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Booklet Format sWxc A Tzaddik and His Students Many Jews are attracted to spirituality but never think to look in their own religion to find it. Still more are unaware that chassidic philosophy and its practice are the “soul” and spiritual core of Judaism. The starting point of the chassidic way of life is a chassid’s connection A Tzaddik to his or her Rebbe. But like many of the more spiritual concepts in Judaism, the role and function of a Rebbe -- and the chassidic movement and in general -- has been largely cloaked in mystery, misinterpreted, or simply unknown. In this book, A Tzaddik and His Students: The Rebbe-Chassid His Students: Relationship, Rabbi Shloma Majeski takes the reader on a step-by-step journey into the spiritual world of the Rebbe-chassid relationship, explaining the nature and purpose of a tzaddik/Rebbe, his connection THE REBBE-CHASSID with his chassidim, and the relevance of this phenomenon in the lives of every human being today. RELATIONSHIP Rabbi Shloma Majeski is the dean of Machon Chana Women’s Institute of Jewish Studies in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, home of the By: Rabbi Shloma Majeski World Headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. A renowned lecturer on chassidic philosophy for over thirty years, Rabbi Majeski is (Chapter 2) the author of the acclaimed book The Chassidic Approach to Joy and a tape series entitled “The Basic Principles of Chabad Chassidic Philosophy.” 5 Published by Sichos In English 788 Eastern Parkway • Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213 57685770 •* 20102008 Year of Faratzta For this and other books on Moshiach & Geulah, go to: http://www.torah4blind.org 24 BUT IS IT JEWISH...? __________________________________________ 33 A Tzaddik and His Students: Furthermore, doesn’t this level of focus on the Rebbe The Rebbe-Chassid Relationship actually detract from the more important areas of Judaism — performing mitzvos and studying Torah — and perhaps even Published and Copyrighted © by Sichos In English detract from our focus on G-d Himself? 788 Eastern Parkway • Brooklyn, N.Y. 11213 The answer to these questions is that focusing on one’s Tel. (718) 778-5436 connection to a tzaddik is not a new practice invented by the Baal Shem Tov but a basic principle of Torah. More important, All rights reserved. No part of this publication may working on establishing and developing a stronger connection be reproduced in any form or by any means, including photocopying, without permission in to a tzaddik will not only not detract from our focus on other writing from the copyright holder or the publisher. areas of Judaism, it will actually enhance our focus on Torah, mitzvos and our connection to G-d. ISBN-13: 978-0-9814631-2-4 ISBN-10: 0-9814631-2-6 The Torah sources for this practice and the necessity of connecting to a tzaddik will be discussed in the next chapter. For further reading about this and other topics in chassidic philosophy, information on how to obtain Rabbi Majeski’s book The Chassidic Approach to Joy, and his tape series on chassidic philosophy, contact your local Jewish bookstore, [email protected], or call 718-778-5436. kghkuh ban, kghkuh tkpgrhi g"v tx,r gyt nhbhg nr, sush c, aknv abhtur zkni abhtur aknv 5 rw vrv", vrv"j hckjy"t - c, ahjhu aprv aukg nr, uzud,u ehhzgi bpyrv csnh hnhw' chuo vw nbjo-tc vw,ax"c nbjo-tc vw chuo hnhw' csnh bpyrv Reprinted with permission by: v/ c/ m/ b/ ,/ Moshiach Awareness Center, susv ci g"h bspx ahjhu rjk dhyk nr, uzud,u vkuh hmje hux; a Project of: rw vrv", Enlightenment For The Blind, Inc. adkuc 602 North Orange Drive. *** IN LOVING MEMORY OF Los Angeles, CA 90036 Mrs. Raizel bas Reb Eliyahu v"g Mayers Tel.: (323) 934-7095 * Fax: (323) 934-7092 On the occasion of her third yahrtzeit, http://www.torah4blind.org 8 Menachem-Av, 5770 e-mail: [email protected] /v /c /m /b /, DEDICATED BY HER LOVING CHILDREN Rabbi Yosef Y. Shagalov, Elka bas Raizel whj,a Executive Director Yenta bas Raizel whj,a whjha Printed in the U.S.A. Chaim ben Raizel and her grandchildren and great-grandchildren uhjha 2 19 32 ____________________________ THE REBBE-CHASSID RELATIONSHIP (i.e., against G-d). A person who leads a revolution against his Rebbe is considered as if he is leading a revolution against G-d. A person who has complaints against his Rebbe is considered TABLE OF CONTENTS as having complaints against G-d. And a person who doubts his Rebbe is considered as doubting G-d.” Foreword................................................................................v From all this we see clearly that a Rebbe is a G-dly person, Chapter One a person in whom the Shechinah dwells. Just as we have the The Rebbe-Chassid Relationship: utmost awe and respect for a Torah scroll because of its A Fundamental Principle of the Torah................................ 1 holiness, the same applies to a tzaddik. Chapter Two But Is It Jewish...?............................................................ 19 Why All the Focus On Our Relationship With a Tzaddik? Chapter Three Like the Beis HaMikdash ................................................. 35 Despite all this, there is still another question that people ask. Even after acknowledging that a tzaddik deserves our Chapter Four utmost awe and respect — not only for his emotional, The Significance of Miracles ............................................. 51 intellectual, and spiritual qualifications, but because he is a Chapter Five G-dly person — why is it necessary to focus so heavily on a Ruach HaKodesh and Prophecy ....................................... 67 Rebbe and our relationship with him? Chapter Six In all chassidic circles, in addition to the tremendous level A Rebbe’s Advice and Instruction .................................... 87 of awe and respect given to one’s Rebbe, there is also a concentrated focus and effort to be more connected to him. A Chapter Seven chassid makes a special effort to travel to his Rebbe at certain The Blessings and Prayers of a Rebbe ............................. 107 times of the year and to keep informed at all times of what is Chapter Eight going on in the Rebbe’s “court.” In addition to establishing The Ultimate Purpose of It All....................................... 131 and developing a strong connection to his Rebbe, a chassid turns to him for spiritual and material advice and guidance and looks to him for spiritual inspiration. Indeed, in the final analysis, there is a lot of attention given to one’s Rebbe. Some ask why this connection is so necessary. Isn’t it much more important to focus on the basics: observing mitzvos, studying Torah and developing a connection to G-d? Shouldn’t that be the essence of one’s Jewish life? 18 3 BUT IS IT JEWISH...? __________________________________________ 31 One such example is found in the Book of Exodus (33:7) where it says: “Moses used to take his tent and pitch it outside of the camp... and everyone who sought G-d went to this ‘tent of meeting’ which was outside the camp.” Rashi, one of the foremost commentators on the Torah,17 IN LOVING MEMORY OF says that from this verse — that all those who sought G-d went Horav Schneur Zalman Halevi v"g to the tent of Moses — we derive that when a person receives a ben Horav Yitzchok Elchonon Halevi s"hv Torah scholar, meaning a tzaddik, it’s as if he is receiving the Shagalov Shechinah (G-d’s presence). Passed away on 21 Tamuz, 5766 Rashi goes on to say, “What does it mean when it says ‘all Reb Dovid Asniel ben Reb Eliyahu v"g those who sought G-d’?” He explains that “all” means even Ekman Passed away on 5 Sivan - Erev Shavuot, 5765 the angels in heaven. When one angel asks another angel, “Can you tell me where to find the Shechinah?” the answer is, “In Mrs. Devora Rivka bas Reb Yosef Eliezer v"g Marenburg the tent of Moshe Rabbeinu (Moses our Teacher).”18 Passed away on the second day In another example,19 it is said that “the awe and reverence of Rosh Chodesh Adar, 5766 you have toward your Rebbe, the tzaddik, should be of the Reb Yitzchok Moshe (Ian) same nature as the awe and reverence you have toward G-d.” "g ben Reb Dovid Asniel v In other words, since the tzaddik contains the Shechinah in Ekman (Santiago, Chile) him, your respect and awe for him should be of the same Passed away on the 24th day of Shevat, 5769 /v /c /m /b /, nature as that which you have for G-d. 20 21 AND IN HONOR OF Rambam’s fifth chapter of the “Laws of Talmud Torah” Mrs. Esther Shaindel bas Fraidel Chedva whj,a states that one’s “fear of his Rebbe should be equivalent to his Shagalov fear of Heaven,” and continues, “Whoever argues against his DEDICATED BY Rebbe is considered as if he is arguing against the Shechinah Rabbi & Mrs. Yosef Y. and Gittel Rochel uhjha Shagalov 17. Born in France (1040-1105), Rashi (an acronym for Rabbi Shlomo Yitzhaki) is the prolific author of the most comprehensive commentaries on all sections of the Torah and the Talmud. 18. See ch. 3 where a comparison is made between a tzaddik and the Beis HaMikdash. 19. Ethics of the Fathers 4:12. 20. An acronym for Rabbi Moses ben Maimon (Maimonides) (b. 1138 in Spain — d. 1204 in Egypt), one of the foremost Jewish philosophers in history and author of such monumental works as the Commentary on the Mishnah, Sefer HaMitzvos, Mishneh Torah (a comprehensive code of Jewish law), et al. 21. Mishneh Torah, Hilchos Talmud Torah, 5:1. 4 17 30 ____________________________ THE REBBE-CHASSID RELATIONSHIP The Deeper Dimensions of a Tzaddik CHAPTER TWO While it is true that a tzaddik’s service of G-d is far greater in all areas than that of even the greatest Torah scholar, this BUT IS IT JEWISH...? only describes the tzaddik’s external attributes.
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