The Rebbe explains what it requires for the blessings of a Rebbe to be effective. Just as rain only makes things grow after plowing and planting, so must the recipient of a blessing make adequate preparations for the blessing to take hold.

The Rebbe outlines the program for a women's gathering to honor 10 Shvat, the yahrzeit of the Previous Rebbe.

The Rebbe responds to someone who wants to know how to get started carrying out Chabad outreach activities.

The Rebbe writes to a father about the efficacy of removing his son from his present school for health reasons.

The Rebbe addresses a woman's doubts about her ability to teach her young students.

The Rebbe writes to his relative Mrs. Devorah Leah Horenstein that nostalgia and memories must bring to practical action.

In the second letter of a double class (see previous episode), the Rebbe disagrees with a mother who claims to have no "mazal" in life at all. The Rebbe's proofs are taken straight from the woman's own letter.

The Rebbe writes to a group of young women and protests the self-deprecating manner in which they describe themselves.

The Rebbe writes to a mashgiach in the Toras Emes yeshiva in Jerusalem about the importance of educating students beyond their academic studies.

The Rebbe asks someone who deals with Israeli soldiers if he can encourage them to correspond with him.