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- 11:02, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Niggun Tzeinah Ureinah (Created page with "'''Tzeinah Ureinah''' is a devekus niggun that was sung by the Alter Rebbe. The name of the niggun is taken from a verse in Shir HaShirim (Chapter 3, verse 11):<blockquote>"Tzeinah ureinah b'nos Tziyon bamelech Shlomo ba'atarah she'itrah lo imo b'yom chasunaso uvyom simchas libo"</blockquote>This niggun is one of the ten niggunim of the Alter Rebbe. On one occasion, the Alter Rebbe explained the meaning of the words "Tzeinah Ureinah" in avodas Hashem; '''Tzeinah''' - by...") Tag: Visual edit
- 11:01, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Nigun Lecha Dodi (Created page with "'''Nigun Lecha Dodi''' is a melody attributed to the Alter Rebbe, which is sung with the words of the Shabbat liturgical poem "Lecha Dodi" (composed by the Kabbalist Rabbi Shlomo Alkabetz who was a resident of the city of Tzfat. Rabbi Shlomo also signed his name in the first letters of the stanzas of the poem). The Rebbe Rashab would customarily sing this melody with devotion during the first verse of the Shema prayer on weekdays. This melody has a different version (an...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:59, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Nigun K'Ayal Ta'arog (Admur HaZaken) (Created page with "The nigun '''K'ayal Ta'arog''' was heard by the Chossid Reb Shmuel Gronem Esterman from an elderly man who was in the group of musicians by The Alter Rebbe. The Alter Rebbe would sing this nigun frequently, with great dveikus. That elderly man was blind in his youth, and his father brought him to The Alter Rebbe to heal him. The Alter Rebbe opened the Zohar and commanded the child to read from it. At first, the child saw only blurry letters, and then The Alter Rebbe reb...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:56, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Nigun Yoshan (Admur Hazaken) (Created page with "'''Nigun Yoshan''' is a nigun attributed to the Alter Rebbe.However, it is not certain whether this is one of the ten nigunim the Alter Rebbe composed himself or not. In this nigun, one can hear the hispa'alus and the ratzo of the chassid to be included in Elokus, and on the other side, the shov that expresses the kabbalas ol in the fulfillment of Torah and mitzvos here below in this world. This is nigun #11 in Sefer HaNigunim. In recent generations, the nigun was matc...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:54, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Devekut Niggun for Shabbat (Alter Rebbe) (Created page with "'''Devekut Niggun''' is a niggun of devotion for Shabbat prayers attributed to the Alter Rebbe. With this niggun, the Rebbe Rashab and the Rebbe Rayatz would pray with immense devekut (attachment) and enthusiasm according to the Chabad approach every Shabbat Kodesh when they prayed in private. The Rebbe Rayatz once expressed about this niggun: "When one prays at length and engages in avoda, the niggun emerges by itself." Since the movements of this niggun rise and fall...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:53, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Niggun Deveykus Rosh Hashanah (Admur Hazaken) (Created page with "The '''Niggun Deveykus for Rosh Hashanah''' is customarily sung by all Chabad Rebbes in every generation with devotion, enthusiasm, and heart-stirring tears, like a person crying over a faithful friend who has departed - during the Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur prayers, especially during the evening prayers of the first night of Rosh Hashanah and before the shofar blowing on both days of Rosh Hashanah. == Origin of the Niggun == About the origin of this niggun, the Rebbe...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:52, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Arba Bavos (Created page with "'''Arba Bavos''' (originally in Yiddish: '''Der Nigun fun Fir Fallen'''. Also called '''Nigun Admur Hazaken''' and sometimes '''Niguno Shel HaRav''') is the most important and profound nigun among Chabad Chassidus niggunim. The nigun was composed by the Alter Rebbe while he was with his teacher, the Maggid of Mezritch, and after his appointment as Rebbe, he improved it. The nigun has four "houses" called bavos, corresponding to the four spiritual worlds: Atzilus, Briah,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:49, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Nigun Avinu Malkeinu (Created page with "The nigun (melody) for the words '''"Avinu Malkeinu ein lanu melech ela atah"''' is one of the ten niguns attributed to the Alter Rebbe. To this day, Chassidim customarily sing this nigun whenever the prayer Avinu Malkeinu is recited in public. This nigun is number 6 in Sefer HaNigunim (The Book of Niguns). As an introduction to the nigun, a special yearning melody is sung, which is customarily repeated twice. This nigun is unique in that the first words are repeated...