To whom did the Rebbetzin say at six in the morning: At this very moment, the Rebbe just went to rest. * Why did the Rebbe say that, “I still owe Mrs. Schneersohn for the kugel and the cholent that I did not eat on Shabbos?”
Life returns once again to its regular pace, but it is not possible for any individual that is present here to show no signs that he just recently celebrated the month of holidays with the Rebbe shlita. Even the benches show telltale signs… * The Rebbe announces limits on yechidus for yeshiva students and the author of the diary misses out on the longed for yechidus.
How did the Rebbe make his way through the hundreds of people dancing in 770? * How many nights in a row did he not go to sleep? * Letters home, written by R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom during his k’vutza year, describing some of the events of Sukkos 5735 in 770 with the Rebbe
The Rebbe shlita arranges his shofaros in a special order and afterward spreads his tallis over all of the pidyonos placed in front of him. A quiet sobbing voice can be heard coming from under the tallis. The leader of the Jewish people and its faithful shepherd stands on the day of the birth of the world, his pleading voice requesting a good and sweet year for each and every Jew.
How did the Rebbe respond when he passed the mitzva tank blasting the song about how we will march with the Rebbe at our head? * Why did the Rebbe not enter the cemetery at the funeral of Reb Shmuel Levitin, and who did he instruct to enter? * When did the Rebbe start the practice of distributing dollars through the “Tankistin” at the end of weekday farbrengens? * Letters home, written by R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom during his k’vutza year, describing some of the events of Elul 5734 in 770, with the Rebbe. * Plus some choice pearls from the recollections of R’ Dovid Offen from that same period.
Letters home, written by R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom during his k’vutza year, describing some of the events of Menachem-Av 5734 in 770 with the Rebbe. 1079By R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom
Descriptions of the surprise ending to the yechidus of the Ribnitzer Rebbe; the unchanging conduct of the Rebbe even as the city emptied out for the summer; the constant urging of the Rebbe to conquer the world with the five mivtzaim; the tanks setting out on a daily basis; and the renovations of the first floor of 770. * Letters to home, written by R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom during his k’vutza year, describing some of the events of Tammuz 5734 in 770, with the Rebbe
Shavuos 5734, the time of the Giving of the Torah, was celebrated with great joy by all those who merited to be in the presence of the Rebbe, who encouraged the simcha nonstop. * Descriptions of the Yom Tov, along with stories from the Rebbe’s room and fascinating yechidus stories, over the course of the month. * Letters home, written by R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom during his k’vutza year, describing some of the events of Sivan 5734 in 770, with the Rebbe
What terrible tragedy caused the Rebbe to change the usual order of the farbrengen? * Why did the Rebbe change his regular practice and daven Mincha downstairs on a seemingly ordinary day? * Letters to home, written by R’ Tuvia Zilberstrom during his k’vutza year, describing some of the events of Iyar 5734 in 770, with the Rebbe.
A marvelous description of Pesach and the days preceding it, from the diary of Rabbi Tuvia Zilberstrom, rav of the Chabad shul in Shikkun Chabad in Yerushalayim.
In this installment of his diary, the late R’ Saadya Maatuf shares very openly about his first yechidus, and about the preparations that he made over a period of a few weeks leading up to that momentous occasion. * Fascinating reports and memories from the month of Shvat 5734 with the Rebbe, published for the very first time from the diary of the late R’ Saadya Maatuf.
The weather in the month of Teives 5734 was unusually cold, but inside 770 there was a fiery flame of Chassidus and hiskashrus. * What happened when the author of the diary went outside in the snowy street, and how did the Rebbe react to the suggestion of walking in the gutter because the snow on the sidewalk had turned to dangerous ice? Why did the Rebbe ask for a translator to be present at the yechidus with the Brazilian businessman, and why did the Rebbe advise him to stay in business? Who did the Rebbe tell to buy gifts for his wife and children, and how did the Rebbe come to contribute to the costs of the plane ticket? * Fascinating reports and memories from the month of Teives 5734 with the Rebbe, published for the very first time from the diary of the late R’ Saadia Maatuf.
Another diary from the files of Rabbi Sholom Dovber Wolpo, describing the shlichus he carried out during the summer of 5726/1966, fifty-one years ago, together with his friend, R’ Avrohom (Bumi) Friedland. The two of them plowed through Baltimore and met many Jews, igniting their slumbering Jewish spark.
January 10, 2019