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3 Tammuz - The Rebbe's Yahrtzeit
3 Tammuz marks 32 years since the passing of the Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory.
3 Tammuz this year is Thursday, June 18, 2026.
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The verse states: “He gave his own bread to the destitute.” The Talmud explains that this refers to Moses giving the Torah to the Jewish people. But every word of the verse is precise:
Her mother's warning would echo in her mind for years to come.
Moses sent spies to scout out the city of Ya’azer, which the Jews would have to cross in order to enter the Holy Land.
When it came to the Menorah in the Holy Temple, the commandment was to light it anew
every day; and to light it, as Rashi says, “until the flame could rise up on its own.”
Old age is a virtue and a blessing...It is true that a 20-year-old can dance the night away while his grandmother tires after a few minutes. But man was not created to dance for hours on end. Man was created to make life on earth purer, brighter and holier than it was before he came on the scene... In this regard, a person's value and productivity only increases with age... The institution of "retirement", which pushes millions of men and women to the sidelines of society each year, is a tragic waste of human life and resources.
— The Lubavitcher Rebbe
