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More Than You Know. Greater Than You Imagine

Friday, 27 June, 2025 - 8:55 am

Posted by Rabbi Yossi Grossbaum

Last night, we had a remarkable event.

It was incredibly powerful to hear their stories (and the many others that were shared afterward).

And it reignited my conviction that we are all capable of so much more than we allow ourselves to imagine.

As we prepare for Gimmel Tammuz - the anniversary of the Rebbe’s physical passing this Sunday - many are focused on memorializing the Rebbe.

But I don’t think we should be memorializing the Rebbe.

I want to live like the Rebbe. I’m striving to live with the Rebbe.

Because the Rebbe wasn’t just a charismatic or visionary leader.

He wasn’t just a man of profound insight or someone with an uncanny ability to form deep, personal connections with everyone he met.

The Rebbe is the Moses of our generation.

Yes, that’s a bold statement. Moses redeemed the Jewish people from Egypt, gave them the Torah, and led them through the desert for 40 years - right up to the border of the Promised Land.

But even more than that, Moses introduced the Jewish people to G-d. He taught them to trust in G-d, to rely on Him.

Moses spent years as a shepherd - first of sheep, then of people. He nurtured the Jewish people’s innate faith and helped them recognize G-d’s hand in their daily lives.

And Moses gave them the tools to carry on - even after his passing - and enter the Land of Israel.

The Rebbe did the same.

He guided - and continues to guide - the Jewish world.

After the devastation of the Holocaust, the Jewish people desperately needed redemption. We needed leadership.

The Rebbe provided that leadership - not only with direction, but by awakening a deeper faith and trust in G-d within every Jew.

Just like Moses.

But the Rebbe didn’t stop there. He envisioned a world of peace and unity, where Divine consciousness fills the air, and kindness and goodness are not only spoken about, but lived - each and every day; the era of Moshiach.

The Rebbe brought us to the cusp of redemption - right up to the threshold of the era of Moshiach.

And now, our job is to take the world across the finish line.

My hope is to integrate the Rebbe’s teachings and ideals into my own life - and to inspire others to do the same.

31 years after the Rebbe’s physical passing, I’m not looking to remember the Rebbe.

I’m looking to live with the Rebbe.

And through that, help usher the world into the Messianic era.

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