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Li͡ubavichskiĭ Rebe pervym iz evreĭskikh dukhovnykh liderov prishel k idee shirokogo rasprostranenii͡a znaniĭ ob iudaizme. Sovety i rekomendat͡sii, kotorye Rebe daval v svoikh chastnykh poslanii͡akh, ne tolʹko aktualʹny, no sluzhat prakticheskim rukovodstvom k deĭstvii͡u. Ėpigrafom k nastoi͡ashchemu izdanii͡u mogli by statʹ slova proroka Moshe, kotoryĭ pered darovaniem Tory otvetil Vsevyshnemu, sprashivavshemu ego, kto poruchitsi͡a za to, chto evrei stanut izuchatʹ Toru: "Nashi deti budut nashimi poruchiteli͡ami!". S tekh por evrei nesut otvetstvennostʹ za to, chtoby deti izuchali Toru i poluchali evreĭskoe vospitanie. Nikto ne svoboden ot ėtikh obi͡azannosteĭ. "Poka estʹ khoti͡a by odin evreĭskiĭ rebenok, - pisal Rebe, - ne poluchai͡ushchiĭ nastoi͡ashchego evreĭskogo vospitanii͡a, schitaetsi͡a, chto obshchina ne ispolnila svoego dolga. Nasha ėpokha - samai͡a blagoprii͡atnai͡a dli͡a evreĭskogo obrazovanii͡a. V sovremennom mire, gde t͡sarit khaos i utracheny tradit͡sionnye t͡sennosti, roditeli vse bolʹshe osoznai͡ut nasushchnui͡u neobkhodimostʹ evreĭskogo obrazovanii͡a. Tora i zapovedi - neotʺemlemai͡a chastʹ togo, chto sostavli͡aet osnovu lichnosti evrei͡a".

The Lubavitcher Rebbe was the first Jewish spiritual leader to come up with the idea of spreading knowledge about Judaism widely. The advice and recommendations that the Rebbe gave in his private messages are not only relevant, but also serve as a practical guide to action. The epigraph to this edition could be the words of the prophet Moshe, who, before giving the Torah, replied to the Almighty, who asked him who would vouch for Jews to study the Torah: "Our children will be our sureties!". Since then, Jews have been responsible for ensuring that children study the Torah and receive a Jewish upbringing. No one is free from these responsibilities. "As long as there is at least one Jewish child," the Rebbe wrote, "who does not receive a real Jewish upbringing, it is considered that the community has failed in its duty. Our era is the most favorable for Jewish education. In the modern world, where chaos reigns and traditional values are lost, parents are increasingly aware of the urgent need for Jewish education. The Torah and the commandments are an integral part of what forms the basis of a Jew's personality."