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I Will Write It In Their Hearts - Volume 4 A Treasury of Letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson Selections from Igros Kodesh Translated by: Rabbi Eli Touger Published and copyright © by Sichos In English (718) 778-5436 • info@SichosInEnglish.org • FAX (718) 735-4139 Add to Shopping Cart | Buy this now |
- Publisher's Foreword
- Acknowledgment of a supporter’s appreciation; the analogue of a chain reaction in Jewish communal work
- The halachic validity of machine-made tzitzis
- The recitation of Morning Blessings despite the fact that one has not slept
- The recitation by the congregation of the additions made to the Shemoneh Esreh during the Days of Awe
- The importance of dedicating texts of Chassidus on behalf of relatives
- Mourning Customs
- Some Yom Kippur customs; why the Tanya does not mention bashfulness when speaking of the good character traits that are naturally found within the Jewish people
- The distribution of chassidic texts; a request for stories regarding chassidim of the earlier generations
- Instructions regarding the printing of texts of Chassidus in post-war Germany
- Instructions to a chassid in Jerusalem
- Several points regarding the Rebbe Rashab’s maamarim and letters
- Instructions to a chassid in Eretz Yisrael
- Instructions to a chassid in Montreal regarding the Rebbe’s relatives
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- A progress report on several Lubavitch publications
- The Alter Rebbe’s study of Tanya
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- Instructions to a chassid in Jerusalem
- Encouragement to give maamad, donations from chassidim to the Rebbe
- A request to convey a letter to a Rabbinic writer
- The prohibition against using a microphone on Shabbos and festivals; the need to emphasize this prohibition; the importance of referring to the responsa of the Tzemach Tzedek
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- Divine providence affecting all creations; adding aliyos on Shabbos; hiskashrus to the Rebbe by following his customs
- An explanation of the different levels within the light that precedes the tzimtzum; levels in the downward progression of intellect
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- Instructions regarding the printing of texts of Chassidus in post-war Germany
- Publicizing the division of the study of the Talmud
- Publicizing the division of the study of the Talmud
- The apparent contradiction between G-d’s omniscience and man’s free choice
- The differences between the description of G-d as “forgiving” sin and “suppressing” sin
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- The Alter Rebbe’s desire for there to be a Lubavitch corner in every Jewish community; the apparent contradiction between G-d’s omniscience and man’s free choice
- Instructions to a chassid in France
- Engagement blessings; the need to break the cycle of complacency and begin outreach activities in earnest; the importance of connecting Jews with the Previous Rebbe
- The need to proceed with our spiritual tasks without rationalizing our failures
- An explanation of Rabbah’s statement cited at the beginning of Tanya: “I, for example, am a beinoni.”
- Several points regarding an anthology of proverbs and adages of our Sages’ statements
- An explanation of the array of the Sefiros; an explanation of the spiritual implications of the statement “He is not a man that He would reconsider”; why an answer from the Previous Rebbe was conveyed without delay
- The importance of dedicating texts of Chassidus on behalf of relatives; the fusion of the most elevated spiritual concepts with the details of everyday life
- The need for Lubavitch Rabbis to assist in fundraising for Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch
- A learned discussion of the Tzemach Tzedek’s ruling concerning the omission of Mizmor LeSodah on the day preceding Pesach and other particulars concerning his responsa
- An explanation of the Alter Rebbe’s statements in Iggeres HaTeshuvah that when undertaking a private fast, one may also eat a small amount in the three hours before sunrise; the custom of reciting the psalm Mizmor Shir LeYom HaShabbos twice on Friday night
- Instructions to a chassid in Jerusalem
- Instructions regarding the printing of texts of Chassidus in post-war Germany
- Several points regarding an anthology of proverbs and adages of our Sages’ statements
- Sending a picture of the Previous Rebbe as a gift to a supporter; the inspiration one receives from seeing the image of a tzaddik
- Blessings for a dedicated supporter
- The need for Lubavitch Rabbis to assist in fundraising for Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- A request for stories regarding chassidim of the earlier generations
