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Weekly Story: Discover The Treasures 

In the first part of tomorrow’s (the 2nd day of Elul’s) Hayom Yom, the Rebbe writes: The Jewish people are called: “a cherished land” for they possess many precious qualities, [including] their love of Hashem, and their fear of Him, as well as their outstanding character traits. [But like treasures that are buried in the earth,] the revelation of these positive qualities depend solely upon the person who evokes them.

Weekly Letter: The Symbolic significance of the Key

In our parsha regarding the obligation to appoint public servants – judges and police, we share a letter of the Rebbe to the newly elected mayor of an American city. In it, the Rebbe thanks the mayor for the honor of presenting him with the Key of the City and explains the responsibilities that come with it and the symbolic significance of the Key. The Rebbe gives the mayor his blessings and reminds him of his duty as mayor – to benefit all the citizens of the city, to each and every segment of the city, including the Jewish community.

The Stolen Tefillin

Recently at LifeTown, one of the pairs of Tefillin from our public Tefillin stand disappeared. We searched high and low, but could not find them anywhere. It was a very sad story. A pair of sacred Tefillin had been taken and then carelessly discarded.

Laws and Customs: Elul

Rabbi Shmuel Lesches, Magid Shiur in the Yeshiva Gedola of Melbourne, Australia, has compiled a guide to the laws and customs of the month of Elul (up to but not including the period of Selichos) for the benefit of the wider Lubavitch community.