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:47, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Nigun "Keli Ata" (Created page with "'''Keli Ata''' is one of the ten Nigunim (melodies) of the Alter Rebbe. The lyrics of this nigun are taken from Tehillim (Psalms 118:28), which are also recited in the Hallel prayer: "Keli Ata v'odeka, Elokai aromemeka" ("You are my G-d and I will thank You, my G-d I will exalt You"). In the Rebbe's household, it is customary to sing this nigun at the conclusion of the Seder night after saying "L'Shana Haba'ah B'Yerushalayim" (Next year in Jerusalem), at the time when...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:46, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page The Ten Niggunim (Created page with "A tradition among Chassidim tells that the Alter Rebbe composed '''ten niggunim''' that are precisely calibrated and allude to elevated concepts in the supernal worlds. These niggunim possess a special segulah, bringing those who sing them to an awakening of teshuvah and to a state where the neshamah cleaves to Elokus. Some have the custom not to sing these niggunim routinely, but rather at designated times or at auspicious moments. Regarding the Niggun Arbah Bavos (Fou...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:45, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Nigun Birchas Kohanim (Created page with "'''Nigun Birchas Kohanim''' (Priestly Blessing Melody) is a melody accepted among Chabad chassidim for the Priestly Blessing recited on the duchan during holidays and festivals. The melody was composed by the choir of chassidim of the Mitteler Rebbe. According to tradition, this is the melody that the kohanim sang in the Beis Hamikdash when they blessed Bnei Yisroel on the duchan. The choir members composed several melodies that did not find favor in the eyes of the Mit...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:43, 6 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Der Mitteler Rebbes Kapelye (Created page with "thumb '''"Der Mitteler Rebbes Kapelye"''' is a niggun composed by the choir of the Mitteler Rebbe's chassidim, and became very beloved by the Mitteler Rebbe himself. In a private audience with musician Jean Zeidel-Rudolf, the Rebbe said that the niggun contains contrasts and different intense emotional states, and the movements of dveikus and hiskashrus to Hashem can be felt in it. The niggun transitions from a minor scale expressing a quiet...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 16:01, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Georgia (Created page with "'''Georgia''' or gruzia, is a region located on the border of europe-asia neighboring the eastern side of the black sea, in the geographical area of the caucasus mountains. its terrain is mountainous and rich in natural resources, attracting many tourists. the country is also located at a crossroads on the historic 'silk road' route through which goods traveled from east to west, which greatly contributed to its prosperity and development. the country borders russia to t...") Tag: Visual edit
- 15:56, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Ukraine (Created page with "'''Ukraine''' (in Ukrainian: Україна) is a country in Eastern Europe. It borders the Black Sea to the south, Russia to the east and northeast, Belarus to the north, Poland to the northwest, Slovakia and Hungary to the west, and Romania and Moldova to the southwest. In the past, the territory of the country belonged to the Russian Empire and was part of the Soviet Union. It gained independence following the dissolution of the Soviet Union. Since the founding of th...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:45, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Soviet Union (Created page with "'''Soviet Union''' (in Russian '''Soyuz Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik'''; also known by the initials '''S.S.S.R''' in Hebrew translation: '''Union of Soviet Socialist Republics'''), was established as a result of the '''Communist Revolution''' or '''October Revolution''' that took place in Russia in 5678 (1917) by the Chairman of the Bolshevik Party Vladimir Lenin after the February Revolution in which the liberal provisional government seized power. The USSR...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:39, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Russia (Created page with "'''Russia''' is the largest country in the world, where Chabad Chassidut was founded, and where its center remained from its founding until the winter of 5688 (1928). It suffered from regimes that persecuted Torah-observant Jews, and many Chassidim gave their lives there for Kiddush Hashem. Today, the Shlichus enterprise flourishes there. The Chief Rabbi of Russia is Rabbi Berel Lazar. On Shemini Atzeret 5731 (1971), the Rebbe appointed Rabbi Yehuda Butarshvili as Russi...