This 352-page volume contains some 328 letters from the years 1974-75, written for the most part in Hebrew, brings the total of the Rebbe`s letters published thus far in this series to 11,300.
The Rebbe`s correspondents include statesmen and homemakers, chief rabbis and Bar/Bat Mitzvah youngsters, scientists, communal leaders and laymen. These letters offer insight to the growth of Chabad-Lubavitch as a worldwide organization, and its impact on post Holocaust Jewish life.
The range of topics covered in these letters is broad, including as it does matters of Jewish esoteric interest, Jewish law, Chasidic philosophy, and the Jewish perspective on science and politics. "Many turn to these letters because of the insightful guidance they offer on a human, personal level concerning relationships, personal development and social and communal affairs," says Rabbi Yosef B. Friedman of Kehot. Of special interest in this volume are the letters dealing relating to the Yom Kippur War and its aftermath, wounded soldiers, orphans and widows, the establishment of the Mitzvah campaigns, Russian Immigrants in Israel, women`s higher Torah education, the founding of Kiryat Chabad in Safed, Israel and the celebration of the Year of Hakhel The letters written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe are a unique source of inspiration and guidance to Jews in every corner of the globe. The Rebbe`s prolific correspondence spans every aspect of community and family life. Education, keeping kosher, personal advice, medicine, science, communal leadership and nearly all matters pertaining to life, are covered in this series. Twenty-six volumes of letters of the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Included are letters previously published on various occasions and letters appearing in print for the first time, arranged in chronological order. Approximately ten thousand letters have so far appeared, dating from before the Rebbe accepted the leadership of Chabad-Lubavitch, from 5680 to 5730 (1919-1970). Included are only those letters whose content has relevance beyond the immediate recipients. The letters include legal, midrashic and mystical responsa, encouragement of Torah study and upright conduct, communal issues, and wise and caring advice on daily life and religious and interpersonal dilemmas. Excluded are purely personal blessings and advice, which make up the majority of letters written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Detailed indexes by subject, proper names, and place names aid research, concentrated study or just plain browsing.
