Kinus Hisorerus for Anash and Tmimim on Chaf-Ches
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Rabbi Shlomo Majeski Rabbi Yaakov Svei Rabbi Yitzchok Gansburg us ought to plotz from the fact that the Geula hasn’t come yet! The delay “I recalled a mashal I LEARNING MARATHON of the Geula has to affect us to the heard from R’ A learning marathon of inyanei core of our soul!” Moshiach and Geula took place in which the 24-hour period of Rabbi Itzke Gansburg said, “After Avrohom Maiyor that Chaf-Ches Nissan was divided the Rebbe’s sicha I asked myself, after a hen lays her among the Tmimim. Throughout KINUS HISORERUS FOR ANASH AND ‘What is it that the Rebbe cannot do that time there were groups of alone?!’ I recalled a mashal I heard eggs she stays for a T’mimim learning various Geula- TMIMIM ON CHAF-CHES NISSAN from R’ Avrohom Maiyor that after a related topics. The marathon was hen lays her eggs she stays for a while while and then leaves organized by Efraim Bronstein Many Yomim Tovim fall out on Mishulovin, called upon Rabbi Rabbi Dovid Kahanov, one of the and then leaves them. The chick has and Shraga Cromby. Shabbos this year, and Chaf-Ches Yaakov Schwei of the Crown Heights founders of the popular kuntres Yechi to break out of the egg itself. It has them. The chick has Nissan, a significant date in the beis din, who spoke about the need to HaMelech, and an activist at the two options. Either it can make the to break out of the Chabad calendar, was no exception. learn inyanei Moshiach and Geula. He Chabad House in Flatbush, gave the effort to get out or it can become a of Moshiach will make the revelation Preparations for the Motzaei Shabbos was followed by Rabbi Shloma following analogy: “Imagine if the rotten egg!” egg itself. It has two happen. He quoted the Rebbe words farbrengen began as soon as the video Majeski, principal and mashpia in government announced to the public about the dancing and simcha: “Test it R’ Levi Hendel described the for yourselves and see.” was over. A sign welcoming Machon Chana. He gave a brief that the world’s oxygen supply has events preceding and following the options. Either it can everybody to the kinus was hung historical overview as to the events been seriously depleted, leaving the Chaf-Ches Nissan sicha while he was make the effort to get Many smaller, unofficial behind the dais. ten years ago and said how the entire world at risk of devastation. on kvutza, and then Rabbi Yekusiel farbrengens took place after the main Rebbe’s Chaf-Ches Nissan sicha Each of us would run around Rapp, mashgiach in 770, discussed kinus was over, farbrengens of longing Rabbi Shmuel Butman, director of revolutionized life as we knew it, frantically looking for a solution. out or it can become the International Campaign to Bring simcha at length and explained how for the realization of the Rebbe’s obligating each of us to connect all Nobody would stand by idly. The our advance joy about the revelation a rotten egg!” prophecy. Moshiach, broadcast his speech to a our actions to hastening Moshiach’s Rebbe screamed, “I did what I could popular New York radio station. coming. do, and now it’s up to you.” Each of “I am speaking to you now from the Lubavitcher Rebbe Melech The Law Offices of HaMoshiach’s beis midrash. In another BERGEL & EDSON LLP Increase in Acts of few moments the special kinus will Personal injury lawyers begin in which we will come up with Licensed to practice in the province of Ontario, a plan of how to bring Moshiach,” Canada Goodness announced Rabbi Butman to the thousands of listeners to his weekly radio program. Rabbi Butman Barry A. Edson Tel: (416) 663-2211 & Kindness explained the significance of the day LL.B. Fax: (416) 663-2348 E-mail: [email protected] and the power that every Jew has to to Bring Moshiach Now! bring Moshiach. 1018 FINCH AVENUE. WEST, 5th FLOOR, TORONTO, ONTARIO, M3J 2E1 The emcee, Rabbi Eliezer (From right to left:) Rabbi Rapp, Rabbi Korf, Rabbi Yitzchok Springer, Rabbi Svei 36 i BEIS MOSHIACH 18 Iyar 5761 Issue Number 322 BEIS MOSHIACH i 37 “HAVE YOU DONE ALL YOU CAN?” THE RABBANEI BEIS DIN CHABAD OF ERETZ YISROEL, MASHPIIM, SHLUCHIM, ANASH, AND TMIMIM JOINED TOGETHER FOR A NATIONAL KINUS TO MARK TEN YEARS SINCE THE REBBE SAID, “DO ALL THAT YOU CAN TO BRING ABOUT THE REVELATION OF MOSHIACH.” has to come. That psak din was written after the Rebbe’s request of the chief rabbis, Rabbi Shapiro and Rabbi Eliyahu, who had come to visit him. Rabbi Gluckowsky described the Rabbi Ashkenazi Rabbi Sholom Dov Ber Volpe Rabbi M.M. Gluckowsky unnatural obstacles to the signing of “For 40 years the Rebbe refined and “We must find someone who will “Chaf-Ches Nissan is the greatest the psak din, as well as the answers prepared the world for the revelation galvanize Anash and get them to day in the life of a Chassid. On this from the secretaries that came late at of Moshiach, so that now it is all protest on the roads, with signs and day we received special kochos we night, showing how important the psak ready.” demonstrations. We are not did not have before, so that we din was to the Rebbe. “In my humble obligated to complete the work, but could carry out the great task of opinion, Chaf-Ches Nissan is the at least we will know we expressed bringing Moshiach.” greatest day in the life of a Chassid. On our outrage and tried to influence this day we received special kochos we public opinion.” did not have before, so that we could carry out the great task of bringing Moshiach.” Rabbi Mordechai Shmuel Ashkenazi, rav of Kfar Chabad, made a Participants at the kinus in Kfar Chabad great effort to attend the kinus and apologized for the brevity of his Matteh Moshiach in Eretz Yisroel, showed us how to transform a day that speech, saying he wasn’t feeling well. directed by Rabbi Shmuel Hendel, is not a holiday of any kind into a He said that historically there were two organized a national kinus for Chaf- special and very significant date. He ways that tzaddikim tried to hasten the Ches Nissan for all Chassidim to showed us how this day is an Geula, one in which efforts were made gather and devise a plan of what to do auspicious time. to bring Moshiach despite the fact that and how to bring Moshiach. Hundreds “The lesson we should take from the generation wasn’t worthy, and the of people from all over the country this is to see the special quality of other way was to try and prepare the proved once more that “hu chai every single day, and not to miss out generation for Geula. “The Rebbe has Rabbi Velvel Kesselman Rabbi Zalman Notik Rabbi Elozor Kenign v’kayam” and his words are chayim on opportunities to derive the benefit always worked, and continues to work, v’kayamim. Words like “weak,” “tired,” of each day. That’s our job. There’s no with the second approach. For 40 and “archaic” just don’t exist for question that when we see the good in years the Rebbe prepared the world for Moshiach al pi nigleh and Chassidus. Chabad Chassidim concerning what each day and live with feeling of Geula, Moshiach’s coming so that everything He called upon everybody to get the Rebbe said. we will immediately merit its coming.” is now ready for Geula.” involved in distributing the book. Emcee Rabbi Assaf Frumer opened After singing the niggunim of the Rabbi Zalman Notik, mashpia in Rabbi Yisachar Dov Ber Gurewitz of the program and showed the Chaf- Rebbeim, the niggun of the Rebbe’s Toras Emes, described the night after France discussed the differing opinions Ches Nissan 5751 video. The first father and a rousing “Yechi,” Rabbi the Rebbe delivered the Chaf-Ches concerning how to hasten Moshiach’s speaker was Rabbi Elozor Kenig of Sholom Dov Ber Volpe spoke about Nissan sicha, how many farbrengens coming. “Differences of opinion are Natzeret Ilit, a Moshiach activist, who shleimus ha’Aretz. He spoke of the were held in which the Rebbe’s natural, but we cannot have disunity. focused on the first half of the sicha. “If necessity to protest the government’s message was discussed and dissected. The Rebbe said that if there would you pay attention you see how nearly have been unity among the Chassidim, negotiations with the enemy. Rabbi Chaim Sasson spoke about the entire sicha has to do with the Moshiach would have come already. The main address was given by the distribution of over ten thousand special qualities of an ordinary day in Let us respect each other’s approach Rabbi Menachem Mendel Gluckowsky copies of his book Atta Yadati. His an ordinary week with an ordinary and we will surely merit to greet of Rechovot. He related his story of the book shows how the Rebbe is Rabbi Assaf Frumer, emcee Rabbi Yitzchok Lieberman sidra, in an ordinary year. The Rebbe Moshiach.” first psak din of 5746 that Moshiach and Rabbi Avrohom Lieder 38 i BEIS MOSHIACH 18 Iyar 5761 Issue Number 322 BEIS MOSHIACH i 39 upon the rabbanim present that weekend to declare that the Rebbe HUGE CROWD AT MOSHIACH SHABBOS must be revealed immediately. Rabbi Halperin stood near the Torah and declared in the name of the rabbanim IN BE’ER SHEVA that al pi din the Rebbe is Moshiach 350 FAMILIES FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY ATTENDED A MOSHIACH SHABBOS ON and that Hashem must bring the CHAF-CHES NISSAN * DOZENS OF RABBANIM AND MASHPIIM LECTURED Geula now.