Seeds of Wisdom
Based on personal encounters with the Rebbe
An anthology of life-lessons from the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Seeds of Wisdom is an anthology of life-lessons from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson, of righteous memory, gleaned from the personal recollections of people from all walks of life and a myriad of backgrounds and countries of origin, as recorded in the "My Encounter with the Rebbe" oral history project, launched by Jewish Educational Media to document the untold story of the Rebbe’s life stretching back to his childhood in the Tsarist Empire more than a hundred years ago.
While the Rebbe’s published works fill many volumes, the details of how he influenced individuals and communities an entire generation are documented, conversation by conversation in these fascinating stories. The material is deftly woven through six sections; Nurturing the Human Spirit; Parenting; Knowledge and Learning; Love and Relationships; Faith and Prayer; and Jewish Leadership addressing life’s many challenges.
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““In Seeds of Wisdom Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson has assembled a wonderful series of stories about the Lubavitcher Rebbe, one of the great leaders and holy men of our time. Read it and you will be enthralled. This is true food for the soul.”
—RABBI LORD JONATHAN SACKS OBM
“This book is a compelling compendium of insights and vignettes worthy of the attention of anyone who has a curiosity for truth, inspiration, knowledge, and wisdom. For here is a collection of living testimonies as told by the pious and the skeptics, the grand and the humble, each recalling an encounter with the most extraordinary visionary in living memory, the late Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. His influence was global and each encounter with him was a unique and often life-changing experience, as these pages amply illustrate.”
—AMBASSADOR YEHUDA AVNER
“The Lubavitcher Rebbe inspired and guided a generation of individuals who sought his wise counsel on a wide array of life issues. Seeds of Wisdom makes this wisdom available, presenting his advice on leadership, faith, and interpersonal relationships for a happy and meaningful life.”
—RABBI YISRAEL MEIR LAU
CHIEF RABBI OF ISRAEL