Weekly Letter: The Need For Chassidus
On the bright day of CHAI ELUL – birthday of the two great luminaries, R’ Yisroel Baal Shem Tov and R’Schneur Zalman, the Alter Rebbe – we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the NEED for Chasidus.
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Weekly Letter: A Letter To The King of Spain
In his letter to the King of Spain, the Rebbe expresses his gratitude to the king for his favorable dealings with the Chabad emissaries in his country and shares with the monarch a timely message of the month, Elul – when “the King is in the field.”
Weekly Letter: Is Not As Difficult As One Anticipates
Now that we have entered the month of Elul – a month of teshuvah – we share a letter of the Rebbe where he encourages one desiring a life of Torah and mitzvos but is in doubt on how to go about it. Teshuva, says the Rebbe, is not as difficult as one anticipates and makes some helpful points.
Weekly Letter: Chasidic Thoughts About Shechita
In the week where we learn about some laws of kosher animals and kashrus – we share a letter of the Rebbe written to the chairman of the Shechita Board with some brief Chasidic thoughts about shechita.
Weekly Letter: The Geulo Shleimo, When Truth Will Triumph Again
We share a letter written to one with doubts about his faith – in which the Rebbe refers to the period of the Seven Weeks of Consolation – where one of the prophecies of consolation is about the Geulo Shleimo, when Truth will triumph again.
Weekly Letter: Letters of Comfort
During the week of “Nachamu” we share the following letter. In this letters of comfort, written to those in mourning, the Rebbe explains a number of basic concepts.
Weekly Letter: Observing the Mourning of The Beis Hamikdosh in the Proper Manner
During the days preceding Tisha B’Av we share an interesting message from the Rebbe. A message of hope and good tidings during the sad period of the “Nine Days.” In preparation for that happy time (when the Righteous Redeemer will come) – we need to observe the mourning of our lost Beis Hamikdosh in the proper manner.
Weekly Letter: Questioning Capital Punishment
In answer to one questioning capital punishment (and any form of punishment) on the ground of compassion, etc. – the Rebbe’s brief answer underlines 1. the basic principle of benefit for the person being punished as well as for the society and 2. the belief in afterlife, which helps us understand the concept of punishment.
Weekly Letter: The Purpose of Challenges
During this Three Weeks period, a challenging time in our Jewish history – we share a letter of the Rebbe, written to an artist, in which he gives an in-depth analysis of the purpose of challenges. Where trials, tests and difficulties are the way to attain our ultimate objective and goal in life – the very reason for our existence.
Weekly Letter: What It Means and What It Should Be
Having just begun our “summer vacation” – it would serve us well to remember and internalize the Rebbe’s clear message to students about their summer vacation: what it means and what it should be.
Weekly Letter: The Logical Approach of “Na’asseh V’nishma”
In the week of P’Chukas – we share a letter in which the Rebbe addresses the argument that accepting the mitzvos on faith limits one’s independent thinking – with the logical approach of “na’asseh v’nishma”. The Rebbe weighs the pros and cons and the odds involved of this approach.
Weekly Letter: The Importance and Necessity of Peaceful and Harmonious Relationships
In his letter this week – when we read of the strife of Korach and his congregation – the Rebbe emphasizes the importance and necessity of peaceful and harmonious relationships. The Rebbe advises the people in the congregation whose opinions differ to discuss and settle their differences in a friendly way and gives them some encouraging food for thought.
Weekly Letter: Motivated by Ahavas Yisrael and Done in a Manner of Pleasantness and Peace
In the week when Moshe sends his emissaries on a mission to scout the Land of Israel – we share a letter where the Rebbe thanks his well-wishers and considers their praise a tribute to the entire Chabad movement.
Weekly Letter: The Patriarch of the Priestly Line
In these parshios – where the Tribe of Levy is being counted and their responsibilities are enumerated, we gain an appreciation for the Kohanim/priests and their elevated status. In his letter, the Rebbe gives encouragement to a young man, a Kohen, and an interesting insight into the status of the daughters of Aharon Hakohen – the patriarch of the priestly line.
Weekly Letter: Returning the Liberated Areas of Yehudah and Shomron and Dealing with Terrorist Attacks
At a time of turbulence and uncertainty in Eretz Yisroel – in battling the enemy, we share a letter of truth and clarity from the Rebbe, who addressed the same issues of decades ago. The issues the Rebbe addressed then included returning the liberated areas of Yehudah and Shomron and dealing with terrorist attacks, among others.
Weekly Letter: United As One at the Giving of the Torah on Sinai
As we prepare to receive the Torah on Shavuos – we share a letter where the Rebbe explains the mystery of how one nation – a people so different and diversified one from the other, could be united as one at the giving of the Torah on Sinai.
Weekly Letter: One’s Independent Thinking
In preparation for Shavuos – the receiving of the Torah on Har Sinai – the Rebbe’s letter will help us in our understanding of the declaration we made at Sinai – na’asehv’nishma. Where one may feel that the acceptance of mitzvos on faith may limit one’s independent thinking, the Rebbe uses the logical approach in weighing the pros and cons and the odds involved in this approach.
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