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The Rebbe’s advice - Rabbi Chaim Wolosow

To date there are 30 volumes of the Rebbe’s correspondence (Igros Kodesh) that have been published. In the Rebbe's correspondence one sees his scholarship, concern for every individual, and the communal projects which he pioneered. This podcast is a recording from our daily studies in these letters.

2315 – The Name of the Bal Shem Tov’s daughter was אדל which is the abbreviation of אש דת למו

5 mins; November 10, 2021

2314 – The salvation in the miracle of Chanukah came through withstanding the tests with mesiras nefesh.

3 mins; November 10, 2021

2313 – Blessings are like rain – you need to plow and sow the ground for the rain to be effective.

4 mins; November 09, 2021

2312 – Thank you for your precious gifts.

3 mins; November 09, 2021

2311 – You’re wife should start a branch of Chabad women and daughters org.

4 mins; November 08, 2021

2310 – Invest all efforts that the Yeshiva should be beautiful and have a great name.

6 mins; November 08, 2021

2309– You see success even with relatively little effort.

1 min; November 08, 2021

2308 – The difficulties with building should not deter you.

2 mins; November 08, 2021

2307 – Hashem is the essence of good.

7 mins; November 08, 2021

2306 – Participate in the Bar Mitzvah if it is not in the sanctuary.

1 min; November 05, 2021

2305 – Recommends loan for Rabbi Kaplan

1 min; November 05, 2021

2304 – As I have encouraged Chabad to contribute to the Center for Family Purity.

3 mins; November 05, 2021

2303 – You need to talk to your daughter about the laws of family purity.

3 mins; November 05, 2021

2302 – Be careful in accepting, it may become problematic.

20 mins; November 03, 2021

2301 – Keep the Shalom Bayit and do not quarrel with your wife

5 mins; November 03, 2021

2300 – Not to talk during davening is something that the earliest Rabbis have been screaming about.

5 mins; November 03, 2021

2299 – I am surprised you sometimes feel down.

5 mins; November 03, 2021

2298 – Your unlimited blessings have already been stated in the Torah.

6 mins; November 03, 2021

2297 – Success in the physical and spiritual go together

2 mins; November 03, 2021

2296– You must have a Shul, Talmud Torah and the other necessary things

8 mins; November 03, 2021

2295– When the gathering is for Torah and Mitzvot

4 mins; November 03, 2021

2294 – When our soul is whole our body is whole.

2 mins; October 29, 2021

2293 – The month of Kislev is auspicious for good health for the Rebbetzin.

2 mins; October 29, 2021

2292 – Redeeming yourself from all matters that incarserate and oppose the good and kindness in you

15 mins; October 29, 2021

2291 – Students need to have a set time to study the discourses of the present Rebbe.

4 mins; October 28, 2021

2290 – If you want the Rebbe’s blessings

4 mins; October 28, 2021

2289 – Good idea for the students to learn shechitah ubedikah.

6 mins; October 27, 2021

2288 – Being organized your mind dominates your heart.

2 mins; October 27, 2021

2287 – The reality in the United States is that the students don’t just follow directives

6 mins; October 27, 2021

2286 – May we fulfill the wishes of our holy Rebbes.

2 mins; October 27, 2021

2285 – While raising funds make sure to spread Yidishkeit

4 mins; October 27, 2021

2284 – May you see good fruits in your efforts

2 mins; October 27, 2021

2283 – Teaching the letters and vowels to children.

2 mins; October 27, 2021

2282 – When you listen to the doctors

3 mins; October 21, 2021

2281 – Losses sustained to the building in unnatural ways

6 mins; October 21, 2021

2280 – Not advisable to fight the administration with a din Torah.

3 mins; October 21, 2021

2279 – If you are carful with Mikvah and study Chasidus every morning.

3 mins; October 21, 2021

2278 – Get everyone involved and utilize their talents and time to enhance the Yeshiva in both quantity and quality.

13 mins; October 19, 2021

2277 – Most of the time the difficulties are because you choose to look at them that way.

8 mins; October 19, 2021

2276 – Ok for a brother to marry his sister’s husband’s sister.

4 mins; October 19, 2021

2275 – Everything we get from Hashem is a loan

5 mins; October 19, 2021

2274 – Lesson from Shechita in ones service to Hashem.

6 mins; October 18, 2021

2273 – You have great merits because you fulfil the wishes of our father in heaven and he will fulfil your wishes.

3 mins; October 18, 2021

2272 – I do not know the Rebetzin, however I assume as the wife of a Rabbi.

3 mins; October 18, 2021

2271 – The classes in Yeshiva need to continue in Yiddish

4 mins; October 15, 2021

2270 – I enjoyed your activities but you need to widen and increase.

6 mins; October 15, 2021

2269 – One seeks out customers for their physical livelihood

6 mins; October 15, 2021

2268 – It is healthier for your father to keep working and earning a leaving even at his age.

