THE COLLECTED CORRESPONDENCE

אגרות קודש

For more than seven decades the Rebbe corresponded with thousands of people on nearly every subject — Talmud, science, education, marriage, health, livelihood and faith. Each writer received an individualized reply; a single question often opened into an extended correspondence.

This archive holds 12,727 letters from the 40-volume Igros Kodesh — 11,938 Hebrew/Yiddish and 789 English — topic-tagged, era-mapped, and fully searchable, plus letters being gathered from beyond the published volumes.

WRITING TO THE REBBE

Many seek the Rebbe's guidance through the Igros Kodesh — placing a written request inside a volume and reading the opened letter as a response. The custom rests on the principle that nothing reaches a person by chance.

HOW TO PREPARE
01 Give tzedakah before writing — a coin, a pledge, an act of kindness.
02 Recite a kapitel Tehillim — a chapter of Psalms — with intention.
03 Write your full Hebrew name and your mother's Hebrew name (e.g. Menachem Mendel ben Chana).
04 Describe your situation or question sincerely and clearly. Ask for a blessing.
05 Open the volume — and read the letter with humility, often with a mashpia's help.

This archive is offered for study of the collection. The custom itself is kept with a physical volume, a written note, and intention.

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