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Personal and public correspondence of the Rebbe

Pastoral Letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe
Michtavim Klaliim
Pastoral High Holiday Messages
Pastoral Sukkot Messages
Pastoral Chanukah Messages
Pastoral Purim Messages
Pastoral Passover Messages
Pastoral Lag Baomer Messages
Pastoral Shavuot Messages
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Festivals
Pastoral Letters from the Lubavitcher Rebbe
High Holidays
Sukkot
Chanukah
15 Shevat
Purim
Passover
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Belief and Trust in G-d
In Good Hands
How to Dispel Anxiety And Worry
How to Get Rid of Your Worries and Fears
Think Good, and It Will Be Good
How to Dispel Anxiety And Worry
Being Realistic AND Positive
Dealing With Phobia
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Happiness and Joy
Do I Deserve This Trouble?
How to Dispel Sadness and Depression
May You Always Be Very Happy
A Glaring Contradiction
How to Combat Depression
What Is the Source of Sadness and Depression?
Advice to Counter Depression
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Purpose and Meaning
Feeling a Lack of Purpose
The Purpose of Life
How Can I Know My Purpose in Life?
What Is My Life's Purpose?
The Path Towards Satisfaction
Dissatisfied With My State
Are Setbacks Cause for Frustration?
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Health
Healthy in Body Mind & Spirit - Volume 1
Healthy in Body Mind & Spirit - Volume 2
Healthy in Body Mind & Spirit - Volume 3
Importance of Doctor-Patient Relationship
Follow Medical Advice Of Two Specialists
Blessing for a Speedy Recovery
Good News and Good Health
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Science and Torah
Letters to a Scientist
The Age of the Universe
Analysis of Geochronology
On Science and Its Truths
Post-Genesis Evolution
Dating by Starlight
Moon Landing and Torah
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The Holocaust
Why Did G-d Allow the Holocaust?
What Could Have Prevented the Holocaust?
Are You Afraid of Hitler?
Could the Pope Have Saved Jews During the Holocaust?
I Stopped Believing In G-d After the Holocaust
The Sequel
The Land of Israel
Mezuzah Protection
Egyptians' Sudden Stop
The Miracle of Entebbe
"We've Seen Open Miracles"
When an Israeli Prime Minister Shows Jewish Pride in Washington
Visiting Israel
"Land for Peace" and Jewish Pride
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Torah Study
Non-Jews and Torah Study
Additional Effort In Torah and Mitzvos Brings Additional Blessings
Indispensable Components of a Daily Study Program
Torah: The Secret of Jewish Survival
Commitment to Torah is Beneficial to the Entire Family
Proof of the Torah's Truth
The Touchstone
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Education
On Educating Small Children
Neglecting the Education of the Very Young
Importance of Early Childhood Education
Educating A Child
G-d in the Classroom
Encouraging Positive Speech In the Classroom
Approaches to Influencing Students
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Children and Teens
Instilling Faith in Your Children
Pay Attention to Your Children
A Story with a Lesson
Does G-d Really Exist? An Answer to a Child
Creating a Children's "Army" of G-d
How You Can Influence Your Children
Letter to the Editors of a Children's Magazine
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The Jewish Wedding and Marriage
Eternal Joy - Volume 1
When Dating, Do I Follow My Mind or My Heart?
How Many People Must I Date Before Finding the Right One?
Is It Natural To Approach a Shidduch With a Feeling of Anxiety?
Practical Dating Advice
On Vaccination & Vacation
Finding a Shidduch and G-d's Preventative Cure
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The Jewish Woman
The Childless Woman’s Role in Judaism
A Mother’s Primary Priority
Woman of Valor
From Daughter to Mother
Week of Jewish Women
The Jewish Woman's Unique Role
The Jewish Woman's Head Covering
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Jewish Activism and Outreach
Wise Charitable Giving
Spreading the (Spiritual) Wealth
Why Young People Drift from Yiddishkeit and How to Reverse the Trend
What You Can Do for the Rebbe
How to Preserve Yiddishkeit Today
The House Is on Fire, and Our Children Are Inside
The Key to Jewish Survival
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Business and Charity
Charity: A Wise Business Decision
Giving Tzedakah Influences Your Parnassah
Financial Success by Connecting Above
On Retirement When Business Fails
On Investing in Stocks
Obstacles and Challenges
Setbacks Make one Stronger
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Death and Mourning
A Message to a Yartzeit Gathering
To Be Motivated By Sorrow
The Soul's Journey
Condolence Letter to Ariel Sharon
Mourning a Death
When Tragedy Strikes While Performing a Mitzvah
When Does One Stop Mourning a Death?
