Lived Avodah

Reb Reuven Donin was known as “the tractorist of the Rebbe” — a chossid whose strength, directness, and burning ahavas Yisroel became tools in the Rebbe’s shlichus. Before entering Tomchei Temimim, Reb Reuven worked with tractors and heavy machinery. Later, he would use those same kochos to move people — closed hearts, confused bachurim, Yidden who had drifted far, and neshamos waiting to come hom...

In this episode of Lived Avodah, we explore the life and fire of Reb Zalman Moshe HaYitzchaki— one of the unforgettable ovdim of Lubavitch. Reb Zalman Moshe was known for his burning bittul, his relentless war against yeshus, his deep hiskashrus to the Rebbeim, and his sharp, uncompromising demand for emes. His life gives us a glimpse into what it meant for Chassidus to become avodah — not only id...

Reb Itche Der Masmid was a chossid without rest — a man whose life burned with Torah, davening, hiskashrus, and mesirus nefesh. In this first episode of Lived Avodah, we enter the world of a chossid who pushed beyond ordinary limits, living with a fire that could not be contained by comfort, fear, or time. This episode is only a glimpse. To get the fuller story of Reb Itche’s life, listeners are s...