- The division of the study of the Talmud; using an agent to receive a get
- The need to break the cycle of complacency and begin outreach activities in earnest
- Encouragement to collect maamad; the need for sincere outreach efforts
- Explanations regarding kabbalistic levels cited in Chassidus
- The need for a shaliach to be active in his place of shlichus
- The need for Lubavitch Rabbis to assist in fundraising for Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs
- Wedding blessings to a chassid for his daughter
- Notification regarding letters from Machne Israel
- A request for letters from the Rebbe Rashab and information regarding his maamarim
- Explanations on the Tanya by chassidim of the previous generations
- Making beginning steps in the study of Chassidus
- The translation of the Memoirs of the Previous Rebbe
- Blessings for the Pesach holiday; the concept that the heavenly spheres are masters of knowledge
- Instructions to a chassid in France
- The significance of the month of Iyar
- Lag BaOmer and the revelation of pnimiyus haTorah
- Reviewing maamarim publicly; the tallis katan which the Jews wore during the time they wandered in the desert
- The Lag BaOmer holiday
- A request for assistance in fund-raising efforts
- An explanation of the death of Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai on Lag BaOmer
- Lessons that can be learned from stories about hidden tzaddikim
- Texts of Chassidus sent to a follower
- An analysis of the passage (Bava Basra 147a): “If the holiday of Shavuos is a clear day (without clouds), sow wheat”
- Encouragement not to postpone one’s spiritual tasks
- An analysis of the advice Achitophel gave his sons before his passing (Bava Basra 147a)
- Encouragement to a chassid to begin working on behalf of Merkos L’Inyonei Chinuch
- The need for spiritual outreach
- Encouragement to a supporter to pay his pledge
- A request for assistance in fund-raising efforts
- Blessings to a chassid for setting up home in a new setting; the Counting of the Omer and the observance of Shavuos when a person crosses the International Date Line
- The study of pagan knowledge; why the Alter Rebbe cites Rambam and Ramban as examples when discussing the study of secular knowledge
- Blessings to a chassid for setting up home in a new setting
- Instructions to a chassid concerning the initial stages of activity in a new environment
- Instructions to a chassid in Jerusalem
- Instructions to a chassid in Chicago
- The need for outreach activities
- Thankful acknowledgment to a chassid for sending his memoirs; the Alter Rebbe and Reb Hillel of Paritch; renewal in Torah study
- Acknowledging a miracle that happened to one’s Rebbe
- The concept that the initial tzimtzum should not be interpreted as a withdrawal of G-dliness; the nature of the kav; when an orphan should begin putting on tefillin; whether the recitation of the expression B’rich Rachmana satisfies one’s obligation to recite the Grace After Meals; reciting Amen after blessings recited by children being trained to observe mitzvos; pronouncing G-d’s name while teaching students beyond the age of majority; permission for a child to hold a Torah scroll; the recitation of the Thirteen Attributes of Mercy when praying alone; the recitation of the half-Kaddish that follows the reading of the Torah in the afternoon service on Shabbos; the importance of the attribute of zeal
- When the request Yehi Ratzon over the apple should be recited on Rosh HaShanah
- Learning a lesson in our Divine service from everything we see or hear; lessons that can be learned from a pharmacy
- The required measure for washing one’s hands on Tishah BeAv and on Yom Kippur; interruptions during Pesukei DeZimrah; the recitation of the passage B’rich Shmei before taking out the Torah
- The value of sending photographs of the chassidim to the Rebbe
- Instructions to a shaliach in England
- A request for information regarding the Previous Rebbe’s daughter and her husband, who perished in the Holocaust
- Instructions to a chassid in Jerusalem
- Notes to the Tanya
- Not to be depressed over difficulties in outreach work; the counterpart to building the Beis HaMikdash in our Divine service
- Concerns which prevented the Rebbe from answering his correspondence
- Instructions to a chassid in Jerusalem; the significance of the month of Elul
- A kuntreis for Chai Elul
- A kuntreis for Rosh HaShanah; the significance of Rosh HaShanah falling on Shabbos
- Rosh HaShanah blessings; the significance of Rosh HaShanah falling on Shabbos
- Rosh HaShanah blessings; the significance of Rosh HaShanah being “the head of the year”
- The concept that the initial tzimtzum should not be interpreted as a withdrawal of G-dliness
- The revelation of the motivating rationales for the Torah
- Rosh HaShanah blessings
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