5690-1930, the Rebbe and the Rebbetzin served as kvatters (couple who deliver the baby to the ceremony) at the brit of Asher Heber, the son of Leibish Heber, in Paris. 21 Shevat
5699-1939, from Paris, where the Rebbe was living at the time, the Rebbe responded to a question on Kabbalah which was posed by Rabbi Eliyahu Eliezer Dessler, a prominent figure in the mussar movement who later worked in the Ponevezh yeshivah. Rabbi Dessler had trouble understanding the difference between the opinions of the Alter Rebbe and the Gaon of Vilna regarding how G-d restricts his presence within the world, and after he asked Chabad chasidim for clarification, one of them sent the question to the Rebbe. In his response, the Rebbe broke down the four points of view on the matter in a clear and concise fashion. 19 Shevat
