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The Rebbe's Letters – Rabbi Yechiel Krisch The Rebbe's Letters · אגרות הרבי – הרב יחיאל קריש

Rabbi Yechiel Kriss

"The Rebbe's Letters" is a series of shiurim by Rabbi Yechiel Krisch. Each shiur studies one of the Rebbe's letters (Igros Kodesh), personal or public: its historical context, its roots in Shas and Poskim, and how it fits the Rebbe's broader teachings, revealing the Rebbe's approach to contemporary issues. The shiurim are in English (original English transcript shown here), with a Hebrew translation on the Hebrew site; the list is ordered from newest to oldest.

English · 240 lessons · 240 transcribed (English original; Hebrew translation on the Hebrew site)

List of lessons

  1. 240
    Is Fear Part of Judaism? English
    5 Elul 5786 · 25:14
  2. 239
    The Power of Tehillim English
    4 Elul 5786 · 34:53
  3. 238
    Glasses, Contacts, and Vision Loss English
    3 Elul 5786 · 29:14
  4. 237
    Family Planning English
    28 Menachem Av 5786 · 33:47
  5. 236
    Does Tznius Apply to Men? English
    13 Menachem Av 5786 · 39:16
  6. 235
    Bas Mitzvah Parties English
    7 Menachem Av 5786 · 22:23
  7. 234
    Refusing to Endorse Books English
    6 Menachem Av 5786 · 29:13
  8. 233
    Ancient Torah Scrolls (The Petzua Daka Controversy) English
    1 Menachem Av 5786 · 23:27
  9. 232
    The Moon Landing & Space Exploration English
    28 Tammuz 5786 · 39:53
  10. 231
    Aliens English
    24 Tammuz 5786 · 34:50
  11. 230
    Women's Education (The Rebbe) English
    17 Tammuz 5786 · 37:39
  12. 229
    Women's Education (The Previous Rebbe) English
    17 Tammuz 5786 · 44:57
  13. 228
    Encouraging Shabbos Violation English
    15 Tammuz 5786 · 27:03
  14. 227
    Benedictine English
    15 Tammuz 5786 · 31:09
  15. 226
    Alcohol Consumption & Kiddush on Mashke English
    11 Tammuz 5786 · 35:41
  16. 225
    Taking Spiritual Inventory English
    9 Tammuz 5786 · 29:37
  17. 224
    What Makes a Home Jewish English
    8 Tammuz 5786 · 25:58
  18. 223
    Partisan Politics English
    7 Tammuz 5786 · 36:23
  19. 222
    Guide for the Perplexed (Moreh Nevuchim) English
    22 Iyar 5785 · 32:02
  20. 221
    Alternative Medicine English
    16 Iyar 5785 · 33:16
  21. 220
    Evil Eye English
    14 Iyar 5785 · 29:43
  22. 219
    Dollars & Coins English
    9 Iyar 5785 · 29:24
  23. 218
    Predicting "The End" English
    7 Iyar 5785 · 27:06
  24. 217
    Kiddush Between 6-7 PM (5783) English
    28 Teves 5785 · 46:31
  25. 216
    Talking in Shul English
    26 Cheshvan 5785 · 32:37
  26. 215
    The Likkutei Torah Obligation English
    24 Cheshvan 5785 · 27:01
  27. 214
    Getting a Driver's License English
    13 Cheshvan 5785 · 26:55
  28. 213
    Hypocrisy English
    11 Cheshvan 5785 · 23:35
  29. 212
    Debating Jews About Judaism English
    10 Cheshvan 5785 · 19:38
  30. 211
    Amulets and Superstitions English
    9 Cheshvan 5785 · 25:57
  31. 210
    Dreams and Nightmares English
    5 Cheshvan 5785 · 25:37
  32. 209
    Proof of Torah's Authenticity English
    4 Cheshvan 5785 · 31:01
  33. 208
    Quoting Non-Jewish Sources English
    2 Cheshvan 5785 · 24:32
  34. 207
    Buying Lottery Tickets English
    27 Tishrei 5785 · 23:46
  35. 206
    Voting in Elections English
    26 Tishrei 5785 · 23:34
  36. 205
    Italian vs Israeli Esrog English
    13 Tishrei 5785 · 39:09
  37. 204
    Why Chabad sits in the Sukkah when it rains (5784) English
    12 Tishrei 5785 · 31:04
  38. 203
    Why Chabad doesn't decorate the Sukkah (5784) English
    12 Tishrei 5785 · 29:08
  39. 202
    Why Chabad doesn't sleep in the Sukkah (5784) English
    12 Tishrei 5785 · 26:30
  40. 201
    Why Chabad Isn't Saying Selichos English
    8 Tishrei 5785 · 19:54
  41. 200
    "Easy Fast" Pills for Yom Kippur English
    6 Tishrei 5785 · 16:25
  42. 199
    Comfort on October 7 English
    5 Tishrei 5785 · 28:03
  43. 198
    Modern Jewish Music English
    2 Elul 5784 · 26:12
  44. 197
    An Attempted Assassination English
