Life Lessons From The Rebbe

Judaism is not peace of mind. ‘The righteous have no rest, neither in this world nor the next’, says the Talmud.12 I remain in awe at the challenge God has set us: to be different, iconoclasts of the politically correct, to be God’s question-mark against the conventional wisdom of the age, to build, to change, to ‘mend’ the world until it becomes a

each of us is tasked with not only upholding the covenant of Avraham, but of doing right with all the blessings that come from it—going inward to elevate ourselves to the most high, and spiritualizing reality, which inspires all those around us to do the same.

Charity is the comprehensive tikkun for business activity. With every step a person takes as he goes about his business, with every word he speaks and every ounce of strength he puts into his work, he should have it in mind that his only goal is to give charity from the money he earns (29:9).

He wants us to engage with the world. He wants us to heal the sick, feed the hungry, fight injustice with all the power of law, and combat ignorance with universal education. He wants us to show what it is to love the neighbour and the stranger, and say, with R. Akiva, “Beloved is humanity because we are each created in God’s image” (Mishna Avot 3: