Selected Teachings of Rabbi Shmuel

Brief snippets of advice on obstacles, honesty, repentance, purpose, truth, praise, fooling fools, and much more...

What of the world and all that is in it? What of the empirical sightings of our fleshly eye? Is it only an illusion?

What did Chabad contribute to the founding of the Chasidic movement?

“How is it possible to learn and think about lofty concepts while we are busy from head to toe in business?” a disciple once lamented to the Rebbe in a private audience.

I was at a chassidic gathering where the Chabad rabbi was discussing overcoming adversity. He used the Yiddish saying of the fourth Chabad rebbe, the Rebbe Maharash: "l’chatchila ariber." What exactly does that mean?

When a challenge seems too daunting to confront, some people simply choose to avoid it. The Rebbe Maharash, Rabbi Shmuel, takes a different approach.