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Eli Rubin, a contributing editor at Chabad.org, is the author of Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity: An Existential History of Chabad Hasidism (forthcoming from Stanford University Press). He was a co-author of Social Vision: The Lubavitcher Rebbe's Transformative Paradigm for the World (Herder and Herder, 2019). He studied Chassidic literature and Jewish Law at the Rabbinical College of America and at Yeshivot in the UK, the US and Australia, and received his PhD from the Department of Hebrew and Jewish Studies, University College London.
7 Teachings From Basi Legani 5725
G-d’s infinite concealment and ascent is just as accessible as G-d’s infinite revelation and descent.
The Life and Times of Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneersohn (1834-1914) - Part 2
Introduction (Click here for part one) The life of Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneersohn spanned eight decades, from 1834 to 1914. For almost the entirety of that time, she lived in the town of Lubavitch—the seat of Chabad Chassidism for more than a century. As su...
Being, Nothingness, and the Legacy of Chabad's Founding Rebbe
An abridged excerpt from Kabbalah and the Rupture of Modernity: An Existential History of Chabad Hasidism by Eli Rubin, published by Stanford University Press, ©2025. All Rights Reserved. In the autumn of 1812, Napoleon Bonaparte advanced into Russia. As ...
Artscroll’s edition of Kedushas Levi invites a reassessment of its author’s intellectual legacy
To a wanton sinner in his city, notorious for not leaving any sin uncommitted, he once said: “I harbor great jealousy toward you, for if you only so desired you could make yourself even more complete than I am. If you would only rue all your sins and retu...
The convergence of Torah & science in the thought of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
A meditation on the Rebbe’s leadership, for the third day of Tammuz 5784 (2024)
In Aramaic, the language of the Talmud and the Zohar, the word histalkut means departure or withdrawal. In Kabbalistic texts it usually connotes upward ascent. This is the term most commonly used by chassidim to refer to the death of superlatively righteo...
A Case Study of How Rabbinic Theorists Adjudicate Uncertainties
Talmudic Magnificence Uncertainties hold a special place in the corpus of Jewish legal literature, beginning with the Mishnah. Ask any competent Talmudist a straightforward legal question and you will soon find yourself besieged by more hypothetical uncer...
A high-profile champion of Shabbat observance who cherished his personal bond with the Rebbe
If there is one word with which Joe Lieberman’s name is most associated, it is the Jewish day of rest: Shabbat. Lieberman, who faithfully observed Shabbat throughout his high-profile political career, passed away on March 27. He served four terms as U.S. ...
The Life and Times of Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneersohn (1834-1914) - Part 1
Introduction (Click here for part two) The life of Rebbetzin Rivkah Schneersohn spanned eight decades, from 1834 to 1914. For almost the entirety of that time she lived in the town of Lubavitch, the seat of Chabad-Chassidism for more than a century. As su...
Behind the scenes, his resourcefulness and discretion proved indispensable
Throughout the decades of his leadership, the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—was supported by a core team of close aides who worked in a variety of different roles. There was secretarial work to be done, scholarly work, logistical...
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