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:21, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Massachusetts (Created page with "'''Massachusetts''' (in English: '''Massachusetts'''), is the fourteenth largest state by population in the United States, with approximately 7 million people living there as of 5780 (2020), including over one hundred thousand Jews. Settlement in the area began as early as 5380 (1620), and the region began to be populated at a rapid pace. In 5390 (1630), the state capital, Boston, was founded. The state has dozens of Chabad houses working to bring Jews closer to Torah...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:20, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Chicago (Created page with "'''Chicago''' is the largest city in the state of Illinois and the third largest in the United States with approximately 2,700,000 residents in the city, and about 9,600,000 in the metropolitan area. The city also has a large and historic Jewish community, which is the fourth largest Jewish community in the United States. Chicago has a large Chabad community, one of the most significant in the United States, numbering approximately 250 anash families as of 5781 (2021), w...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:18, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Pittsburgh (Created page with "'''Pittsburgh''' is the second largest city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States. As of 5781 (2021), the city has a Chabad community of approximately 200 Anash (Chabad Chassidic) families. == Chabad Community in Pittsburgh == The roots of Chabad Chassidus in Pittsburgh began in 5703 (1943) when the Frierdiker Rebbe (Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn) sent Rabbi Shalom Posner to serve as a shliach (emissary) to Pittsburgh and establish a branch of Yeshivas To...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:16, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Postville (Created page with "'''Postville''' is a small town located in the state of Iowa in the United States. This town is home to the largest kosher slaughterhouse in the world, around which a Jewish community and a Chassidic yeshiva were established. == The Slaughterhouse == In 5747 (1987), R' Avraham Aharon Rubashkin established a cattle and poultry slaughterhouse in Postville called Agriprocessors. He purchased the slaughterhouse facility from a network of factories that was on the verge of b...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:14, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Pomona (Created page with "thumb '''Pomona''' is a village in New York State located north of the Hasidic city of Monsey, in Rockland County. The village sits on a high mountain from where you can view New York City. Because of the abundance of tall trees and large spaces, the village resembles Kfar Chabad and Lubavitch. The village has about 928 households, of which about 500 families are Anash (members of the Chabad community). File:ישיבה קטנה פומו...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 14:12, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Morristown (Created page with "'''Morristown''' is a town and the county seat of Morris County in New Jersey, United States. == Chabad Community in the City == This section is incomplete. Please contribute to ChabadPedia and complete it. There may be more details on the discussion page. == Visits of the Rebbe Rayatz == Extended article - '''Morristown Visits''' The Rebbe Rayatz (Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn) visited the "Sanatorium Morristown" health resort three times. In the years 5701 (1941)...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:10, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Australia (Created page with "thumb The continent of '''Australia''' is a large land area located between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean on the bottom side of the Earth. This continent is considered the smallest among the seven continents, and its population numbers about 25 million people living in a federation of six states. Most Jews on the continent live primarily in Sydney and Melbourne, and their number reaches one hundred thousand souls. The...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 14:08, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Baltimore (Created page with "'''Baltimore''' is the largest city in the state of Maryland in the United States, with over 500,000 residents, including approximately 27,000 Jews who make up about 4% of the city's population. Baltimore has a well-established Chabad community that was founded during the time of the Tzemach Tzedek by chassidim who fled from pogroms that occurred in Russia. As of 5780 (2020), the Chabad community in Baltimore numbers about 200 families who have educational institutions,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:05, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Philadelphia (Created page with "'''Philadelphia''' is the largest city in the state of Pennsylvania in the United States and serves as a port city on the East Coast. The city was honored with a special visit from the Rebbe Rayatz during his first journey to the United States, and maintains extensive Chabad activity with dozens of Shliach couples who operate Jewish programs, educational institutions, chesed organizations, and more. It also had the privilege of being at the forefront of the Shlichus revo...