Kabbalah & Chassidism; Mysticism

New publications illuminate the life and legacy of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi

Born at a time of bloody revolutions and a changing world order, the Tanya seeks to achieve a change in the way Jews perceive themselves in the world.

JERUSALEM—My wife and I have been blessed over the past 35 years to live in vibrant Jewish communities in Crown Heights, Brooklyn; Monsey, N.Y.; and now Jerusalem, Israel, where we have had the opportunity to get to know many well-educated spiritual seeke...

It’s not often that an author hides such a wide-ranging and impressive work behind a title as simple and unassuming as “The Four Keys of Kabbalah” by Rabbi Yisrael M. Rice, longtime Chabad emissary to Marin County in Northern California. Couching Kabbalis...

World-renowned Yuval Yaron tackles the niggun, and emerges more committed to his spirituality.

Thousands of eyes were trained on the Rebbe—Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory—as he stood at the center of the cavernous synagogue at 770 Eastern Parkway, Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters. It was time to begin the hakafot, the Simchat T...

Many a participant and observer of Chabad life has been transfixed by the melodies and strains that punctuate, and indeed uplift, the everyday life of a Chassidic community. The often wordless melodies dictate the mood and set the tone of an event, whethe...

Song has always been at the heart of Chassidic life and practice. Nigunim, usually wordless melodies, have long held a central place in prayer, study and gatherings. Many are considered acts of Divine musical inspiration, with some of the most uplifting w...

This is the story of how a handful of young Chassidim set out to build a global communications network in the era before Periscope, Skype, VoIP, or even satellite or Cable TV. Their actions would sow the seeds for dozens of future Chabad-led forays into d...

As I write, my shoulders are sagging and my knees are aching. We just spent an intense four hours out in the sun (warm for the first time this year) enjoying a Lag BaOmer celebration that we will remember for a long time. We started out from home around 3...