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10 February 2025

• 16:2516:25, 10 February 2025 diff hist +3,512 N Yitzchak Hendel Created page with "Rabbi Yitzchak HaKohen Hendel was a student of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Poland, Av Beis Din of Montreal, Rabbi of the Chabad community in Montreal, and among the founders and heads of Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim Montreal. He was appointed by the Rebbe on Shemini Atzeres 5731 (1970) as the "Baal Habayis" over Canada. == Life History == Rabbi Hendel was born on 8 Kislev 5677 in Chelm, Poland, to his father Reb Yisroel Yosef, from a family traced back to Eli HaKohen. In his..." Tag: Visual edit
• 16:2316:23, 10 February 2025 diff hist +1,907 N Yaakov Kuli Slonim (Son-in-law of the Mitteler Rebbe) Created page with "Reb Yaakov Kuli Slonim was the son of Chassid Reb Zalman Reizes, one of the greatest chassidim of the Alter Rebbe. His grandmother on his mother's side, Rebbetzin Reizel, who was very wealthy and respected in her city of Shklov, opposed the Alter Rebbe and his approach. Therefore, when her two sons-in-law (Reb Pinchas and Reb Zalman Reizes) became chassidim, she gave them no peace and harassed them greatly. Due to doctors' concerns for her daughter's life who was about..." Tag: Visual edit
• 16:2216:22, 10 February 2025 diff hist +5,630 N Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim Created page with "Rebbetzin Menucha Rochel Slonim (19 Kislev 5559 - 24 Shevat 5648 / 1798 - 1888) was the daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe who made aliyah to Eretz Yisroel and settled in Chevron. == Life History == The Rebbetzin was born on Tuesday, 19 Kislev 5559, the same day the Alter Rebbe was released from prison. When her father, the Mitteler Rebbe, was informed that a daughter was born to him, he said: "From now on we will have menucha (rest)" and therefore named her "Menucha". The..." Tag: Visual edit
• 16:2016:20, 10 February 2025 diff hist +3,525 N Month of Shvat Created page with "The month of Shvat is the fifth month according to the Chazal tradition, and the eleventh according to the Torah's counting. Shvat will always be a full month (containing 30 days). The mazal (zodiac sign) of the month is Aquarius, and although Yidden are not controlled by the mazalos, since Yidden control the mazalos, they are used for matters of kedusha. Shvat is an acronym for "We shall be informed of good tidings." == Holidays in the Month == * Tu B'Shvat - Rosh H..." Tag: Visual edit
• 16:1416:14, 10 February 2025 diff hist +31 Woman (Isha) No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 15:0615:06, 10 February 2025 diff hist +4 Avrohom Osdoba No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 15:0515:05, 10 February 2025 diff hist 0 m Aharon Eliezer Tzeitlin (Safed) Raphaelwilmowsky moved page Rabbi aharon eliezer tzeitlin to Rabbi Aharon Eliezer Tzeitlin without leaving a redirect Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 15:0415:04, 10 February 2025 diff hist 0 m Aaron Leib Raskin (Otzar HaChassidim) Raphaelwilmowsky moved page Rabbi aaron leib raskin to Rabbi Aaron Leib Raskin without leaving a redirect Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 14:5714:57, 10 February 2025 diff hist +3,690 N Money (mamon) Created page with "Money, also sometimes called mamon, damim, or ma'os, is a means of payment primarily used throughout history as coins and bills, serving as a medium of exchange for purchasing and paying for goods, labor services, and more. According to halacha, in most Torah laws 'something worth money is like money itself' (shaveh kesef k'kesef), and any payment a person is required to make can be paid with an item of equivalent monetary value. Many mitzvos are connected with money,..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:5614:56, 10 February 2025 diff hist +3,240 N Bitul (Self-Nullification) Created page with "Bitul is a fundamental concept in divine service and Jewish philosophy, which deals with the nullification of ego and personal existence. == Importance of Bitul == In Chassidus, it is explained in many places that the prerequisite for receiving the Torah and mitzvos was the bitul of the Jewish people when they declared "naaseh v'nishma" (we will do and we will listen), as they nullified their intellect and existence, committing themselves to fulfill whatever they would..