The thirtieth class of the "30 Letters in 30 Days" series, held live for women at the SoulWords House on 11 Nissan, focuses on a letter the Rebbe wrote on his birthday, 11 Nissan 5711, to a woman about the topic of faith as a key to emotional wellbeing.
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1:05:32
Freedom for Body & Soul
In a letter to secular Isareli politician, Dr. Bentzion Dinur, the Rebbe explains that there can be no freedom of the body without freedom of the soul.
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34:54
What's Your Secret?
The Rebbe commends famed author, Eliezer Steinman, for his significant role in spreading Chassidus to communities that otherwise might not have encountered it. The Rebbe asks Steinman to contemplate what merit he could have had in the past that led him to have the further merit of spreading chasidus to so many.
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40:24
A Rebbe's Promise
The Rebbe explains to a chosid why the greatest guarantee he can have is a promise from a tzadik and the tremendous powers that are transferred to one who carries out the tzadik's charge.
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36:58
Do Not Fast (Do This Instead)
Two letters of the Rebbe bring out different insights from the fact that in our generation we are unable to fast the way those in previous generations did.
Rabbi Shais Taub has delivered Torah lectures and classes to audiences on six continents. He writes a popular weekly column in Ami Magazine and is the author of the bestselling book, G-d of Our Understanding: Jewish Spirituality and Recovery from Addiction as well as several groundbreaking works on Tanya including: the Tanya Map teaching tool, the Soul Maps curriculum, and the audio series Mapping the Tanya. He currently serves as scholar-in-residence at Chabad of the Five Towns in Cedarhurst, NY. His lectures and classes may be found on SoulWords.org.
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