Weekly Letter: What is True Social Justice
As the topic of “socialism” has come to the forefront of our political discussion today – we share a letter In which the Rebbe clarifies what is true social justice – as taught in the Torah.
Weekly Letter: The Words We Use When Comforting the Bereaved
On this Shabbos Nachamu, following the sad day of Tisha b’Av,, when a period of comfort begins, we present a letter of consolation from the Rebbe. In it, the Rebbe gives his insight into the words we use when comforting the bereaved “The Almighty comfort you in the midst of all mourners of Zion and Jerusalem.”
Weekly Letter: The fate of European Jewry
During the mourning period of the Nine Days – we share a letter of the Rebbe in answer to one who has come closer to Yiddishkeit yet is troubled by the fate of European Jewry during recent years (Holocaust) and asks how to reconcile this with the basic beliefs of our religion.
Weekly Letter: A Jews’ Obligation Towards Gentiles
The Rebbe’s letter – during this time of resentment and hatred towards Jews by an increasing number of non-Jews – is in answer to a woman who finds it difficult to understand why Jews feel so strongly that Gentiles are not well disposed towards them, as she herself does not feel that way about the Jews.
Weekly Letter: The Proper and Practical Perspective on Antisemitism
Now during the period of the Three Weeks and a time when Jews are experiencing increased antisemitism worldwide, we share a letter of the Rebbe in which he gives us the proper and practical perspective on the matter and his advice.
Weekly Letter: The Connection Between Medical Science and Halachah
As we celebrate Yud Bais/Yud Gimmel Tammuz – we share a letter where the Rebbe refers to a message of the Frierdiker Rebbe on the first anniversary of his redemption and connects it to the answer he is giving to one who wishes to donate for the building of a children’s hospital.
Weekly Letter: There Cannot be a Stoppage of Study
With the start of summer vacation, we share the Rebbe’s vacation message to Jewish children – in which he clearly explains that vacation time cannot signal the stoppage of study – but is rather a redirecting of study. Just as there cannot be a stoppage of life, there cannot be a stoppage of study.
Weekly Letter: Does the Law of Hasogas G’vul/Encroachment Applies in the Area of Torah Education?
On the topic of shlichus – as we learn in this week’s parsha of the sending of emissaries by Moshe Rabbeinu on a mission – our letter this week deals with shluchim of the Rebbe – and a basic and clear guideline for them in connection with Chabad shlichus.
Weekly Letter: Do Gentiles Have A Neshama?
To one questioning whether or not Gentiles have a neshama, the Rebbe clarifies the point of the chosenness of the Jewish people and how the soul of the Gentile and the soul of the Jew differ in their nature.
Weekly Letter: The Vital Importance of A Hebrew Education
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 […]
The Infinitely Greater Good We Derive From Living a Torah Life
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.
Weekly Letter: Before Our Acceptance of the Divine Covenant
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.
Weekly Letter: The Very Unique Quality of TIME
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.
Weekly Letter: The Mitzvah of Shmitta
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.
Weekly Letter: The Special Status Of A Kohen
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.
Weekly Letter: Nutrition and Good Health
In this month of Iyar, the month of healing, we present a letter of the Rebbe regarding nutrition and good health.
Weekly Letter: Separate Ourselves from Alien Influence, and the Practice of Yoga
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.
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