Rabbi Sholom DovBer; Translated by Eliyahu Touger Schneerson

The reinforcement and the nurture of every quality comes through establishing a fixed schedule. This is particularly true with regard to the study of Chassidus for there are special times which are appropriate for this study, and there are times when this...

As you can see, we have taken it upon ourselves, bli neder, to meet all your needs, and we are willingly and happily making an effort to do this, so that your hearts and your minds will be free to occupy yourselves with the Torah and Divine service. Never...

Behold, the young men with whom our association was founded knew the purpose of its establishment, and they chose and desired this [as their mission]. They eagerly accepted and carried out Cf. Esther 9:23. [Note also the Chassidic discourses focusing on t...

And now, it is incumbent on me to advise you of the purpose for the establishment of our association. [The Rebbe Rashab composed Kuntres Etz HaChayim for the students of] Yeshivas Tomchei Temimim, [the Lubavitcher yeshivah, in particular. This] is the “as...

Behold, based on all the concepts explained above, you should know and understand the urgency and the necessity for the study of P’nimiyus HaTorah, and how it is the essence of our lives. [It is true that] during the day, more time must be devoted to the ...

Chapter XV In addition to the reasons for the necessity for studying P’nimiyus HaTorah mentioned in ch. 13 - i.e., that it leads to the love and fear of G-d - this study also benefits the study of Nigleh, the revealed dimension of Torah law, for P’nimiyus...

Chapter XIV Based on the above, we can understand the passage in the Zohar at the beginning of Parshas Chukas with regard to the verse: Devarim 4:44. “And this (vezos) is the Torah which Moshe placed” that was quoted at the outset. See ch. 3. By saying ve...

After the preface of the above, we have to understand the meaning of the phrase in the verse cited above: “the path of life.” It is written: Devarim 11:18.“And you shall place (VeSamtem) these words of Mine....” Our Sages (Kiddushin 30b) divide the word V...

On the basis of the above, we can understand the verse: Mishlei 6:23.“For a mitzvah is a candle, and the Torah is light.” The attribute of Malchus is associated with night, [following the pattern,] Shabbos 77b.“at first darkness,” for Malchus involves a w...

Kuntres Etz HaChayim (“The Tree of Life”) collected and based on the words of the Rebbeim, our fathers (Given to the students of [Yeshivas] Tomchei Temimim, may they live, in the month of Menachem Av, 5664 [1904]) “For a mitzvah is a candle, the Torah is ...