    10 Tammuz 5784 · 37:19
  45. 196
    Why do we build 770 replicas? English
    27 Sivan 5784 · 24:03
  46. 195
    When it's too hot to wear Tzitzis English
    25 Sivan 5784 · 24:49
  47. 194
    Prayer and G-d in Public Schools English
    22 Sivan 5784 · 26:17
  48. 193
    The U.S. Department of Education English
    22 Sivan 5784 · 22:07
  49. 192
    How to celebrate your Birthday English
    20 Sivan 5784 · 19:33
  50. 191
    Shavuos & International Dateline (5783) English
    5 Sivan 5784 · 23:39
  51. 190
    Dealing with Anti-Semitic Politicians English
    26 Iyar 5784 · 24:33
  52. 189
    Techeles (Part 2) English
    20 Iyar 5784 · 22:34
  53. 188
    Techeles (Part 1) English
    20 Iyar 5784 · 22:35
  54. 187
    Lag B'Omer Without The Rebbe English
    18 Iyar 5784 · 18:48
  55. 186
    Heter Kiruv: Sacrificing Halacha For Outreach? English
    7 Iyar 5784 · 28:33
  56. 185
    Why Memorize Tanya? English
    1 Iyar 5784 · 24:51
  57. 184
    Why Memorize Mishnayos? English
    29 Nissan 5784 · 32:08
  58. 183
    Why Memorize Torah? English
    28 Nissan 5784 · 23:40
  59. 182
    The Cruise That Desecrated Shabbos English
    3 Nissan 5784 · 1:31:11
  60. 181
    The Stock Market English
    1 Nissan 5784 · 21:10
  61. 180
    Eclipses & Astrology English
    29 Adar II 5784 · 26:57
  62. 179
    Siyum on Rambam English
    22 Adar II 5784 · 22:13
  63. 178
    Getting Drunk on Purim English
    9 Adar II 5784 · 23:50
  64. 177
    Sports English
    8 Adar II 5784 · 28:17
  65. 176
    Cholov Yisroel English
    4 Adar II 5784 · 21:35
  66. 175
    Past Lives & Reincarnation English
    3 Adar II 5784 · 27:45
  67. 174
    Expensive Weddings English
    27 Adar I 5784 · 23:09
  68. 173
    Were the Early Misnagdim Right? English
    26 Adar I 5784 · 26:24
  69. 172
    Missionaries in the Holy Land English
    25 Adar I 5784 · 21:54
  70. 171
    Mixed Dancing English
    24 Adar I 5784 · 32:12
  71. 170
    Talking to Co-Workers About Judaism English
    19 Adar I 5784 · 24:59
  72. 169
    Should Kids Be Taught in Yiddish? English
    19 Adar I 5784 · 20:56
  73. 168
    Is Hitting Kids Good Chinuch? English
    13 Adar I 5784 · 24:11
  74. 167
    Saying Sorry & Demanding Apologies English
    12 Adar I 5784 · 27:05
  75. 166
    Art, Drawing, and Painting English
    11 Adar I 5784 · 24:31
  76. 165
    Mental Health (Therapists & Conditions) English
    7 Adar I 5784 · 27:18
  77. 164
    Going Into Debt English
    6 Adar I 5784 · 29:20
  78. 163
    How Can We Put Tefillin On Unobservant Jews? English
    4 Adar I 5784 · 33:26
  79. 162
    Why We Need Boots on the Ground English
    29 Shvat 5784 · 23:54
  80. 161
    Women in the Military English
    27 Shvat 5784 · 28:48
  81. 160
    When Helping Israel Hurts English
    26 Shvat 5784 · 22:49
  82. 159
    The Rebbetzin's Letters English
    22 Shvat 5784 · 20:50
  83. 158
    The Rebbe and the Restaurateur English
    21 Shvat 5784 · 17:48
  84. 157
    The Rebbe and the Physicist English
    20 Shvat 5784 · 23:32
  85. 156
    Cigarettes, Tobacco, and Smoking English
    20 Shvat 5784 · 33:16
  86. 155
    Tu B'Shvat: 3 Big Ideas English
    15 Shvat 5784 · 21:28
  87. 154
    Doubts in Faith (Part II: The Rebbe) English
    12 Shvat 5784 · 24:38
  88. 153
    Doubts in Faith (Part I: The Previous Rebbe) English
    12 Shvat 5784 · 25:11
  89. 152
    Yud Shvat (Previous Shiur from 5783) English
    8 Shvat 5784 · 13:35
  90. 151
    Holy Jealousy English
    5 Shvat 5784 · 25:33
  91. 150
    The Chabad Siddur (Part II) English
    5 Shvat 5784 · 23:14
  92. 149
    The Chabad Siddur (Part I) English
    5 Shvat 5784 · 24:32
  93. 148
    Why Youth Break Rules (and Property) English
    28 Teves 5784 · 31:30
  94. 147
    Is Yarmulke a Big Deal? English
    27 Teves 5784 · 25:04
  95. 146
    When Archaeology & Torah Contradict (Part II) English
    23 Teves 5784 · 32:41
  96. 145
    When Archaeology & Torah Contradict (Part I) English
    22 Teves 5784 · 20:48
  97. 144
    Vegan Tefillin English
    21 Teves 5784 · 19:22