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:5414:54, 10 February 2025 diff hist +9,307 N The Kneitch Hat Created page with "The Kneitch hat is a fedora worn by Chabad chassidim, named after the fold (kneitch in Yiddish means "fold") on its upper side. Chabad chassidim customarily make a triangular shape on the upper side of the hat, creating three corners. == Background == From the beginning, Chabad chassidim wore a hat as a second head covering. In the early years, Chabad chassidim wore a round hat without brims called a Kazirak, and on special occasions they wore a Shtreimel. Following the..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:5114:51, 10 February 2025 diff hist +4,072 N Tanach Created page with "Tanach - Torah Nevi'im and Ketuvim - the three parts of the Written Torah, and the foundation for the Oral Torah. Called "Mikra" in the language of Chazal. The Tanach includes twenty-four books called "24 Sifrin D'Oraita," divided into "Torah," "Nevi'im," and "Ketuvim." == Torah == The five books of Torah written by Moshe Rabbeinu from Hashem, though Chazal debate who wrote the final eight verses. == Nevi'im == Contains 8 parts, with its final section - Trei Asar, inc..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:4714:47, 10 February 2025 diff hist +3,471 N Menachem Nachum Goldschmidt Created page with "Rabbi (Menachem) Nachum Goldschmidt (Nissan 1905 - 13 Shevat 1976) was a Chassidic scholar who taught Chassidus to the masses through farbrengens and radio broadcasts. He served as a mashpia and directed the Beis Yaakov educational institution in Tel Aviv. He was a member of Agudas Chassidei Chabad, Ezras Achim committee, and other organizations that operated under the direction of our Rebbeim in Eretz Hakodesh. == Life History == Born in Nissan 1905 in Yekaterinoslav t..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:4614:46, 10 February 2025 diff hist +3,831 N Baruch Shalom Kohen Created page with "Rabbi Baruch Shalom HaKohen (? - 13 Shevat 1932) was one of the chassidim and mekusharim of the Rebbe Rashab and the Rebbe Rayatz. In his final years, he was involved in establishing the chassidic underground in Moscow and managing its finances. == Life History == Rabbi Baruch Shalom was born in the city of Asviye near Drisa to a chassidic family on both his father's and mother's sides. He was a sixth-generation descendant of HaRav HaGaon Raphael ben Rabbi Yekusiel Zisk..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:4414:44, 10 February 2025 diff hist +5,537 N Chess Created page with "Chess is an ancient game of strategy that gained an honorable status throughout history, played by nobility, earning it the title "the game of kings." In 1851, the game became a competitive sport, and for most of the years since World chess championships began, the title was held by Jewish chess players. The game received many references in holy seforim, and the Rebbe even explained its inner meaning and the lessons that can be taken from it for daily avodas Hashem. C..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:4214:42, 10 February 2025 diff hist +1,812 N Tzvi Yitzchok Rosenbluh Created page with "R' Tzvi Yitzchok (Hirshel) Rosenbluh is an accountant, member of the Chabad community in Monsey, historian, researcher, and chief editor of Anash.org. == Life History == Born in Brooklyn in 1975 to a Chassidic family of Holocaust survivors from Hungary, descendants of great talmidim of the Chasam Sofer. In his youth, he became mekurav to Chassidus Chabad. In 1997, he was among the talmidim hashluchim at Yeshiva Gedolah Tomchei Tmimim 'Ohr Menachem' in Montevideo, Urug..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:4014:40, 10 February 2025 diff hist +1,003 N Anash.org Created page with "Anash.org is a Chabad news website in English, established in 5779 (2019). == About the Website == The website was established through the initiative of Rabbonim and Mashpi'im to create an additional Chabad website (beyond Chabad Info in English) with a clear direction of Yiras Shamayim and Chassidishe conduct in publishing news about happenings in the Chabad community in English. When the website launched, dozens of Rabbonim and Mashpi'im signed in support of the webs..." Tag: Visual edit
• 14:3114:31, 10 February 2025 diff hist +8 Yaakov Yehudah Hecht No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 14:2514:25, 10 February 2025 diff hist −26 The Chasidic UN No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 09:2509:25, 10 February 2025 diff hist 0 The Rebbe Rayatz No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit

9 February 2025

