Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What donors who helped buy 770 Eastern Parkway found disappointing during a visit and what the Rebbe responded to them. Video
The Frierdiker Rebbe’s Recounting of His Interrogation
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The Frierdiker Rebbe’s recounting of his interrogation by the Communists as he wrote it to a Torah group in Manhattan. Video
Why Don’t Lubavitchers Converse in Yiddish?
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The question that was asked why Lubavitcher Chassidim don’t converse today in Yiddish, what the Rebbe told a new couple and the Frierdiker Rebbe’s insistence. Video
A Few Memories of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: A few personal memories of Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka Schneerson, the wife of the Rebbe, and the nurse Manya who helped the family of the Rebbeim at 770 Eastern Parkway. Video
What the Rebbe Asked to Write the Week After Yud Shvat
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe asked Rabbi Dr. Nissan Mindel to write a week after the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe on Yud Shvat 5710. Video
The Letter Sent to the Rebbe 2 Weeks After Yud Shvat 5710
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The letter written by a chossid 2 weeks after the passing of the Frierdiker Rebbe on Yud Shvat 5710 (1950) to his son in law to become the Rebbe. Video
When Do You Feel Well, the Rebbe Was Asked
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The Rebbe’s questions about the Sanz-Klausenberger Rebbe, and what was his reply to the question of when does he feel good physically. Video
‘Go to the Lubavitcher Rebbe and Ask Mechila’
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The story of a Yeshiva bochur who spoke disparagingly about the Rebbe and what he was told to do to rectify it. Video
The Difference a Couple Noticed About Different Rebbes
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The Jewish couple went around a few Rebbes in the New York area hoping to be blessed with a child - and each one gave them something else. And why is the passing of a tzadik a transition and not a tragedy? Video
Unknown Stories That Happened at the Ohel in Haditch
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The stories that the chossid R’ Yankel Gansburg wrote about the Alter Rebbe’s Ohel in Haditch and that was read by the Rebbe. Video
A Lesson From a December 25th Encounter
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What chassidim learned from what they saw on December 25th and the question about Dr. Sigmund Freud that the Rebbe was once asked. Video
The Condition to Receive Wine From the Rebbe
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The story about giving the Rebbe’s wine on a condition, a comment on kneidlach and when the Rebbe stopped drinking Benedictine herbal iqueur. Video
What To Do About the Feeling of Loneliness
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe answered a person who was feeling lonely and how to remedy it and why Lubavitchers wear different clothing than other Chassidic groups. Video
What the Frierdiker Rebbe Called a Good Bedtime Story
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The story that Frierdiker Rebbe said would be a good bedtime story to put the children to sleep and wanted it printed in the Talks and Tales series. Video
Satmar Chossid’s Question to the Rebbe About Shluchim
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The question that a Satmar chossid asked the Rebbe about why Shluchim aren't involved in kashrus full-time, and Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Hodakov said about the 'core' of Shlichus. Video
Full Time or Part Time Shlichus?
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The Shliach’s question about having a side job and the Rebbe’s answer to it. Video
What the Rebbe Said About Sholom Bayis
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: What the Rebbe said about marriages, why must a mezuzah be slanted and why it's connected to sholom bayis, and how to decide to relocate. Video
Can a Rebbe Ever Make a Mistake
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: Stories about a marriage that ended in divorce, a trip that didn’t go well, and ‘forgetting’ where a chossid lived. All about Ruach Hakodesh. Video
The Importance of Collecting Mitzvos
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro - now on Motzoei Shabbos: The Importance of Collecting Mitzvos. Video
Why We Say the Word L’chaim on Wine
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The reason why we say the word ‘l’chaim’ on wine, and what the Rebbe didn’t take a break during farbrengens at 770. Video
How to Get People to Behave Properly in Shul
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The sharp telegram the Rebbe wrote to a person who planned to drive to hear shofar on Rosh Hashana, and how to inspire better conduct in shul. Video
Nazis Attempt to Uncover the Golem of Prague During WWII
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: A first-hand testimony from the Gabbai of the Altneuschul of how the Nazis tried to uncover the remains of the Golem of Prague that was created by the Maharal - and what the Rebbe and the Steipler Gaon have said. Video
Why Chassidim Flocked to Our Daughter’s Wedding
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: How our daughter’s wedding ended up with an overflow crowd, and what the Rebbe said about hearing “kol kallah.” Video
The Exchange Between Gerrer Rebbe and Frierdiker Rebbe
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The request that the Gerrer Rebbe, the Imrei Emes made of the Frierdiker Rebbe and his response to it. Video
Recalling the Response to the 1956 Terror in Kfar Chabad
Historic Treasures by Rabbi Sholom Ber Schapiro: The response to the terror attack on the vocational school in Kfar Chabad in 1956, and what we can learn about it for today's fight against terrorism. Video