By Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe
We, as Jews, have always been outnumbered; many tyrants attempted to destroy us because of our faith. Sometimes they aimed their poisoned arrows at our bodies, sometimes at our souls...
Correspondence by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe
"May each one of you be as the well-known motto — 'A beacon of Light," to illuminate your surroundings, especially with the light of the Torah and Mitzvos."
Correspondence by Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe
The Chanukah Lights are expressly meant to illuminate the “outside,” symbolically alluding to the duty to bring light also to those who, for one reason or another, still walk in darkness...
By Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe
The unique Chanukah phenomenon that everyone practices the Mitzvah in its utmost excellent manner- "Mehadrin Min HaMehadrin," affects all of our actions throughout the year, and causes G-d to respond in a parallal manner.
By Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, The Lubavitcher Rebbe
The three blessings we recite before kindeling the menorah carry deep inside them the timeless Chanukah lessons for our service of G-d, specifically in our times.