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Letter & Spirit: Days of Creation Were Only 24 Hours

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of Shabbos Bereshis, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he makes it very clear that the duration of ‘one day’ in the narrative of creation is a day as we know it (and not, as many would try to interpret, as many thousands or millions of years). The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Levi and Rochel (nee Wolowik) Engel from Crown Heights had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Eli Nochum and Mushky Baron from Bowie, MD had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Yudi and Chana Gerber from Glen Mills, PA had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Motty and Raizy (nee Konikov) Rosenfeld from Vero Beach, FL had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Youval Hezrony (Roosevelt, NJ) to Estie Green (Lancater, PA) L’Chaim: Monday, Oct. 27th, 7:30pm at Ulam Chana 556 Crown Street
New Engagement!

Sruly Rutman (Kyiv, Ukraine) to Chai Henna Friedman (Miami, FL)
Baby Girl!

Daniel and Sara (nee Mahpour) Wasserman from Crown Heights, had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Tzemach and Chaya Simon from Miami Gardens, FL had a baby girl!
Baby Girl!

Moshe and Chana Esther (nee Brennan) Lewis from Dallas, TX had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Mendel Schapiro (Crown Heights) to Shterna Garelik (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tonight, Tuesday, 8:00pm at 1468 Union Street
Baby Girl!

Mendel and Sara New from Atlanta/Crown Heights had a baby girl!
New Engagement!

Shneor Zalmen Halperin (Buenos Aires, Argentina) to Blumi Marosov (Midwood, Brooklyn)
New Engagement!

Mendel Eidelman (Brunoy, France) to Sheina Gurary (Antwerp, Belgium) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 8:30pm at F.R.E.E.

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Binyomin Plotkin (New Paltz, NY) to Mirel Bryski (Thousand Oaks, CA) L’Chaim: Tonight, Sunday, 7:30pm at The Shul 481 Albany Ave
Baby Boy!

Yossi and Shiffy Rapp from Crown Heights had a baby boy!
Twin Girls!

Yeheil and Chana Bracha Moscowitz from Detroit, MI had twin girls!
New Engagement!

Mendel Schapiro (Crown Heights) to Shterna Garelik (Crown Heights) L’Chaim: Tuesday, Oct. 21st, 8:00pm at 1468 Union Street

Letter & Spirit: Science Affirms Monotheism

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he expounds on the unity we find in creation, which science is coming to realize more and more as it searches for the ideal formula which would combine all physical phenomena into one comprehensive equation. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Conquering Nature with Shmitah

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he expounds on the very special and supernatural aspects of the mitzvah of shmitah. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Faith Makes Us Feel Secure

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the idea of hashgocho protis as we see it in the 27th Perek of Tehillim – “L’Dovid H’ Ori,” which we say during Elul and most of Tishrei. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Betrayal of the Ukrainian Socialists

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he describes the betrayal which Jewish socialists in Ukraine suffered on the part of their non-Jewish compatriots in the aftermath of the Russian civil war. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Depression vs. Bitterness

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the difference between negative feelings that are productive, and those that are destructive. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Getting Past the Yeshiva’s Doorkeeper

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe about the well-known story of the Sage Hillel and the doorkeeper of the yeshiva, where he thirsted to enter and hear Torah but could not because of lack of funds – a story of Mesiras Nefesh for the learning of Torah. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Resting on the 7th Day; 7th Year

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, in honor of the upcoming Shmittah year, we present an in-depth letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the concepts of Shabbos and Shmittah, with fascinating insights on the subject. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Why Do Good People Suffer?

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he answers the age-old and universal question – why do good people suffer? The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: A Catastrophic Quarrel

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains how one small quarrel – the misunderstanding between Kamtza and Bar-Kamtza – could bring about the destruction of the Holy Temple and Jerusalem, as explained in the Talmud. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: The Story Behind the Photo

Does the above innocuous photograph of a boy wearing Tefilin look familiar to you? If not, try covering up the photo below the pencil line drawn across it… how about now? The upper portion of this photo, depicting the proper placement of the Tefilin Shel Rosh, appears in the back of almost every old print of Siddur Tehilas Hashem, as well as several other Lubavitch publications.

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Letter & Spirit: Complaints Against G-d

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he responds to someone who had several complaints against G-d. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Letter & Spirit: Jewish Forefathers on Film

In this week’s edition of Letter & Spirit, we present a letter of the Rebbe in which he responds to a filmmaker regarding the depiction of biblical figures in film and other media. The letter was written through the Rebbe’s trusted secretary Rabbi Nissan Mindel, and was made available by his son-in-law Rabbi Sholom Ber Shapiro.

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Rebbe’s Leadership and Legacy Through His Letters

The Jewish world is all abuzz lately about three biographies of the Rebbe that were just released in time for Gimmel Tammuz. Yet, for Chassidim, the Rebbe’s own writings are in a totally different category, as they not only give one a glimpse of the Rebbe and his greatness, but also, and more importantly, serve as a true source of learning chassidus in its most pure and genuine form.

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