Do Not Fast (Do This Instead)

In honor of Lag b'Omer, study actual excerpts of the text of Zohar as illuminated by the teachings of the Rebbe. A livestream event from the SoulWords House.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

The Rebbe responds to the complaints of a yeshiva student that his activism is interfering with his own Torah study.

In a letter to a woman, the Rebbe extols the great virtue of the Jewish women in Egypt and explains how they serve us an example for all of us.

In this letter thanking someone for a donation, the Rebbe explains the incredible importance of providing for the yom tov needs of others as the preparation for one's own Pesach.

The Rebbe explains why he refers to the letter writer as "G-d-fearing" when he himself admitted he was not yet Torah observant.