  98. 143
    Public Menorah Lightings (5783) English
    21 Teves 5784 · 53:49
  99. 142
    Mivtza Chanukah (5783) English
    20 Teves 5784 · 18:10
  100. 141
    Chanukah, Soldiers, Parties (5783) English
    19 Teves 5784 · 22:18
  101. 140
    Electric Menorahs (5783) English
    17 Teves 5784 · 23:46
  102. 139
    Can Girls Light the Menorah? (5783) English
    16 Teves 5784 · 26:04
  103. 138
    Opening a Chabad House without permission English
    14 Teves 5784 · 18:14
  104. 137
    Best Segulah for a Shidduch (Men) English
    13 Teves 5784 · 17:55
  105. 136
    Chanukah Gelt (5783) English
    13 Teves 5784 · 17:06
  106. 135
    Best Segulah for a Shidduch (Women) English
    8 Teves 5784 · 22:52
  107. 134
    Reb Levik's Ohel English
    7 Teves 5784 · 17:50
  108. 133
    Books for IDF Soldiers English
    6 Teves 5784 · 21:32
  109. 132
    Public Menorah Lightings (Part II) English
    24 Kislev 5784 · 34:13
  110. 131
    Public Menorah Lightings (Part I) English
    23 Kislev 5784 · 24:27
  111. 130
    Is our Iggros Shiur OK? English
    21 Kislev 5784 · 16:04
  112. 129
    19 Kislev Telegrams (Part III) English
    21 Kislev 5784 · 19:07
  113. 128
    19 Kislev Telegrams (Part II) English
    17 Kislev 5784 · 19:30
  114. 127
    19 Kislev Telegrams (Part I) English
    16 Kislev 5784 · 23:24
  115. 126
    Competition in Chinuch English
    15 Kislev 5784 · 22:59
  116. 125
    The Rebbe's Anniversary English
    14 Kislev 5784 · 25:18
  117. 124
    Do we need a State to survive? English
    3 Kislev 5784 · 27:13
  118. 123
    Loneliness English
    1 Kislev 5784 · 25:38
  119. 122
    Kiddush Between 6-7 (Part 2) English
    29 Cheshvan 5784 · 26:15
  120. 121
    Kiddush Between 6-7 (Part 1) English
    26 Cheshvan 5784 · 28:08
  121. 120
    When a Spouse's Faith Falters English
    26 Cheshvan 5784 · 23:12
  122. 119
    Wounded Soldiers English
    26 Cheshvan 5784 · 23:22
  123. 118
    A Star-Crossed Shidduch English
    26 Cheshvan 5784 · 12:18
  124. 117
    The Story of Machon Chana English
    26 Cheshvan 5784 · 18:39
  125. 116
    Addendum: Belief in a Rebbe English
    26 Cheshvan 5784 · 9:07
  126. 115
    Is Belief in a Rebbe OK? English
    20 Cheshvan 5784 · 19:10
  127. 114
    You're Not 100% Right English
    13 Cheshvan 5784 · 23:42
  128. 113
    The Bilingual Tanya (Part II) English
    13 Cheshvan 5784 · 22:10
  129. 112
    The Bilingual Tanya (Part I) English
    13 Cheshvan 5784 · 21:23
  130. 111
    Military Widows English
    4 Cheshvan 5784 · 16:55
  131. 110
    Shiva on Erev Yom Kippur English
    4 Cheshvan 5784 · 21:48
  132. 109
    A Tomim or a Shliach? English
    4 Cheshvan 5784 · 22:12
  133. 108
    On Changing Hasidic Stories English
    1 Cheshvan 5784 · 27:04
  134. 107
    Careers for Jewish Women English
    27 Tishrei 5784 · 26:06
  135. 106
    How Mitzvos Protect Soldiers English
    27 Tishrei 5784 · 15:28
  136. 105
    When it's a Mitzvah to Fight a War English
    26 Tishrei 5784 · 27:42
  137. 104
    The Kittel custom English
    6 Tishrei 5784 · 23:50
  138. 103
    Atonement via Affliction English
    6 Tishrei 5784 · 27:24
  139. 102
    Atonement via Tzedaka English
    6 Tishrei 5784 · 20:24
  140. 101
    The King in the Field English
    28 Elul 5783 · 25:08
  141. 100
    Shalom Bayis Part 2 (Rare Advice) English
    27 Elul 5783 · 23:58
  142. 99
    Shalom Bayis Part 1 (Family Purity) English
    26 Elul 5783 · 18:20
  143. 98
    Should we be in 770 for Tishrei? English
    25 Elul 5783 · 22:18
  144. 97
    How to make a Cheshbon Nefesh (Part 2) English
    21 Elul 5783 · 24:46
  145. 96
    How to make a Cheshbon Nefesh (Part 1) English
    20 Elul 5783 · 25:08
  146. 95
    Do I really need a Chavrusa? English
    7 Elul 5783 · 18:25
  147. 94
    Doctors and faith healing English
    6 Elul 5783 · 26:40
  148. 93
    Raising Daughters English
    5 Elul 5783 · 26:14
  149. 92
    The Rebbe and the Western Wall English
    4 Elul 5783 · 25:40
  150. 91
    On short engagements English
