The Rebbe responds to concerns about his wife’s health, suggesting consulting a general physician who can review all prior opinions and provide an overall plan for care, diet, and routine, expressing hope that healing will come through the right doctor.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/005_igros_kodesh/003_kislev/1266

The Rebbe responds to concerns about troubling dreams, advising checking mezuzos, seeking forgiveness for any hurt caused, giving tzedaka, and reading passages from the Rebbe Rayatz’s memoirs before bedtime, expressing confidence that these steps will bring relief and peace.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/005_igros_kodesh/003_kislev/1265

The Rebbe sends a booklet for Yud-Tes Kislev and discusses how to organize farbrengens, weighing wider reach versus deeper impact. He suggests gatherings in multiple locations the first night and a united farbrengen the next, stressing practical resolutions in Torah and ahavas Yisrael.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/005_igros_kodesh/003_kislev/1264

The Rebbe addresses whether to continue working as a sofer, urging generous tzedaka to draw blessing. He offers guidance to overcome forgetfulness and emphasizes fixed daily study of pnimiyus haTorah as the foundation for success in learning and action.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/016/003/5932

The Rebbe responds to the committee’s report on the gemach, emphasizing that loving one’s fellow and acts of kindness are central to serving G-d, especially in the era before redemption. He connects their work to Yud–Yud Tes Kislev and to hastening the Geulah.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/016/003/5931

The Rebbe advises focusing on what truly matters in shidduchim, recognizing human imperfection, and avoiding overemphasis on secondary traits. He cautions against self-driven motivations in major decisions and offers blessings for success and a fitting match.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/016/003/5930

The account describes how the Alter Rebbe’s imprisonment ended once the Heavenly opposition to spreading Chassidus was removed, leading to a new era of deeper, clearer teachings. Each year on Yud-Tes Kislev this spiritual light reawakens, marking the “Rosh Hashanah of Chassidus.”

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/005_igros_kodesh/003_kislev/1263

The Rebbe urges her to resume and complete her studies to become a certified teacher or preschool educator. This brings both personal benefit and better livelihood long-term. With sincere effort and guidance from trusted local friends, she will surely succeed.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/016/003/5929

The Rebbe explains that the proper time for a Bar Mitzvah celebration is indicated in Zohar Chadash. If one wishes to celebrate earlier for any reason, it is acceptable—provided it increases the boy’s Torah study and mitzvah observance, thereby strengthening Jewish practice.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/016/003/5928

The Rebbe notes that success in teaching Torah comes through one’s own efforts aided by Hashem. Rather than comparing oneself to others, one must strive more. He encourages renewed efforts to establish classes, noting Kislev’s auspiciousness and enclosing a Yud-Tes Kislev booklet for inspiration.

https://www.torahrecordings.com/rebbe/igroskodesh/016/003/5927