As we celebrate Chanukah, we share a letter the Rebbe addresses to the participants of a Chassidic Concert honoring Jews who were liberated from religious oppression in a repressive regime – in which he points to the eternal message of Chanukah and the reliving of the miracles in our days.
In celebrating Yud Tes Kislev this Shabbos, we share an interesting letter of the Rebbe to an author of a newspaper article about the Old Rebbe – in which the Rebbe corrects some inaccuracies.
In connection with the main theme of the parsha this week, Vayetze, in which Yaakov Avinu goes to Charan and establishes a family – the foundation of the Jewish People – we share a fascinating letter to an Educational Therapist […]
Our parsha teaches about the children of Yitzchak and Rivkah – brothers raised in the same home yet taking different paths in life. How do we raise our children? In answer to this question – the Rebbe gives clear guidelines for raising Jewish children.
The topic of a shidduch plays a central role in our parsha this week, where Eliezer, servant of Avraham, goes on a mission to find a wife for Yitzchak, son of Avraham. The first Jewish match is made. We present a letter of the Rebbe in which he gives important advice to a young lady regarding a shidduch.
In the week of the reading of the destruction of S’dom and Amora – and in the present time when we are experiencing a global pandemic – we share a letter in which the Rebbe addresses the question of reconciling the attributes of G-d’s mercifulness and kindness with cosmic catastrophes. The Rebbe guides us on how we are to view world events.
As we begin this week the history of the Jewish people with our Patriarch, Avraham, known for his teaching of “monotheism” to a society steeped in idolatry, we present a letter from the Rebbe contrasting the idea of “faith” and “reason”.
In this weeks letter, the Rebbe discusses the obligation of Yidden to promote the Seven Noahide Laws – and to emphasize their Divine origin, as mandated by the Creator and not legislated by human beings.
Belief in the literal meaning of the Torah – including the creation of the world, is a premise for our belief and observance of the mitzvos. In this letter, the Rebbe reassures the writer that there is no need for “novel analysis” nor for apologetics of those who try to interpret Torah to fit science.
With the beginning of the school year, we are sharing a letter of the Rebbe to the chairman of the Major Conference for the Jewish Community on Issues and Needs of the Jewish Retarded, in which he addresses the education of our children with special needs.
Why does Chabad not decorate the succa nor sleep in it, as is customary for so many Jews to do? The Rebbe gives some Chassidic insights into this question.
As we prepare for Yom Kippur and are fulfilling the custom of kapporos, in light of the protests by “animal-rights” advocates these past years, we present a letter in which the Rebbe explains the function of shechitah and its Chasidic dimension.
In preparation for the auspicious day of Rosh Hashanah – the opportunity for us to do teshuvah and start the year with a clean slate – we share a letter where the Rebbe explains the proper way to repent, to one who feels tremendous remorse for a particular wrong- doing. In a way that can bring practical and positive results.
Checking our mezuzos and tefillin is one of the customs we do in preparation for Rosh Hashanah during the month of Elul. In the letter we share – the Rebbe addresses the question of mentioning the reward associated with the mezuzah, in terms of protection, when promoting the mezuzah campaign which he initiated.
In the weeks from Rosh Chodesh Elul until Hoshana Rabba it is customary to recite Psalm 27, L’Dovid Hashem Ori, twice daily. The Rebbe in this weeks letter explains briefly the profound significance of this psalm – whereby we contemplate Hashem’s benevolent Providence and careful watchfulness over every detail of our life, instilling in us a feeling of security and confidence.
During the month of Elul – as we prepare for a New Year – it is our custom to increase in the saying of Tehillim. What is it about Tehillim/Psalms that gives it such power to draw down Hashem’s blessings and compassion? Why has it become so popular among all Jews? The Rebbe’s letter gives us some insight into Tehillim.
Addressing the current upheaval we are experiencing in our country with the campaign against the police, we share a letter from the Rebbe to a police officer – with wise and positive words of encouragement.
