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Sunday, January 29, 1961 - Shevat 12, 5721
Are we subject merely to this physical reality, or could it really be that there is a deeper, more spiritual factor actually affecting our daily lives?
Thursday, March 04, 1971 - Adar 7, 5731
How important is Chassid wisdom. Isn’t it just a mystical perspective?
Monday, September 01, 1969 - Elul 18, 5729
Pre-Rosh Hashsanah 5730 [1969]
Rosh Hashana means the beginning (head) of the year (creation). If so, why is it celebrated on the anniversary of the sixth day of creation and not on the first?
Monday, March 14, 1977 - Adar 24, 5737
The similarities between Judaism’s and the military’s basic precepts, and how we apply them in our daily lives.
Thursday, June 16, 1983 - Tammuz 5, 5743
If death brings the soul back to its source in heaven, what then is purpose of mourning?
A tree without firm roots can be uprooted in the winds and its fruit scattered. Like a tree, man too needs strong roots, which in effect lead to bearing good fruit.
Wednesday, September 02, 1964 - Elul 25, 5724
If G-d knows it all, do we honestly have freedom of choice?
Monday, March 13, 1978 - Adar II 4, 5738
Has the Torah become outdated that we must now modernize it?
Sunday, September 01, 1957 - Elul 5, 5717
The role of the Jewish people as a minority among the nations and that of an individual Jew in his enviroment. An objective survey on Jewish history proves that Jewish survival is based on the observance of Torah and Mitzvos.
Monday, February 01, 1971 - Shevat 6, 5731
How to reconcile what seems to be blind religious observance with fundamental rationalism.
Thursday, August 31, 1950 - Elul 18, 5710
On the threshold of the New Year, material and spiritual kindness opens the way for our Prayers – even the poor can benefit others.
Thursday, May 09, 1985 - Iyar 18, 5745
Whilst traveling through the desert the Jews quarreled frequently, yet when they came to Sinai they unified.
Wednesday, June 06, 1951 - Sivan 2, 5711
Is there a way for the finite creation to connect with the infinite creator? Yes. That is why G-d gave us the Torah.
Monday, January 01, 1962 - Tevet 25, 5722
Did we really need G-d to tell us not to murder and steal? The Rebbe asks us to take a deeper look at our assumptions about "simple human decency."
Friday, May 01, 1953 - Iyar 16, 5713
Time just marches on, and we can neither slow its march, nor speed it . . .
Sunday, December 08, 1974 - Kislev 24, 5735
The practical and deeper reasons we light the Shabbat candles.
Tuesday, May 19, 1970 - Iyar 13, 5730
If Rabbi Akiva’s motto was “Love your fellow as yourself,” why were his disciples disrespectful to one another?
Sunday, April 04, 1982 - Nissan 11, 5742
Our redemption from exile requires that every Jew should strive to reveal how we truly constitute one people, even while “scattered and dispersed among the nations.”
Saturday, March 20, 1982 - Adar 25, 5742
Every Jew is a complete world in himself. On the other hand, he is part of something greater.
Friday, October 22, 1976 - Tishrei 28, 5737
What we learn from the simple soldier, and how to apply those lessons to our daily lives.
Monday, November 25, 1974 - Kislev 11, 5735
A mystical take on money matters.
Monday, May 07, 1951 - Iyar 1, 5711
In the winter of our lives, it often seems that spring will never come . . .
Wednesday, September 20, 1978 - Elul 18, 5738
18th of Elul, 5738 [1978]
The purpose of a Jewish leap year and its connection with Teshuvah – returning to G-d
Monday, March 01, 1982 - Adar 6, 5742
A senator’s duties go far beyond normal government obligations
“Those who have a prominent position in the society have a greater responsibility to strengthen the moral fabric of the society by example and precept . . .”
Monday, March 27, 1961 - Nissan 10, 5721
The Mechitzah Partition
“It is a mistake to think that the Mechitzah is degrading to the honor or dignity of the Jewish woman . . .”
Thursday, May 04, 1961 - Iyar 18, 5721
The Rebbe explains what a lecturer’s focus should be on.
