Comments on: Biographies, Ma’amarim and Timeless Classics https://anash.org/biographies-maamarim-and-timeless-classics/ News, Views, Inspiration Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:40:07 +0000 hourly 1 By: Mendy https://anash.org/biographies-maamarim-and-timeless-classics/#comment-1822 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 17:40:07 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=181306#comment-1822 I think the main issue if the fact that the Rebbe may have chosen not to send the letter entirely. There were cases where people first saw letters addressed to them from that archive, and it was quite clear that the Rebbe had chosen not to send them.

]]> By: Asher Schochet https://anash.org/biographies-maamarim-and-timeless-classics/#comment-1814 Thu, 29 Oct 2020 00:56:35 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=181306#comment-1814 This is inaccurate:
“It is worth noting, that the books are prepared based on Rabbi Mindel’s archives, which only held the first draft of each letter. Frequently, the Rebbe would add, change or delete sections of Rabbi Mindel’s draft, and those changes are not reflected in the book.”

The Rebbe didn’t mail any English letters with significant edits.
When there were significant edits, the letter was retyped, and naturally there were the 3 copies: one to recipient, one for Rabbi Simpson, and one for Rabbi Mindel.
It is only the minor handwritten edits that were not copied to Rabbi Mindel’s copy – and if you have seen many English letters, you’d know there are very few and minute.
I have in my possession hundreds of English letters from recipients and Teshuros from recipients, and they match the letters in the book.

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