Hillman, Dr. A.

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Dr. A. Hillman

Dr. A. Hillman corresponded with the Rebbe in the 1940s, in the years before the Rebbe's leadership, raising questions of Torah scholarship. No reliable published biography is available; the summary below is drawn from the letters themselves.

Correspondence with the Rebbe

The Rebbe's letters answer his questions on Tanya chapter 32 — the command to love every Jew, the categories of sinners to whom it does not apply, and the halachic distinctions involved (IK 244, 267). Other letters explain phrases and customs of the prayers (IK 293), the correct text and interpretation of the piyut Yoshevei Keranos (IK 428), and seder customs, the structure of the Haggadah and the acceptance of the Torah (IK 383). One letter accompanies the Haggadah sent to him, with comments on the journal Sinai and on library subscriptions (IK 317).

See also: Torah study – The Rebbe's answers on verses, Rashi, Gemara and Midrash; Leadership – Jewish unity and Ahavas Yisrael.

Shiurim in this topic

244. Clarifications on Tanya Chapter 32, Loving Every Jew, and Exceptions הבהרות על פרק ל"ב בתניא, אהבת כל יהודי, ויוצאים מן הכלל

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267. Categories of Sinners in Tanya Chapter 32 and Halachic Distinctions סוגי החוטאים בפרק ל"ב של תניא והבחנות הלכתיות

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293. Explaining Prayer Phrases and Customs to Dr. A. Hillman ביאור ביטויים בתפילה ומנהגים לד"ר א. הילמאן

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317. Sending the Haggadah, Comments on Sinai Journal, and Library Subscriptions שליחת ההגדה, הערות על ירחון סיני, ומנויים לספריה

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383. On Pesach Seder Customs, Haggadah Structure, and Accepting the Torah על מנהגי סדר פסח, מבנה ההגדה, וקבלת התורה

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428. On the Correct Text of Yoshevei Kranot and Its Interpretation על הנוסח הנכון של יושבי קרנות ופירושו

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