Essay 8

I have heard with foreboding and am deeply grieved that G-d's people are preventing him who yearns for the life and longevity of all our brethren, from leading the service in this small sanctuary of our confreres. Our Sages of blessed memory, declare, &qu...

Word had evidently reached the Alter Rebbe that the Chasidim of a certain synagogue did not permit a worshipper who would pray at length to lead the services because some individual there was pressed for time. In this letter of admonition, the Alter Rebbe...

The Key to Longevity: The unjust removal of a chazan from his positio

The Key to Longevity: The unjust removal of a chazan from his position