Igrot Kodesh (literally "Holy Epistles" but more commonly known as "Letters of the Rebbe"} is a collection of the seventh Rebbe of Lubavitch, Menachem Mendel Schneerson's correspondence and responsa. Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a Rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. ... Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a Rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. ... Chabad Lubavitch, also known as Lubavitch Chabad, is a large branch of Hasidic Judaism. ... Rabbi M.M. Schneerson For the third Rebbe of the Chabad Lubavitch dynasty see Menachem Mendel Schneersohn (with an h) Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson (April 18, 1902 – June 12, 1994), referred to by his followers as The Rebbe, was a prominent Orthodox Jewish rabbi who was the seventh and last...

It is modeled after "Igrot Kodesh Maharayatz" which are the letters of the sixth Rebbe of Lubavitch, Yosef Yitzchak Schneerson. The topics considered in these letters comprise of many realms of discussion, and numerous disciplines of human pursuit. Its purview encompassing philosophy (be it Talmudic, Halachic, Chassidic, mystical or other), scientific matters, global events, counsel in private issues, schooling, and social/communal proceedings. Many Chabad Chassidim (primarily amongst Meschichists) attempt to communicate with the deceased Rabbi by randomly opening this book to any page after having asked or written a question of personal relevance (help, advice, etc.) and then reinterpreting it in light of the answer given in the book. Many are extremely critical of such practices as it seems to contradict the Torah's prohibition in Deuteronomy 18:11 against contacting the dead [וְדֹרֵשׁ אֶל-הַמֵּתִים] as well as the passage in Ecclesiastes 9:5 "but the dead know not any thing" [וְהַמֵּתִים אֵינָם יוֹדְעִים מְאוּמָה]. Nonetheless in certain circles this custom prevails and is encouraged. Rebbe (Hebrew: רבי also rebbi) is a title that may be given to a Rabbi in Orthodox Judaism, particularly within Hasidic Judaism. ... Chabad Lubavitch, also known as Lubavitch Chabad, is a large branch of Hasidic Judaism. ... Joseph Isaac Schneersohn (or Yosef Yitzchok Schneersohn) (also known as the Friyerdikker Rebbe (Previous Rebbe in Yiddish) or Rayatz) (1880 - 1950) was the sixth Rebbe (rabbi) of the Chabad Lubavitch Hasidic Judaism movement. ... The first page of the Talmud, in the standard Vilna edition. ... Halakha (הלכה in Hebrew or Halakhah, Halacha, Halachah) is the collective corpus of Jewish law, custom and tradition regulating all aspects of behavior. ... Hasidic Judaism (Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות, meaning pious from the Hebrew root word chesed חסד meaning loving kindness) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Mysticism (ancient Greek mysticon = secret) is meditation, prayer, or theology focused on the direct experience of union with divinity, God, or Ultimate Reality, or the belief that such experience is a genuine and important source of knowledge. ... Chabad Lubavitch, also known as Lubavitch Chabad, is a large branch of Hasidic Judaism. ... Hasidic Judaism (Hebrew: Chasidut חסידות) is a Haredi Jewish religious movement. ... Rabbi (Classical Hebrew רִבִּי ribbÄ«;; modern Ashkenazi and Israeli רַבִּי rabbÄ«) in Judaism, means teacher, or more literally great one. The word Rabbi is derived from the Hebrew root-word RaV, which in biblical Hebrew means great or distinguished, (in knowledge). In the ancient Judean schools (and among Sefaradim today) the sages... Torah () is a Hebrew word meaning teaching, instruction, or law. It is the central and most important document of Judaism revered by Jews through the ages. ... Deuteronomy is the fifth book of the Hebrew Bible. ... Ecclesiastes, Qohelet in Hebrew, is a book of the Hebrew Bible. ...

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• Igrot Kodesh Hebrew, English and Russian.
• Igrot Kodesh En Francaise French.