
Mendel Kalmenson
Rabbi of Beit Baruch and executive director of Chabad of Belgravia, London; bestselling author of Positivity Bias, On Purpose, Seeds of Wisdom, and other books on the Lubavitcher Rebbe's teachings.
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Sep 15, 2026
Divine Detour series: Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson on Meaning, Struggle, & Wisdom
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3:30Aura RosenblattHOST
And so if someone is a little confused as to what direction, what direction do you think the Rebbe would give them practical advice? Like, how do you go about finding this purpose of yours?

Mendel KalmensonGUEST
Let me unpack that question because I think there's different points, wonderful questions within the question.

Mendel KalmensonGUEST
So first of all, let me start off with a premise, and that is that we're, of course, assuming that one has a purpose.

Mendel KalmensonGUEST
I think many or maybe most human beings subscribe to the notion that there's a why to my life, that my life has meaning.
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