In 2004, as a private gift for Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi\'s 80th birthday, a number of his students and colleagues were invited to contribute to a Festschrift or commemorative volume in his honor.
These included Teachings and stories of Rabbi Yosef Yitzhak Schneersohn of L.
To make the volume truly unique, each contributor was asked to update or give a new presentation to Teachings by Reb Zalman\'s own rebbes which he had himself translated into English, or to stories that he had told of them.
In 2004, as a private gift for Rabbi Zalman Schachter-Shalomi\'s 80th birthday, a number of his students and colleagues were invited to contribute to a Festschrift or commemorative volume in his honor