The Lubavitcher Rebbe: Judaism’s Most Impactful Leader — 30 Years Later

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🗓️ 25 June 2025

⏱️ 78 minutes

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In this special Gimmel Tammuz episode, we reflect on the legacy, leadership, and transformative vision of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, 31 years after his histalkus. Featuring moving conversations with Rabbi Yitzchak Breitowitz, Rabbi Yosef Bronstein, and Rabbi Shlomo Katz, this episode explores how the Rebbe's teachings continue to shape Jewish life today, from his unmatched scholarship and moral clarity, to his relentless optimism and unconditional Ahavas Yisrael.

Whether you're Chabad, not Chabad, or simply searching for deeper meaning in your Yiddishkeit, this episode offers a powerful reminder of the Rebbe’s call to action: to learn Torah with purpose, love every Jew as part of yourself, and transform the world—one mitzvah, one encounter, one soul at a time.

Sichos in English is the leading publisher of Chassidus in English. We bring you the authentic, timeless teachings and guidance of the Rebbe, and the earlier Chabad Rebbes, presented in clear, accessible English.

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0:00.0	There are visionaries who don't just lead people, they lift generations.
0:04.0	A rebel who believed in you before you believed in yourself,
0:07.0	who taught that no Jew is too far, no moment is too small, and no challenge too big.
0:13.0	And who showed the world isn't broken.
0:16.0	It's waiting to be transformed.
0:18.0	His teachings, they're more relevant now than ever before.
0:21.9	We sat down with those shaped by his words, his mission, and his fire, to understand
0:27.9	the revolution he sparked and where it's taking us now. This episode was made possible
0:33.2	by Sikhis in English, SIE, preserving and spreading the Rebbe's teaching for over 45 years,
0:38.5	and as you'll hear, they're more relevant now than ever.
0:45.5	Rabbi Breitowitz, thank you so much for joining me. Obviously, we're here talking today in regards
0:51.1	to Gimmel Thomas. It's been 31 years, 31 years since the Rebel lived
0:57.7	down here on Earth. And I want to thank Cichas in English for orchestrating this conversation.
1:04.1	I want to discuss with you mainly the topic of the Rebbe's approach to learning and scholarship and teaching the way he did.
1:16.9	To start off, I want to ask, how did the Rebba's approach to teaching and explaining Torah, you know,
1:23.9	personally influence you and the way that you give over Torah nowadays?
1:30.2	Well, I first want to make the very, very obvious point that, you know, maybe it's not my role
1:35.4	to make, and that is what a phenomenally great Talmud Chacham, the Rebbe was, and not only
1:42.0	in Kabbalah and Khazidis, which are the unique purview of a Rebbe,
1:45.9	but, you know, Stam Nigla, Gmara, Rishainim, Achraim, Psaqaloha, Lundus.
1:53.0	The rabbi mastered all of these things, and the rabbi was able to integrate all of these
1:59.5	things.
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