Self Help

Rabbi Avraham Krishevsky lived in Betar Illit, Israel, where he was involved in the production of Tefillin. In this interview, he remembers a friend that he had in Crown Heights who spiraled into a life of drugs and other bad behavior. Unable to help him on his own, he succeeded in convincing his friend to write to the Rebbe. But the fellow had one condition: it couldn’t go through the Rebbe’s office; his letter could only be read by the Rebbe himself. (1980s)