| has gloss | eng: Likkutei Sichos, lit. "Collected Talks," is an anthology of essays relating to the weekly portion of the Bible (Torah Chumash) and special occasions in the Jewish and Hasidic calendar. These essays were informal lectures given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, in the context of Hasidic gatherings (Farbrengen) in the main Lubavitch synagogue in Brooklyn. During the course of a Farbrengen, talks, stories and discourses were given by the Rebbe, Hasidic melodies (Niggunim) were sung, visiting guests were welcomed, toasts were offered, etc. The Rebbe began public speaking after the passing of his predecessor, and father-in-law, the 6th Rebbe, in 1950. He formally assumed leadership by delivering his fist discourse (Maamar) on the first anniversary of the passing, in 1951. The public speaking continued until his illness in 1992. In many of the talks, it was the Rebbe's focus to connect the weekly Torah reading with current events throughout the world so that we can internalize and relate to these ideas in our contemporary experience. The volumes of Likkutei Sichos are published by the Lubavitch Publication House Kehot Publication Society. |
