In this Special Episode, we explore the custom, widely practiced in Chabad, to not make Kiddush on Friday night between 6-7pm.

Part 1: Origins of the custom; Lenient Opinions; The Precise Time

Part 2: Shalom Bayis, Guests, Children, What to do in Israel

In this Special Episode, we explore the custom, widely practiced in Chabad, to not make Kiddush on Friday night between 6-7pm.

Part 1: Origins of the custom; Lenient Opinions; The Precise Time

Part 2: Shalom Bayis, Guests, Children, What to do in Israel

In letters written to husbands and wives who are concerned about their spouses either falling away from religion or never quite getting into it, the Rebbe has a few consistent pieces of advice.

The Rebbe took particular interest in soldiers injured while defending the Holy Land. Here we look at letters and a well-known Sicha in which the Rebbe offers guidance to wounded warriors and insists that these heros be called "exceptional", not "disabled".

What do we do when parents don't approve of a Shidduch? Should children obey their parents, or marry whomever they choose? We explore three different approaches in the Rebbe's letters, and attempt to build a general rule as to how to approach such scenarios.

How the Rebbe encouraged the founding of the girl's school Machon Chana, and his relationship with the students and faculty.

A review and clarification.

There are letters in which the Rebbe laments that some place their trust in him and not in G-d. But on other occasions, the Rebbe seems to promote the opposite message. We explore this apparent contradiction, and present a solution proposed by the legendary Mashpia R. Mendel Futerfas.

When individuals wrote to the Rebbe with a complaint about anyone—an organization, a spouse, a friend in yeshiva—the Rebbe's answer was consistent: you're probably not 100% right, and you're certainly not 100% impartial.

Letters, Sichos, and diary entries describing the Rebbe's many interactions with the beleaugered British team, led by Reb Zalman Jaffe, that was determined to publish a bilingual Tanya.