    30 Menachem Av 5783 · 19:47
  151. 90
    How to choose a Mashpia English
    29 Menachem Av 5783 · 24:33
  152. 89
    Unwinnable situations English
    28 Menachem Av 5783 · 24:15
  153. 88
    When to take charge English
    22 Menachem Av 5783 · 16:27
  154. 87
    Moshiach's Torah Scroll English
    21 Menachem Av 5783 · 21:55
  155. 86
    Why is Torah so theoretical? English
    21 Menachem Av 5783 · 15:34
  156. 85
    Special Episode: Reb Levik English
    20 Menachem Av 5783 · 16:57
  157. 84
    Dancing in the Vineyards English
    16 Menachem Av 5783 · 21:05
  158. 83
    A Rosh Hashanah for Diligence English
    16 Menachem Av 5783 · 19:34
  159. 82
    Comforting Mourners English
    8 Menachem Av 5783 · 25:26
  160. 81
    On the Maamar Heichaltzu (Part 2) English
    8 Menachem Av 5783 · 20:35
  161. 80
    On the Maamar Heichaltzu (Part 1) English
    8 Menachem Av 5783 · 20:52
  162. 79
    Praying with the mother's name English
    2 Menachem Av 5783 · 24:18
  163. 78
    When to refuse surgery English
    1 Menachem Av 5783 · 28:15
  164. 77
    Is Chassidus Therapy? English
    29 Tammuz 5783 · 25:48
  165. 76
    What you owe your hometown English
    28 Tammuz 5783 · 31:53
  166. 75
    A Shochet is a Mashpia English
    24 Tammuz 5783 · 24:35
  167. 74
    How Chinuch won a war English
    23 Tammuz 5783 · 21:50
  168. 73
    Exponential growth English
    22 Tammuz 5783 · 25:34
  169. 72
    Dropping out of college English
    21 Tammuz 5783 · 22:15
  170. 71
    Child Prodigies of Jerusalem English
    17 Tammuz 5783 · 19:40
  171. 70
    Prizes for children English
    16 Tammuz 5783 · 21:12
  172. 69
    Celebrating 12-13 Tammuz English
    10 Tammuz 5783 · 24:13
  173. 68
    Boxing, Wrestling, and Martial Arts English
    10 Tammuz 5783 · 21:36
  174. 67
    How to teach Chassidus English
    10 Tammuz 5783 · 25:46
  175. 66
    Where to live English
    10 Tammuz 5783 · 13:58
  176. 65
    Special Episode: The Rebbe is Gezunt English
    3 Tammuz 5783 · 18:44
  177. 64
    Joint Distribution Committee and Lubavitch English
    1 Tammuz 5783 · 19:22
  178. 63
    Choosing a school for your child English
    1 Tammuz 5783 · 24:19
  179. 62
    When women want to sing English
    26 Sivan 5783 · 18:41
  180. 61
    Special Episode: Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin (Part II) English
    25 Sivan 5783 · 25:07
  181. 60
    Special Episode: Rabbeinu Tam Tefillin (Part I) English
    25 Sivan 5783 · 22:02
  182. 59
    Don't quit your day job English
    23 Sivan 5783 · 19:59
  183. 58
    Yeshiva Torah Vodaath and Lubavitch English
    19 Sivan 5783 · 15:24
  184. 57
    The Rebbe shuts down a magazine English
    18 Sivan 5783 · 18:50
  185. 56
    Special Episode: Tosefes Shabbos English
    18 Sivan 5783 · 19:35
  186. 55
    Ideologies and -ism's English
    16 Sivan 5783 · 26:05
  187. 54
    You are no Misnagid English
    15 Sivan 5783 · 23:07
  188. 53
    Dictators and Independence English
    11 Sivan 5783 · 16:19
  189. 52
    Secular Studies English
    3 Sivan 5783 · 22:53
  190. 51
    Education in the Summer English
    3 Sivan 5783 · 23:29
  191. 50
    Fixing Sins English
    3 Sivan 5783 · 16:23
  192. 49
    Intermarriage English
    3 Sivan 5783 · 29:31
  193. 48
    Prison Reform English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 20:02
  194. 47
    What is a Jew? English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 19:39
  195. 46
    Marrying Before An Older Sibling English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 23:08
  196. 45
    Shazar and The Rebbe English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 27:45
  197. 44
    Giving and Receiving Blessings English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 18:14
  198. 43
    The Mazal of A Big Move English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 15:58
  199. 42
    B"H or BS"D at the Top of a Page English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 19:49
  200. 41
    Special Episode: Can You Ever Leave Israel? English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 19:39
