Posts by: Shais Taub

Connecting to a Loved One Who Has Passed Away

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The Rebbe comforts a couple who lost their son and gives them direction on how to best benefit the departed's soul.

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Letter A:Overcoming Feelings of Failure & Guilt / Letter B: Moshe's Eternal Influence

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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.

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Vayekhel-Pekudei: Group or Individual

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The paradox of this week’s double Torah portion teaches us how to make great groups and great individuals.

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A Politician's Spiritual Opportunity

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The Rebbe urges Israeli politician, Eliezer Livneh, to take the initiative to introduce a more religious tone to his new organization.

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A Yeshiva Student and Playing Sports

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The Rebbe guides a teacher regarding a student whose mother is complaining about his refusal to partake in sports and other physical activities.

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Lesson 63—Text Based Tanya

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Continuing Ch. 37 and the explanation of how our physical mitzvos transform the world. We come to understand that the soul did not come to this world for its own fixing but rather to fix the world. We also learn why tzedaka is the quintessential mitzvah.

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Vayikra: Spiritual Psychology of the Sin Offering

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Why does the Torah require one to bring a sin offering for an inadvertent sin? What is the point of atoning for something that was an accident? The answer can only be understood by first explaining the Torah's view on our subconscious motives.

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Spiritual Remedy for Foot Pain

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To someone complaining of pain in his feet, the Rebbe recommends a specific spiritual path to healing.

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Helping Others Makes You Healthier

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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.

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A Teacher's Influence as a Role Model

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The Rebbe encourages a teacher of agriculture to appreciate the importance of his job.

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Letter A: Message of a Cover / Letter B: Bar Mitzvah Is Only the Beginning

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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.

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Vayikra: Give Your Gift

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We must express all of our potentials and use them to serve Hashem.

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