• 23:5323:53, 9 February 2025 diff hist 0 m Malchus of Atzilus Raphaelwilmowsky moved page Malchus of atzilus to Malchus of Atzilus without leaving a redirect Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 23:4923:49, 9 February 2025 diff hist −294 Beis moshiach (magazine) No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 23:4723:47, 9 February 2025 diff hist +17 Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit
• 21:3321:33, 9 February 2025 diff hist +10,640 N Woman (Isha) Created page with ""Isha" is a term sometimes used specifically for a married woman, but more commonly refers to all females. The spiritual role of women is to be a merkavah (vessel) for the sefirah of Malchus, whose purpose is to receive the divine light and reveal it in the world in a way that can be felt even in physical reality. == Women in Yiddishkeit and Chassidus == == Rejection of Avodah Zarah == During the sin of the Golden Calf, the women did not agree with their husbands to gi..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:3820:38, 9 February 2025 diff hist 0 m Nichoach - Chabad Chassidic Niggunim Organization Raphaelwilmowsky moved page NICHOACH - Chabad Chassidic Niggunim Organization to Nichoach - Chabad Chassidic Niggunim Organization without leaving a redirect
• 20:3720:37, 9 February 2025 diff hist +3,304 N Nichoach - Chabad Chassidic Niggunim Organization Created page with "Nichoach stands for "Niggunei Chabad Chassidim" or "Niggunei Yisroel Chassidei Chabad." This was a Chabad niggunim organization established by the Frierdiker Rebbe. The organization was headed by Rav Shmuel Zalmanov, who was a wonderful musician blessed with musical talent. In this role, he produced the Sefer HaNiggunim (Book of Niggunim) as well as a series of recordings containing all Chabad niggunim. His work at NICH"CH was conducted according to numerous directives..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:3420:34, 9 February 2025 diff hist +3,881 N Sholom Bruchstat Created page with "Born on 3rd Sivan 5709 (1949) to his father R' Yehoshua from a family of Boyan chassidim in Eretz Hakodesh. In his youth, he studied in Yeshiva Ketana Tomchei Tmimim Lod and in Yeshiva Gedola Tomchei Tmimim Kfar Chabad. He first traveled to the Rebbe for his Kvutza year which began on Pesach 5728. When the new Kvutza members arrived at 770, they stood in the hall near Gan Eden Hatachton, and when the Rebbe passed by them, he blessed them with "A kosher and freilichen pr..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:3120:31, 9 February 2025 diff hist +1,932 N Baal Menagen (Master of Melody) Created page with "A "Baal Menagen" is the Chassidic term for a chossid with a special sense for absorbing the niggunim of Chabad Lubavitch Chassidus. Since there are hundreds of niggunim, and sometimes within one niggun there are several variations as passed down by different chassidim in the Chassidic musical tradition, the "Baal Menagen" acquires wonderful expertise in all the niggunim with their variations and performs them with wonderful precision together with genuine and pure heartf..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:2920:29, 9 February 2025 diff hist +1,640 N Shmariyahu Feldman Created page with "Rabbi Shmariyahu Feldman (10 Shevat 5672 - 18 Iyar 5759; January 29, 1912 - May 4, 1999) was a Chassidic musician and singer. == Life History == Born on 10 Shevat 5672 in the town of Klimovitch to Reb Shlomo Chaim and Esther Hadassah. He studied in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim between the years 5685-5693 (1925-1933) at the branches in Leningrad, Nevel, and Kharkov. He married Rebbetzin Sheina Basya, the daughter of Reb Yisroel Neveler (who was previously married to Reb Dovid..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:2720:27, 9 February 2025 diff hist +4 Main Page No edit summary Tag: Visual edit: Switched
• 20:2320:23, 9 February 2025 diff hist +5,429 N Liozna Created page with "Liozna (English: Liozno, Russian: Лиозно) is an urban settlement in the Mohilev region of Belarus, which served as the cradle of Chabad Chassidus. Today, most of the settlement's residents are non-Jews, and no trace remains of the place's glorious Jewish heritage. == History == The settlement of Liozna was established in 1525 in an area bordering between the Vitebsk district and the Orsha district in Belarus (White Russia), which was then under Polish government c..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:2120:21, 9 February 2025 diff hist +14 Main Page No edit summary Tag: Visual edit
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• 20:1820:18, 9 February 2025 diff hist +5,607 N The Four Elements Created page with "Every creation in the world is composed of '''four elements''': fire, wind, water, and earth. Each creation has slightly more of one element than another, although there is no creation that doesn't have all four powers (except for wood which is composed of all four elements equally). == Creation Process == In the process of creation through which Hashem created all beings, He first created simple matter without form, which is the Hiyuli matter. Afterward, the Creator..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:1620:16, 9 February 2025 diff hist +2,119 N Taavah (Desire) Created page with "A taavah is a strong desire that rises in a person's heart. Evil desires arise from the left cavity of the heart - the dwelling place of the Nefesh HaBehamis (animal soul). The aspect of taavah belongs to the level of Nefesh from the Sefira of Malchus, and it is a strong yearning rooted in the source of Middos which is the will of the soul - the Sefira of Kesser. Regarding this, the famous teaching of the Alter Rebbe explains that the phrase "Hashem desired to have a dw..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:1520:15, 9 February 2025 diff hist +2,379 N Human body Created page with "The body is the physical part of a person, where the neshamah (soul) resides while in this physical world. The choice of the Yid (Jew) is specifically from the perspective of the body, since regarding the neshamah the concept of choice doesn't apply, as there is no comparison between the neshamah of a Yid and the neshamah of a non-Jew. Specifically from the perspective of the body, where there is no difference between a Yid and a non-Jew, this is where Hashem's essentia..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:1320:13, 9 February 2025 diff hist +8,327 N Mussar Created page with "'''Mussar''' teachings are the wisdom of nullifying materialism through instruction in despising and detesting all physical and material matters. == Mussar Teachings and Establishment of the Mussar Movement == Mussar seforim existed in Yiddishkeit for over a thousand years, and it is to these that the following Rebbeim's references speak. Rav Yaakov Galinsky, one of the speakers of Mussar teachings, merited to receive instructions and guidance from the Rebbe. In the r..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:0720:07, 9 February 2025 diff hist +6,454 N Talmidim Hashluchim (Student Shluchim) Created page with "Talmidim Hashluchim are yeshiva students who, after completing their regular course of study, are sent as shluchim to yeshivas around the world, where their ikar inyan (main focus) is Torah study. After Reb Mendel Futerfas sent bochurim to "Kvutza", he saw that all the bochurim were flying and staying in 770, so he asked the Rebbe to send them back to Eretz Yisroel on his shlichus to bring the warmth from our holy courts to the yeshivas in the land. == Purpose of the Sh..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:0320:03, 9 February 2025 diff hist +4,674 N Rashi Created page with "Rabbeinu Shlomo Yitzchaki, known as '''Rashi''', was born to Rabbeinu Yitzchak HaTzarfati in the city of Troyes (formerly called 'Troyish') in northern France around the year 1040. He passed away in 1105 and was buried there. == Life History == At the age of eight, he left his birthplace Troyes and traveled to Worms and Mainz, centers of Jewish learning. After years of study, being married and father to two daughters, Rashi returned to his hometown Troyes to lead the Je..." Tag: Visual edit
• 20:0020:00, 9 February 2025 diff hist +7,655 N Isaiah Horowitz Created page with "'''Rabbi Yeshaya HaLevi Horowitz''', known as the '''Shelah Hakodesh''', (1558 - 1630). His sefer "Shnei Luchos HaBris" is one of the foundational works of the Chassidic movement. == Life History == Born in Prague in 1558 to Rabbi Avraham HaLevi Horowitz, who was a talmid of the Rema and authored the sefer "Chesed L'Avraham." From his youth, the Shelah excelled in his studies. He learned in Lublin at the yeshiva where his father taught, under Rabbi Shlomo Luria (Mahars..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:5719:57, 9 February 2025 diff hist +11,848 N Satmar Chassidus Created page with "Satmar Chassidus is a Hungarian chassidic court in the chassidic style that became one of the largest courts in the United States, originating from the city of Satu Mare in Romania. It was founded by Rabbi Yoel Teitelbaum, and after him, the court was led by his nephew, Rabbi Moshe Teitelbaum, who also served as president of the Eidah HaChareidis. After his passing in 2006, the court split between his two sons, Rabbi Aharon Teitelbaum and Rabbi Yekusiel Yehuda Teitelbaum..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:5319:53, 9 February 2025 diff hist 0 m Yisrael Yitzchak Pikarsky Raphaelwilmowsky moved page Rabbi Israel Yitzchak Pikarsky to Rabbi Yisrael Yitzchak Pikarsky without leaving a redirect