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The Future Redemption
His Guiding Vision
The Apikores's Portion in the World to Come
Order of Events Leading to the Redemption and Moshiach's Comming
Why Commemorate the Destruction of the Holy Temple
How to Rebuild the Beit Hamikdash
Has the Redemption Begun?
In Which Body Will a Reincarnated Soul Return?
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The Chassidic Way
Learning Chassidism Gives Ability to Believe
Does Chasidism Shun the World?
On Jewish Mysticism
Is Learning Chassidism a Necessity or is it Supplementary?
Between One Alien Thought and Another
Fundamental or Supplemental
What We Understand
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A Lesson From Everything
The Gift of Music - A Letter to Jan Peerce
Art
Electric Light
Every Man a Soldier
Lessons from the Military
Displaced Persons
The Well-Stocked Pharmacy
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The Society Around Us
Respect for All – the Privileged and the Unprivileged
No Human Being Can Claim Superior Ancestral Origin
Every Nation with its Mission
Responsibilities of a Public Servant
Warm Relationship With The Jewish Community
Jewish Pride Brings Honor
Best Wishes to the Regional Council
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Jewish Law and Tradition
On Different Hebrew Pronunciations
Why Separate Men and Women in the Synagogue?
Rational Waters
Should I Grow a Beard?
The Importance of Growing a Full Beard
What Should I Do, My Son Wants To Grow A Beard?!
Does a Shtar Mechirah Compromise Halachah?
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Free Choice
Freedom of Choice vs. G-d's Omniscience
Doesn't G-d's Knowledge of the Future Preclude Free Will?
On Judaism and People With Disabilities
First Letter From Dr. Robert Wilkes to the Rebbe
Jewish Education for Kids with Special Needs
Second Letter From Dr. Robert Wilkes to the Rebbe
Special Children and Shabbat
Request for Update
Third Letter From Dr. Robert Wilkes
Letter From Dr. Wilkes to Rabbi Butman
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Books
I Will Write It In Their Hearts
Healthy in Body Mind & Spirit - Volume 1
Healthy in Body Mind & Spirit - Volume 2
Healthy in Body Mind & Spirit - Volume 3
In Good Hands
Eternal Joy - Volume 1
Letters to Presidents of the United States
Letters to President Gerald Ford
Letters to President Jimmy Carter
Letters to President Ronald Reagan
Letters to President George Bush
Letters to David Chase
The Rebbe Requests a Birthday Present
Reply From David Chase
How to Stimulate Proper Balance Between The Heart And The Mind?
Letters to Zalmon Jaffe
19 Kislev Wishes
Rabbi Rein’s Visit
Maaser to Tzedokah
Increase in Torah study
Blessing for Business
Blessing for Son’s Bar Mitzvah
Business Worries: The ‘Wheel’ of Fortune
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Letters to Mel Landow
To Be a Millionaire
Miami: The Model for American Jewry. Israel: The Model for World Jewry.
A Torah Lesson from a Groundbreaking Ceremony
Importance of Jewish Education for Young Children
More Should Be Accomplished Today than Yesterday
Is Education Only For Children?
Dedication of New Center
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Letters to Jacques Lipchitz
On Sculpting the Baal Shem Tov
The Torah’s Parameters Allow For True Jewish Artistic Achievement
The Meaning of ‘Receiving the Torah With Joy and Inwardness’
Ideas Must Be Exchanged with Candor
All Aspects of Life Can Be Elevated When In Accord With the Torah
What Does the Sculptor Think?
Art That Is Good For the Artist—and Humanity
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Resources