If Not For Our Mordechai: When The Rebbe ‘Killed’ Stalin (Part II)

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If Not For Our Mordechai: When The Rebbe ‘Killed’ Stalin (Part II)

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This year marks 71 years since the renowned farbrengen of Purim 5713, in honor of the occasion, Chabadinfo pulled out from the Beis Moshiach Archives a two-part article in which R’ Hillel Zaltzman tells the story of the Farbrengen and the Doctor’s Plot: A terrifying episode and its resolution with the death of Stalin on Motzaei Purim, 1953. And was there a connection with the Rebbe’s farbrengen? • Part 2 of 2 • Full Article

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1 month ago

Precious Pearls From The Rebbe’s Purim Farbrengens

Photo: The Rebbe at the Purim farbrengen of 5713 (1953), in the "shalash" - the driveway of 770 in those years

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From Beis Moshiach Magazine: There is no greater pleasure than listening to a farbrengen of the Rebbe. Special sweetness was reserved for the Purim farbrengens of the early years in which, if it is possible to say so, the concept of “when the king’s heart was merry with wine” was palpable. The Rebbe farbrenged and poured giluyim on those present; unusual expressions about the Rebbe himself (“Ploni ben Ploni” is the term used), remarkable stories, pearls about the coming of Moshiach and the Geula, etc. • Full Article

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1 month ago

Purim 5713: When The Rebbe ‘Killed’ Stalin

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This year marks 71 years since the renowned farbrengen of Purim 5714, in honor of the occasion, Chabadinfo pulled out from the Beis Moshiach Archives a two-part article in which R’ Hillel Zaltzman tells the story of the Farbrengen and the Doctor’s Plot: A most frightening period in our history and the amazing denouement with the death of Stalin on Motzaei Purim after the Rebbe’s heavenly intervention on Purim 1953 • Part 1 of 2 • Full Article

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3 months ago

The Ballroom Farbrengens

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From Beis Moshiach Magazine: The Rebbe’s first farbrengen of Kabbolas Hanesius on Yud Shevat 5711 took place in a room that can’t hold more than 200 people when packed as sardines… However, the Rebbe’s farbrengen’s drew larger and larger crowds and an original solution was found: The Ballroom Farbrengens • Full Article

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4 months ago

Alter Rebbe’s Yom Hilula Marked in Beis Chayeinu

Photos by Shalom Ross for Chabadinfo

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Thousands gathered in the large shul of 770 last night to celebrate the auspicious day of 24 Teves, the Yom Hilula of the Alter Rebbe. Those gathered heard from the likes of Rabbonim and Mashpiim including Rabbi Zalman Liberow, Rabbi Yisroel Noach Lipsker, Rabbi Shmuel Samuels, Rabbi Chaim Levi Goldstein and Rabbi Sholom Dovber Avtzon, among others • Photos

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5 months ago

Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus Joyously Celebrated in Kfar Chabad

Photos by Shneur Schiff

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The Kfar Chabad community and beyond celebrated Yud Tes Kislev – the Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus – was held in Beis Menachem, with the participation of a large crowd with Rabbonim, Shluchim and public figures • Full Story, Photos