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English Letter of the Lubavitcher Rebbe – Adar 1956 – The Mystery of Conception and Birth, and the Influence of the Mikveh on Spiritual and Physical Welfare of Children and Future Generations
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Letter of Rebbe Menachem Mendel Schneerson, the Lubavitcher Rebbe. Brooklyn, New York, 7th Adar 1956. English.
Typewritten on the Rebbe's official stationery, with the Rebbe's English signature: "M. Schneerson". One word added by hand (in Hebrew).
The letter was addressed to the president of Young Israel of Long Beach, New York, for an upcoming foundation stone laying ceremony of a new building meant to serve as synagogue and mikveh, written in view of the opposition that the mikveh engendered among some members of the congregation.
The letter begins with the Rebbe's blessing for the foundation laying ceremony, asking to convey his wishes and prayers for success.
The Rebbe goes on to explain that a kosher synagogue means observance of halachah inside and outside of the synagogue, in every particularity.
The main part of the letter is dedicated to describing the great importance of the mikveh. The Rebbe explains that mystery of conception and birth are beyond human understanding, and the halachot associated with them are not to be explained with human logic.
The Rebbe goes on to stress the vital importance of family purity laws for the coming generations. If Jewish parents, willing to do everything for their children's welfare, only knew how important the mikveh and its associated laws influence their own welfare and that of their children and descendants, both spiritually and physically, they would certainly treat these laws with the utmost seriousness.
The Rebbe concludes his letter with a blessing to Young Israel of Long Beach to serve as an inspiration for the community, to preserve the generation and coming generations in health, physically and spiritually.
[1] letter, official stationery. 28 cm. Fair-good condition. Browning of paper. Stains. Creases, tears and open tears to margins.
The present letter is not printed in Igrot Kodesh of the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
Letters – Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes
Letters – Chabad-Lubavitch Rebbes