Spent 2 hours today immersed in the Rebbe’s talks from Shabbat Parshat Vayechi, 1991. In response to harsh words from another Jewish leader about Jews who don’t yet observe mitzvot, the Rebbe’s approach was profound and filled with love.

The Rebbe explained that even when a Jew externally seems disconnected from Torah and mitzvot, it is only because their yetzer hara (inclination to stray) has clouded their inner light. In truth, their essence remains perfectly connected to Hashem. Many Jews in our generation fall into the category of “tinok shenishba”—like a child who was captured and raised without the opportunity to know Torah. They are not to be blamed but embraced, as their neshama (soul) burns with the same divine spark.

The Rebbe’s vision inspires us to look past the external and see every Jew for who they truly are—an integral and irreplaceable part of Hashem’s plan to bring the world to Redemption.