  201. 40
    Parents and Children Sharing Merit English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 15:03
  202. 39
    Journalism and Journalists English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 20:27
  203. 38
    Photography and Photographers English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 17:59
  204. 37
    The Power of Distraction English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 15:04
  205. 36
    Origins of Mivtza Mezuzah English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 15:09
  206. 35
    Every Jew Must Have Matzah English
    27 Iyar 5783 · 18:36
  207. 34
    Learning in Kollel English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 19:18
  208. 33
    On Studying Mussar English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 18:33
  209. 32
    Overcoming Worry English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 19:20
  210. 31
    How to Rebuke English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 17:16
  211. 30
    Vegetarianism and Dieting English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 13:42
  212. 29
    Adoption English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 22:06
  213. 28
    Freemasons, Illuminati, and Cults English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 24:29
  214. 27
    How to Write to the Rebbe English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 15:06
  215. 26
    Long-Distance Hiskashrus English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 16:05
  216. 25
    Inducing Labor English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 16:47
  217. 24
    Doing Mitzvos Together English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 18:49
  218. 23
    Mishloach Manos English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 13:52
  219. 22
    Pregnancy Customs English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 16:36
  220. 21
    The Library Initiative English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 12:47
  221. 20
    Talent and How to Use It English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 21:08
  222. 19
    The Secret of Jewish Survival English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 13:27
  223. 18
    Exhuming a Body for Burial in Israel English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 22:05
  224. 17
    Can a Rabbi Make Aliyah? English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 20:38
  225. 16
    Dating Someone Less Religious English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 21:46
  226. 15
    Term Limits for Rabbis English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 15:49
  227. 14
    Chabad and the Kotel English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 10:54
  228. 13
    Organization for Jewish Scientists English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 13:43
  229. 12
    Autopsies English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 17:42
  230. 11
    Nursing Homes English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 8:05
  231. 10
    When A Child Becomes Frum English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 16:07
  232. 9
    The Primacy of Kitzur Shulchan Aruch English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 15:20
  233. 8
    Supporting a Sefardic Yeshiva English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 15:19
  234. 7
    Miracle Mikveh English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 12:36
  235. 6
    The Real Job of Jewish Judge English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 14:36
  236. 5
    Women in Chabad English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 16:18
  237. 4
    Chassidim vs Misnagdim English
    26 Iyar 5783 · 17:38
  238. 3
    A Plea to Repent English
    25 Iyar 5783 · 16:48
  239. 2
    Illegitimate children in Israel English
    25 Iyar 5783 · 17:58
  240. 1
    The Jew who wanted to be a priest English
    25 Iyar 5783 · 11:25