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.

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.

When Chabad in Israel told the Rebbe of their many projects helping wound soldiers and their families after the Yom Kippur War, the Rebbe wrote back: "what about the widows!!?". Here we explore how the Rebbe's concern for the widows of martyred soldiers extends back at least to the Six Day War

When the Rebbe sat Shiva for his mother, he repeatedly asked visiting Rabbonim whether he would be able to go to Mikveh before Mincha on erev Yom Kippur. Today's letter adds another piece to that puzzle, with a Halachic analysis for context.

When Reb Mendel Futerfas asked Bochurim to return to Israel to help strengthen his yeshiva, they agreed only on the condition that the Rebbe formally designated them as Shluchim. We discuss the Rebbe's refusal to do so, and explore how it fits into the idea of Talmidei HaShluchim.

The Rebbe places great emphasis on the power of Chasidic stories, and considers even minute details of the stories sacred. But today we'll look at letters where the Rebbe suggests editing the details of some of Chasidic stories, and explain the Rebbe's nuanced approach on how and when stories should be altered.

The Rebbe emphasizes the importance of education, establishes it as the foundation of Judaism itself, and empowers Jewish women to pursue that field, specifically, in the model of our Matriarchs.