4715 —תשובה על כל העבירות והדרכה מהתניא

B"H, 19 Elul, 5716. Brooklyn.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

In response to your letter from Thursday, Elul 5:

b) What is the remedy for someone who has committed several transgressions? He should study in Iggeres HaTeshuvah by our master the Alter Rebbe, and in Tanya part I, and there he will find the proper advice for this matter.

c) What is the remedy for someone who has committed a transgression for which there is no teshuvah? There is nothing that stands in the way of teshuvah, and there is no transgression that teshuvah cannot correct—even to the extent that deliberate sins become merits—only not all forms of teshuvah are equal. Not all efforts in this regard are equal either, and when he studies in the aforementioned Iggeres HaTeshuvah he will see light and know what he must do. Since he associates with many groups, he should befriend the youth of Agudas Chabad and the elders of Anash in the holy city of Jerusalem, and they will guide him. It is proper that he have his tefillin checked, and also that he maintain the three well-known daily study portions: Chumash, Tehillim, and Tanya.

With blessings for a good inscription and sealing,

On behalf of the Lubavitcher Rebbe shlita,
Secretary

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that teshuvah can repair any wrongdoing if approached sincerely. He encourages learning from Tanya's guidance on repentance, connecting with supportive community members, checking one's tefillin, and maintaining consistent Torah study as practical steps toward spiritual rectification.