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Mr. . . .
Greeting and Blessing:
In reply to your question about hashgacha pratit and Fate, no doubt you know that the concept of Fate, as commonly understood, (in the sense of fatalism), is contrary to Jewish faith, as explained in the Rambam.1
As for hashgacha pratit, it is impossible to discuss this basic tenet of our faith in a letter, nor is there any need to do so, for you can discuss it fully with some leading Anash, (members of the Chabad community), who will be glad to explain it to you at length.
With blessing,
Notes and sources
1) Mishneh Torah , Hilchos Teshuvah, ch. 5 (begin.).
Published: The Letter and the Spirit, Vol 1 (Nissan Mindel Publications, 1998), 208.
Note: Letters printed in "The Letters and The Spirit" are from the Archives of Rabbi Nissan Mindel A"H, the Rebbe's personal secretary entrusted with writing up the Rebbe's orally dictated responses. The “Nissan Mindel Archives” are comprised of secretarial copies, including first drafts, and may have subsequently been published with editorial changes. Therefore the letters as they appear in the book may not be the final signed version.