The role of a Jewish school was once merely to ensure that a child become an educated Jew. Today, however, the school's purpose is far more basic than that, i.e. to see to it that the child remain within the fold of Judaism. Torah institutions must appeal to all kinds of Jews and it is not worth the risk of turning someone away by affiliating the school with anything connected to politics or partisanship.

Each one of us has a special mitzvah in which we are meant to shine more than others. One must be extra vigilant about this particular mitzvah and realize that the evil inclination will try to distract us from it even by getting us to do good things that are not our special mitzvah.

The Rebbe gives advice to Rabbi Herschel Shusterman a"h of Chicago about dealing with both youth and adults.

The Rebbe writes to a husband who blames his lack of spiritual growth on his wife. The Rebbe does not accept this excuse and implores him to resolve his own lack of clarity and then he will see that his wife is his greatest support.

In response to a woman who feared she was infertile, the Rebbe tells her to hold strong in her trust in Hashem and then calls upon her to actualize her potential to influence her surroundings.

This letter was written by the Rebbe to a young bride encouraging her to be an "early adopter" of certain chasidic customs including covering her hair with a "sheitel."

The inaugural class of a series on studying the published letters of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Rabbi Taub provides a brief background about the letters printed in Igros Kodesh and then studies one letter.

This letter was addressed to the men and boys of Kfar Chabad in Israel and discusses the need to balance chasidic fervor with attention to one's home life as well as how one can actually enhance the other.

Over the years, the Rebbe answered tens of thousands of letters, a portion of which are printed in the series known as Igros Kodesh. In these letters, we find a treasure trove of compassion, wisdom, faith, and practicality—but perhaps most importantly, a direct path to personal insight into the Rebbe's approach to a vast range of life's issues.

Join Rabbi Shais Taub together with people from all over the world in studying Thirty Letters in Thirty Days during the month leading up to the celebration of the Rebbe's 120th birthday on 11 Nissan.

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