The Rebbe expresses surprise at the custom of voluntary fasting, urging instead the Baal Shem Tov’s approach of serving Hashem with health and joy. He recommends replacing fasts with refraining from idle talk or indulgent foods, following the advice of the Rebbe Maharash, and suggests a hatarat neder if the practice was repeated.
https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/009/5489

The Rebbe expresses surprise at the custom of voluntary fasting, urging instead the Baal Shem Tov’s approach of serving Hashem with health and joy. He recommends replacing fasts with refraining from idle talk or indulgent foods, following the advice of the Rebbe Maharash, and suggests a hatarat neder if the practice was repeated. https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/015/009/5489

5489 - Fasting Practices and Chassidic Guidance

To date there are 30 volumes of the Rebbe’s correspondence (Igros Kodesh) that have been published. In the Rebbe's correspondence one sees his scholarship, concern for every individual, and the communal projects which he pioneered. This podcast is a recording from our daily studies in these letters.

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5489 - Fasting Practices and Chassidic Guidance

5489 - Fasting Practices and Chassidic Guidance