Regarding tefillin, the black leather casing donned by Jewish men during prayer, the Torah commands (Deut. 6:8): “Bind them as a sign upon y...

In the area of outreach the Rebbe displayed remarkable acuity mixed with compassion. He understood that not all Jews were alike, and that ...

Following a private audience of university students from New York, one of the attendees wrote the Rebbe a letter filled with questions: Why ...

The Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, Joseph Issac (Yosef Yitzhak) Schneersohn (1880– 1950) was the epitome of self-sacrifice and keeper of the Je...

To the Rebbe, honoring Jewish traditions—including those not of Chabad origin--was very important. Rabbi Kivi Bernhard, now living in Atlant...

Torah and philosophy. How does the wisdom of our Sages differ from that of a modern-day secular scholar? Or do all “great minds” think alike...

The Rebbe’s mother Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, whose Yahrzeit is 6 Tishrei, was an extraordinary woman—a true helpmate to the Rebbe’s father...

While many Jews might eschew Western science, the Rebbe saw its enormous potential and its amazing compatibility with Torah thought. The Avn...

For many a ba’al teshuvah, the road to a consuming life of Torah observance is paved with difficulty, and questions and doubts inevitably ar...

Dear Readers. With thanks to Hashem we would like to announce the birth of our twin baby Boys,May they be a true source of 'Nachas' ...

“Rebbetzin Chana,” obm, mother of the of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, was a heroine in her own right. A staunch helpmate to her exiled husband dur...

The Caribbean, once a refuge and vibrant center for Jewish life, became, literally, a Jewish graveyard in the end. How did the Rebbe predict...

What is a Jewish soul? Can it ever be tainted? The Avner Institute would like to present an insightful conversation that took place when Rab...

The following is a profound letter from the Rebbe to a philanthropist involved in Jewish causes in New York and Israel. The Rebbe describes ...

In honor of Yud Beis Tammuz, the day marking the liberation of the Previous Lubavitcher Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, obm, from Soviet i...

Some people had the honor of spending hours with the Rebbe in private audience. Yet thousands who merited a mere short moment felt transform...

The Avner Institute would like to present a heartwarming encounter which took place with the Rebbe while he was living in Paris and which en...