Today I am a Man; Today I am a Woman

From Living Torah (Volume 63, Episode 252)

Bar Mitzvah boys and Bat Mitzvah girls receive the Rebbe’s blessings.

Also in this Episode:
* Royal Humility
* Aliyah
* Knowing Chicago's Ropes

Youth Movement

From Living Torah (Volume 63, Episode 251)

My father-in-law, the Rebbe, published a letter stating a clear directive how to utilize the events of the 12th and 13th of Tammuz: To unify all Jews — “those who hold Torah dear, those who safeguard the commandments, even those who consider themselves ‘Jewish’ in name only.”

The Rebbe’s letter was addressed to every Jew, and to man and woman alike. But in general, the older a person is, the more set he is in his ways. The younger one is, however, the easier it is to break free of self-limitations. Therefore, adolescents have a special mission to go out with greater strength and to achieve much more.

Through their energetic work, the “youth will put the elders to shame” — they will outshine the efforts of their elders in this regard. And the elders will certainly not be jealous, but rather “envy of scholars increases wisdom” – the youth will draw the elders along with them, and together they will awaken every Jew to recognize their own duty “to perfect the world under the sovereignty of G-d.”

Also in this Episode:
* Nigun Simcha
* Your Own Voice in the Senate
* Private Conversation

Nigun Simcha

From Living Torah (Volume 63, Episode 249)

Chassidim sing a joyous Nigun.

Also in this Episode:
* My Servants
* Eitan the Levite
* “I’ll Give You Half”

“I Await His Coming Every Day”

From Living Torah (Volume 62, Episode 248)

In Jewish law, when someone converts to Judaism, they are referred to as: “a convert who converts.” The obvious question: Before he converted, he was not yet a “convert,” he was a gentile? The commentaries explain that when a person converts it proves that he had a Jewish spark inside him all along, but he needed the conversion process in order to reveal it.

This principle applies similarly to all Jews, in all areas of Torah and Mitzvos. When one seeks to motivate a fellow Jew in a positive direction — for example, to genuinely be concerned and yearn: “Ad Mosai — When will Moshiach finally come?” — then even if at first the person resists the idea, this belief and yearning is not foreign to him; it is already ingrained deeply in his soul. You merely need to make him aware of it and help bring it to the fore.

Also in this Episode:
* Nigun Simcha
* Necessary Care
* Worthy of Respect

Aliyah

From Living Torah (Volume 62, Episode 247)

The Rebbe is called to the Torah in the upstairs synagogue at 770.

Also in this Episode:
* Little Things Count Big
* Pass It On
* To Lift Up

Security Reigns Supreme

From Living Torah (Volume 62, Episode 246)

The Code of Jewish Law rules that it is forbidden to endanger the Jewish nation by giving away Jewish land. When I urge people in Israel to support a certain political party, it is only because that party has currently decided to proceed in line with this ruling.

Also in this Episode:
* …Nothing But the Truth, So Help You G-d
* Kos Shel Brocha
* “Don’t Tell”

A Parent Feels

From Living Torah (Volume 62, Episode 245)

In 1973, Rabbi Shmuel Kaplan was called upon by the Rebbe to help a teenager at risk. He shares a touching letter that the youth received from the Rebbe.

Also in this Episode:
* Heartbeat of the Family
* Maamar
* Hand in Hand