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Letter & Spirit: Keeping America Great

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe written to President Ronald Reagan in 1982, thanking him for his good wishes on the occasion of the Rebbe’s birthday, along with a message of gratitude and encouragement to the president of the United States for his efforts in maintaining America’s greatness as a Super Power among the nations of the world. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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New Engagement!

Betsalel Abend (The Valley, CA) to Batsheva Gansburg (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at the Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
New Engagement!

Levi Shmotkin (Stamford, CT) to Chaya Mushka Sudak (Stanmore, UK) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:00pm at F.R.E.E.
New Engagement!

Meir Twersky (Chicago, IL) to Miriam Lipskeir (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Monday, 8:15pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Yisroel Tzvi Kesselman (Los Angeles, CA) to Zeldy Eichorn (Crown Heights)
Baby Girl!

Yossi and Rivky Shain from Brooklyn, NY had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Chaki Vogel (London, UK) to Shayna Brod (Stockton, CA) L’Chaim: Sunday, Jan. 11th, 7:30pm at The Arches 1394 S. Johns Pl
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Matty Baitelman (Los Angeles, CA) to Fraidy Silver (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street
New Engagement!

Mendel Holzman (Crown Heights) to Tammy Goldsobel (London, UK) L’Chaim: Sunday, Jan. 11th, 6:00pm at Ulam Chana
New Engagement!

Yisroel Sheiner (Kfar Chabad, EY) to Itta Chutaretzky (Brooklyn, NY) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at 1349 President Street
New Engagement!

Yehuda Brown (Dallas, TX) to Kaylee Andrusier (Bal Harbour, FL)
New Engagement!

Yisroel Levin (Palo Alto, CA) to Gittel Stein (Southfield, MI) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:30pm at the JCM Lower Level
New Engagement!

Itav Estrin (Vancouver, Canada) to Binah Zhornitsky (Vancouver, Canada)
Baby Girl!

Effy and Shayna Mushka Block from Melbourne, Australia had a baby girl!
Baby Boy!

Rabbi Tuvia and Devorah Kasimov from East Flatbush had a baby boy!
Baby Girl!

Mendi and Feigy (nee Ende) Kulski from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Boruch Phillips (Woschester, MA) to Bassie Blesofsky (Melbourne, Australia) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:00pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva – Small Hall
New Engagement!

Mendel Stern (Melbourne, Australia) to Fruma Pevzner (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Thursday, 8:30pm at Lubavitcher Yeshiva Crown Street

Letter & Spirit: Should an Eruv Be Erected?

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe written on Chol Hamoed Pesach in 1964 to the rabbi of a Jewish community in New York City, in which the Rebbe discusses whether or not an Eruv should be erected. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Golus and Ge’ulah

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the question of golus and ge’ula. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Promoting the Health Benefits of Bris Milah

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he discusses the concept of ta’amei ha’mitzvos – and in particular as it relates to the mitzvah of a bris milah. Should we promote the health benefits of a mitzvah in order to encourage Jews to perform it? The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: ‘Genocide’ Against Amalek

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he convincingly explains how a compassionate G-d can mandate a seemingly “inhumane” law – to annihilate an entire nation, Amalek. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Artificially Raising Crop Yields

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a unique letter written by the Rebbe in 1968, in which he explains the concept of holiness/kedusha as it relates to the Holy Land and to other areas. In the P.S. of the letter, the Rebbe touches on the subject of increasing land productivity through artificial means, and makes some interesting comments about the safety of doing this. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Infinite Good Vs. Finite Evil

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a unique letter written by the Rebbe in 1945, while he was still known as the Ramash and was chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch. In it, the Rebbe thanks a well-known supporter for his generous contributions, and explains the difference between the infinite and unlimited effects of a good deed and the limited qualities of an evil deed, which do not have a lasting existence and are ultimately annulled. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Every Mitzvah Has Own Significance

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he gives interesting insights into the mitzovos in general, the mitzvah of taharas ha’mishpacha in particular and into the fascinating concept of the retroactive impact of a resolution to observe the Torah and mitzvos. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Building the Mishkan and Chinuch

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe in which he connects the teachings of the Frierdiker Rebbe on Parshas T’ruma – the construction of the mishkan – with our eternal and constant obligation of Torah chinuch and its dissemination. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: The 10 Commandments

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in honor of Parshas Yisro, we present a clear, deep and concise letter of the Rebbe on the topic of the Aseres Ha’dibros. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Mesiras Nefesh for Chinuch

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in honor of Yud Shvat, we present a letter of the Rebbe underlining the Frierdiker Rebbe’s self sacrifice for Yidden in all areas of Yiddshkeit  – but especially in the area of chinuch, the most vital and basic of all others. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Basic Points in Chassidus

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, in honor of Chof Daled Teves – the Alter Rebbe’s Yahrtzeit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he briefly explains a few basic points of chassidus. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: The Nature of Egypt

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, as we read in this week’s Parsha about the enslavement of the Jews in Egypt,  we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the state and nature of the land of Egypt – in the time of Yaakov and Yosef and today. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: The ‘Why’ of Our Challenges

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, as we read in this week’s Parsha about the descent of Yaakov to Mitzrayim and the beginning of our first golus,  we present an in-depth letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the “why” of personal challenges, as well as the communal challenges of our people, as experienced in golus. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Safety and Security of Israel

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe concerning the security and safety of the Land of Israel and the People of Israel.. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Genetic Mutations

In this week’s edition of Letter and Spirit, we present a letter from the Rebbe to a geneticist who had trouble understanding how it was scientifically possible for Yaakov to mutate the genes of sheep through visual stimulation. The letter was written in English through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by the latter’s son-in-law, Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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