Dear_____ You asked about my hesitation in creating a “Chof Ches Nissan Event”. Here is why: To me, the tumult of commemorating the ‘Date’ of the “Surprise Sicha”, sometimes [often?] distorts what the Rebbe told us then. I’ll explain: Following Gimmel Tamuz we faced a question: Does Dor Hashvi’I continue after the Rebbe’s Histalkus? Let us look at the facts:…

Dear G-D, I was just a little boy. 5 years old to be exact. In my memories it was the first time I saw my mother cry. *** It was a Tuesday morning, and my mother woke me up for school. "Shhh. Quietly. Tatty is still sleeping" "The phone rang late last night. It sounded like someone called from Yeshiva. I'm not sure what happened,…

As we are in the nine days, I share with you this communication with a Bochur who asked about a challenge he was having with ideological differences with others in his Shiur. *** Dear ______ I am happy you didn’t write the details of the argument you are having, and on which “side” you are... as I have my own opinions…