Weekly Letter: A Person With an Apartment in Eretz Yisrael but Lives in Chutz L’Aretz
On the question of observing the second day of Yom Tov where a person owns an apartment in Eretz Yisrael but lives in Chutz L’Aretz.
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Weekly Letter: The Fifth Son
The Rebbe in his letter for Pesach is introducing us to the FIFTH SON – the one who is unaware of Pesach and is not even at the seder. The Rebbe goes into detail analyzing the reason for this sad situation and suggests ways to rectify the problem.
Weekly Letter: In Connection With Our Final Redemption
In honor of the birthday of the Rambam – Erev Pesach – and in connection with our final redemption – we present a letter in which the Rebbe clarifies the teachings of the Rambam (Hilchos Melochim) regarding the sequence of events preceding the ingathering of the exiles at the time of our final redemption, with his brochos for the coming of Moshiach with its great miracles, speedily!
Weekly Letter: The True Meaning of Freedom and Liberation
In preparation for the auspicious occasion of our liberation from slavery in Mitzrayim – which we celebrate on Pesach, “Season of Our Freedom” – we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he helps us gain an appreciation for the true meaning of freedom and liberation.
Weekly Letter: The Significance of “Eight”
In connection with the auspicious event in this week’s parsha, Shmini – the dedication of the Mishkan , we share this letter of the Rebbe, a fascinating letter to a supporter of his activities in the Holy Land – where the Rebbe expounds on the significance of “eight”. As represented by the 8 lights of the Chanukah menorah, the dedication of the Mishkan on the eighth day, the eighth day of Succos, Shmini Atzeres among others.
Weekly Letter: Deplorable Assertions and Misconceptions about the Land of Israel
Attacks on Israel and fake news is nothing new, as can be seen in the Rebbe’s letter we share this week. With the very challenging situation in Eretz Yisroel today – fighting an enemy both on the ground and in the public and political arena – we are sharing a letter that the Rebbe wrote to a US official in the UN. In his letter, the Rebbe decries the deplorable assertions and misconceptions about the land of Israel that are contained in the State Department report on human rights.
Weekly Letter: How Can A Compassionate G-d Mandate the Destruction of An Entire People
In connection with the additional parsha which we read this week – ZACHOR – in preparation for Purim, when we are commanded to REMEMBER what Amalek/Haman did to us – we are sharing the Rebbe’s letter where he answers the often-asked question: How can a compassionate G-d mandate the destruction of an entire people – men women and children?
Weekly Letter: The Rebbe’s Eternal Message
During the present crisis taking place in Eretz Yisroel – it bears to remember the Rebbe’s eternal message and guidance which he had given throughout the decades of his leadership regarding the security of Eretz Yisrael.
Weekly Letter: The Woman’s Role in the Miracle of Purim
In preparation for PURIM – we share a letter where the Rebbe underlines the preeminence of the woman’s role in the miracle of Purim – even more so than her role in the Chanukah miracle.
Weekly Letter: In The Month of Adar The Mazal of Every Jew is Healthy
As we enter the new month of Adar Sheini – we share a letter of the Rebbe where he gives blessings and encouragement to one who required hospitalization – explaining that in the month of Adar the mazal of every Jew is bori/healthy.
Weekly Letter: Lessons and Guidelines We Learn From A Leap Year
Being now in a Leap Year – we share a letter of the Rebbe to a group of students from a Yeshivah, where he brings out some practical and encouraging lessons and guidelines which we learn from a Leap Year.
Weekly Letter: The Woman’s Role in the Construction of The Mishkan
Learning this week about the construction of the mishkan – right after the receiving of the Torah, we share the Rebbe’s letter where he explains the woman’s role in the construction and the connection with her status as a Jewish woman.
Weekly Letter: The Question of Proof of Torah Min Ha’shomayim
In our Parsha this week – we learn of the Yidden’s acceptance of the Torah with the word, NA’ASEH. In his letter, the Rebbe addresses the question of proof of Torah min ha’shomayim by explaining that the approach in all understanding of Torah matters is based on “na’aseh v’nishma.”
Weekly Letter: The Need for the Ten Commandments to Include Self-Evident Commandments
In answer to one questioning the need for the Ten Commandments to include such self-evident commandments as “Thou shall not murder,” – the Rebbe explains in clear terms the critical connection between the laws of two apparently different orders: the first Commandments of the deepest truth about G-d’s Unity (true monotheism) and the other, self-evident elementary injunctions – such as not to murder and not to steal.
Weekly Letter: Using the Term Tzivos Hashem for the Children’s Organization
The Yidden who are now leaving Mitzrayim are referred to as the army/tzivos of Hashem. In our letter this week, the Rebbe gives a clear answer to the correspondent who is questioning the advisability of using the term Tzivos Hashem for the children’s organization which the Rebbe established: Is it of good educational value to promote the ideas of the military and glorification of arms, wars and battlefields?
Weekly Letter: A Tribute to the Frierdiker Rebbe
My father, Rabbi Mindel – had written a tribute to the Frierdiker Rebbe, after his passing. A condensed biography we can say. He had felt a special closeness to the Friediker Rebbe – not only on a chossid-Rebbe level, but on a personal level as well. As a son to a father, he would tell us.
Weekly Letter: A Total Misconception of What Marriage Is
In his letter – the Rebbe answers one who questions the need for a formal marriage, a “legal agreement.” The Rebbe clarifies a total misconception of what marriage is and points out that the reason our Jewish people were able to survive their enslavement in Egypt as a distinct people was the sanctity of their married life and the raising of their children in the way of G-d.
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