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Epistle 8
Av 25
Epistle 8
Av 26
Epistle 8
Av 27
Epistle 8
Av 28
Epistle 9
Av 29
Epistle 9
Av 30
Epistle 16
Elul 22
Epistle 16
Elul 23
Epistle 21
Tishrei 13
Epistle 21
Tishrei 14
Epistle 30
Cheshvan 24
Epistle 32
Cheshvan 26
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 7
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 3 - Part 1
“Leaky” Charity: Why charity is the only mitzvah for which we are rewarded in this world
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 8
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 3 - Part 2
The Helmet atop G-d’s Head: Planting charity, reaping salvation
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 9
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 4 - Part 1
From the Depths of the Heart: A relationship with G-d that defies logic
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 10
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 4 - Part 2
Circumcising the Heart: What does it mean to circumcise the heart and who is meant to be the mohel?
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 11
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 4 - Part 3
Charity and Redemption: Why the sages say that we “will only be redeemed because of tzedakah”
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 12
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 4 - Part 4
Leading vs. Going: Where charity leads the heart
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 25
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 8 -Part 1
Plant Charity and Harvest Salvation: Why it is important to give charity before prayer
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 26
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 8 - Part 2
Quantum Results: When “measure for measure” doesn’t measure up
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 27
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 8 - Part 3
The Theory of Planting: When a small investment yields a quantum gain
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 28
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 8 - Part 4
Planting Seeds On High: The special effect of giving charity to the poor in Israel
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 29
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 9 - Part 1
Planting Seeds On High: The special effect of giving charity to the poor in Israel
Let’s Talk Tanya: Av 30
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 9 - Part 2
The Alter Rebbe’s Wake-Up Call: A new perspective on money and charity
Let’s Talk Tanya: Elul 22
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 16 - Part 1
Charity During Challenging Financial Times: When do your needs take precedence over another’s?
Let’s Talk Tanya: Elul 23
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 16 - Part 2
Beyond the Letter of the Charity Law: 5 reasons to give even when one is not required to give
Let’s Talk Tanya: Tishrei 13
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 21 - Part 1
The Power of Zerizus: What was so great about the test of the Akeidah?
Let’s Talk Tanya: Tishrei 14
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 21 - Part 2
The Benefit of a Tzedakah Payment Plan: When more of less is better than less of more
Let’s Talk Tanya: Cheshvan 24
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 30
A Divine Check-In: What happens when you miss a day in shul?
Let’s Talk Tanya: Cheshvan 26
Igeret HaKodesh: Epistle 32
An Ode to Fundraisers: Inspiring the Inspirers
Coins to Children
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Coins to Children
On his way to visit the resting place of his father-in-law and predecessor, the Rebbe distributes coins to children to be given for charity.
Charity Begins at the Bank
“By offering a special discount to anyone opening a charity account, you will provide an incentive for people to do so faster.”
Charity for All
Video | 1:16
Charity for All
You should encourage everyone you encounter at the hospital to give charity. There is an opinion in the Talmud that the non-Jews are also obligated in this commandment.
A Higher Form of Giving
When the Jewish people returned from their exile in Babylon, there was a shortage of wood for the altar in the Holy Temple.
Coins for Charity
Video | 1:40
Coins for Charity
Vintage footage of the Rebbe distributing coins to be given to charity on his way into the Synagogue (Sivan, 5740 - May, 1980).
Charity Begins at Home
Each year, in the days around the holiday of Shavuos, the Rebbe would deliver a special address to members of the N’shei Chabad Women’s group. Here, we present an excerpt from the Rebbe’s talk at this gathering in 1991.
If You Really Cared
In a culture of “live and let live” you might convince yourself that another person’s religious commitments are none of your business. But ask yourself what you’d do if you truly cared about your fellow’s welfare. And why should someone’s spiritual needs be any less important than their physical needs.
Chabad Rabbi Give His Shoes to a Needy Man on the NYC Subway
Rabbi Gabi Benayon saw a man on the New York Subway that needed shoes. So he decided to do something!
The Anonymous Man’s Last Act
Rabbi Avraham Somechi, a great man who was little known, was killed sanctifying G-d’s name.
Can Spiritual be Immoral?
Is being "spiritual" the same as being G-dly? Spirituality is a human impulse not a divine one.
Love in the Details
A beautiful story about an embarrassed woman in the supermarket teaches us how to love one another.
Maimonides on Equality and the Problem of Expensive Tastes
To what degree should markets be regulated? To what degree must the community cater to the needs of the destitute? These questions are already debated in the Talmud. An interesting ruling by Maimonides, together with Philip Wexler's recent discussion of the Rebbe's concept of "reciprocity," offers new perspective on contemporary debates about the meaning of equality.