Tuesday, November 28, 1961 - Kislev 20, 5722
The Rebbe responds to a student who asked if he should transfer to a academy of higher Jewish learning.
Thursday, July 05, 1962 - Tammuz 3, 5722
The Rebbe responds to a Yeshivah student regarding why he cannot concentrate on his prayers and what he should do if he likes studying a certain subject more.
Tuesday, January 03, 1961 - Tevet 15, 5721
The Rebbe responds to a student who asks how he could influence others to grow in their Jewish observance.
Tuesday, February 28, 1961 - Adar 12, 5721
The Rebbe responds to a woman about rushing to purchase a home and what takes precedence: one’s health or one’s activism on behalf of others.
Wednesday, November 21, 1979 - Kislev 1, 5740
The Jewish nation is tiny compared to the rest of civilization. Should we be disheartened?
Friday, April 08, 1960 - Nissan 11, 5720
I received your letter, in which you write about your general daily program, for your own studies as well as with others, etc.
Monday, November 24, 1975 - Kislev 20, 5736
Could a person understand the digestive system without actually eating first?
Monday, March 13, 1961 - Adar 25, 5721
Is Freedom of Choice possible if G‑d knows everything that will happen?
Sunday, September 06, 1953 - Elul 26, 5713
First Day of Selichoth 5713 [1953]
It is significant that the anniversary of the Creation is not celebrated on the first day of Creation, but on the sixth, the day when Man was created.
Thursday, September 25, 1952 - Tishrei 6, 5713
The Ten Days of Teshuva is given to us to enable us to atone and repent for any wrong deeds accounted for during the previous year, and to better our way of life in the new year.
Wednesday, November 21, 1962 - Cheshvan 24, 5723
"The following is in reply to your request to state my views on the question of the Regents Prayer..."
Tuesday, October 22, 1963 - Cheshvan 4, 5724
"The way one begins the new year during the [Jewish] month of Tishrei, makes it easier to follow in this spirit throughout the year..."
Thursday, March 21, 1963 - Adar 25, 5723
Learning from the Baal Shem Tov
The importance of educating small children.
Friday, September 14, 1979 - Elul 22, 5739
"With regard to your writing about your feeling of depression..."
Thursday, March 13, 1952 - Adar 16, 5712
"You seem to be disturbed because you feel that you have not attained the proper level in Torah and Mitzvoth and cannot see the 'purpose,' which makes you downhearted..."
Thursday, March 25, 1982 - Nissan 1, 5742
One should not arrive at judgments on others in haste.
Monday, June 04, 1979 - Sivan 9, 5739
"You write about [a woman in your community], who would like to open a shop and, presumably, would want to manage it personally..."
Monday, June 04, 1979 - Sivan 9, 5739
"I note from your stationery that you are a chartered accountant, I want to call your attention to the well known teaching of our Sages, based on the principle of 'Know Him in all your ways...'"
Monday, April 14, 1969 - Nissan 26, 5729
The Rebbe advises a young woman regarding where she should pursue her higher education.
Monday, April 14, 1969 - Nissan 26, 5729
Which is the preferred Hebrew pronunciation, Ashkenazi, Sephardic or other?
Saturday, September 22, 1973 - Elul 25, 5733
The purpose of a Chassidic gathering is to encourage each other in Torah learning, the fulfillment of the Mitzvoth, and the spreading of Judaism in general.
Monday, June 11, 1956 - Tammuz 2, 5716
I received your letter in which you ask the question "if a soul has come back to earth several times to complete its duty here, when Messiah comes in which form will the soul come back?"
Monday, August 01, 1977 - Av 17, 5737
One of the obvious elements of the Prime Minister's visit is that it has demonstrated once again how vitally important it is for our people in the Holy Land to have strong and viable Jewish communities in the outside world.
Wednesday, December 01, 1971 - Kislev 13, 5732
In the world at large, there is no uniformity, but many differences, both external as well as internal. The same is true in regard to the destiny of the Jewish people, and its place in the family of nations.
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