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Tuesday, 18 Iyyar, 5786
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Wishing Rebbe Happy Birthday

This week in JEM's Living Torah video magazine: Congressman Ed Towns, son-in-law of Judaica collector Jack Lunzer, and R' Pesach Nussbaum of Montreal - three people from different backgrounds all present the Rebbe with a birthday gift. Video

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# 1 Thank You
April 3, 2009 4:03 am

Thank you for the comments. I am not denying that birthdays are important. But I never heard any other jewish leader (non lubavitcher) celebrating their birthdays. There are so many tzadikim in Eretz Isroel, and not once have I heard them celebrating birthdays. And besides Rebbe is in heaven, not on earth why are we still celebrating? Why aren’t we celebrating Baba sali’s, Rabbi Ovadia Yosef’s and other big tzadikim’s b’days? Yes i am not a lubavitcher, I am orthodox and believe in moshiach. But think about it Rebbe is not here he can’t be Moshiach. Moshiach is someone who… Read more »

Jewish Birthday
April 2, 2009 11:33 am
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April 2, 2009 7:46 am

Dear fiend, you obviously are a stranger to chassidic philosophy and its views, since the Baal Shem Tov, on B-days.
Never too late to learn…
Best wishes for your own birthday!

nice
April 2, 2009 6:48 am

nice one akiva hehe

cool
April 2, 2009 4:48 am

woohoo! really nice!

why?
April 2, 2009 3:27 am

Please someone explain why celebrate birthdays? Rebbe was a tzaddik, no need for birthdays. Why make such big fuss over it. Should Rebbe have explained to his followers. I feel like it’s childish and bringing unessasary attention when he was already a leader.

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