• 19:5219:52, 9 February 2025 diff hist +10,041 N Yisrael Yitzchak Pikarsky Created page with "Rabbi Yisrael Yitzchak Pikarsky (1905 - 23 Elul 1992) served as a rabbi in Poland, London, and Forest Hills, New York. He served as the Rosh Yeshiva of Tomchei Tmimim Central at 770 (between 1988-1992). He was requested by the Rebbe to be his rav for halachic matters. He was born in 1905 in Poland and passed away in Elul 1992 in New York. == Life History == Rabbi Pikarsky was born in 1905 in Sosnowiec, Poland, to Rabbi Mordechai Menachem Pikarsky, an Amshinov chassid. I..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:4719:47, 9 February 2025 diff hist +2,682 N Think Good and It Will Be Good Created page with ""Think Good and It Will Be Good" Originally said in Yiddish: "Tracht gut vet zein gut" by the Tzemach Tzedek Rebbe when someone asked for a refuah (healing) for a sick person. == Historical Background == The Frierdiker Rebbe (Previous Rebbe) first publicized this saying, and the Rebbe later promoted it with great enthusiasm (shturam). This response became a fundamental principle in Chabad Chassidus, expressing the importance of the power of thought and its ability to ch..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:4619:46, 9 February 2025 diff hist +6,775 N Berel Lazar Created page with "'''Rabbi Shlomo DovBer Pinchas Lazar''' (commonly known as Reb Berel, born on 8 Sivan 5724, May 19, 1964) is the Rebbe's Chief Shliach to Russia and serves as the Chief Rabbi of Russia on behalf of the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia. He was initially sent on shlichus by Ezras Achim and later began working through Or Avner and the Federation of Jewish Communities in the Commonwealth of Independent States. = Life History = Rabbi Lazar was born in Milan, Italy,..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:4319:43, 9 February 2025 diff hist +14,445 N The Holocaust Created page with "'''The Holocaust''' was the genocide of the Jewish people carried out during World War II, in which approximately six million Jews were murdered Al Kiddush Hashem (sanctifying G-d's name). The Holocaust began in Elul 5699 (1939) and ended in early spring 5705 (1945) with the defeat of Nazi Germany in the war. Thousands of Chabad chassidim perished in the Holocaust, and afterward, most of the chassidim left the Soviet Union through Lvov and arrived at displaced persons ca..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:3919:39, 9 February 2025 diff hist +4,591 N World War II Created page with "World War II was the largest war humanity has ever known. The war was between Nazi Germany's army and many countries worldwide. The number of casualties in World War II (according to accepted estimates) was approximately 64.5 million people, more than any other war in history. In the European theater, the war began on September 1, 1939, with Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland, and ended on May 8, 1945, with Nazi Germany's signing of the final surrender agreement. During..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:3719:37, 9 February 2025 diff hist +10,530 N Pocking Created page with "Pocking (in German: Pocking) is a small village near Munich, Germany. After World War II, the Americans established a camp for Jewish refugees nearby. Hundreds of Chabad chassidic families who left Russia during the 'Known Escape' in 5706-5707 (1946-1947) settled in the DP camps in Europe, and most of them settled in the Pocking camp. They developed a community and educational institutions there under the leadership of Rabbi Avraham Eliyahu Plotkin and Rabbi Nissan Nemen..." Tag: Visual edit
• 19:3319:33, 9 February 2025 diff hist +7,598 N Ahron Yaakov Schwei Created page with "Rabbi Aaron Yaakov was born on 26 Tammuz 1934 in Åbo, Finland to his father Rabbi Mordechai Eliyahu Shwei and his mother Mrs. Bonia, where his father served as Rav and Moreh Hora'ah. In 1942, when he was about seven years old, his father passed away. During World War II, he fled with his mother to Uzbekistan, where they lived in a small village. At around age seven, he was sent to study at Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Samarkand under conditions of poverty and hardship...." Tag: Visual edit
• 16:0016:00, 9 February 2025 diff hist +1 The Rebbe No edit summary Tag: Visual edit