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 14:03, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Translation (Created page with "'''Translation''' is an action that converts content from the source language to the target language, with the goal of allowing people who don't understand the source language to comprehend the content. A person engaged in translating written texts is called a '''translator''', while someone who translates spoken words is called an '''interpreter'''. Unlike free translation that focuses on the general content, translating original texts such as the Tanach and Sefer HaTa...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:00, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Lashon Hakodesh (Created page with "'''Lashon HaKodesh''' is the language of the Holy One, Blessed be He, and through it He created the world and drew down divine life-force to all creations. Since the creation of the world, all of humanity spoke Lashon HaKodesh, until the events of the Tower of Babel, after which Hashem confused the language of all the earth. == The Essence of the Language == The language is composed of the letters of the Torah which are from Heaven, and they are called Lashon HaKodesh...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:59, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Aramaic (Created page with "'''Aramaic''' is the language in which central holy books were written, such as the books of Ezra and Daniel in the Tanach, the Babylonian Talmud, the Jerusalem Talmud, and the Zohar. Aramaic underwent many changes throughout the years, from 'Early Aramaic' in the days of Lavan the Aramean (beginning of the second millennium since the creation of the world, around 1600 BCE), until 'Modern Aramaic' which is spoken today in certain villages in Iraq, Iran, Turkey, Georgia,...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:57, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Russian (Created page with "Russian (in Russian: Русский - rusky) is the official language of Russia, and it is widely spoken as a conversational language and sometimes even as a mother tongue in neighboring countries that were under Soviet rule. Russian is the most common language in Europe and among the ten most spoken languages in the world. Since our Rebbeim until the Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe mainly lived in these countries, as did a significant and primary portion of Chabad chassidim...") Tag: Visual edit
- 13:53, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page French (Created page with "'''The French language''' (in its native language: Français, pronounced "Fransé") is a Latin-Romance language that serves as a mother tongue for about 80 million people, alongside approximately 140 million additional people who speak the language, with a total of about 220 million people using it. The French language serves as an official language in various communities and organizations such as the European Union, the International Olympic Committee, the UN, and the...") Tag: Visual edit
- 10:01, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Hebrew (Created page with "'''Hebrew''' is a language created by Zionist circles based on the Holy Tongue (Lashon HaKodesh) and as a substitute for it, serving as the official spoken language in the State of Israel. Among the Torah-observant community, opposition to the language arose, partly because of the use of the Holy Tongue for secular purposes, an opposition that our Rebbeim also joined. Nevertheless, our Rebbeim did not instruct to avoid using it, and the Rebbe uses this language and has e...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:58, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page MTZP"TZ (Created page with "The name '''MTZP"TZ''' is the name Havayah in the AT-BASH code. MTZP"TZ is the intermediary between the "Gulgalta" (skull) and the 13 rectifications of the beard, and it represents the spiritual aspect of the sidelocks (pe'ot). == The Source of the Name == The source of the name MTZP"TZ is in the Zohar. The essence of the matter is that in the verses that precede the 13 Attributes of Mercy, the name Havayah appears twice: "And Havayah passed befor...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:55, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page E-L Sha-dai (Created page with "The name '''E-L Sha-dai''' refers to the drawing down of the name E-L, which is the first of the 13 rectifications of the beard, that is drawn down and revealed in the world of Beriah through the name Sha-dai and is called E-L Sha-dai. The gematria of E-L Sha-dai is 345, which corresponds to the letters "Moshe." This name illuminates the world of Beriah to thousands upon thousands and myriads upon myriads, etc. == Its Essence == E-L Sha-dai is one of the three names "E-...