The Rebbe writes to Rabbi Dober Baumgarten about using the days of Pesach to strengthen communal work and spread the wellsprings of Chassidus outward. He explains that joy breaks all barriers and clarifies the proper order of development: first a chasid, then yirei shamayim, and then a true scholar.

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The Rebbe responds to a man overwhelmed by financial pressure and declining health from long work hours. He first offers practical business guidance, then explains that true blessing comes through living according to Torah and beginning immediately with the mitzvah of tefillin.

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The Rebbe advises that, when possible, buying a home is preferable to renting, since the same payments build one’s own future instead of another’s. For specific choices, he directs the recipient to consult qualified experts, while continuing to grow in Yiddishkeit and spreading the wellsprings.

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The Rebbe asks for a full report from Rebbetzin Chaya Sara Hecht about the activities of N’shei u’Bnos Chabad in Chicago. He teaches that “in order” means constant growth, and that even summer vacation must become a season of stronger Yiddishkeit and meaningful progress.

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The Rebbe encourages a yeshivah leader in Melbourne to remain steadfast in the demanding mission of chinuch. He addresses practical questions in education and communal life, and teaches that opposition itself can become a source of greater strength and joy.

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The Rebbe advises whether to publish student lectures from the Yeshivas Erev graduation, weighing the benefits of motivation and healthy competition against possible drawbacks. He urges careful consultation, then blesses the recipient with success in Torah, Chassidus, prayer, and positive influence on others.

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In honor of the cornerstone ceremony for Tomchei Tmimim in Kfar Chabad, the Rebbe calls for complete participation—through wealth, effort, and personal sacrifice. Supporting Torah never diminishes a person; it enriches him materially, spiritually, and grants a share in the Torah learned by many.

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In this moving letter, the Rebbe combines expert medical guidance with timeless spiritual counsel. While encouraging consultation with leading specialists, he reminds the family that true healing comes from Hashem, and urges strengthening mitzvos, Taharas Hamishpachah, tefillin, mezuzos, and tzedakah as channels for blessing and salvation.

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The Rebbe encourages a yeshivah student who was strengthening himself in Yiddishkeit not to be discouraged by ups and downs. Inner struggle is part of growth, and every challenge is given according to one’s strength. The Rebbe urges him to study Tanya and blesses him for success in Torah with fear of Heaven.

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The Rebbe thanks Rabbi Yehoshua Nachum Goodman and his wife for the photo of their children and blesses them to raise them to Torah, marriage, and good deeds. He then explains that Pesach means freedom from all limitations, and through Torah each Jew is empowered to experience that liberation every single day.

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