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 Message to President Reagan After Assassination Attempt
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The letter sent by the Rebbe to President Ronald Reagan after the failed attempt on his life and its relevance to today’s political climate. Video
Rebbe’s Letter to a Gentile Insisting on Converting to Judaism
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The Rebbe's opinion on teaching the Sheva Mitzvot B'nei Noach (Seven Noahide Laws) and how it didn't conflict with the Rebbe's strong opinion against conversion to Judaism as evident in a letter to a woman. Video
Rabbi Schapiro Survives Covid to Present ‘Historic Treasures’
Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro, who was infected with Covid-19 over Tishrei and has thankfully survived, returns to present a new episode of "Historic Treasures" on COLlive.com. This week: A request from the Rebbe in 1949 and a vort about Shabbos Breishis. 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
The Kollel Member With Sholom Bayis Issues
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe responded to a Kollel member who had Sholom Bayis issues and to the California boy whose parents weren’t going to send him to Yeshiva. Video
The People Who Sent the Rebbe’s Reports
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Part 3 of the Rebbe's global campaign 32 years ago asking for added Chabad activities worldwide and the names of some of the people who reported back to 770. 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
The Campaign the Rebbe Launched 32 Years Ago
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The never-before-publicized yechidus in the summer of 5748 (1988) during which the Rebbe launched a new global campaign and the behind-the-scenes activities. 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
Why Do We Give a Plain Gold Wedding Ring
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Episode for Tu B'Av: What did the Rebbe say is the great miracle of a Shidduch and the Sholom Bayis of a couple. 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
The Anonymous Article The Rebbe Edited
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The full text of a first-account article about the Frierdiker Rebbe written by an anonymous person and edited by the Rebbe himself. Full Story
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
To the Shluchim Who Felt Discouraged…
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe wrote to Shluchim who felt discouraged as they compared their activities to the ones of Shluchim who are considered very successful. 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
Telshe Teacher Who Exemplified Living With Moshiach
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Why Pirkei Avos are called Ethics of the Fathers specifically, what they mean for parents and the example of Rabbi Chaim Tzvi Katz, a teacher at Telshe Yeshiva in Cleveland, Ohio. 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
“All Problems in the World Are Related”
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe wrote to 2 Shluchim on this day - the 29th of Nissan and its relevancy to the current coronavirus pandemic. Video
When the Chossid Refused to Make Kiddush on Pesach
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The story of the famed chossid Rabbi Yitzchok Horowitz, known as Reb Itche der Masmid, and how he was saved from eating chametz on Pesach. Video