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3 Stories of the Lubavitcher Rebbe - By Rabbi YY Jacobson

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Rabbi YY Jacobson

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so [Music] Oh [Music] [Applause] [Music] okay [Music] I [Music] okay [Music] you know Oh [Music] I want to share with you today a very special story the story was told by the rabbi of a city called Elizabeth in New Jersey his name was heard of pinches tights rabbi penises tights of blessed memory who was a great Talmud Holcomb a great rabbi a well-known leader here in America now today people make trips from America to Russia from Russia to America very frequently but for many many years you know there was what they used to call the Iron Curtain between Russia and the rest of the world it was very difficult to travel back and forth people who lived in Russia usually could not get out and if he wanted to make a visit it was a very complicated procedure communism then was very powerful and the communist regime in the Soviet Union had a held its citizens in a very very tough grip and to visit could be very dangerous one of the people who visited Russia and those difficult years was rabbi tights rabbi tights knew that Labov ik Chabad has an underground network in russia already from the days as you know of the revered ayats' and then continued by the river there were underground secrets schools yeshivas hedorium mikvahs soles varam get-togethers for Brennan's all and secrets and their ever had secret communication with many of his people in Russia although it was kept completely confidential because of any information would be exposed the people could be

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  1. 0:00so [Music] Oh [Music] [Applause]
  2. 5:34them and there was nothing involved in spreading either Skype and religion which was forbidden in
  3. 10:51to Russia in the first city he visited whether it was Moscow or another city he
  4. 16:18I hate Sahara every person in him or her has sometimes darkness and when you see
  5. 21:53Jews decided to apply for a visa not to apply for a visa that ever carries
  6. 29:14annoyed by you fight children right you ever hear somebody say quiet quiet we need quiet
  7. 35:20followed was far more horrendous horrendous than the pain he lifted up his sheets and he
  8. 41:23spiritual essence far greater than any other ordinary person who is fully healthy in their body
  9. 47:12to defeat the darkness in the world I want to say thank you that after all
  10. 54:11the mood of doing the right thing why can't they always be in the mood of

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