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Sunday, September 03, 1961 - Elul 22, 5721
Have you ever regreted a good deed?
Wednesday, February 08, 1956 - Shevat 26, 5716
The Rebbe on literature, ulterior motive, and the Jewish soul
The man wagered that the Rebbe would never make a public fool of himself and announce his belief that the sun revolves around the earth...
Wednesday, September 14, 1955 - Elul 27, 5715
The Rebbe’s prescription for a troubled marriage
Monday, September 03, 1956 - Elul 27, 5716
If when taking stock of our lives the pile of wrongdoing seems higher than the pile of goodness, there's one critical factor we must take into account
Wednesday, March 20, 1957 - Adar II 17, 5717
There are certain things, wrote the Rebbe, for which a chassid simply does not have the time
Tuesday, May 06, 1952 - Iyar 11, 5712
When Jews are united as one body, a Jew in a free land can provide life to a Jew living under oppression
Tuesday, January 17, 1956 - Shevat 4, 5716
There were certain statements that the Rebbe could not, and would not, tolerate
This person had invited members of his community to a festive meal in his
home on Shavuot, to celebrate the completion of a Torah scroll which was
scheduled to be presented to the synagogue in the days following the festival.
In the course of the celebration, a young woman suddenly fell ill and died. The
distraught host wrote the Rebbe, seeking answers to his questions
Thursday, June 21, 1951 - Sivan 17, 5711
Clothes and linen, before we put them on, are clean and smoothlypressed—everything in its proper place. But after wearing them for a while, they become creased, dusty or stained.
Sunday, July 17, 1949 - Tammuz 20, 5709
Entering into the interior of the pharmacy, one notices a section marked: Warning! Deadly Poison! One may wonder, what is poison doing in a place designated for cures and balms?
One of the characteristics of the deer is that “its hide does not constrain its flesh.” In other words, the extremely taut skin of the deer does not inhibit its growth but, on the contrary, adapts itself and conforms to it.
Thursday, September 03, 1964 - Elul 26, 5724
In and of itself, the most apparent function of the commune is to equalize individuals of greater and lesser stature—something that runs contrary to human nature.
Wednesday, December 13, 1944 - Kislev 27, 5705
There is an element of that tumultous time that should be preserved..
To the Rebbe, all criticism was self-criticism. As he saw it, finding fault with others was simply an avoidance of one’s own responsibility to rectify whatever was amiss
As early as 1963, the Rebbe offered this analysis of the “return to roots” movement and proposed a plan of action.
When a Jew finds himself in a distant corner of the world, far from his homeland, far from any established Jewish community, this is certainly not by chance.
Saturday, September 25, 1971 - Tishrei 6, 5732
In Judaism, the deed is the primary thing. But sometimes the primary thing gets in the way.
Monday, April 25, 1955 - Iyar 3, 5715
Medical advice to a young educator
Friday, September 20, 1968 - Elul 27, 5728
Pre-Rosh Hashanah 5769 [1968]
On Rosh Hashanah, we reiterate our commitment to G-d as our king. But isn't kingship a metaphor whose time has passed?
Thursday, May 21, 1964 - Sivan 10, 5724
is more bearable--and its recovery more certain
Thursday, October 09, 1958 - Tishrei 25, 5719
If G-d trusts them, they have earned our respect
Thursday, August 22, 1963 - Elul 2, 5723
If the role of education is to civilize the human being, and if civilization is the subordination of the individual will to a higher authority, can there be such a thing as a wholly "secular" education?
Wednesday, October 07, 1953 - Tishrei 28, 5714
Mind and Heart, and where they converge.
Sunday, June 18, 1950 - Tammuz 3, 5710
The Rebbe describes the role of a Chabad leader in his own words.
Thursday, March 09, 1944 - Adar 14, 5704
A conversation in which the means are an end in themselves
Wednesday, June 18, 1952 - Sivan 25, 5712
Parallels that are worlds apart
Tuesday, March 29, 1955 - Nissan 6, 5715
Perfect harmony and full acceptance of a central authority might be the ideal, but ideals are usually the greatest obstacle in getting anything done
Tuesday, June 21, 1955 - Tammuz 1, 5715
Medical science discovers the soul
Wednesday, May 08, 1963 - Iyar 14, 5723
Can there be such a thing as an outraged atheist?
Sunday, January 21, 1962 - Shevat 16, 5722
What an education can and cannot do
Sunday, December 20, 1953 - Tevet 14, 5714
In Torah, as in nature, there are exoteric and esoteric forces; one hundred and ninety-eight years ago, one of the latter electrified Jewish life
Sunday, May 17, 1959 - Iyar 9, 5719
Pain, gain and their rate of return
Sunday, March 22, 1959 - Adar II 12, 5719
If he needn't actually do anything, what's the honor?
Thursday, March 08, 1951 - Adar I 30, 5711
How does a painting compel us to see its subject in a new light? And how is this to be applied to the art of life? A letter to a depressed artist
Sunday, July 08, 1951 - Tammuz 4, 5711
There is more to a journey than its destination, insisted the Rebbe in this characteristic letter, written several months after his official assumption of the leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch
Thursday, November 15, 1962 - Cheshvan 18, 5723
In addition to my letter of yesterday's date, which was confined to a purely scientific discussion, it is this second letter which will express my real approach to you, the Torah approach of one Jew to another
Monday, September 28, 1959 - Elul 25, 5719
25th of Elul, 5719 [1959]
Needless to say, before a man sets out to conquer the world, he must first conquer himself, through the subjugation of the "earthly" and "beastly" in his own nature...
Before Rosh Hashanah of 5729 [1968]
When a person who has been conditioned to totalitarianism accepts something unquestioningly, this does not constitute an unequivocal acceptance; for he is accustomed to being told what to do...
Tuesday, May 12, 1964 - Sivan 1, 5724
Thursday, January 30, 1964 - Shevat 16, 5724
A Shavuot Message
Sunday, May 22, 1955 - Sivan 1, 5715
A Shavuot Message
In our religious and spiritual life, also, we have the seasons and festivals which recur year after year . . .
A Shavuot Message
The Israelites understood that there could be no real freedom -- freedom from any fear of oppression by others, and freedom from one's own evil inclinations -- except through laws of justice and righteousness.
A Letter from the Rebbe to Children
The Rebbe responds to a Charitable Foundation
In a series of letters, the Rebbe gives advice to a foundation on how to properly distribute funds for Jewish education.
If only one common factor is found, then there can be no doubt that this is the only basis of the survival.
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