, 5784
  |  March 27, 2024

The Rebbe’s Letter About a Mamzer

A historic treasure by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: A letter the Rebbe wrote about a Jewish person who has the status of a mamzer due to being born from a forbidden relationship. Video

Speech For the UN That the Rebbe Reviewed

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Synopsis of the speech that Rabbi Dr. Nissan Mindel presented at the United Nations in the early 80’s that the Rebbe personally reviewed and added notations to. Video

The Conundrum of the Cohen Married to a Convert

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The Rebbe, Rabbi Moshe Feinstein and Rabbi Zalman Shimon Devorkin's involvement in the story of a Cohen who was married to a convert. And the response to the woman who was a descendant of conversos (marranos). Video

The Hidden Message in the Machzor

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Why are the names Yitzchok and Rivka mentioned at the beginning of the Rosh Hashana and Yom Kippur davening? A heartwarming explanation from the chossid R' Avrohom Sender Nemtzov OBM. Video

Who Answered the Rebbe’s Call

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Part 2 of behind the scenes plans for the Rebbe's global campaign 32 years ago; who around the world immediately answered the Rebbe's call? Video

Why Chabad Women Insist on a Sheitel

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe insisted to Rabbi Sholom Ber Goldshmid when he was engaged to be married, what nearly caused him to break the Shidduch, and the Rebbe's marriage advice. Video

Merkos Beginnings in a Single Room

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch was operating out of the Rebbe Rayatz’s Yechidus room. A letter shows the push to make it more established. Video

A Segulah the Rebbe Offered to the Ill

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe suggested to a man suffering from a sleep disorder and the segulah to a woman who was in a dire condition at Mount Sinai Hospital. Video

What the Rebbe Said About the Secret of Chabad’s Success

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro, marking Yud Beis Tammuz - the Chag Hageulah of the Frierdiker Rebbe and the yartzeit of the Rebbe's secretary Rabbi Nissen Mindel: What did the Rebbe answer the question of what is the secret of Chabad's success? Video

When President Roosevelt Sneaked Out of the White House

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The historic march of 500 rabbis to protest the Nazi Holocaust, the Chabad delegation from the Rebbe Rayatz and how President Franklin D. Roosevelt sneaked out of the White House in a cowardly manner to avoid meeting them. Video

The Letter the Rebbe Didn’t Want to Answer

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: How did the Rebbe respond to a slanderous letter from a rabbi, why didn't the Rebbe ban smoking cigarettes, and the discussion between 2 rabbis about a chicken. Video

Why the Rebbe Refused a Chabad Donor’s Request

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The interactions of the Rebbe with a donor to Chabad causes, a young woman looking for a Shabbos meal and the request of a mazkir can teach us about favoritism and equality. Video

The Rebbe’s Words To Ease the Pain

Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: A selection of Nichum Aveilim letters from the Rebbe to people who lost a spouse, a parent and even children presented to comfort the many deaths during COVID-19. Video

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