Torat Shmuel - 5635 Volume 2

The books of discourses of The Rebbe MaHaRaSh, in yearly volumes, as he himself recorded them. The Rebbe MaHaRaSh was the first of the leaders of Chabad to compose Hemshechim, series of discourses delivered over an extended period. Previously a Chasidic discourse related directly to the occasion of its delivery, a Shabbat, holy day, etc. The Lubavitcher Rebbe notes that this innovation of the Rebbe MaHaRaSh, overcoming the limitations of form to achieve the goals of Chassidus, reflects his philosophy of LeChatchila Ariber (from his familiar saying that, the world says, that one comes to an obstacle, the first thing to do is try to go around it, and only then to go over it, but I say, go over it from the beginning), Further, notes the Rebbe The unique feature of the discourses of the Rebbe MaHaRaSh is, that the deepest concepts of Chassidus appear in such a way that even the simplest Jew can derive something for himself, according to his level.In 5705 /1945, Kehot began to publish a set of volumes containing the discourses of the Rebbe MaHaRaSh. On the instruction of the Rebbe Yosef Yitzchak, it was given the title, Likkutei Torah, Torat Shmuel. The first volumes were facsimile copies of the transcriptions of Reb Shmuel Sofer, principal copyist in Lubavitch for many years. Later, the remaining volumes were printed in square Hebrew letters in a large and readable font (eventually including those books originally published in facsimile script). So far eighteen volumes have appeared.Also available on the Chabad Library CD-ROM.Schneersohn, Shmuel is the author of 'Torat Shmuel - 5635 Volume 2', published 1991 under ISBN 9780826654984 and ISBN 0826654983.