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:54, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Left Handed (Created page with "A '''left-handed person (Itter Yad)''' is someone whose strength is greater in their left hand, and who performs most tasks requiring precision, such as writing and similar activities, with their left hand. This differs from the majority of people who are 'right-handed'. == Itter Yad in Halacha == A left-handed person has special laws in halacha with practical implications affecting several mitzvos, including: # Putting on tefillin - The left-handed person puts tefilli...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:52, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Internet (Created page with "'''Internet''' is a global computer network connecting many different computer networks and linking billions of computers worldwide. The scope, the vast amount of information stored on web pages and websites, and the extensive commerce it facilitates - transformed the Internet by the end of the 1990s into a highly significant factor and an arena for economic and cultural development. Of course, the advantages and disadvantages of proximity to good and evil are multiplie...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:51, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Amen (Created page with "After a blessing, Kaddish, and during the repetition of the Shmoneh Esrei, the listener must answer: '''"Amen"'''. The meaning of this word is confirmation and agreement. == Meaning of the Word 'Amen' == According to the Alter Rebbe, there are two meanings for the word 'Amen': # After words of praise, we answer 'Amen' which means 'truth', meaning, the blessing that was said is true and I believe in it. # After a blessing, Kaddish, and so forth, we answer 'Amen', which...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:50, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Elections (Created page with "'''Elections''' are a democratic method for appointing officials, in a way that allows all concerned parties to influence the appointment process by voting for a candidate or a list of candidates. Today, the election process is commonly used to appoint leaders and legislative bodies. The Rebbes of Chabad encouraged participation in elections. The Rebbe sent letters and telegrams expressing the obligation of every person to vote in elections for the Knesset and local auth...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:45, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Prison (Created page with "'''Prison''' (also called '''jail''',) is a secured structure where people are forcibly detained and deprived of various freedoms. Today, it is customary to distinguish between a '''prison''' where convicted persons serve their sentences, and a '''detention center''' where suspects who have not yet been convicted are held. There are also '''prisoner of war camps''' where war prisoners are detained. In the Torah, imprisonment does not exist as a punishment whose purpose...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:39, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Braita (Created page with "'''Braita''' is a term for halachot (Jewish laws) that were taught by the Tannaim but were not established by Rabbi Yehuda HaNasi in the Mishnah. == The Difference Between Braita and Mishnah == The Midrash states: "And eighty concubines, these are the braitot." In Chassidut, it is explained that the term "concubine" indicates an external illumination, because the purpose of the Braita is to explain the Mishnah in greater detail so that it can be understood even by stude...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:38, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Gematria (Created page with "'''Gematria''' is the numerical value of a letter or word in the Holy Tongue. The gematria of a word is connected to the essence of the word itself, and therefore it teaches and hints at the meaning of the word, as part of the Remez method in the PaRDeS of Torah, and is one of the types of notarikon through which one can expound and learn the verses of the Torah. == Origin and Essence of Gematria == The method of studying Torah through gematria is counted as one of the...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:36, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Divrei Sofrim (Created page with ""Divrei Sofrim" is a term referring to mitzvot, halachot, safeguards, decrees, and matters that were innovated by the Sages throughout the generations. The obligation to listen to Divrei Sofrim and accept them comes from the verse: "According to the law which they shall instruct you, and according to the judgment which they shall tell you, you shall do; you shall not turn aside from the sentence which they shall declare to you, to the right or to the left". This means -...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:35, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Daf Yomi (Created page with "The regulation of studying the '''Daf Yomi''' (daily page) of the Babylonian Talmud is a regulation that was instituted by Rabbi Meir Shapira of Lublin at the Great Assembly of Agudas Yisroel, in the year 5683 (1923) in Austria. The regulation was not accepted among the Rebbes and Chassidim of Lubavitch. == The Daf Yomi Regulation in Chabad == Even though Daf Yomi was established by Gedolei Yisroel (Torah leaders), there were Torah leaders who did not accept it, and the...") Tag: Visual edit
