Weekly Letter: Why The Holocaust?

In his letter to one questioning the holocaust – why did G-d permit it to take place – the Rebbe shares some preliminary basic thoughts to keep in mind before delving into the question: Creation of the world with a purpose, capacities to carry out the purpose and the Divine design revealed in Torah.

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In a breaking release, a newspaper clipping has been discovered showing that the Frierdiker Rebbe opened a Yeshiva in 1925 in Leningrad with the government’s permission. As part of the agreement with the government, he agreed to teach communism at the Yeshiva for three hours a week. If communism was actually taught is not known.