Letters From the Rebbe - Personal and public correspondence of the Rebbe

This letter was addressed to R. Shmuel Karakovsky, a philanthropist who donated the money to pay for the publication of the biography of the Rebbe Maharash.

Directives for the Lubavitch community in Paris

Tuesday, July 15, 1947 - Tammuz 27, 5707

Letter No. 273:

Concern for chassidim still in Russia

Tuesday, July 15, 1947 - Tammuz 27, 5707

Letter No. 272:

Solicitation of funds for Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch

Friday, July 11, 1947 - Tammuz 23, 5707

Letter No. 271:

Gratitude for efforts to obtain an immigration visa for the Rebbe’s mother

Wednesday, June 25, 1947 - Tammuz 7, 5707

Letter No. 270:

Instructions to the Lubavitch community in France after the Rebbe’s return to America from a visit in that country

Sunday, June 22, 1947 - Tammuz 4, 5707

Letter No. 269:

Details concerning caring for a certain chassid’s relatives in post-war Europe

Tuesday, April 29, 1947 - Iyar 9, 5707

Letter No. 268:

Instructions for the Beis Rivkah School for Girls in Paris

Thursday, February 20, 1947 - Shevat 30, 5707

Letter No. 266:

Whether a marriage partner is determined by Divine decree or man’s choice

Thursday, February 13, 1947 - Shevat 23, 5707

Letter No. 264:

A request for information concerning the Previous Rebbe’s daughter and son-in-law who perished in the Holocaust

Wednesday, February 12, 1947 - Shevat 22, 5707

Letter No. 263:

Solicitation of donations for printing chassidic texts

Thursday, January 02, 1947 - Tevet 10, 5707

Letter No. 261:

Communication regarding the Rebbe’s mother; books sent for Lubavitch refugees in Europe; the significance of the name Naftali

Tuesday, December 31, 1946 - Tevet 8, 5707

Letter No. 260:

Explanation with regard to Yaakov sending Yehudah to establish a yeshivah in Egypt

Tuesday, December 31, 1946 - Tevet 8, 5707

Letter No. 259:

The importance of eagerness in the observance of the mitzvos

Thursday, December 19, 1946 - Kislev 26, 5707

Letter No. 258:

The Greek’s Motive in Making the Oil for the Menorah Impure

Tuesday, December 17, 1946 - Kislev 24, 5707

Letter No. 257

Interrelation between bitachon, efforts to make medium for His blessings; analysis of statements regarding Egyptians’ seizure of Sarah

Monday, November 25, 1946 - Kislev 2, 5707

Letter No. 256:

Blessings for settling in Eretz Yisrael

Sunday, November 03, 1946 - Cheshvan 9, 5707

Letter No. 255:

Advice concerning obtaining a visa to immigrate to the U.S: 33

Saturday, October 12, 1946 - Tishrei 17, 5707

Letter No. 253:

The Rebbe’s inquiries concerning his father’s last days

Letter No. 252:

Rosh HaShanah blessings

Letter No. 251:

Rosh HaShanah blessings; an expression of thanks for printing Jewish texts

Wednesday, September 25, 1946 - Elul 29, 5706

Letter No. 250:

Rosh HaShanah blessings; the significance of Rosh HaShanah being the anniversary of man’s creation

Monday, September 23, 1946 - Elul 27, 5706

Letter No. 249:

An appeal for funds to publish a chassidic text; the spiritual counterpart of offering bikkurim, first fruits

Sunday, September 08, 1946 - Elul 12, 5706

Letter No. 248:

Directives to a chassid

Tuesday, September 03, 1946 - Elul 7, 5706

Letter No. 247:

Bar mitzvah blessings; instructions concerning the Lubavitch community in Jerusalem

Monday, September 02, 1946 - Elul 6, 5706

Letter No. 246:

Raising money for the publication of chassidic texts; the positive value of the publication of such texts

Tuesday, August 13, 1946 - Av 16, 5706

Letter No. 245:

Explanations concerning ch. 32 of Tanya

Wednesday, August 07, 1946 - Av 10, 5706

Letter No. 244:

Blessings for redemption of a firstborn; the importance of saving G-d’s firstborn (the Jewish people) from assimilation

Sunday, July 21, 1946 - Tammuz 22, 5706

Letter No. 242:

The phases of a person’s Divine service preparing for and following marriage

Friday, July 19, 1946 - Tammuz 20, 5706

Letter No. 241*:

Instructions concerning the Lubavitch community in Jerusalem

Friday, July 19, 1946 - Tammuz 20, 5706

Letter No. 241:

Thanks to supporters Keren HaMitzvos, spiritual assistance refugees from WWII; expunging counterpart to impurity associated with death

Friday, July 12, 1946 - Tammuz 13, 5706

Letter No. 240:

Raising money for the publication of chassidic texts

Thursday, July 04, 1946 - Tammuz 5, 5706

Letter No. 239:

Giving tzedakah at night

Thursday, July 04, 1946 - Tammuz 5, 5706

Letter No. 238:

Publisher’s Foreword

Rosh HaShanah blessings

Thursday, September 22, 1949 - Elul 28, 5709

Letter No. 529:

The revelation of the motivating rationales for the Torah

Thursday, September 22, 1949 - Elul 28, 5709

Letter No. 528:

The concept that the initial tzimtzum should not be interpreted as a withdrawal of G dliness

Wednesday, September 21, 1949 - Elul 27, 5709

Letter No. 527:

Rosh HaShanah blessings; the significance of Rosh HaShanah being “the head of the year”

Tuesday, September 20, 1949 - Elul 26, 5709

Letter No. 525:

In anticipation of the coming year, I would like to convey my wishes that you and your entire household be blessed with a kesivah vechasimah tovah for a good and sweet year in all matters.

Rosh HaShanah blessings; the significance of Rosh HaShanah falling on Shabbos

Friday, September 16, 1949 - Elul 22, 5709

Letter No. 524:

A kuntreis for Rosh HaShanah; the significance of Rosh HaShanah falling on Shabbos

Thursday, September 15, 1949 - Elul 21, 5709

Letter No. 523:

A kuntreis for Chai Elul

Monday, August 22, 1949 - Av 27, 5709

Letter No. 520:

Instructions to a chassid in Jerusalem; the significance of the month of Elul

Monday, August 22, 1949 - Av 27, 5709

Letter No. 518: