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Bringing Moshiach Values Into Our Homes 29 Kislev 5780 Bringing Moshiach Values December 27 2019 Into Our Homes Price: $4.95 no. 1194 יחי אדוננו מורנו ורבינו מלך המשיח לעולם ועד ב"ה From the Rebbe Columns In This Issue { 7 } Halachic Times And Daily { 4 } Moshiach Through His { 8 } Can I Use A Sefer As Shiurim Successor Shtender? Besuras HaGeulah with English By Horav Yosef Yeshaya Braun { 10 } Gate & Gates translation The Rebbe's Kapitel { 41 } Chassidus: One Core Point; { 6 } We Need More Books Of The Rest Is Footnote { 59 } Chanuka In Siberia Light By Rabbi Heschel Greenberg Story for children From the Rebbe's pen { 42 } The Seforim That Opened { 62 } The Plot { 46 } Chanukah With The My Eyes Comics about Moshiach Rebbe By Rabbi Gershon Avtzon Moments with the Rebbe { 12 } { 44 } The Guide To Buying Women’s Corner Nutritious Storybooks Op-Ed by Levi Liberow { 49 } The Uniqueness Of Ubiquity Features { 32 } { 46 } The Mysterious Silver Mrs. Chaya Chazan Goblet { 12 } “Baruch Hashem! The Rebbe Rabbi Nissim Lagziel with a { 50 } How To Punish Children Won’t Suffer Any More!” Moshiach thought on the Parsha Chinuch Rabbi Berel Lazar, Shliach of the Rebbe and chief rabbi of Russia, relates the events { 54 } Meeting The “Challenge” surrounding “Hei Teves – Didan Notzach” Mrs. Sara Yitta Gopin from the perspective of a bachur in 770. { 55 } The Gambler - #8 { 32 } The Machanayim Library: Serial Rabbi and Mrs. Gershon and Penina Burkis of Lod tell us in an exclusive interview about the hundreds of books Published by: published over the years Chabad World Center to Greet Moshiach 744 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn, NY 11213 { 22 } Olden Day Methods, Modern About the Cover: BMoshiach.org { 22 } Day Speed The Rebbe at Birkas [email protected] For Hei Teves, Beis Moshiach brought Hachamah outside 770, 718.778.8000 together Rabbi Zalman Chanin of the 4 Nissan 5741 BeisMoshiachMagazine.org Va’ad L’Hafotzas Sichos who prepared the [email protected] Rebbe’s sefarim for print, and Rabbi Motel Chein, of Empire Press who handled the technicals, for a nostalgic interview. Editor-In-Chief: Rabbi Boruch Merkur • Editor: Levi Liberow • Managing Editor: Shraga Crombie Director: Rabbi M.M. Hendel • Rabbinical Advisor: Rabbi Yaakov Chazan 2 BEIS MOSHIACH This magazine contains holy texts, please treat it with respect. 27 KISLEV5780 3 ָי ִביאוּ ֵתּ ֶכף ִוּמ ָיּד ַמ ָמּשׁ ֶאת ( ַה ִגּלּוּי ְוּשׁ ֵלמוּת ֶשׁל) they, collectively, will bring about in an ַה ָשּׁ ִל ַיח ָה ִﬠ ָקִּרי ְו ָה ֲא ִמ ִתּי, ַי ַחד ִﬠם ִגּלּוּי ֶﬠ ֶשׂר ַהכּוֹחוֹת imminent manner the revelation (in perfect ֶשׁלּוֹ – form) of the primary, ultimate shliach (with his ten faculties revealed) — Moshiach. Besuras HaGeulah —Th e Rebbe here is alluding to a famous gimatriyah he mentioned earlier at this farbrengen (as is numerically valued at 348, and with an additional 10 (the שליח well as many other times) that משיח — ten soul-faculties — see Tanya chapter 3), we arrive at 358 which is the numerical values of " ְשׁ ַלח ָנא ְבַּיד ִתּ ְשׁ ָלח", -The Rebbe on the imminence of the Redemption Th is would be the fulfi llment of Moshe’s re quest from Hashem to “send now the one You will eventually send:” ַה ָשּׁ ִל ַיח ֶשׁ ְבּ ֵדוֹרנוּ – כ"ק מו"ח ַאְדמוֹ"ר ְנ ִשׂיא the primary shliach of our generation — my ֵדּוֹרנוּ – .Moshiach Through his SUCCESSOR sainted father-in-law, the Rebbe N’sie Doreinu Here, the Rebbe adds a clarifying line which sheds light on many similar statements: מח. חלק משיחות ש"פ חיי שרה, כ"ה מר-חשון, מבה"ח כסלו תשנ"ב (תרגום מאידית) ְוּכ ִפי ֶשׁ ָה ָיה ַבּדּוֹר ֶשׁ ְלּ ָפ ָניו, שכ"ק מו"ח ַאְדמוֹ"ר ,Just as it was in the previous generation 48. Parshas Veyera, 18 Mar-Chesvhan, 5752 – October 26, 1991 (5) ִנ ְת ַא ֵחד ִﬠם ָא ִביו, ֲא ֶשׁר הוּא ָה ָיה ְבּנוֹ ְי ִחדּוֹ, -when my sainted father-in-law the Rebbe, be At the International Kinus Hashluchim of 5752, the Rebbe defi ned the goal of shlichus came unifi ed with his father, the Rebbe Rash- now as greeting Moshiach. Th e Rebbe off ers practical guidance on how to get this done: ab (being his only son) In other words, the revelation of the Previous Rebbe as the Moshiach of the generation is — ְו ַה ַּכָּו ָנה ְּב ַפ ְשׁטוּת ִהיא – :Simply put through his successor, the Rebbe himself. If so, we have a fi nal count of seven Rebbeim, and ֶשׁ ִמּ ִּכנּוּס ַה ְשּׁ ִלוּחים ְצִר ִיכים ָלבוֹא ְוּל ָה ִביא ַה ְח ָלטוֹת Th e outcome of the Kinus HaShluchim thus, we have a completion of seven gen- ָכּ ֶשׁ ֵיּשׁ ֶאת ַה ְשּׁ ֵלמוּת ֶשׁל ָכּל " ִשׁ ְב ַﬠת ְק ֵני -must be good resolutions on how every shli erations of Chabad Rebbeim alluded to by the טוֹבוֹת ֵּכ ַיצד ָּכל ָשׁ ִל ַיח ָצִרי ְל ִה ְת ֵכּוֹנן ְּב ַﬠ ְצמוֹ ַה ְמּ ָנוֹרה", ָכּל ַה ֶשּׁ ַבע דּוֹרוֹת. ach must prepare himself seven branches of the Menorah. ְוּל ָה ִכין ֶאת ָּכל ַה ְּי ִהוּדים ִּב ְמקוֹמוֹ ְוּב ִﬠירוֹ ְוכוּ' and all the Jews in his place, city, etc., to ְועוֹד ְו ִﬠ ָּקר: ֵמ ַא ַחר ֶשׁ ְּכ ָבר ִס ְּימוּ ֶאת ֲﬠ ַבוֹדת Moreover: since the service of shlichus has ְל ַק ָּב ַלת ְפּ ֵני ָמ ִשׁ ַיח ִצְד ֵקנוּ, .greet Moshiach ַה ְשּׁ ִליחוּת – ָּבא ָּכל ָשׁ ִל ַיח ֶאל ַה ְמּ ַשׁ ֵּל ַח ָה ֲא ִמ ִתּי, already ended, every shliach needs to approach ַה ָּקדוֹשׁ- ָּברוּ-הוּא, ִוּמוֹד ַיﬠ: -the m’shalayach — Hashem — his true “send ַﬠל- ְי ֵדי ֶשׁהוּא ַמ ְס ִּביר ֶאת ִﬠ ְנָינוֹ ֶשׁל ָמ ִשׁ ַיח, Th is should be done through conveying the :er,” and declare ַכּ ְמּבֹ ָאר ַּב ָתּוֹרה ֶשׁ ִּב ְכ ָתב ַוּב ָתּוֹרה ֶשׁ ְּב ַﬠל- ֶפּה, ְּב ֹא ֶפן concept of Moshiach as it appears in both the Written and the Oral Torah — scripture and ָﬠ ִשׂ ִיתי ֶאת ְשׁ ִל ִיחוּתי, ְו ַﬠ ְכ ָשׁו ִה ִּג ַיﬠ ַה ְּז ַמן ֶשׁ ִא ָתּהּ, I’ve done my shlichus and now the time“ ַה ִמּ ְת ַק ֵּבל ֵא ֶצל ָּכל ֶא ָחד ְו ֶא ָחד ְל ִפי ִשׂ ְכלוֹ ַו ֲה ָב ָנתוֹ, talmudic-midrashic sources — in a manner ְּכ ַבָּיכוֹל, ַתּ ֲﬠ ֶשׂה ֶאת ְשׁ ִל ְיחוּתcame that You, as it were, do Your shlichus:” graspable by every individual according to his " ְשׁ ַלח ָנא ְבַּיד ִּת ְשׁ ַלח" – ְשׁ ַלח ָלנוּ ֶאת ָמ ִשׁ ַיח — ”intellectual capacity. “Send the one You will eventually send send us our righteous Moshiach in actual reality! ִצ ְד ֵקנוּ ְּב ֹפ ַﬠל ַמ ָמּשׁ! ֵכּוֹלל ִּב ְמ ֻי ָחד – ַﬠל- ְי ֵדי ִלמּוּד ִﬠ ְנְי ֵני ָמׁ ִש ַיח ְוּג ֻא ָּלה, Th is includes, in particular to encourage [ ֶשׁ ַּגם ַה ָּקדוֹשׁ- ָּברוּ-הוּא הוּא ָשׁ ִל ַיח (" ַמ ִּגיד Hashem too is a shliach, as written in the — ִוּב ְפָרט ְּב ֹא ֶפן ֶשׁל ָח ְכ ָמה ִּב ָינה ְו ַד ַﬠת. -them to study about Moshiach and the Re ְד ָבָּריו ְל ַי ֲﬠ ֹקב גוֹ'"demption, specifi cally in an intellectually verse; “He tells His word to Yaakov” which the ,(11 comprehensible manner. Midrash famously explains to mean “He com- ”.mands Israel to do that which He Himself does ֶו ֱהיוֹת ֶשׁ ִזּוֹהי ָה ֲﬠ ָבוֹדה ַּב ְּז ַמן ַה ֶּזה, ֲהֵרי ָמוּבן ֶשׁ ֶּזה Now, since this is the unique Divine service -Th e Rebbe deduces thus, that Hashem is Himself a shliach because he commanded us to be shlu ַשׁ ָּי ְל ָכל- ֶא ָחד-ְו ֶא ָחד ִמיִּ ְשָׂר ֵאל, ְּב ִלי ֵיוֹצא ִמן ַה ְּכ ָלל. of the time, it’s then obvious that it applies to every Jew with no exception whatsoever! chim. Furthermore: just as when a shliach invests his entire self — his ten soul-faculties — into his mission, he brings about Moshiach, similarly, * * * ְוּבַי ַחד ִﬠם ֶﬠ ֶשרׂ ַה ְּס ִפירוֹת – ֲהֵרי ַﬠ ְצמוּתוֹ ַוּמהוּתוֹ Hashem Himself, together with His ten ִו ִיהי ָרצוֹן, ֶשׁ ַﬠל- ְי ֵדי ֶשׁ ָכּל ָשׁ ִל ַיח ְי ַמ ֵלּא ֶאת -May it be Hashem’s will, that by every shl ְבּ ַﬠ ְצמוֹ, ְכּ ַבָיּכוֹל, הוּא ָמ ִשׁ ַיח ִצ ְד ֵקנוּ]: .as it were, is Moshiach Tzidkeinu , ַתּ ְפ ִקידוֹ ִבּ ְשׁ ֵלמוּת, ְבּ ָכל ֶﬠ ֶשׂר כּוֹחוֹת ַה ֶנּ ֶפשׁ, iach fulfi lling his mission perfectly, using all the ten faculties of his soul, Th is can also be explained in Kabbalistic terms: Exile is a state of Divine concealment, when G-dliness is not completely manifest in the world. Th e Redemption, by contrast, is a state of being ִוּב ְפָרט ֶשׁ ָכּל ַה ְשּׁ ִלוּחים ְיִת ַא ֲחדוּ ְו ָיִכּ ְנסוּ ָבּ ֶזה – especially since all the shluchim will — wherein all of Hashem’s “essence” is openly manifest in the world. All Divine manifestations occur unite around this mission and “get into it” — through the ten supernal Sefi ros, hence Hashem as the shliach, plus 10 Sefi ros, equal Moshiach. — 4 BEIS MOSHIACH 27 KISLEV 5780 5 shabbos ל‘ כסלו 12/28 Candle lighting Sunrise Latest shema Midday Sunset Shabbos ends 4:17 7:18 9:38 11:57 4:35 5:22 ג' פרקים: הל' שמיטה ויובל פ' ו-ח. פרק אחד: הל' זכיה ומתנה פרק ז. ספר המצוות: מ״ע קמ. קלו. קלז. מל״ת רכד. רכה.רכו Sunday Monday ב‘ טבת 12/30 א‘ טבת We Need More Books of Light 12/29 Sunrise Latest shema Sunset Sunrise Latest shema Sunset In connection with Hei Teves, a Yom Tov connected with sefarim, we present a handwrit- 7:19 9:38 4:36 7:19 9:38 4:37 ten note from the Rebbe regarding the publication of additional books of Chassidus: ג' פרקים .
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