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Rebbe Letters

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Letter A: Message of a Cover / Letter B: Bar Mitzvah Is Only the Beginning
In the first letter, the Rebbe responds to artist Meir Ben Uri's critiques of the cover art of the Talks…

Rebbe Letters

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A Teacher's Influence as a Role Model
The Rebbe encourages a teacher of agriculture to appreciate the importance of his job.

Rebbe Letters

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Helping Others Makes You Healthier
A letter to Rabbi Yechiel Michel Dabruskin encouraging him to continue his work with Rumanian immigrants. Rather than viewing this…

Rebbe Letters

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Spiritual Remedy for Foot Pain
To someone complaining of pain in his feet, the Rebbe recommends a specific spiritual path to healing.

Vayikra

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Spiritual Psychology of the Sin Offering
Why does the Torah require one to bring a sin offering for an inadvertent sin? What is the point of…

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A Yeshiva Student and Playing Sports
The Rebbe guides a teacher regarding a student whose mother is complaining about his refusal to partake in sports and…

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A Politician's Spiritual Opportunity
The Rebbe urges Israeli politician, Eliezer Livneh, to take the initiative to introduce a more religious tone to his new…

Rebbe Letters

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Overcoming Letter A: Feelings of Failure & Guilt / Letter B: Moshe's Eternal Influence
The Rebbe helps a young man overcome his feelings of failure and guilt so that he can move on and…

Rebbe Letters

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Connecting to a Loved One Who Has Passed Away
The Rebbe comforts a couple who lost their son and gives them direction on how to best benefit the departed's…

Pekudei

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You Can Fake Caring But You Can't Fake Showing Up
In this week's portion, Moshe makes a financial audit of the charitable contributions made toward the building of the sanctuary…

Rebbe Letters

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A Yeshiva Student's Guide to Identifying the Yetzer Hara
A newly observant yeshiva student complains that his current yeshiva is not living up to his expectations and says he…

Rebbe Letters

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Gratitude Increases Your Blessings
The Rebbe responds to a woman who says that her life has never been good and she therefore expects that…

Rebbe Letters

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Don't Compromise Kashrus of Children's Food
The Rebbe writes to a mother about her dilemma over whether to give her children food that may not be…

Rebbe Letters

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How to Reach the Youth
The Rebbe writes to an Israeli judge about the secret to reaching the younger generation in Israel. Even when Jews…

Rebbe Letters

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Letter A: A Rabbi Doesn't Quit / Letter B: Bring People to the Rebbe
Two letters are learned in this class. First, the Rebbe responds to a rabbi who has chosen to leave his…
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Topics

Lectures from Rabbi Shais Taub on a variety of Jewish subjects meant to educate and inspire

Basi LeGani 5711

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Lesson 4
Chapters 6-9 of the discourse.

Marriage & Relationships

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Beyond Mashpia & Mekabel—Part 3
Rabbi Taub responds to viewer’s questions about how to navigate the marital relationship In keeping with the mashpia/mekabel roles. NOTE:…

Happiness / Emotional Well-being

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Spiritual Tools to Counter Anxiety
Are we stressed because of the stories we tell ourselves or do we tell ourselves stories because we are stressed.…

Parenting

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What is the spiritual parenting webinar all about?
Rabbi Taub discusses the upcoming webinar. To sign up or to get more info visit SoulWords.org/Parenting. Women's CourseTuesdays Oct 25-…

Mystical Concepts

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Why Is Life So Difficult?
Why are we here? What's life all about? And do we really have any say in the matter? These were…

Mystical Concepts

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Beyond Positive Thinking: Live Hakhel Bitachon Event
How can Bitachon (trust in G-d) make a practical difference in our lives? And how do we move into the…

Parenting

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Do Your Children Know Who They Are?
Do your children know who they are? In this class, Rabbi Shais Taub explains how identity is the foundation of…

Education

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Talking to Students Before the First Day of School
How can we make the most of the upcoming school year? Rabbi Shais Taub speaks to new seminary students before…

Parenting

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How to See Your Child
Rabbi Shais Taub speaks to parents of children in crisis about the need to adopt a spiritual view of one's…

Humor

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A Deeper Look at Jewish Humor
Rabbi Shais Taub searches for the quintessential Jewish joke by examining the main tropes of Jewish humor. In the process,…

History/ Biography

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The Rambam and the Baal HaTanya
Look at some of the fascinating similarities between these two great rabbis whose yahzreits are 20 and 24 Teives respectively.

Education

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How to Be a Teacher that Students Want to Learn From
Successful teaching always comes down to one thing: the trusting, caring relationship between teacher and student. It is not knowledge…

Marriage & Relationships Lag B’Omer

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Stop Controlling & Start Loving
Why did 24,000 students of Rabbi Akiva all perish? What is a "love martyr"? How do we stop trying to…

Mystical Concepts

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Rabbi Shais Taub Speaks to Beis Rivkah 12th Grade at the Ohel
Rabbi Shais Taub speaks to the 12th grade of Beis Rivkah High School about the meaning of visiting the Rebbe's…

Matzah Zu

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Chapters 3-4
The Rebbe’s discourse Matzah Zu 5749 on the spiritual significance of the matzah we eat on Pesach. The maamar (discourse)…
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Series

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Rebbe Letters

Experience the wisdom and compassion of the Rebbe's personal correspondences with real people as they navigate the challenges of life.

46 EPISODES

Shaar HaBitachon

Text-based study and discussion of the classic Shaar HaBitachon (Gate of Trust) from Rabenu Bachaye's Chovos HaLevavos.

2 EPISODES

Conversations

35 EPISODES

Tanya

A chapter by chapter exploration of the structure and major themes of the book of Tanya.

7 EPISODES

Blood Brothers

Shais Taub and Dovid Taub are two brothers discussing topics that they find interesting.

8 EPISODES

Soul Songs

Popular singer Eli Marcus joins Rabbi Taub to discuss the stories behind some of their favorite chasidic melodies.

11 EPISODES

Webinars

Recordings of live webinars on a variety of specialized subjects.

13 EPISODES

Der Rebbe Redt Tzu Kinder

Text-based study of an original Yiddish talk from the Rebbe to children.

11 EPISODES

The Mitzvah Campaigns

The mitzvah campaigns, or Mivtza'im, refer to various mitzvah campaigns launched by the Rebbe to raise awareness of specific mitzvos among all Jews. This series sheds light on the backgrounds of these campaigns as well as giving insight into the mitzvos they promote.

11 EPISODES

Essence of Chassidus

Kuntres Inyana Shel Toras HaChassidus (On the Essence of Chasidus) is a discourse based on a talk delivered by the Rebbe on the 19th of Kislev 5726 (1965) and subsequently printed in 5730 (1970) which systematically explores the nature of Chasidic teachings.

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Fresh Start Podcast

Rabbi Shais Taub in conversation with the staff of Fresh Start Retreat Center discussing topics related to healing from trauma.
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