Having just celebrated Shavuos and the receiving of our Torah – during which we gave Hahsem our children as guarantors – we share a basic letter about chinuch, where the Rebbe clearly explains to a parent the vital importance of […]
Torah is certainly a guide to good living and G-d rewards one abundantly for abiding by its laws – yet there is an infinitely greater good we derive from our living a Torah life.
As we prepare for Shavuos – and the receiving of the Torah, we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he addresses the suggestion that the right approach to Judaism should be – that our understanding (reason and intellect) needs to come before our acceptance of the Divine Covenant and Yoke.
As we are counting the days and the weeks now – days between Pesach and Shavuos, we share a fascinating letter of the Rebbe on the very unique quality of TIME.
In his letter, the Rebbe explains the mitzvah of shmitta, the sabbatical year – as a testimony to G-d as the Creator and master and as a common denominator of the holy and the mundane.
In the week where we learn of the laws applying to the kohanim, we share a letter where the Rebbe addresses a kohen – underlining his special status and what it entails and how this applies to the daughter of a kohen.
In this month of Iyar, the month of healing, we present a letter of the Rebbe regarding nutrition and good health.
During the days between Pesach and Shavuos – the Rebbe reminds us that now is a suitable time to separate ourselves from alien influence – in preparation for the Festival of Mattan Toroseinu, when G-d sanctified us as a nation apart from other nations. The Rebbe refers to the practice of yoga which is not in keeping with our status as a holy nation and to our Jewish names, which preserved our identity in Egypt and in whose merit we were redeemed.
In the week where we learn about kosher animals, we share a letter of the Rebbe with some food for thought to a medical doctor on the mitzvah of kashrus.
ow that we have started to count sefirah – the days between Pesach and Shavuos – we are sharing a brief yet very significant letter of the Rebbe about TIME. While it makes sense to say that we have no control nor influence over time – the Rebbe explains how we do have the power to control time… it is certainly possible for us to “stretch time” and turn it into infinity!
As we approach the seders that take up the first two nights of Pesach, we present a letter from the Rebbe on the fifth son, a now famous concept that is taught across the Jewish world.
As we prepare for the Yom Tov of Pesach – time of our redemption, we find inspiration and a lesson from the Rebbe’s letter with its encouraging massage – of the transition of the Jewish people from the depths of the Egyptian bondage to the Divine Revelation at Mount Sinai – in such a short period of time.
With the beginning of Nissan – as we prepare for Pesach, we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he explains the deeper aspects of true freedom and redemption from Egypt and the pascal sacrifice of Pesach .
In his letter to one suggesting religious reform so as to “come to grips with the realities of today” an insure Jewish survival – the Rebbe gives a clear analysis of the fallacy of such a thought.
In the Rebbe’s letter for this week, of the construction of the mishkan as we begin our journey through the desert, the Rebbe underlines the unique role of the women in the construction.
As we begin to learn the laws given to us on Sinai – we introduce a letter of the Rebbe where he uses the scientific method to prove the validity of the Jewish religion and gives a comprehensive explanation of the diversity of religions in the world and the need for 613 mitzvos for Jews and 7 (Noahide) Laws for non-Jews.
In the week of the giving of the Torah on Sinai -we share a letter in which the Rebbe addresses the question of how the validity of the Revelation at Sinai could be proven,
and how our religion is different from other religions.
