Articles with the tag: gimmel tammuz
The Rebbe’s Science
(In honor of Gimmel Tammuz - Adapted from Chabad.org)
The Lubavitcher Rebbe was a man of ideas - childhood, education, marriage, work, illness, bereavement, science, technology, feminism, leadership, war, money - to him, these were much more than life-events and tools: they were concepts to be developed in our life’s quest for G-d.
Unlike his predecessors who spent their education solely in Yeshivas, (shortly after his marriage, and upon the encouragement of his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe) he enrolled in the University of Berlin and took courses in philosophy and math. Similarly, in Paris, he continued his studies at the Sorbonne and at a Parisian engineering college. Throughout his life, he constantly borrowed ideas from science to buttress the values…
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An Imperfect Chassid Speaks
Date: 3rd of Tammuz. Location: Ohel (Where the Rebbe is interred).
Midnight: The Ohel complex of building, tents, and makeshift facilities is teeming with thousands who have come to the Rebbe’s gravesite for blessing, spiritual guidance and inspiration. The lines spill over into the street and the wait is close to two hours, plenty of time for reciting Psalms and introspection.
Thirteen years ago, the pundits predicted that the Lubavitcher movement would collapse without its Rebbe. Yet the number of Chabad schools, synagogues, camps, projects, and centers has dramatically increased…and yes, the lines continue to grow longer. What is the Rebbe’s continued appeal? How does he still command allegiance? I am no spokesperson for Chabad, but let me share a…
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In Honor of Gimmel Tammuz (adapted From Chabad.org)
The Lubavitcher Rebbe was a man of ideas - childhood, education, marriage, work, illness, bereavement, science, technology, feminism, leadership, war, money - to him, these were much more than life-events and tools: they were concepts to be developed in our life’s quest for G-d. Unlike his predecessors who spent their education solely in Yeshivas, (shortly after his marriage, and upon the encouragement of his father-in-law, the Previous Rebbe) he enrolled in the University of Berlin and took courses in philosophy and math. Similarly, in Paris, he continued his studies at the Sorbonne and at a Parisian engineering college. Throughout his life, he constantly borrowed ideas from science to buttress the values of Torah.
On many occasions he addressed the faith/science…
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What You See, Is What You Get
Having just returned from Crown Heights in Brooklyn, where thousands of Chassidim had converged to commemorate the second yahrzeit of the Rebbe’s passing, my thoughts these past few days were perhaps more reflective than usual. In addition to recommitting myself to the ideals the Rebbe held so dear, I could not help but indulge in thinking about his predecessor, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Schneerson, whose freedom from Communist Russia we celebrate this Shabbat, the twelfth day of Tammuz.
Why did these two individuals become the acknowledged leaders of world Jewry in their lifetimes? And why were they held in such esteem, that their disciples were willing, upon their Rebbes’ advice, to leave friends and family in order that they set up…
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