Episodes
The Rebbe responds to a woman with a severe aversion to social situations and explains to her that every person, without exception, can only function properly within the society of other human beings.
Published 04/03/23
Published 04/03/23
The Rebbe tells a young man who has begun to study full time in yeshiva that dedicating a period of one's life exclusively to Torah study is the best preparation for a successful life.
Published 04/03/23
The Rebbe gives a new perspective to a young man who complains that his peers who are not religious seem to be more successful in life than him.
Published 03/30/23
The Rebbe gives advice to a mother who experiences pervasive, unwanted thoughts about calamity and disaster.
Published 03/29/23
The Rebbe encourages a father who has recently committed to grow a beard and advises him not to be intimidated by scoffers.
Published 03/28/23
The Rebbe gives advice to a young woman who finds it difficult to make friends in her new seminary.
Published 03/27/23
In a public letter to all Jews everywhere, the Rebbe explains one of the messages of Pesach: in a short amount of time one can experience a radical transformation from one extreme to the other.
Published 03/27/23
In the first letter, the Rebbe responds to artist Meir Ben Uri's critiques of the cover art of the Talks and Tales monthly magazine. In the second letter, the Rebbe explains to a mother why true Jewish education must continue after bar mitzvah.
Published 03/24/23
The Rebbe encourages a teacher of agriculture to appreciate the importance of his job.
Published 03/23/23
A letter to Rabbi Yechiel Michel Dabruskin encouraging him to continue his work with Rumanian immigrants. Rather than viewing this as a burden, he should see this as an opportunity to help himself by helping others.
Published 03/22/23
To someone complaining of pain in his feet, the Rebbe recommends a specific spiritual path to healing.
Published 03/21/23
The Rebbe guides a teacher regarding a student whose mother is complaining about his refusal to partake in sports and other physical activities.
Published 03/20/23
The Rebbe urges Israeli politician, Eliezer Livneh, to take the initiative to introduce a more religious tone to his new organization.
Published 03/19/23
The Rebbe helps a young man overcome his feelings of failure and guilt so that he can move on and plan a future for himself. The Rebbe writes to the administration of the Chabad yeshiva in Montreal on the occasion of the yearly fundraising event and explains to them the eternal and enduring role of Moshe Rabeinu.
Published 03/17/23
The Rebbe comforts a couple who lost their son and gives them direction on how to best benefit the departed's soul.
Published 03/16/23
A newly observant yeshiva student complains that his current yeshiva is not living up to his expectations and says he wants to leave. The Rebbe gives him another way of looking at things.
Published 03/15/23
The Rebbe responds to a woman who says that her life has never been good and she therefore expects that it will never be good.
Published 03/14/23
The Rebbe writes to a mother about her dilemma over whether to give her children food that may not be up to her usual standards of kashrus.
Published 03/13/23
The Rebbe writes to an Israeli judge about the secret to reaching the younger generation in Israel. Even when Jews have been uprooted from their tradition, the connection to Judaism is still present inside of their souls.
Published 03/12/23
Two letters are learned in this class. First, the Rebbe responds to a rabbi who has chosen to leave his congregation and explains to him that one is not allowed to merely do what is best for oneself while neglecting the community. In the second letter, the Rebbe speaks about the importance of telling every Jew you meet, without exception, about the importance of going to the Ohel.
Published 03/10/23
The Rebbe writes to Louis Finkelstein of the Jewish Theological Seminary about the need for every individual to fully use their G-d-given potentials to have a positive effect on the world and, in his specific case, to use his influence to introduce more practical observance of mitzvos among his movement.
Published 03/09/23
In response to someone who says that he is afraid to identify as Chabad because he does not want to have to learn chasidus, the Rebbe gives several reasons why the letter writer should reconsider his apprehension.
Published 03/08/23
Joy is one of the most important ways of serving Hashem. The need to do teshuvah to repair past wrongs is no exception, for even that must be done joyfully.
Published 03/07/23