- 09:33, 4 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Halacha L'Moshe MiSinai (Oral Law from Sinai) (Created page with "'''Halacha L'Moshe MiSinai''' refers to laws that Moses our teacher received directly from God at Mount Sinai as part of the Oral Torah and transmitted to the Jewish people. The Alter Rebbe explains that in a broader sense, the entire Torah is included in the definition of Halacha L'Moshe MiSinai. In his words: "...all Scripture, Mishnah, laws, and Aggadot were all told to Moses at Sinai. Even though in the Gemara names of Tannaim and Amoraim who stated particular laws...") Tag: Visual edit
- 14:37, 2 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs moved page Rabbi Shneur Zalman Levin to Shneur Zalman Levin Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 14:37, 2 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs deleted page Shneur Zalman Levin (content was: " Reb Shneur Zalman Levin was a renowned Chabad musician from Nevel, beloved for his pleasant voice, extraordinary musical talent, and chassidic approach of loving every Jew. == Life History == Born in Nevel to Reb Gershon Ber Levin, a famous melamed who was murdered by the Nazis while teaching Jewish children underground. Studied at Yeshivas Tom...", and the only contributor was "Raphaelwilmowsky" (talk)) Tags: Mobile edit Mobile web edit
- 12:27, 2 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Niggun Stav Ya Pito (Created page with "'''The niggun "Stav Ya Pito"''' is one that the Rebbe taught at a farbrengen on the night of Simchat Torah after hakafot in the year 5723 (1963). During the farbrengen, which took place in the early morning hours, the Rebbe explained the meaning of the niggun: "This is a niggun that chassidim heard in Ukraine from simple people and utilized it for avodas Hashem... This niggun was commonly sung during times of joy and also on Simchat Torah." The Rebbe continued to explai...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:23, 2 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Cincinnati (Created page with "thumb '''Cincinnati''' is a city in the southwest of Ohio state in the United States and is the third largest city in Ohio. Currently, the number of Jews who are members of the Jewish community in Cincinnati stands at approximately 20,000. == Jews in Cincinnati == Jews began to arrive in large numbers during the years 5600-5630 (1840-1870), due to economic development in the area. In the year 5590 (1830), the General Assembly of the state o...") Tag: Visual edit: Switched
- 12:16, 2 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Seven Voices (Created page with "Our Sages expounded that the Torah was given with '''seven voices'''. == Source of the Concept == In several places, our Sages taught that the seven instances of the word 'voice' (kol) in Tehillim (Psalms) 29 allude to the seven voices with which the Torah was given. In a later period, the Braisa of 'Masechet Soferim' was revealed, in which our Sages connect these seven voices to the division of the Torah into seven books. Meaning, that the passage "Vayehi Binsoa Ha'aro...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:13, 2 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page Venakeh (Created page with "'''Venakeh''' is the 13th and final mazal (spiritual channel) of the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy of Arich Anpin. From the mazal of Venakeh flows the mazal of Ima (Mother), and it receives from the mazal of Notzer Chesed from which flows the influence of Abba (Father). These two mazalot are the root of Abba and Ima, from which influences are drawn down to the lower realms. This influence descends through the word "V'Koneh Hakol" (and acquires all), as the letters of "V'...") Tag: Visual edit
- 12:12, 2 April 2025 Raphaelwilmowsky talk contribs created page The Collapse of The Soviet Union (Created page with "The collapse of the Soviet Union is a process that began in 5747 (1987) and ended in 5751 (1991), during which the Soviet Union ceased to exist. == Background == Since Stalin's death, a slow change in the regime took place in the Soviet Union. Georgy Malenkov, who headed the Soviet government for a short interim period, brought about the downfall of the fearsome head of the NKVD, Lavrentiy Beria, a few months after Stalin's death. Beria was accused of "crimes against t...") Tag: Visual edit