Questions tagged [chabad]
Chabad is a branch of Hassidim that focuses heavily on Chassidus as an intellectual pursuit, and on outreach to nonobservant Jews.
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Does the Rebbe Rashab in Samach Tesamach agree with the Mittler Rebbe in Sha’ar HaYichud about Sefirot before the Tzimtzum?
To keep it short and to the point, the Rebbe Rashab brings the Pardes and Etz Chaim about the Sefirot pre-Tzimtzum. He does this in a number of places, but in particular, he mentions it at length in ...
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Reference to the Rebbe saying "no" when asked if he is moshiach
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In the Wikipedia article about chabad messianism, it says that a news reported told the Rebbe "You are moshiach!" And the rebbe said explicitly, "I am not".
In 1992, a ...
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Reason for the mourning custom of banging in a nail?
There is a Chabad custom at the end of shiva to bang a nail into the floor where the avel sat. The underlying source for this custom is absent from the materials I could find online and is described ...
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When did the Rebbe say "his soul is in me"?
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One of the arguments that the Chabad messianic group makes for the Rebbe allegedly being the Messiah is that they claim he said that his predecessor, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Shneurson, (זי"...
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What is the Chabad tradition for starting the day as a Jew alone in the morning?
I understand Chabad as having a unique style of Chassidism, emphasizing an awareness of the mystical aspects of Jewish practices while following Jewish tradition with orthodox rigor and zeal. I am not ...
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Adding a line of Tanya before kaddish
It is common in Chabad after davening for someone to say a Mishna from Mikvaos 7, followed by Makkos 3:15, followed by mourners saying Kaddish. I observed a Chabad rabbi doing this, but he mumbled ...
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What would Chabad-Lubavitch look like today if they had gone with R' Gurary instead of R' Schneerson as seventh Rebbe? [closed]
After the passing of the sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, there was some dispute which son-in-law would succeed him -- R' Menachem Mendel Schneerson zt'l (who ultimately did), or R' Shmaryahu Gurary zt'l.
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Did the Baal Shem Tov play a part in instituting the writing of the Nusach HaAri from the Alter Rebbe at all?
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Did the Baal Shem Tov instruct the Alter Rebbe to write the Nusach HaAri Tehilat Hashem?
I was reading this book called the The Alter Rebbe - Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi The Rebbeim Biography ...
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Rebbe Rashab and Einstein's Theories?
Chassidus in general, and the Rebbe Rashab (1860-1920) in particular, speaks a lot about science. Mainly utilising its ideas to create mashalim, but also sometimes more directly.
I would be very ...
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Explanation of Rebbe (R Yehuda HaNasi) making kiddish after his passing
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There's a famous Mishnas Chassidim commentary that says that after Rebbe passed away, he would still make kiddish for his family, and they fulfilled their obligation by listening to him, ...
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Did one of the Lubavicher Rebbes write a commentary on the Iggeret HaRamban?
Did one of the Rebbes from Lubavich write a commentary on Iggeret HaRamban or comment on it? How to find more about what they wrote?
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From Chabad to Halacha: Can We Learn Both [closed]
We would prefer to convert with the minhagim of the Litvish community.
What do we need to do, given that we are converting with the help of a local Chabad Rabbi far away from any yeshivish community?
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Why do Chabad Lubavitchers put on Rabbeinu Tam tefillin but not hold by Rabbeinu Tam Shabbos times?
Is it true that Chabad Lubavitchers try to uphold Rabbeinu Tam's positions for some mitzvahs but not others? For example, Lubavitchers may put on Rabbeinu Tam tefillin but not wait until Rabbeinu Tam ...
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Chabad(?) Accent Guide
Rabbi Manis Friedman's accent when he pronounces Hebrew fascinates me. I really like it. See for example how he pronounces שְׂאוֹר שֶׁבָּעִיסָּה here (timestamp is in the URL, but in case that fails ...
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When to say the birkat hailanot in Australia, South Africa or Argentina according to Minhag Chabad? [duplicate]
Since the southern hemisphere have an inverted season calendar vs the northern hemisphere there might be some considerations that may affect when one may say it according to minhag chabad.
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