4 mins; October 14, 2021

2267 – Unimaginable the great merit in bringing Hashem’s only son closer to him.

3 mins; October 14, 2021

2266 – Older daughter married for 8 years and has no children!

1 min; October 14, 2021

2265 – I cannot give you my approval to move from Paris elsewhere.

5 mins; October 14, 2021

2264 – A person needs to behave in a holy and priestly manor not only during davening and studying Torah.

2 mins; October 14, 2021

2263 – Torah view is that even if you can save one child from an education that denies Hashem.

10 mins; October 14, 2021

2262 – The young generation faces bigger and greater challenges in Judaism.

10 mins; October 14, 2021

2261 – Don’t be discouraged that teaching is difficult for you.

2 mins; October 12, 2021

2260 – Not to delay entering Chabad Yeshiva.

4 mins; October 12, 2021

2259 – It make a strong good impression your edits of the book Beis Rebi

9 mins; October 12, 2021

2258 – I was very happy the students stayed in Yeshiva for Rosh Hashanah

4 mins; October 08, 2021

2257 – Leaving Israel to study in 770

3 mins; October 08, 2021

2256 – Your new home will bring new good fortune.

3 mins; October 08, 2021

2255 – Do everything you can to hold on to all the schools.

6 mins; October 08, 2021

2254 – Learn how to drive a car.

1 min; October 08, 2021

2253 – Shocked to hear that you left your position in the Yeshivah.

3 mins; October 08, 2021

2252 – Despite the difficulties in my view accept the rabbinic position.

3 mins; October 08, 2021

2251 – Service of Hashem is both with heart and mind

18 secs; October 08, 2021

2250 – Torah needs to be observed with joy.

5 mins; October 08, 2021

2249 – Reason we publish in English and other languages.

8 mins; October 07, 2021

2248 – How to deal with feelings of pride.

3 mins; October 07, 2021

2247 – You should do whatever will help with the development of the institutions.

3 mins; October 01, 2021

2246 – My study and prayer do not excite me. Strange thoughts during prayers. Bad thoughts.

8 mins; October 01, 2021

2245 – The time is always right for a blessing.

6 mins; September 14, 2021

2244– If you work in a diplomatic and quite way

6 mins; September 14, 2021

2243 – Even if all of the reasoning’s and excuses are valid.

2 mins; September 14, 2021

2242 – It is for your benefit financially and spiritually to work together.

15 mins; September 14, 2021

2241 – Strengthen in your trust in Hashem who heals all flesh and does wonders that he will strengthen your health.

2 mins; September 14, 2021

2240 – This is not right to promises to Hashem when your daughter was not feeling well.

1 min; September 10, 2021

2239 – Humans are the goal and purpose of all creations.

6 mins; September 10, 2021

2238 – Lesson from Rosh Hashanah being celebrated on the sixth day of creation when humans were created.

9 mins; September 10, 2021

2237 – Becoming a Rabbi means that you should arm yourself with matters of fear of heaven.

2 mins; September 10, 2021

2236 – Jews connect to Hashem through Torah

4 mins; September 10, 2021

2235 – While finding a justification may be good.

4 mins; September 10, 2021

2234 – Not only the Chasidim from Russia need to study Chasidus.

5 mins; September 10, 2021

2233 – The students should remain in Yeshiva for the High Holidays with their consent.

5 mins; September 10, 2021

2232 – Chai Elul bring energy into Elul.

3 mins; September 10, 2021

2231 – Tzedaka needs to be given every day.

6 mins; September 10, 2021

2230 – Do not hesitate to learn Chasidus

4 mins; September 10, 2021

2229 – I would love to come visit you.

4 mins; September 10, 2021

2228 – Encourage to finish the work on translating the Beis Rebbi.

3 mins; September 10, 2021

2227 – During Elul to study discourses that talk about service to Hashem.

2 mins; September 10, 2021

2226 – Picture in your mind you private visit with the Rebbe

3 mins; September 10, 2021

2225 – In the future Israel will expand into all the lands.

3 mins; September 10, 2021

2224 – During the year of mourning can you lead services on the High Holidays?

3 mins; September 10, 2021

2223 – How to control the strange thoughts entering your mind while you daven

2 mins; September 10, 2021

2222 – To be studied before the wedding

49 secs; September 10, 2021

2221 – The boat you are traveling on is owned by Jews and the workers are Jewish

3 mins; September 10, 2021

2220 – The abbreviations for the month of Elul.

3 mins; September 10, 2021

2219 – It is not possible that your spiritual standing is diminished due to the time you spend in education.

5 mins; September 10, 2021

2218 – Why are you looking for new ways and coming up with your own insights.

9 mins; September 10, 2021

2217 – The unique mitzvah of Bris Milah

8 mins; September 10, 2021

2216 – Condolences on the passing of wife.

9 mins; September 10, 2021

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