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18th of Elul, 5710 [1950]
"Man possesses a body and а soul. And just as there is material poverty (in food, clothing and shelter), so there is spiritual poverty, where the deficiency is in spiritual things..."
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18th of Elul 5712 [1952]
The call of the Mitzva of Hakhel: The education of Jewish children and support of Torah-true educational institutions.
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First Day of Selichoth 5713 [1953]
It is significant that the anniversary of the Creation is not celebrated on the first day of Creation, but on the sixth, the day when Man was created.
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The Rebbe's Rosh Hashanah Message for 5715 (1955)
On Rosh Hashanah man stands not only before the Divine Judgment, but also before his own.
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The Rebbe's Rosh Hashanah Message for 5716 (1956)
Everyone has the ability to make the coming year, a year of very great accomplishments indeed, and G-d, “who desires repentance,” helps to carry out such determined resolutions.
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25th of Elul, 5719 [1959]
Needless to say, before a man sets out to conquer the world, he must first conquer himself, through the subjugation of the "earthly" and "beastly" in his own nature...
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Pre–Rosh Hashanah 5726 [1965]
Every day we have the Sabbatical elements—prayer, Torah study, mitzvot—and the mundane aspects. Are these two elements of the day mutually exclusive?
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In The Days of Selichot, 5728 [1968]
Trends towards ideological independence can even become an asset in one’s submission to G-d, as it will have a more profound and lasting impact.
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Pre-Rosh Hashanah 5769 [1968]
On Rosh Hashanah, we reiterate our commitment to G-d as our king. But isn't kingship a metaphor whose time has passed?
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Pre-Rosh Hashsanah 5730 [1969]
Rosh Hashana means the beginning (head) of the year (creation). If so, why is it celebrated on the anniversary of the sixth day of creation and not on the first?
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No Work This Year!
Explore the deeper essence of Rosh Hashanah on Shabbos: a dance between unity and diversity, material and spiritual.
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18th of Elul, 5733 [1973]
Rosh Hashanah teaches and reminds every individual about the tremendous powers which have been vested in him.
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6th of Tishrei, 5734 [1973]
The mitzvah of Hakhel reminds us that wherever Jews are, and however dispersed they may be, each one remains an integral part of the Hakhel-people, the one people.
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18th Elul 5735 [1975]
If man is G‑d’s honored “guest” who finds everything ready and prepared for him, how can he at the same time be a “servant” who has to serve G‑d constantly, and in a manner of real effort [“toil”]?
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In the Days of Elul 5737 [1977]
Needless to say, the 'field' in this context includes the houses and dwellings of all men (and women) wherever they may be, including also houses of detention, correctional facilities, etc., since "the whole earth is filled with G‑d's glory.”
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A Message of Teshuvah
A person might also become disheartened wondering how is one to fulfill adequately one’s real purpose in life on this earth, seeing that most of one’s time is taken up with eating and drinking, sleeping, earning a livelihood, etc . . .
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18th of Elul, 5739 [1979]
It has been explained on many occasions that a Jew, wherever he is, is expected in his everyday life, especially in his spiritual life, to transform his environment—his home as well as his surroundings—into a (spiritual) “Eretz Yisroel.”
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6th of Tishrei, 5740 [1979]
The day of Shabbos—which is a “memorial to the work of Creation”—belongs to and completes the period of preparation and formation of a definite order embracing the universe, which G‑d brought into being in the days of Creation, with the day of Shabbos being the soul that animates all the days of the week, to the extent that the entire week is sometimes referred to as “Shabbos.”
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18th of Elul, 5739 [1979]
Although Shemittah is primarily connected with the holiness of the land of Israel, where the laws of Shemittah are in force, it has been explained on many occasions that a Jew, wherever he is, is expected in his everyday life, especially in his spiritual life, to transform his environment—his home as well as his surroundings—into a (spiritual) “Land of Israel.”
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6th of Tishrei, 5740 [1979]
It is the proper time to reinforce, and add to, the good resolutions and their actual implementation in the everyday life, which we began in the days of Elul by way of preparation and induction into the new year, and continued into the beginning of this year.
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18 Elul 5740 [1980]
Coming after the Shemitah year—when Jewish farmers leave the fields and study Torah—Hakhel is an opportunity to unite and gain inspiration for the six years of work that follow.
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In the Days of Selichos, 5740 [1980]
We see from experience that a person can lift and carry a much larger load when carrying it together with another.
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Between Yom Kippur and Succos, 5741 [1980]
Although we are still in Golus, when “darkness covers the earth,” because the light of Torah-Or, the true light that is found only in Torah (“there is no light but Torah”), has not irradiated, fully and pervasively, the world and its everyday affairs, which is reflected also in its attitude, sometimes even actions, towards Jews; and among some Jews—in their attitude towards Jewishness—Yiddishkeit.
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11th of Tishrei, 5742 [1981]
By everyone acquiring a letter in a Sefer Torah that will be (hand-) written for and in behalf of everyone, and all our Jewish people—the Torah being both genuinely true (Toras Emes) and eternal.
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17th of Elul, 5743 [1983]
In addition to the general lessons of Rosh Hashanah, to be implemented in actual practice, since “the essential thing is the deed,” there are to be derived each year particular instructions from the specific occurrence of the Festival in point of time: the days of the week, the weekly Sedra, etc.
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When Rosh Hashanah falls on Shabbos
"The holiness of Rosh Hashanah becomes one with the holiness of Shabbos, giving this Rosh Hashanah a new dimension and content, which — in view of Rosh Hashanah being the "head" of the year, as mentioned above — must influence the daily life throughout the year..."
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18th of Elul, 5738 [1978]
The purpose of a Jewish leap year and its connection with Teshuvah – returning to G-d
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Before Rosh Hashanah of 5729 [1968]
When a person who has been conditioned to totalitarianism accepts something unquestioningly, this does not constitute an unequivocal acceptance; for he is accustomed to being told what to do...
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26 Elul, 5709 [1949]
In anticipation of the coming year, I would like to convey my wishes that you and your entire household be blessed with a kesivah vechasimah tovah for a good and sweet year in all matters.
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Before Rosh HaShanah, 5711 [1950]
Just as the vitality of all the organs is subsumed in the head, and this then finds overt expression in the fact that the vitality of every particular organ is drawn down from the head, so, too, Rosh HaShanah comprises within itself the vitality of all.
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27 Elul, 5706 [1946]
As the day of the creation of man approaches, [we should focus on our mission. Man] was given the potential to illuminate the world through conducting himself according to the Torah’s guidelines.
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28 Elul, 5709 [1949]
This year Rosh HaShanah falls on Shabbos. The beginning and “head” of the year is [a time] when: “[The Jewish people]are all crowned with new souls so that... they can bless... with joy, with shining countenances.”
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Between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, 5705 [1944]
In response to your blessings for the coming year: May all those who grant blessings be blessed by the Master of all existence, as He has promised (Bereishis 12:3): “I will bless those who bless you.”
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