Weekly Letter: What It Means and What It Should Be
Having just begun our “summer vacation” – it would serve us well to remember and internalize the Rebbe’s clear message to students about their summer vacation: what it means and what it should be.
Weekly Letter: The Logical Approach of “Na’asseh V’nishma”
In the week of P’Chukas – we share a letter in which the Rebbe addresses the argument that accepting the mitzvos on faith limits one’s independent thinking – with the logical approach of “na’asseh v’nishma”. The Rebbe weighs the pros and cons and the odds involved of this approach.
Weekly Letter: The Importance and Necessity of Peaceful and Harmonious Relationships
In his letter this week – when we read of the strife of Korach and his congregation – the Rebbe emphasizes the importance and necessity of peaceful and harmonious relationships. The Rebbe advises the people in the congregation whose opinions differ to discuss and settle their differences in a friendly way and gives them some encouraging food for thought.
Weekly Letter: Motivated by Ahavas Yisrael and Done in a Manner of Pleasantness and Peace
In the week when Moshe sends his emissaries on a mission to scout the Land of Israel – we share a letter where the Rebbe thanks his well-wishers and considers their praise a tribute to the entire Chabad movement.
Weekly Letter: The Patriarch of the Priestly Line
In these parshios – where the Tribe of Levy is being counted and their responsibilities are enumerated, we gain an appreciation for the Kohanim/priests and their elevated status. In his letter, the Rebbe gives encouragement to a young man, a Kohen, and an interesting insight into the status of the daughters of Aharon Hakohen – the patriarch of the priestly line.
Weekly Letter: Returning the Liberated Areas of Yehudah and Shomron and Dealing with Terrorist Attacks
At a time of turbulence and uncertainty in Eretz Yisroel – in battling the enemy, we share a letter of truth and clarity from the Rebbe, who addressed the same issues of decades ago. The issues the Rebbe addressed then included returning the liberated areas of Yehudah and Shomron and dealing with terrorist attacks, among others.
Weekly Letter: United As One at the Giving of the Torah on Sinai
As we prepare to receive the Torah on Shavuos – we share a letter where the Rebbe explains the mystery of how one nation – a people so different and diversified one from the other, could be united as one at the giving of the Torah on Sinai.
Weekly Letter: One’s Independent Thinking
In preparation for Shavuos – the receiving of the Torah on Har Sinai – the Rebbe’s letter will help us in our understanding of the declaration we made at Sinai – na’asehv’nishma. Where one may feel that the acceptance of mitzvos on faith may limit one’s independent thinking, the Rebbe uses the logical approach in weighing the pros and cons and the odds involved in this approach.
Weekly Letter: On the Topic of Health
In this month of Iyar – a month which our Sages teach is conducive to healing and good health – we share a letter on the topic of health, where the Rebbe gives encouraging advice to a sculptor, based on the teachings of the Rambam and the parsha.
Weekly Letter: The Essence of A Jew
In celebrating the joyous day of Lag B’Omer this coming week – when we remember Rabbi Akiva and his colleagues who displayed great strength and self-sacrifice during the oppressive Roman rule of the Land of Israel – we share a letter of the Rebbe. In it, the Rebbe explains the essence of a Jew and cites the famous analogy of our Sages – of a fish in water where it needs to live. Living in one’s vital element is basic to one’s survival.
Weekly Letter: This Special Counting
Now that we are counting the days in anticipation of receiving the Torah on Shavuos – after our liberation from Mitzrayim – we share some words of wisdom from the Rebbe’s letter about sefira, this special counting.
Weekly Letter: The Special Quality of the Number Eight
In connection with the dedication of the Mishkan / Chanukas Ha’Mishkan on the “Eighth Day” – we present a letter where the Rebbe explains the special quality of the number eight, as it symbolizes the supra-rational and infinite and as it is manifested in various instances in our Jewish history.
Weekly Letter: Keeping the Second Days of Yom Tov for One Living Chutz La’aretz
Although as rule, the Rebbe does not answer halachic questions – he does address the question of keeping the second days of yom tov for one living chutz la’aretz and owning an apartment in Eretz Yisroel.
Weekly Letter: The Deeper Significance of the Pascal Sacrifice
In preparation for Pesach – when we are commanded to offer the korban Pesach – we share a letter of the Rebbe, where he expounds on the deeper significance of the pascal sacrifice and its very practical relevance in our daily life today.
Weekly Letter: Wishing Someone Happy Birthday
To someone who is wishing the Rebbe happy birthday on the occasion of his birthday – Yud Alef Nissan – the Rebbe shares his thoughts on the idea of a birthday in general and specifically on the American custom when wishing someone happy birthday.
Weekly Letter: The True Meaning of Freedom and Liberation
In preparation for the month of Nissan and our celebration of Pesach, “Season of Our Freedom” – we share a letter of the Rebbe explaining the true meaning of freedom and liberation. Using the analogy from nature and its categories of plants animal and humans – the true meaning of freedom becomes clear.
Weekly Letter: Long and Happy Days and Years
In his letter, the Rebbe explains the meaning of the time-honored traditional blessing we give a person on the occasion of a birthday, that of “long and happy days and years” – where he expands on the double blessing contained within it and on the true measure of time.
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