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Letters For Our Time

Shaul Wertheimer

Timeless messages in the correspondence of the Lubavitcher Rebbe; with Shaul Wertheimer.

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00:25:56

Chassidus: Sarah’s Expansion (Torah Ohr 13b)

Letters For Our Time ·

2025/11/07

Short & powerful maamer from the Alter Rebbe. Unofficial sister maamer of Anochi Mogen Lach which we learned last week.

00:38:54

Halacha: Believing a Child (Bedikas Chametz & Tevilas...

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2025/11/07

Sources: Shulchan Aruch HaRav, Shulchan Aruch, Shach & Taz etc.

00:30:36

GPS for the Soul pt.4: Tanya ch.32 pt.2 - Ahavat Yisrael

Letters For Our Time ·

2025/11/04

Isn’t there anyone I can hate?!

00:24:58

Chassidus: Shield of Avraham (Torah Ohr 12a)

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2025/10/30

Short & powerful maamer from the Alter Rebbe about the meaning of the bracha “Magen Avraham.” Explore the difference between Avraham and Yishmael and more.

00:40:00

Halacha: 30 Days Before (Chanukah?)

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2025/10/30

Our sages tell us to learn the halachos of a holiday 30 days before the day. What does that mean? And does it apply to Chanukah?Source: Gemora, Beis Yosef, Shulchan Aruch, Mishna Berurah, shu”t Tzitz Eliezer, Shulchan Aruch HaRav.

00:35:39

GPS for the Soul pt.3 - Tanya ch.32: Ahavas Yisrael

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2025/10/29

Discussion about the meaning of love

00:57:25

Halacha: Blowin’ in the Wind on repeat 90 times?

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2025/10/23

What happens if you forget to say mashiv ha’ruach u’morid ha’geshem?Sources: Shulchan aruch, Magen Avraham, Be’er Heitev, Sharei Teshuva, Chasam Sofer, Mishna Berurah, Shulchan Aruch HaRav, Kitzur Shulchan Aruch.

00:35:34

GPS for the Soul pt.2 - Tanya ch.31: Simcha After...

Letters For Our Time ·

2025/10/03

Part 2 of JewishU course

00:42:18

GPS for the Soul pt.1 - Tanya ch.30 - How can we...

Letters For Our Time ·

2025/09/16

First JewishU class of the year.

01:11:38

The Shofar’s Deeper Dimension with Rabbi Elisha Pearl

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2025/09/12

In honour of Chai Elul, Rabbi Elisha Pearl, author and speaker, explores a maamer of the Alter Rebbe explaining a teaching of the Baal Shem Tov uncovering the deeper dimension of Shofar.

00:18:42

Chassidus: Rosh Hashana, 3 Barren Women & Noah’s Ark

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2025/09/04

Explore an excerpt of a letter written by Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Schneerson to his son, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Weave together the stories of 3 barren women, Noah’s Ark and the emergence of life of Rosh Hashana.

01:03:36

Halacha: No-Door Door & Mezuzah

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2025/09/04

Does a doorway without a door require a mezuzah? Explore the sources from the gemora, Rambam, Raavad, Tur Beis Yosef and Shulchan Aruch. Learn about the Chachmei Lunil from Southern France, concluding with the practical halacha.

01:03:36

Halacha: Checking Mezuzos

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2025/08/22

Exploring the practice of checking your mezuzos. Gemora, Rashi, Rambam, Meiri, Bach, Mateh Efraim, Chovas Hadar, Lubavitcher Rebbe.

00:39:25

Halacha: Sefer Torah Sash

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2025/08/18

Many people place the gartel (sash, belt) of the Torah Scroll on the upper half of the scroll when doing gelilah. Chabad places it towards the bottom. Explore the sources for the differences in practice.

00:26:06

A Drop in the Sea: Teachings from the Rebbe’s Father

Letters For Our Time ·

2025/08/18

Kabbalistic teachings from R. Levi Yitzchak Schneerson.

00:58:26

Halacha: Knife On Your Table

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2025/08/12

There is a custom to remove a knife from the table before benching. Explore the reasons behind this practice. Sources include Rokeach, Shibolei HaLeket, Beis Yosef, Shulchan Aruch, Aruch Hashulchan, Kaf HaChaim, Mishna Berurah, Alter Rebbe.

01:02:21

Where is the Aron Kodesh? Pt.2/2

Letters For Our Time ·

2025/08/05

Hint: it ain’t in Italy.

00:54:27

Where is the Aron Kodesh? Pt.1/2

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2025/07/25

Hint: it’s not in some building in Italy.

01:06:02

Temple Torches

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2025/07/18

Rambam writes that when the Kohanim did a walk through of the Beis HaMikdash they carried torches, except on Shabbos. But why not? Carrying a torch on Shabbos is a rabbinic prohibition , and such laws don’t apply in the Beis HaMikdash. Halachic discussion and Chassidic explanation.

01:02:49

Guarding the Beis HaMikdash Today

Letters For Our Time ·

2025/07/11

Discussion of Rambam and mitzvah to guard the Beis HaMikdash

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