Where did this title come from? Is it yours?
I think the Rebbe was trying to get across that the mitzvot (commandments) are important for US. We don’t really do them for Hashem (the Almighty), for He doesn’t need them. Worshiping Him and following His commandments are good for US to do.
No one is perfect. You can’t do all of them well, all the time. But we are supposed to strive toward perfection. Because we special beings (humans) can even conceive of striving for perfection.
If they are restriction,it is restriction along the lines of how scales and melody and harmony, efc, restrict writing music. Within the lines, creativity flows mightiest. Structure begets expansion.
Judaism isn’t something to “prove.”. It’s a way to live. Study + practice. It uses all your senses, all your body’s functions, the way you think, the way you feel. It almost doesn’t matter what you “believe” — it’s not about faith. It’s about listening, learning, and doing. And above all it’s about loving.
For some reason, this article with the title of “Yoke of Heaven” is headlined as “The Rebbe: Can You Prove That Judaism is True?” on all of Chabad’s interconnected web sites.
The point is that just as it is not normal for a person to prove to himself the laws of aerodynamics before one flies, or to prove to himself the efficacy of a prescribed drug before taking it, so it is also not normal for a Jew to prove to himself that Judaism is true before doing Torah and mitzvos.
All of the aforementioned proofs exist and can be learned, but taking action based on them should not wait until then.