- 26 Av, 5710-1950: After the elderly chasid Rabbi Shlomo Chaim Kesselman wrote a letter to the Rebbe which included quotes from the Rebbe’s two predecessors, the fifth and sixth leaders of Lubavitch, the Rebbe responded by pointing out that he certainly remembered many other such “pearls,” and requested that Rabbi Kesselman document them for posterity.
- 29 Av, 5741-1981: In a talk shortly after founding the Tzivot Hashem (Army of Hashem) children’s organization, the Rebbe related that he had received a letter from a child who — after earning a high rank within the organization — was worried that, after his Bar Mitzvah, he would no longer be a member. The Rebbe went on to explain that, in essence, every Jew, no matter their age, is a member of Hashem’s army.
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