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

The importance of using the summer as a time for “strengthening the body,” and “strengthening the soul”

Thursday, July 06, 1950 - Tammuz 21, 5710

Letter No. 646:

One should seek out opportunities to inspire others coming to vacation in your place or surroundings to Torah study, Divine service, and deeds of kindness, each person according to his own situation.

Guidance for a chassid regarding the purchase of a home

Thursday, July 06, 1950 - Tammuz 21, 5710

Letter No. 645:

A chassid’s efforts to bind himself with the Rebbe Rayatz as a medium for blessing and success

Wednesday, July 05, 1950 - Tammuz 20, 5710

Letter No. 644:

Not to be discouraged when it appears that one’s efforts with others are apparently having only minimal effects

Tuesday, July 04, 1950 - Tammuz 19, 5710

Letter No. 643:

Acknowledge efforts to assist Lubavitch N. Africa; positive virtue of eagerness; catalysts to hasten Mashiach; tzedakah at night

Thursday, June 29, 1950 - Tammuz 14, 5710

Letter No. 642:

Blessings for Yud-Beis Tammuz; advice to a chassid not to spend time improving his knowledge of English

Monday, June 26, 1950 - Tammuz 11, 5710

Letter No. 641:

“Remember we are the Rebbe’s men & ask ourselves questions: Is the Rebbe happy with the manner which I am conducting myself?...

Thursday, June 22, 1950 - Tammuz 7, 5710

Letter No. 640:

Birthday blessings for a young man

Sunday, June 18, 1950 - Tammuz 3, 5710

Letter No. 639:

Continuing one’s activities as they were performed during the lifetime of the Rebbe Rayatz

Sunday, June 18, 1950 - Tammuz 3, 5710

Letter No. 638:

Spreading the teachings associated with Yud-Beis Tammuz outward, even to those who “merely bear the name ‘Jew’”

Sunday, June 18, 1950 - Tammuz 3, 5710

Letter No. 637:

The Haftorah to be read when Rosh Chodesh Av falls on Shabbos

Sunday, June 18, 1950 - Tammuz 3, 5710

Letter No. 636:

The definition of the uniqueness of a Rebbe as a Nasi

Sunday, June 18, 1950 - Tammuz 3, 5710

Letter No. 635:

Instructions concerning the establishment of educational programs for Jewish children in North Africa

Thursday, June 15, 1950 - Sivan 30, 5710

Letter No. 634*:

Vital importance of establishing educational programs for immigrant children in Eretz Yisrael & for Jewish children in the U.S.

Wednesday, June 14, 1950 - Sivan 29, 5710

Letter No. 634:

Bonding to Rebbe Rayatz accepting portion of financial responsibility for the institutions, support which the Rebbe Rayatz had taken

Wednesday, June 14, 1950 - Sivan 29, 5710

Letter No. 633:

Blessings for a wedding; choosing the time for a wedding; putting on Rabbeinu Tam’s tefillin

Sunday, June 04, 1950 - Sivan 19, 5710

Letter No. 632:

Instructions to a shliach regarding certain matters

Wednesday, June 07, 1950 - Sivan 22, 5710

Letter No. 631:

A series of directives to the Rabbi of Kfar Chabad; blessings for his seventieth birthday

Tuesday, June 06, 1950 - Sivan 21, 5710

Letter No. 630:

An invitation to participate in a meeting on behalf of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch

Monday, June 05, 1950 - Sivan 20, 5710

Letter No. 629:

The importance of following a doctor’s advice

Sunday, June 04, 1950 - Sivan 19, 5710

Letter No. 628:

The effect of the blessings of the Rebbe Rayatz even after his passing

Sunday, June 04, 1950 - Sivan 19, 5710

Letter No. 627:

The importance of spreading Jewish practice and Jewish education in the immigrant camps after the Holocaust

Sunday, June 04, 1950 - Sivan 19, 5710

Letter No. 626:

Advice for a woman for whom conception is dangerous

Sunday, June 04, 1950 - Sivan 19, 5710

Letter No. 625:

Encouragement to continue following path of the Rebbe Rayatz, by studying his teachings; private notes to certain individuals

Friday, June 02, 1950 - Sivan 17, 5710

Letter No. 624:

Blessings and suggestions for the establishment of the yeshivah in Sheparton, Australia

Wednesday, May 31, 1950 - Sivan 15, 5710

Letter No. 623:

Short notes critiquing a biography of the Baal Shem Tov

Monday, May 29, 1950 - Sivan 13, 5710

Letter No. 622:

[In your book,] there are almost no details about the hidden tzaddikim and [the conduct of] the Baal Shem Tov before he was revealed and, in particular, [his] interchange with R. Adam [Baal Shem] and his son, and other [details].

Assurance that the Rebbe Rayatz’s blessings will bear fruit

Monday, May 29, 1950 - Sivan 13, 5710

Letter No. 621*:

Instructions concerning beginning shlichus in North Africa and the establishment of educational programs for Jewish children there

Wednesday, May 24, 1950 - Sivan 8, 5710

Letter No. 621:

Taking action rather than worrying over difficulties

Sunday, May 21, 1950 - Sivan 5, 5710

Letter No. 620*:

Instructions concerning beginning shlichus in North Africa and the establishment of educational programs for Jewish children there

Friday, May 19, 1950 - Sivan 3, 5710

Letter No. 620: