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The Divine service of Yaakov, “the select of the Patriarchs,”88 was the middle path, the quality of beauty/harmony, which includes the two other paths, the service of THE ETERNAL Avrohom (the path of benevolence and love) and the service of Yitzchok (the path of severity/discipline and fear).89 Thus, it corresponds to the Third HOUSE OF Temple,90 which will include both virtues – the ultimate perfection of the revelation of G-dliness (more so than in the First Temple), the level of “Tziyon” and YAAKOV “Torah,” and at the same time, the ultimate perfection of self- Likkutei Sichos Vol. 15, pg. 231-242 nullification, “the word of G-d Translated by Boruch Merkur from Yerushalayim.”91 [To be continued, be”H] [Continued from last issue] NOTES: 11. In light of the above we can understand the connection of the three Holy Temples to Avrohom, 76 See also Likkutei Sichos Vol. 9, pg. 27 ff regarding the Yitzchok, and Yaakov76: connection of the three Holy Temples to the Patriarchs, stated The Divine service of Avrohom is the approach of in a slightly different manner. Here the text takes an approach benevolence, the quality of love,77 [as G-d says], that is similar to the explanation of the Alshich on Parshas VaYeitzei. “Avrohom, who loved Me.”78 Thus, his service was (primarily) to publicize and reveal G-dliness, 77 Igeres HaKodesh Ch. 15, end; Torah Ohr and Toras Chayim drawing from above to below. This approach is Parshas Toldos, beg., among other places. exemplified in the Divine service of the First 78 Yeshayahu 41:8. Temple,79 as discussed above. To that extent, this quality has a(n especial) 79 For which reason “he called it a mountain” (not only connection with the level of “Tziyon” and because it was destined to be destroyed and reduced to just a “Torah.”80 Avrohom was a sign or symbol of the mountain [with no building standing upon it], as Alshich Divine Attribute of Benevolence as it is manifest in comments here and in his commentary on T’hillim, Iyun [the highest world] the World of Emanation Yaakov, commentary of the Rif on Ein Yaakov P’sachim ibid), 81 “for regarding Avrohom it is written (Lech Lecha 12:9), ‘And (Atzilus). Indeed, Avrohom’s trait of benevolence Avram traveled, continually traveling southward,’ indicating the brought him to a [profound] love of and G-d and to aspect of love. He is called a mountain, insofar as a mountain experience pleasure in [his pursuit of] G-dliness. protrudes, etc.” (Likkutei Torah Rosh HaShana 60b, see However, love of G-d, even at the highest level, is there). [still limited, insofar as] “there is [still] one [i.e., a 80 created being who in some sense perceives its To note what is written in Zohar II 258a and in Tosafos, entry beginning with the word “Har,” in Taanis ibid: separation from G-d] who loves.”82 “Avrohom, regarding whom it is written [that he called the The Divine service of Yitzchok is the approach of place a] ‘mountain,’ etc., and the mountain is called, etc., as it severity/discipline, the quality of fear and self- is written, ‘for out of Tziyon shall the Torah come forth,’” etc. 83 84 effacement, as it is written, “and the Fear of – see Footnote 80 in the original. Yitzchok has been for me.” This quality is 81 exemplified by the Divine service associated with the To note from Seifer HaBahir, etc. – see Footnote 81 in the original. Second Temple,85 which expresses the connection to “the word of G-d from Yerushalayim,” for fear 82 Torah Ohr 114d, Biurei HaZohar 81a (regarding and self-effacement was more complete in Avrohom), among several other places (see notation in Seifer Yitzchok86 than in Avrohom.87 HaErchim-Chabad Vol. 1, pg. 279 ff).

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& Rabba ibid) was on account of the fact The Third Temple will include both that it was the Binding of Yitzchok. virtues – the ultimate perfection of the 87 See Footnote 86 in the original. 88 Shaar HaP’sukim Parshas Toldos revelation of G-dliness (more so than 27:25. Also see B’Reishis Rabba 76:1, in the First Temple), the level of Zohar I 119b and 147b. 89 Torah Ohr 17c, Likkutei Torah “Tziyon” and “Torah,” and at the Parshas VaEschanan 5b ff, where it is same time, the ultimate perfection of discussed. 90 See Likkutei Torah Parshas Matos 83c self-nullification, “the word of G-d ff. 91 Accordingly we may assert that the from Yerushalayim. manner whereby the Holy One Blessed Be He showed Avrohom and Yitzchok the Temple fully assembled in the Future to 83 Igeres HaKodesh Section 13, Torah Ohr and Toras Chayim Come was each according to his level. Namely, Avrohom was Parshas Toldos beg., among several other places. shown the level of Tziyon etc. in the Third Temple and 84 VaYeitzei 31:42. Yitzchok was shown the level of Yerushalayim in the Third Temple, etc. – see Footnote 91 in the original. 85 See Footnote 85 in the original.

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7 TEIVES: THE T’SHUVA OF THE JEWISH PEOPLE IS NOT A CONDITION FOR ENDING THE DELAYS TO THE A DAILY REDEMPTION (A) Our Sages, of blessed memory, have said, “The matter depends only upon t’shuva” (Sanhedrin 97b), and “Israel does t’shuva and they are DOSE OF immediately redeemed” (Rambam, Hilchos T’shuva 7:5). However, this condition does not represent a delay in the Future Redemption, for the following two reasons: MOSHIACH The first reason is that there is no Jew who has not considered t’shuva several times during his lifetime, and one thought of t’shuva turns even someone who is completely wicked & GEULA: into a complete tzaddik. “Someone who marries a woman on the condition that he is righteous, even if he is completely wicked, we regard 6-14 TEIVES the woman as married, for perhaps he repented in his heart” (Kiddushin Selected daily pearls of wisdom from the 49b)… (sicha, Shabbos Parshas VaYechi 5751) Rebbe MH”M on Moshiach and Geula. 8 TEIVES: THE T’SHUVA OF THE JEWISH Collected and arranged by Rabbi Pinchas Maman PEOPLE IS NOT A CONDITION FOR Translated by Michoel Leib Dobry ENDING THE DELAYS TO THE REDEMPTION (B) 6 TEIVES: WE MUST OFFER THANKS UPON LEAVING THE Another reason that “Israel does PRISON OF THE EXILES t’shuva and they are immediately redeemed” is not a condition for a delay in the Redemption: During the time of the exile, the Jewish People are The members of our generation who presently do not compared to wayfarers on the sea, wanderers in the fulfill Torah and mitzvos are merely “captives infants” desert, prisoners, and the sick – the four cases where who are on the level of the compelled – “and one who is coming out of the situation obligates bringing a compelled, Torah exempts him [from punishment].” thanksgiving offering (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Chaim On the other hand, when these “captives infants” 219:1). fulfill even just one mitzva – this is most precious and The sea – the “many waters” of troubles over making important to G-d, and specifically in our generation, we a livelihood. The desert – a place of “snakes, vipers and see how tens of thousands of “captives infants” have scorpions, and drought, where there was no water” returned and are returning to the path of Torah. (D’varim 8:15), alluding to the spiritual desolation of the (sicha, Shabbos Parshas VaYechi 5751) darkness of the exile. Prison – the Jewish People are “imprisoned” and locked up in the exile, similar to 9 TEIVES: THERE IS NEITHER INTERPRETATION NOR someone in jail. The sick – the darkness of the exile EXPLANATION FOR THE DELAY IN THE REDEMPTION arouses within the Jewish People a feeling of love and Even when every person knows in his soul where he is intense longing for G-d, on the level of “lovesickness.” holding and what is the state of his affairs – i.e., knowing When Moshiach Tzidkeinu will come, we will then that he has matters that have to be fixed – this is not a offer thanks to G-d for taking us out of these situations. contradiction ch”v to the testimony of the leader of the (sicha, Shabbos Parshas Tzav 5740 – unedited) generation that the avoda has already been completed and we are ready to greet Moshiach Tzidkeinu, for the avoda

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& of the entire Jewish People…has concluded and been 12 TEIVES: THE FAST DAYS THAT WILL BE TRANSFORMED completed, and there is no explanation for the delay in the INTO HOLIDAYS WILL BE LOFTIER THAN PURIM (WHICH WILL Redemption. NOT BE NULLIFIED) (sicha, Shabbos Parshas Noach 5752) Furthermore, it can be said that the fast days that will 10 TEIVES (ASARA B’TEIVES): THE FAST DAYS WILL BE be transformed into holidays will be loftier even than the NULLIFIED AND TRANSFORMED INTO HOLIDAYS IN THE days of Purim, which will not be nullified in the Future to FUTURE TO COME Come, as is written, “And these days of Purim shall not be revoked from amidst the Jews, and their memory shall not In a deeper sense, a fast day is described as being “a cease from their seed.” The innovation of the days of desirable day to G-d,” for on this day, there is the Purim not being nullified is that even compared to the revelation of the inner good of the undesirable event for revelations of the days of Moshiach, which will be higher which we fast (the revelation of the inner level of love of than the days of Purim [during exile], the quality of the G-d towards the Jewish People, comparable to a king who days of Purim will be recognized, and the holidays, which personally cleans the filth off his only son out of his great will undergo a renewal in the days of Moshiach, will surely love for him), and as will be revealed at the True and be loftier than the days of Purim [during exile]. Complete Redemption, according to the Rambam’s halachic ruling: (sicha, Shabbos Parshas Balak 5751) “Not only will all these fasts in the future be nullified 13 TEIVES: THE RESURRECTION OF THE DEAD – HOW WILL during the days of Moshiach, but they will be holidays and THE BODY BE REBUILT? days of joy and happiness, as is said, ‘So said the Lord of There is one bone in the body, called “Luz,” that remains complete When these “captives infants” fulfill (even after death) eternally. There are those who say that it is in the spine, even just one mitzva – this is most other say that it is the place for the knot in the t’fillin [shel rosh], and precious and important to G-d, and others say that it’s the lower bone in the spine. specifically in our generation, we see At the time of the Resurrection [of the Dead], G-d will soften this bone how tens of thousands of “captives with “dew of revival,” and it will turn infants” have returned and are into “leaven for dough,” from which the entire body will be rebuilt. returning to the path of Torah. Why did specifically the “Luz” bone merit to exist forever? One of the reasons is because Hosts: The fast of the fourth [month], the fast of the fifth this bone does not require any nourishment, and thus it [month], the fast of the seventh [month], and the fast of also does not derive any benefit from “the fruit of the the tenth [month] shall be for the house of Yehuda for joy Tree of Knowledge” – the sin that brought death to the and happiness and for happy holidays-but love truth and world. peace.’” (Igros Kodesh, Vol. 2, pg. 65) (sicha, Shabbos Parshas Balak 5751) 14 TEIVES: LAW AND JUDGMENT IN THE WORLD OF T’CHIYA 11 TEIVES: THE FAST DAYS THAT WILL BE TRANSFORMED INTO HOLIDAYS WILL BE LOFTIER THAN ALL THE HOLIDAYS There are those who say that after the Resurrection [of IN THESE TIMES the Dead], there will be the great Day of Judgment, when every person is judged according to his actions. The quality of the fast days that will be transformed to There are those who say that each person is judged days of happiness and joy and auspicious holidays will be immediately upon his death with no reason for an greater than the holidays in these times, for the holidays additional judgment, and “the Day of Judgment” in the in these times will be nullified in the Future to Come “as Future to Come refers to the day of punishment and a candle in the sunlight” in relation to the quality of the retribution, and there are those who say that “the Day of revelations in the days of Moshiach, and surely in relation Judgment” applies only to the nations of the world, and to the holidays that will begin anew in the days of not to the Jewish People. Moshiach. (T’shuvos U’Biurim 11) (sicha, Shabbos Parshas Balak 5751)

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  CB>QROB The dramatic moment when President Sadat exited his plane 30 YEARS on his historic visit to Israel SINCE SADAT VISITED ISRAEL

By Menachem Ziegelboim Nobody understood why the Rebbe asked that they quickly settle all parts of Eretz Yisroel, citing the nuclear weapons program, a taboo subject in

Israel, as support for his position. * The malice and mockery, appeared at the doorway of the plane. Rebbe pressured and pleaded, despite “The tension was enormous,” his poor health. * President Anwar said Dovid HaKohen, one of the senior leaders of the Labor party Sadat’s dramatic announcement and later on. “Until the last minute there was fear that the door of the his surprising visit to Israel, clarified plane would open and commandos would race out and try to kill the matters and demonstrated, yet again, people waiting to greet Sadat. Even when Sadat began coming down that the Nasi HaDor sees what others from the plane and he met with do not see. * Part 1 of 2 Prime Minister Begin, he didn’t believe his eyes and thought he was hallucinating or dreaming.” 9 Kislev, 5738 - November 19, Egyptian One on its wings shut “The experts in royal protocol 1977. 8 p.m. Motzaei Shabbos down its engines. Senior officials did not think an event like this Ben Gurion Airport was abuzz. stood at the ready not far from the could take place, according to Suddenly, twelve floodlights were runway. Six minutes later, Anwar natural means,” is how the Rebbe lit and illuminated the main El-Sadat, the man who was described the tremendous surprise. runway. At the side of the runway, perceived by the Israeli public as a Sadat received an official a red and white jet that said monstrous combination of wiliness, welcome although Egypt and Israel

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& were formally at war. He was Tishrei 5738, the Rebbe dropped a have another meeting, and at that greeted by the blare of trumpets bomb that shocked the Chassidim meeting they will decide to hold and a 21-gun salute in a formal and through them the nation living yet another meeting, and so it will airport welcome by Begin, Israeli in Israel, including the government. go, until the coming of President Ephraim Katzir and many He said that all parts of Eretz Moshiach… past and present Israeli leaders. He Yisroel should be settled in a secret Since they did it without any stayed in Israel for three days, and quick campaign, in order to antagonism, it all went quietly, addressed the Knesset, and met establish the facts on the ground. but the moment they began privately with Begin. The Rebbe even addressed how writing about it the newspaper, * * * to handle the diplomatic issues making declarations and The night of 29 Elul 5737, the involved: antagonizing, all the tzaros came last day of the year, a day of Until now, they have settled from that! summing up of prayers and hopes. some territories over a period of Why the sudden need to At the Rebbe’s farbrengen, the time. As long as they kept quiet establish facts on the ground? Rebbe conveyed his wishes that the and didn’t make noise about it, What happened all of a sudden? upcoming year would be a year of even when that individual went to Nobody understood it. It was standing up firmly to the goy, Washington who opposed it, they seen as another step in the battle explaining that this is the only way made as though they knew that the Rebbe was waging for to succeed in the battle against the nothing about it. They said they shleimus ha’Aretz, a war he waged nations of the world. would investigate and have openly since the Six Day War, but At the farbrengen that took meetings, but the result of those what had happened now? Why place two weeks later, on 13 meetings was only a decision to should they make this hurried and

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  well as around the world, in a live the contrary, it will lead to them The Rebbe broadcast. helping the Jews (not only the In a sicha that the Rebbe said help they already promised but) conveyed his from his room on Motzaei Shabbos all the help (money, etc.) that Parshas Lech Lecha 5738, the Jews need from them now, since wishes that the Rebbe spoke about the quick and they are still in galus. upcoming year quiet settling of all parts of Eretz After this sicha, the Rebbe Yisroel: dropped another bomb. It was the would be a year of To settle all parts of Eretz night he said the sicha, at four in Yisroel, especially the areas that the morning, when the Rebbe asked standing up firmly are contested … In all these R’ Groner to call R’ Berke Wolf, places, they should build a place who was the Chabad spokesman in to the goy, of Torah, t’filla, and a mikva … Israel at the time, and to ask him to Even if for a short time the hold off publicizing the sicha that explaining that nations will make a fuss, the the Rebbe said on Motzaei Shabbos this is the only truth is that they themselves know because there was a paragraph that that they did so just for the Rebbe wished to omit from the way to succeed in appearances’ sake. In order to sicha proper but include as a openly show that even the nations footnote. It would be sent to him the battle against of the world know that it is all for shortly so he could give it to the naught, the Jews have to newspapers along with the sicha. the nations of the demonstrate that when they say The Rebbe also said to urge the that all of Israel belongs to them, editors of the sicha to give it in to world. they mean it. Obviously, they the Rebbe for editing as soon as should not invite pressure from possible. hush-hush campaign to settle the the nations by exhibiting strange A few hours later, after the land? behavior and settling only a few Rebbe davened Shacharis, he wrote Apparently, the Rebbe was points. If they do this, they show two notes in which he added the starting a new battle front – settling that they reckon with those who supporting argument from the all of Eretz Yisroel. contest them. development of the nuclear About ten days later, the night There is no logical reason to weapons program and the fact that of Shmini Atzeres 5738, the Rebbe set aside those points from the according to law, the prime did not feel well. He did not appear rest since the fuss the nations minister and the minister of in public for many weeks to come. make is identical whether they settlements could decide on Nevertheless, the Rebbe continued settle a few points or settle the settlements, after which there to receive people for yechidus and length of the border and all the wouldn’t be a problem resisting the took care of his correspondence, territories … They should not pressure that would possibly be but the Rebbe’s absence was announce this loudly; the settling exerted by the government and the unbearable for the Chassidim. needs to be done without noise Knesset with its various The Rebbe, as the commander and commotion. What is committees. who guides his soldiers while important is actually carrying out This is what the Rebbe added: personally endangering himself, the settlement… It is known to all (including continued waging war for the sake Therefore there is no need for Washington, Moscow, and the of the peace and security of those noise and certainly no need for Arab capitols) the matter of living in Eretz Yisroel. He did so boasting, “my strength and the manufacturing nuclear weapons even as this subject affected him to power of my arm made me this in Eretz Yisroel and that they the depths of his heart and was bad wealth.” On the contrary, the already have such weapons and for his health. boasting of “my strength and the increasing from time to time, over Although the Rebbe did not power of my arm” can cause many years. At first, they wanted come down and farbreng, he harm, in addition to it not being to prevent and terminate all this delivered sichos from his room on the truth … When they go in this and they exerted pressure, etc., Motzaei Shabbasos. The Chassidim way, not only won’t the goyim but when they responded heard him downstairs in 770 as contest them in the end … but to immediately and decisively that

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& they would continue all this, those that pressured uttered those surprising words. He came to the them sufficed with an official denial that no such conclusion that this radical change announced in such program exists and the pressure stopped. a public forum, was meant seriously. Not only that, but some of the countries that However, Begin didn’t know – what was later exerted pressure are helping in its creation in several revealed by Sadat’s senior aide, Ismail Fehami – that ways, and this has been going on for several years. at the end of his speech, Sadat told him and some of This rare “atomic” revelation from the Rebbe, who the Egyptian high staff to censor that paragraph. was considered a reliable authority regarding Israel’s Fehami saw to it immediately but the news leaked and security, was shocking. Not only that, but the Rebbe was spread around the world through the international asked that all efforts be made so that the Israeli media that were present at the speech, and thus it newspapers would became a political reality. publicize this, despite Begin, in his severe censorship spinelessness, jumped at limitations. the opportunity and he It is apparent that the told his assistants that Rebbe was making great Israel had to convince efforts to establish the Sadat to come to facts on the ground Yerushalayim and be their quickly. Why was this so guest. The next day he urgent? Why was there took up Sadat’s offer and suddenly something to extended an invitation to fear? the Egyptian leader in a The Chassidim message broadcast directly understood the urgency to the Egyptian people. afterwards, with the Begin said, “Let us say to dramatic and surprising one another, and let it be announcement of a silent oath by the Egyptian president Anwar peoples of Egypt and El-Sadat. It was during a Israel, no more wars, no speech he gave before the more bloodshed and no People’s Assembly, the more threats.” Egyptian parliament on Begin believed Sadat, November 9, 1977 that he but Israeli Intelligence was said, “I am ready to go to very skeptical. They didn’t the ends of the world if think that the speech that will prevent the made in Cairo matched wounding of one of the what they saw going on at soldiers or one of the that very same time, in the officers, who are my Egyptian army. The children. Israel would Egyptian army had called certainly be astonished to up their reserves and had hear me say this. But I say concentrated their forces it. I am ready to go even in the area of the Suez to their home ... to the Newspaper articles in Maariv, Yediot and She’arim Canal, carrying out large that reported the Rebbe’s instruction to speedily settle Knesset and discuss peace the entire country scale maneuvers designed with them if need be. I to test their command don’t have time to waste.” structure and Begin was at home when he was made aware of communications. what Sadat had said, and he thought it over for a long The directors of Israel’s Intelligence agency were time. One could argue that his gesture was only united in their belief that they had to prepare for the symbolic as it was made within a lengthy speech in possibility that Sadat’s declaration of his readiness to which he reviewed their gripes against Israel. But come to the Knesset was a tactic designed to lower Begin thought that it wasn’t by chance that Sadat had their guard. The Chief of Staff, Motta Gur, warned

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  Begin about what he interpreted as seeing Sadat’s willingness to go to precisely what he was talking Sadat’s evil designs, and Israel as a betrayal and act of about. In a powerful speech given recommended increasing their madness. They attacked him with a by Ismail Fehami, the Deputy military forces in the Sinai nonstop flow of condemnations and Prime Minister and senior aide to Peninsula. entreaties. Even on his home turf, Sadat, he said, “All the agreements But the political leaders were Sadat experienced tremendous that were agreed upon by the caught up in the euphoria of peace opposition and his Foreign Minister superpowers merely reflect their and were unwilling to listen to the resigned. Sadat was impressed by views since they were achieved on a military experts. Begin told his the intensity and clamor of the foundation of their own interests general office manager, Eliyahu opposition. He conveyed a message and views. We have our own Ben-Alishar that the welcoming through the American ambassador interests and views. As important ceremony for the Egyptian in Israel that he wanted to move up and weighty the two superpowers president would be identical to the the visit since he was afraid of his are on the international front, they reception of any head of a state standing in light of the negative cannot decide our fate and they were friendly with, who came response in the Arab world. This is influence our rights.” on an official visit to Israel. why the visit took place a mere ten Sadat expressed his strong Arab countries were furious, days later, amidst fears of Arab position to a contingent of the retaliation. Democratic majority in Congress, A few hours after the conclusion “I must say that I am not afraid of As usual, despite of the ceremony at the airport in the Soviet Union, and the truth is his enormous Lud, Shabbos was over in New that I do not fear any superpower, York and the Rebbe said a sicha for I feel that justice is on my pain, the Rebbe about the new political side.” developments. As usual, despite his Jimmy Carter later wrote about did not throw up enormous pain, the Rebbe did not Sadat’s national pride and strength throw up his hands in defeat. On of spirit, “Along with the Israelis, his hands in the contrary, he dismissed the the Egyptians and most of the existing situation and instructed the Western world, I was amazed by defeat. On the Israeli leadership to learn a lesson this mighty symbolic step.” contrary, he from Sadat’s nerve and courage. In that sicha, the Rebbe taught a The Rebbe said people should lesson in negotiations: dismissed the contemplate what he did and learn There’s nothing to be fazed a lesson in avodas Hashem. about if at the beginning of the existing situation The Rebbe emphasized Sadat’s discussion he will make big courage. Although he was demands, for that is the way, that and instructed the dependent on Washington and at first you demand a lot more other Arab nations, he decided to than you think you will really get, Israeli leadership “show the world that he was so that there will be what to to learn a lesson doing as he saw fit.” Although negotiate over. Furthermore, all over the years he had run like a the demands that he will make from Sadat’s nerve pauper knocking on doors to regarding the other Arab different countries so they would countries (aside from his own and courage. The provide him with money and country) are only window weapons, his proud stance against dressing. He only cares about his Rebbe said people everybody brought him to a place own country. It is only because, where, “Everyone is coming to his prior to visiting the Holy Land, he should door … to the point that not only was pressured (by other contemplate what Arab nations reckon with his countries) not to go, and he went opinion but also the US and the anyway, that he was compelled to he did and learn a Soviet Union, which are the say that he would seek the benefit superpowers.” of all (not just his own country). lesson in avodas When the Rebbe spoke about The Rebbe revealed his Hashem. the political goings-on, he knew psychological understanding of

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& Menachem Begin visiting Egypt

never counted among the seekers of Zion. Yet, I had no more doubts: There he stood at the speaker’s podium in the Knesset, a man of unusual character, a man of courage and rare political strength. He endangered his life and his step sowed disunity within the Arab world … his speech surprised me because of its harshness. There was an element of threat that I didn’t like. Sadat repeated Egypt’s hard- line position since 1967. I heard this hundreds of times and I always deflected them. Now, for the first time, I saw the most authoritative voice in the Arab world and he was repeating his harsh demands without batting an eye. I was given the impression that he did not try to approach or try to understand the problems and positions of Israel. “It was hot, choking. I looked at my colleagues in the government. I looked at the members of the Knesset. I knew that nearly all of Sadat when he said: do it and then I will return and them were united in their The truth is that he doesn’t present my resignation. I am opposition to his demands. I slowly care about them at all. On the convinced that this is the way.” began to sink into worry and contrary, he does not want the This conversation teaches us despair. I saw no way of bridging [Arab] countries to become that the Egyptian president was the gap. The smell of war rose into stronger. For if they do, his image concerned for himself, for his my nostrils. as a leader would falter. image as a leader, and for his “As Sadat approached the end We can see the truth of what the country. As the Rebbe put it, Sadat of his speech, I realized that he had Rebbe said from what was later was unwilling to cave in to the prepared a Yom Kippur-political publicized about the visit between dictates of the Arab nations. surprise for us. He had moved the Sadat and his Syrian neighbor Syria cut off its diplomatic ties war from the Sinai to Yerushalayim President Assad. This was shortly with Egypt and the governments of and had initiated this process as a after Sadat’s announcement at the Syria, Libya, and Iraq said he shocking power grab. He had beginning of the session of the should be assassinated. pushed us into a corner before the Egyptian parliament that he was After Sadat’s visit to Israel, he eyes of the entire world. ready to visit Israel to pave the way was accompanied home by Israeli “‘We need to prepare for war,’ I for peace. Assad was shocked and fighter pilots, who flew in an honor wrote in a note that I passed to the he asked, “Do you really intend on escort until the border. The truth is prime minister. Begin nodded.” going to Jerusalem?” they were protecting him because After Anwar Sadat’s dramatic Sadat said, “Of course I will go. they feared an attempt by Syria to visit, direct peace talks began I never say anything I don’t mean.” shoot down his plane. between Israel and Egypt. “But how? How can you do Israeli leaders were skeptical The next article, G-d willing, that?” asked Assad. throughout the visit. The Defense will be about the negotiations, the At the end of a long Minister, Ezer Weizman, wrote in Camp David Accords, and the conversation, Sadat said, “Hafez, his memoirs how he felt as Sadat Rebbe’s outcry about the dangerous even if it turns out to be the last addressed the Knesset. “I had no proceedings. thing I do as president, I will still illusions about him. Sadat was

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By Avrohom Reinitz

The Rebbe went on to explain The following is an interview with that despite the fact that today we Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Wilschansky, Rosh don’t need actual mesirus nefesh due to persecution and arrest, when Yeshiva of the largest Chabad yeshiva in a bachur walks on Eastern Parkway and doesn’t look at what he doesn’t the world, Yeshivas Chassidei Chabad- need to look at – that is mesirus nefesh! Lubavitch in Tzfas. Beis Moshiach When you examine the state of yeshivos and the T’mimim today, in posed a wide range of questions light of what the Rebbe said, you regarding the role of the T’mimim in can say that the bachurim today have more mesirus nefesh than this generation and the ways and means ever. On a basic level, since that yechidus, the enticements in the to educating them to fill this role. world have grown, and they are more accessible than ever. T’mimim display great levels of mesirus THE REBBE IN comparing the T’mimim of today nefesh when they are able to ignore YECHIDUS TO R’ NISSAN with the T’mimim in Lubavitch. all these temptations and maintain – THREE ERAS The Rebbe told him as follows: their t’mimus. The yeshivos Tomchei T’mimim Where do they get the strength Since the founding of Yeshivas went through three eras. In the first from, not to be swayed by the Tomchei T’mimim by the Rebbe era, in Lubavitch, it was mainly the changes in the world? The answer Rashab, the world has undergone study of Chassidus and avodas is found in Likkutei Sichos, vol. 30, many upheavals, and so has the ha’t’filla that strengthened the in the sicha on Parshas Lech Lecha, world of the yeshivos. What are T’mimim. That was the backbone where the Rebbe explains the title the general traits that of the T’mimim of that time. “Tamim,” a term used to describe characterized a Tamim in In the second era, in the time of Avrohom Avinu. After bringing two Lubavitch and which still the Rebbe Rayatz, the key was well-known explanations of the characterize the T’mimim in our mesirus nefesh. Today as well, in word – “not deficient” and generation? the third era, the T’mimim manage “additional perfection” – the Rebbe Our mashpia in Brunoy, Rabbi to maintain the spirit of Tomchei gives a third explanation: Tamim, as Nissan Nemanov, told us that in T’mimim thanks to their mesirus in emuna t’mima (simple faith). one of his yechiduyos with the nefesh. When a person acts with t’mimus, Rebbe, this topic came up,

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& with wholehearted faith, he is not 3 Tamuz. In the words of the Rebbe ONLY A TAMIM fazed by the changes in the world. in that same sicha, “To the point CAN BE A SOLDIER The Rebbe quoted the Rebbe that he doesn’t even consider it a Rashab, saying: “A man who is a test since the alternative is The Rebbe Rashab wanted Tamim and yashar…turns away completely unacceptable.” T’mimim to sit and learn all day from evil and does good in actual On a deeper level, the Rebbe on weekdays, a third of the day practice, in a manner of t’mimus explains, this t’mimus comes from a Chassidus and two-thirds Nigleh. that is unchanging forever, and he bittul and hanachas atzmuso (the In the past several decades, is unaffected by time and place. total putting aside of self). bachurim have been involved in This is because of the force of the Sometimes, when talmidim come the Rebbe’s holy mitzva matter and the t’mimus in his soul over to consult with me, I am campaigns, and in recent years, – that this is what must be done, amazed by their bittul and hanachas they have been particularly and any other way is out of the atzmuso, expressed in every word involved with inyanei Moshiach question. Therefore, in every time they say. These are bachurim who and Geula. As a rosh yeshiva of a and place, he acts without any live with no will of their own. Their Chabad yeshiva, the largest change.” only desire is to know what the Chabad yeshiva in the world, how This is the characteristic of Rebbe wants of them. do you view the world of yeshivos T’mimim in our generation: Sometimes I try to find out what today in light of the Rebbe bachurim who, with wondrous they desire. I asked the bachur, Rashab’s vision? The Rebbe Rashab did not t’mimus and genuine mesirus “What do you want?” but he merely have a desire and a vision; he nefesh, fulfill all the Rebbe’s doesn’t understand the question. also had a prophecy. When he horaos, without being fazed by the “What difference does it make what addressed his talmidim, and this was changes of the world. They are not I want?” I want to know what the later printed in the kuntres, “Kol fazed by what the world has to Rebbe wants from me,” he answers HaYotzei L’Milchemes Beis Dovid” offer, nor are they fazed by the test with genuine t’mimus. (all who go out to the war of the of the concealment we are in since house of Dovid), Simchas Torah 5661 (1900) (the beginning of the fourth year after the founding of the Yeshiva), he said that the mission of the T’mimim in the first fifty years was to fight the Haskala movement, “Your enemies, Hashem, who have ridiculed and mocked.” In the second fifty year period, the T’mimim have another mission, which is to fight those who “have ridiculed the footsteps of Your anointed one,” referring to religious people, even chareidim, who fight the belief in Moshiach. This sicha of the Rebbe Rashab was called “open prophecy” by the Rebbe because at the time this sicha was said, nobody could imagine that a day would come when frum people who punctiliously observe mitzvos would not believe in the coming of Moshiach and would even fight against those who do believe! So when we talk about the Rebbe Rashab’s vision and how he viewed the T’mimim in our generation, we have to learn that sicha well, along

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  defined the role of the T’mimim in to your question about today’s detail. He said that T’mimim of our talmidim. The yeshivos today are Today, when a generation have to work on: 1) definitely following the path set forth bachur walks on learning Nigleh, 2) learning by the founder of Tomchei T’mimim Chassidus, 3) and spreading the and illuminated by the Rebbe. The Eastern Parkway wellsprings and the holy mitzva talmidim combine the three main campaigns. things – Torah study, avodas and doesn’t look In that sicha, the Rebbe clarified ha’t’filla, and hafatza – with great the importance of being involved in success, while emphasizing Torah at what he doesn’t mivtzaim, while clearly establishing study, which is their main job. what the main role of the T’mimim Of course, in recent years, when need to look at – is: the Rebbe told us that the main that is mesirus On the one hand, the Rebbe said shlichus is kabbalas p’nei Moshiach that our Rebbeim “established the Tzidkeinu, the T’mimim infuse all nefesh! custom that the talmidim dedicate three things with this focus. They several weeks a year to spreading live with Moshiach constantly, Torah and Judaism and that they whether in their Torah study, in with kuntres “Eitz HaChayim,” should continue to do so to a certain their avodas ha’t’filla, or hafatza. which the Rebbe Rashab wrote for extent, during the times outside the This point gives chayus to the talmidim of Tomchei T’mimim, yeshiva’s schedule during the year everything they do. in which he explains how they too.” Not only that, but the Rebbe You mentioned the Rebbe should conduct themselves. said that the T’mimim’s work in Rashab’s prophecy about the role These two kuntreisim clearly spreading the wellsprings, as well as of T’mimim in our generation, to delineate the vision of the founder of learning Chassidus and the avodas be active in the war against those the yeshiva, a yeshiva in which they ha’t’filla, have to be the main thing, who mock the footsteps of will learn Nigleh and Chassidus, not secondary. Moshiach. In light of the Rebbe’s two-thirds Nigleh and one third On the other hand, the Rebbe sichos about the importance of Chassidus. The years of learning in said that the main role of the preparing the world to greet yeshiva are meant to prepare them T’mimim is to learn Torah, as the Moshiach, and that this is the only to be leaders in the battle to meaning of the word “yeshiva” is a thing left to do in the avodas strengthen Judaism. During the first place dedicated to Torah study. A ha’shlichus, should the T’mimim fifty years, the T’mimim fought to yeshiva is not a “house of prayer” or be dedicating more time to support the foundations of Judaism a “Beis Chabad.” A yeshiva is a “beis spreading the Besuras HaGeula? (in the time of the Rebbe Rashab talmud,” and therefore, the If you mean that they should they did so only after they were involvement in davening and increase the quantity and quality married, while in the time of the spreading the wellsprings cannot during the time that they have for Rebbe Rayatz, they did so while diminish the Torah study that is mivtzaim like Fridays, and every day learning in yeshiva). During the necessary of a talmid in yeshiva, for after s’darim – certainly they can second fifty year period, and we are Torah study is the main focus. increase their involvement in a continuation of that, the T’mimim As the Rebbe put it, “Even spreading the Besuras HaGeula, for are involved in strengthening the though all types of avoda are the this is the main shlichus today. belief in the coming of Moshiach. responsibility of the talmidim of If you mean they should take In order to arrive at a precise Tomchei T’mimim – including the away time from their learning in definition of the role of the T’mimim avodas ha’t’filla, hafatzas order to spread the Besuras in our generation, we have to learn ha’maayanos, etc. – each one being HaGeula, absolutely not, just as the the kuntres “Eitz HaChayim” of our an important avoda in its own right, Rebbe negated the idea of doing generation, and I am referring to the nevertheless, the “complete avoda” mivtzaim at the expense of learning. sicha of Acharon shel Pesach 5736, of a talmid in yeshiva is learning Even when the Rebbe promoted a which is printed in the hosafos to Torah, and all the other avodos are, certain mivtza, he would not allow it Likkutei Sichos, vol. 14, p. 314. In relative to that primary avoda, a to be at the expense of their this sicha, that the elder Chassidim preparation for the ultimate learning. called the “Eitz HaChayim” of the purpose.” Not only that but in order for the seventh generation, the Rebbe In light of all this, let’s go back T’mimim to be good “soldiers of the

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& house of Dovid,” and give the Rebbe anybody and enlist them as soldiers of a special breed of T’mimim. nachas, they have to emphasize their of the house of Dovid. Those who However, in our generation, learning and davening. Adding to are educated as T’mimim, who especially in recent years, when the their Torah study, while keeping the diligently learn all the s’darim in battle to bring the Geula has s’darim in yeshiva, raises up the yeshiva, are the ones the Rebbe reached the final stages, we are in a talmidim in yeshiva from “T’mimim” takes and promotes to the position different era, when we need to fight to “soldiers of the house of Dovid.” of chayelei beis Dovid. on the frontlines. Someone one The Rebbe stressed this in recent The Rebbe emphasized this in might think that we need to place years. At the time that the Rebbe 5751. It’s accepted today to the emphasis on the role of the spoke again and again about the consider the sichos of 5751-5752 as talmidim as chayelei beis Dovid, importance of the avoda of kabbalas the “Shulchan Aruch” of inyanei even if it’s at the expense of their p’nei Moshiach, he clearly defined Moshiach and Geula. Perhaps that is role as T’mimim. That is why the the role of the T’mimim as follows why it is in these sichos that the Rebbe clarifies in the sicha of (Ki Seitzei 5751): Acharon shel Pesach 5736 and the Talmidim of the yeshiva are sicha of Ki Seitzei 5751 that the called “T’mimim” because they learn main role of talmidim in yeshiva is “Toras Hashem t’mima – Nigleh and to be T’mimim, and only on this Chassidus t’mima,” and the learning foundation can they also become of p’nimius ha’Torah is with chayelei beis Dovid. understanding and grasp “like What you’re saying is, in learning a sugya in Nigleh of Torah” addition to the importance of … and they are also (therefore) learning Torah for its own sake, it called “soldiers of the house of also enables the T’mimim to Dovid,” who vanquish the position become better chayelei beis Dovid. of “they who ridicule the footsteps Where do you see this? of Your anointed one and bring In order to know what the Rebbe about the hisgalus and coming of wants of us, what the Rebbe wants Moshiach Ben Dovid.” us to publicize and how to go about We see an amazing thing here. it, we have to learn the Rebbe’s Not only does the Rebbe preface sichos. When a bachur learns Torah, their role as T’mimim to their role he understands the Rebbe’s sichos as chayelei beis Dovid, but the better. He can pay attention to the Rebbe adds the word “therefore” in subtleties and differentiate between parentheses, clarifying that these the essential things and those things two roles – learning Torah and which aren’t essential. The yeshiva kabbalas p’nei Moshiach – aren’t curriculum of Gemara, Rishonim separate, but are two parts of one and Acharonim, sharpens the brain role. Only those who learn Toras and enables a talmid to learn the Hashem t’mima can be chayalei beis Rebbe’s sichos with greater depth Dovid. and understanding. As I quoted earlier, a yeshiva is a One of the roshei yeshiva related place of diligent learning of Nigleh Rebbe saw fit to dispel a possible that when he had yechidus with the and Chassidus and therefore, the error. A person might think that Rebbe, the Rebbe defined what T’mimim can also be chayalei beis bachurim have two roles, as learning lo lishma is for a talmid of Dovid. A Tamim’s Torah learning is T’mimim and as chayelei beis Tomchei T’mimim: learning a primary. On this foundation lies the Dovid. Shaagas Aryeh in order to better second role – that of chayalei beis In the time of the Rebbe Rashab, understand a maamar Chassidus! Dovid. Bachurim must get the the emphasis was on being Similarly, we can say that when a message that learning in yeshiva is T’mimim, which meant diligently bachur learns Gemara in depth, he the foundation. Their years of learning Torah t’mima. That fit the can better understand the Rebbe’s learning in yeshiva are the times of the Rebbe Rashab when it sichos. foundation for their entire lives. was necessary to build the command This is especially pertinent when The Rebbe doesn’t take just structure, the manufacturing plant we talk about the shlichus to prepare

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  the world to greet Moshiach. The exception, have to be “yoshvei ohel,” Torah study. This became the motto Rebbe said that the “straight path” those who sit in learn. Within this of my life, especially after we had a to bring Geula is learning inyanei category of “yoshvei ohel,” there are yechidus before we went on shlichus Moshiach and Geula. In order for a two types: “yoshvei ohel within to the yeshiva in Australia and the bachur to be able to learn and teach yoshvei ohel” and “baalei eisek Rebbe repeated that lashon and said the Rebbe’s sichos on Geula and within yoshvei ohel.” “Baalei eisek” that our role is to “conquer Australia Moshiach, he has to fill his head in this case, refers to being involved through Torah study.” with Torah study and the proper in spreading the wellsprings and the The Rebbe put an emphasis on approach to learning, and only then mivtzaim. Torah study, more than on t’filla. On can he really understand the Rebbe’s The Rebbe told the talmidim- various occasions and in various sichos on Moshiach. shluchim they should divide the contexts the Rebbe said that Torah Then there is the main thing, roles amongst them: some are more study, piskei halacha, and piskei that learning Torah uplifts and suited to being yoshvei ohel; some rabbanim can change the world, refines the one who learns it, and are more suited to being baalei conquer the world. And then later, prepares him to be a soldier of the eisek. But even the baalei eisek have the Rebbe said that the “straight house of Dovid. As the Rebbe to know that they are baalei eisek path” to bring the Geula is through explains at length regarding learning that are yoshvei ohel. Therefore, all learning about Geula. inyanei Moshiach and Geula, it’s not their activities have to be approved just as a segula, but it affects a by the yeshiva’s hanhala and more person so that he lives with inyanei Geula. Torah has the power to change a person’s very being. At the time this sicha was said, Additionally, when a person’s mind is full of divrei torah on inyanei nobody could imagine that a day Moshiach it naturally affects his entire being. would come when frum people who punctiliously observe mitzvos would “BAALEI ESEK” AMONG THE “YOSHVEI OHEL” not believe in the coming of Moshiach In the early years of the Rebbe’s nesius the Rebbe and would even fight against those established the organization ATA who do believe! (Igud Talmidei HaYeshivos), in which the talmidim run an array of mivtzaim and Besuras HaGeula. importantly, they have to learn SHLUCHIM HAVE How are they supposed to combine during the s’darim. TO BE LAMDANIM learning Torah diligently with That means that all the T’mimim being involved with mivtzaim? have to keep the s’darim, learning In recent years, nearly every I had a yechidus in 5730, after diligently, and all have to go on other bachur goes on shlichus after Simchas Torah, along with a group mivtzaim. All the T’mimim have to he get married. Most of the good of bachurim from France and be members of ATA and participate bachurim go on shlichus after they Montreal. These were bachurim who in ATA’s activities. However, those get married and only a few take wanted to remain and learn in 770, who are more suited to being positions in yeshivos. How do you and since the Rebbe wanted them to activists should be the ones in explain to a bachur who sees his go on shlichus to learn in various charge of ATA. Yet they should future in shlichus that he also yeshivos, all of us were called for remember that their foundation is to needs to learn Gemara b’iyun with this special yechidus. My brother be yoshvei ohel and only then can Rishonim and Acharonim? First things first: A bachur has to and I were at this yechidus even they also be chayelei beis Dovid. know that the Rebbe wants all the though we had gotten permission I remember a farbrengen of T’mimim, with no exceptions, to be from the Rebbe to remain in 770. Chamisha-Asar B’Shvat 5731 in completely immersed in Torah study. During the yechidus, the Rebbe which the Rebbe announced that we The Rebbe did not say there are defined the role of the T’mimim, have to conquer the world through saying that all of them, without exceptions. Future plans for married

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& life have nothing to do with this. told how the Alter Rebbe spread the that his entire being, his entire world Second, shlichus is another stage wellsprings. He would say an inyan and his entire life is an inyan in in the process, and the foundation in Nigleh and after he had a captive Torah.” Yes, there are definitely for the entire process is Torah study, audience, he would begin telling bachurim like this. Torah t’mima. After a bachur learns them Chassidus. The Rebbe says In our yeshiva, as well as in other diligently, he is fit to become a this is a lesson for us – that when Chabad yeshivos, you can find soldier of the house of Dovid, and we meet someone who is frum but bachurim who finish Shas. This then he is fit to be a shliach. not a Chassid, we need to get phenomenon of bachurim finishing Although in recent years the through to them through Nigleh, Shas while they are still in yeshiva is Rebbe said that everybody can and and that will make them receptive to growing. That’s still rare, but should be a shliach, even those who Chassidus. bachurim learning by heart the did not learn in Tomchei T’mimim, entire tractate that is studied that surely someone who is a Tamim is THE T’MIMIM year, in addition to dozens of sichos expected to go through the system. NOWADAYS and maamarim of the Rebbe, has That means to be a Tamim in the become routine in the yeshiva in full sense of the world and by being In the yechidus for T’mimim on Tzfas. one, becoming a soldier of the house Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5752 the We have three tracks in our of Dovid. This enables him to be a Rebbe said that the Torah study of learning campaign, which entitles shliach in the most complete sense. the talmidim in yeshivos ought to the participants to a scholarship. If Shlichus is not a separate thing be “above set amounts and above you learn the entire tractate, you get unconnected to the learning in measure and limitation, so that the $100. If you learn the entire tractate yeshiva. On the contrary. In order to first thought that falls into their in depth with Tosafos and Rishonim, be a real shliach, you need to go minds as soon as they wake up is you get $300, and if you learn the through the entire system of in Torah. Not only that, but even additional material of the sichos and Tomchei T’mimim as the Rebbe while sleeping, he dreams about an maamarim, you get $360. Many wants, including serious learning inyan in Torah and a pilpul bachurim participate in this every with a chayus, and then you reach Torah.” Are there bachurim like year and the money helps them pay the next stage, being a shliach. that today? for their trip to the Rebbe in Tishrei. Third, in recent years we see an I can’t tell you whether there are Plus, in recent years, most of the enormous interest in deep shiurim. bachurim who dream in learning, bachurim participate in various People want to hear a deep shiur in but I can tell you that there are contests sponsored by ATA and Dor Gemara, halacha and Chassidus. hundreds of bachurim today in Dei’a, and they acquire enormous When a bachur learns well in Chabad yeshivos who are completely amounts of knowledge in all areas of yeshiva, he can do far better in his immersed in their learning, in Torah. The T’mimim who score high shlichus later on. Nowadays, when quantity and quality. As the Rebbe points in these contests are definitely senior shluchim often bring out put it in that yechidus, “when you T’mimim who devote every minute younger shluchim to give shiurim, a look at a genuine yeshiva bachur, to Torah study. you need to see his genuine being – bachur who sees his future in [To be continued, G-d willing] shlichus has to use his time now, when he can learn diligently, so he will be prepared to give good shiurim later on. JOB OPPORTUNITY Furthermore, when a shliach who is a lamdan comes to town, people Yeshiva Tiferes Menachem have more derech eretz for him. In many places, a shliach-lamdan can Seagate, Brooklyn get a position as a rav and then people respect what he has to say is looking to hire a cook. and what he does. If there are learned Jews in that Tel: 718-333-1176 city, the shliach’s Torah knowledge E-mail: [email protected] is his ticket into these circles. In the sicha of 24 Teives 5712, the Rebbe

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and felt we just had to get him a dollar for his birthday! That week we asked many more people in Crown Heights for a dollar THE DOLLAR from the Rebbe. Sunday passed with no luck, as did the rest of the days of the week. On Thursday, at twelve in the afternoon, Shmulik noted that time had run out, because besides FROM getting a dollar, he wanted to put it into a nice frame. He kept asking but at seven that evening, when he still hadn’t gotten one, I decided to call my grandfather, R’ Leibel YECHIDUS Posner, and ask for a dollar. As I was about to make the call, By Avrohom Ber Shmulik came over and pointed to R’ Zev Cadaner who had just entered 770. Shmulik, who knew We saw that it’s easier to get people to that I was going to speak with R’ Zev about something, wanted me to make a donation of many dollars than mention our need for a dollar from the Rebbe. I decided that if nobody to extract one dollar from the Rebbe answered at my grandfather’s house, from them. I would ask R’ Zev. I have to tell you that I call my grandfather at least twice a week. It Tamim Yosef Yitzchok Rosenfeld difficult task but we didn’t dream has never happened that nobody relates a special story that took place how difficult it would be. He spoke answered the phone in the evening, last summer with his friend Shmulik to plenty of people and all had plenty when my grandparents are home, Lerner: of excuses. One said the Rebbe had but this time, nobody answered. For On our weekly rounds for Mivtza given him the dollar as a personal the first time since I was on K’vutza, T’fillin every Friday, we visit with bracha and he couldn’t give it away, I heard my grandfather’s answering someone by the name of Dudu, an another said he didn’t have enough, machine. Israeli who lives in New York and and yet another said he had given I took this as a sign from Heaven has a moving business. Baruch away too many already. and I went to R’ Zev Cadaner and Hashem, he has made much A few months went by in which after speaking to him about the progress in his religious observance. we tried to convince people to part other issue, I brought up the matter He started saying Chitas every day with a dollar from the Rebbe to be of the dollar. I stammered as I told and we wish many of us had the given to Dudu, with the him about Dudu who began putting same positive feeling as Dudu has understanding that this would help on t’fillin and really wanted a dollar for Chitas. him progress in his religious from the Rebbe. I asked him A few months ago, Dudu told us observance. We saw that it’s easier whether he had one to spare, for it that he wanted a dollar from the to get people to make a donation of could help Dudu in his advancement Rebbe. We tried to explain to him many dollars than to extract one in avodas Hashem and would be how hard it is to get one, but he dollar from the Rebbe from them. It mekasher him to the Rebbe. insisted he wanted one since he had was heartwarming, but it didn’t help I stopped talking when it looked a business-related problem. Seeing us in our cause. as though R’ Zev wasn’t listening to that he wanted it so badly, we The interesting development me. He looked a bit dreamy as he decided to try and get him one. began on Friday of Parshas gazed at a spot behind me. Then he Shmulik was the one who B’Haalos’cha 5767. That Friday, we smiled, took out a wad of papers approached Anash in Crown went to Dudu’s office and he told us and began looking through them. He Heights, asking for a dollar for our his birthday would be the following finally removed an old dollar and mekurav. We assumed it would be a Friday. We looked at one another

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& handed it to me. “You don’t know what hashgacha pratis there is here,” he said excitedly. Then he went on to say, “This morning, at work, I went to buy a drink from the machine which is located nearby. I took out a dollar from my pocket and prepared to insert it in the machine when something stopped me. I don’t know why but I felt that I couldn’t put this dollar into the machine. “I glanced at the dollar and immediately understood. The dollar was printed in 1974. Today you can’t get such an old dollar, as they are out of circulation. The dollars you see now are from the year 2000 and more recent years. The other side of the dollar had a few words written on it in pen. After much effort I managed to figure out the first word: ‘yechidus.’ I couldn’t read the rest of it. “Why did the Rebbe send me this dollar? I had no answer. I put the dollar into my pocket and waited to see what would happen. And now, you came over to me.” The next day, when we brought the dollar to the birthday boy, we found out how wondrous the hashgacha pratis was. Dudu thanked us profusely and then told us that just recently he had learned in Chitas about “echad” and “va’ed” (yichuda ilaa and yichuda tataa), where the Alter Rebbe explains that true reality is G-dliness. Dudu mistakenly understood this to mean that all of reality including our actions, are merely imaginary compared to true reality. That led him to wonder why he needed to bother saying Chitas. Just then, along came the dollar from the Rebbe, reconnecting him to the horaos of the Rebbe. Fortunate are we to be Chassidim and mekusharim of the Nasi HaDor, who cares for each one of us individually!

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  JLPEF>@E DDBRI> MOSHIACH, ALIVE IN GAN EDEN, READY FOR THE REDEMPTION

By Rabbi Sholom Dovber HaLevi Wolpo Translated By Michoel Leib Dobry

In response to requests by our readers, we now present the next segment from “V’Torah Yevakshu MiPihu,” Rabbi Sholom Dovber HaLevi Wolpo’s seifer on the Rebbe’s teachings regarding Chabad chassidus, its approach to emuna, and its various customs.

According to the above, the only that when they asked, “Was it for is alive – that he brought us into claim that can be made against naught that he was mourned, exile in order to redeem his Lubavitcher chassidim is that they embalmed, and buried?” Rabbi children before his eyes.” consider their Rebbe, in terms of Yochanan replied, “My statements Thus, it is explained that the his eternal life, to be comparable to are based on a pasuk,” and he reason that Yaakov Avinu remained Yaakov Avinu and Moshe brings proof from Yirmiyahu alive is because he has a Rabbeinu. However, chassidus has (30:10): “And you, fear not, My connection to the Redemption. already explained in the name of servant Yaakov, says Hashem, and Therefore, the leader of the the seifer K’hillas Yaakov (Baal do not be dismayed, Israel, for generation, who is a spark of “M’lo HaRo’im”) that “nasi” is an behold I save you from afar and Yaakov Avinu and is the Moshiach acronym for “nitzutzo shel Yaakov your seed from the land of their of the generation, remains alive, as Avinu” (a spark [of the soul] of captivity,” and its interpretation: Yaakov Avinu does, in order that he Yaakov Avinu). Thus, it applies to “As his seed is alive, so too he is will be ready to come into the exile all the leaders of the Jewish People alive.” Rashi comments: “As his and redeem the Jewish People. in every generation, and the leader seed is alive – when He gathers the Furthermore, as mentioned of the generation is also “the Jewish People from the land of previously, the Rebbe said in emanation of Moshe” that is within their captivity, he gathers the reference to his father-in-law, the every generation. living, who are in captivity, for the Rebbe Rayatz, that what happened The Gemara states (Taanis 5b) dead are not in captivity. So too he is only a matter of hiding and

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  concealment, and in fact, he regarding other Rebbeim (see also woman, and he will grow in his connected this with the concept of Seifer HaSichos, “Toras Shalom” righteousness…and as we have “Yaakov Avinu did not die.” In Lashon HaKodesh, Vol. 2, pgs. found in Moshe Rabbeinu, of addition, at the end of the first 659-660, etc.) blessed memory, who rose to maamer from Yud Shvat 5711, the Therefore, after we have already Heaven in body and soul and was Rebbe said, “And we should merit been privileged to hear the Rebbe’s there for forty days…so the to see and be together with the announcement that Moshiach is the Moshiach will conceal himself in Rebbe, down here in a physical leader of the generation and his body and soul in that pillar…and body,” noting the aforementioned name is Menachem, to the point afterwards, the Moshiach will Gemara in Tractate K’subos in that “Moshiach Tzidkeinu is reveal himself completely.” connection with Rabbi Yehuda already here in reality and in a In the seifer Ohr HaChama, HaNasi. revealed state,” it is thereby Rabbi Avraham Azulai writes in his We also find that our Rebbeim understood that even what commentary on the Zohar (Shmos have appeared after their passing as happened now is merely an 7b), in the name of Rabbi Chaim a soul within a body. Indeed, there elevation and concealment leading Vital, that the revelation of is the well-known story of how the up to his hisgalus before all as Moshiach will be in a manner “as if Baal Shem Tov and the Mezritcher Melech HaMoshiach. See also Sfas he was sleeping at first, and when Maggid came to visit the Alter Emes on the Gemara (Rosh there comes to him a soul of a Rebbe when he was in prison, and HaShana 11b), which brings the soul, he will awaken…and afterwards, Moshiach will completely reveal himself and the The Zohar explains that the revelation entire Jewish People will recognize him and they will gather to him.” of Moshiach from his hiding is after He writes further in his commentary on the Zohar (VaYikra the great fire that is shown throughout 212a) in the name of the Pardes of Rabbi Moshe Cordovero: “For the entire world and takes hold in Moshiach is not dead, rather he lives in the lower Gan Eden, many towers and many palaces in the ready for the salvation of the great city of Rome, and “many towers Jewish People, etc., and he has no permission to rise to the higher and many palaces will fall.” Gan Eden, the abode of the soul, and not to descend to abode of the bodies.” By the same token, Rabbi the Rebbe MH”M states in a sicha aforementioned Midrash that Chaim Vital writes in his seifer from Yud-Tes Kislev 5711 (Toras Moshiach will conceal himself Arba Meios Shekel Kesef, pg. 68 Menachem, Vol. 2, pg. 113) that after his hisgalus, comparing this (and in Zohar HaRakia 7b), that they visited him when they were as to the concealment of Moshe Moshiach “conceals himself in souls within bodies, and proves this Rabbeinu after he proclaimed “I body and soul and is sent away to from the Rebbe Rashab’s inquiry as have surely remembered you.” Heaven,” and afterwards, he will to whether there was room in the Similarly, there are the reveal himself before all and bring Alter Rebbe’s prison cell for three commentaries of the Ramban and the Complete Redemption. people. (See also the sicha from Rabbeinu Bachai at the end of Similarly, the Ben Ish Chai writes Motzaei Shabbos Mikeitz 5746, Parshas Shmos, and Rashi on in his seifer Ben Yehoyada on the from pg. 205, where he proves this Daniel (12:12): “In the future, our Gemara in Sanhedrin (96b). from the story itself and writes Moshiach will conceal himself after It should be noted that the further that this is the reason that he is revealed, and he will return Zohar explains (Shmos 8) that the they could make a halachic ruling and reveal himself.” revelation of Moshiach from his for the Alter Rebbe when they It is further stated in Seifer hiding is after the great fire that is visited him, even though “it [i.e., HaGilgulim (Chapter 13): shown throughout the entire world Torah] is not in Heaven.”) “Moshiach will be a righteous and takes hold in many towers and Similarly, we find numerous stories person born of a man and a many palaces in the great city of

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& Rome, and “many towers and longing for the fiftieth gate, and by though there is no one who can many palaces will fall.” (The going in a totally incomparable possibly fathom even a fraction of Rebbe explains further that “Rome” manner…of ‘And [Moshe] the Rebbe’s ways in matters of mentioned regarding the end of ascended.’ In addition, ‘there were holiness, even the simplest person days is the great kingdom of the many levels, but Moshe covered can get a slight idea when he gentiles, i.e., the United States, and them with one step’ (Rashi’s listens to a farbrengen and hears thus, the great city of Rome is New commentary, D’varim 34:1), such the emotional and heart-rendering York.) It is also explained in Pirkei that through the ‘And Moshe sobs that we heard over a period of D’Rabi Eliezer, Chapter 29 (and ascended, etc., to Har Nevo,’ we decades, whenever the Rebbe Yalkut Shimoni, Yeshayahu, Remez also merit the [revelation of] the mentioned the words of the Alter 421), that after the greatest of all fiftieth gate.” Rebbe, “Ich vill nisht dain Gan wars, which the children of Furthermore, in the last edited Eden, ich vill nisht dain Olam Yishmoel will make “in the great maamer that the Rebbe issued HaBa, ich vill mer nisht az dich city,” then “from there the son of and distributed personally with alein” [I want nothing at all! I Dovid will blossom, and he will his holy hand (shortly before he don’t want Your Gan Eden, I don’t see the destruction inflicted on fell at the Ohel on Chaf Zayin want Your Olam HaBa... I want both sides, and from there he will Adar Rishon 5752), the maamer nothing but You alone!] or when he come to Eretz Yisroel.” “V’Ata Tetzaveh” (Seifer reviewed through tears the 19. GIMMEL TAMMUZ IS HaMaamarim Meluket, pg. 135), explanation of “A prayer for a poor COMPARABLE TO MOSHE RABBEINU’S he writes: “Simply from the fact man when he enwraps himself and ASCENT TO HAR NEVO that the revelation of G-d’s pours out his speech before G-d” Infinite Essence does not shine (T’hillim 102:1), i.e., the very The Rebbe explains in a sicha within him, he is broken, prayer of a poor man is that he (Seifer HaSichos 5752, pg. 23) depressed, and crushed. wants to pours out his speech about the concept of the acronym Furthermore, from the fact that “before G-d.” of that year – “T’hei Shnas Niflaos “choleh” (sick) has the numerical This longing is the sickness of Bina” (it will be a year of miracles value of 49, it is known that even Moshiach, and it leads to his of understanding), and how this is when he attains forty-nine gates concealment. Furthermore, this is comparable to the revelation of the of understanding, he is ‘sick’ in accordance with what is fiftieth gate of understanding that because he is lacking the fiftieth explained frequently in the Zohar Moshe Rabbeinu merited on Zayin gate” (Taamei HaMitzvos (and in the writings of the Arizal Adar, when he ascended to “Har L’HaAriZal, Parshas VaYeira). It mentioned previously on the Nevo” – “Nun (50) bo” (Seifer is thereby understood that what concept of Moshiach’s HaLikkutim L’HaAriZal, Parshas happened in 5752 is the sickness concealment) that prior to the VaEschanan 3:26, et. al.) Similarly, from the longing for the fiftieth revelation of Moshiach as king of he explains in a sicha from gate, and the culmination of the the Jewish People, he ascends to Shabbos Parshas Chayei Sara ascent to “Nun (50) bo” occurred receive the soul of Moshiach, found (Sichos Kodesh 5752, pg. 320) that on Gimmel Tammuz 5754. in a “bird’s nest,” and then he “in Shnas HaTzaddik (the ninetieth (For the Rebbe’s entire being is reveals himself in all his glory and year)…we also merit the revelation one complete volume of splendor to exact vengeance upon of the concept of “Nun P’laos” tremendous cleaving to the the gentiles and bring salvation to (fifty wonders), the fiftieth Creator, and a wondrous longing the Jewish People. gate…There are also the feelings of for an infinite ascent. Yet, even

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#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  MOLCFIB THE REBBE IS LOOKING AT YOU

By Nosson Avrohom

Shuls were full, with 500 He was born over 60 years ago in people and more. The gentiles respected this very much and Kulashi, Georgia. He encountered when they would come to a Jewish event, they would wear a kippa as Chabad but did not become a Chassid. a gesture of respect. People were Then, the first Tishrei he spent with the very particular about tznius and Shabbos. I remember Jews who Rebbe, he knew that Lubavitch is where had no choice but to go to work on Shabbos and they would walk he belongs. * R’ Avishai Batashvili. for hours each way so as not to desecrate the Shabbos. Others would bribe the gentile factory People like Avishai Batashvili I was born over sixty years ago owners so they would look away of Nachalat Har Chabad are in Kulashi, Georgia. When I was from their absence on Shabbos. called Baalshemske Yidden. These older, my family moved to Tbilisi. Women covered their heads, as are people of simple, Although Georgia was one of the did the men. In Georgia, people wholehearted faith. countries in the Soviet Union, we were ashamed to go about with a He has a long, white beard and always felt proud to be Jewish and bare head. I’ll never forget how is always holding a T’hillim. I am connected to our heritage. Even shocked I was when I arrived in not a rav, he corrected me, every in the hardest years, we kept Eretz Yisroel and saw bareheaded time I used the title. mitzvos openly. We kept Shabbos Jews. Avishai has been working for and prayed with almost no I encountered Chabad in over 25 years in a textile plant interference. Georgia of those Georgia. I remember Rabbi owned by the Zeiler family of days raised a generation of Torah Yehuda (Kulasher) Butrashvili, a Kiryat Malachi. This is with the scholars. I remember that every Lubavitcher Chassid who was Rebbe’s blessing, as all other Shabbos the rav would speak in deeply mekushar to the Rebbe and decisions in his life are made. shul for hours. even met the Rebbe Rayatz before Baruch Hashem, I received Especially in the final period of the outbreak of World War II. My an answer to every letter that I communism, Jews did well grandfather a”h, who went to wrote to the Rebbe, he said financially and some of them had Rostov, met the Rebbe Rayatz matter-of-factly. He told me very influential positions. The there. We, and the Jews in about his childhood in Georgia, Jewish community flourished Georgia in general, always felt about living in Nachalat Har spiritually as well. Georgia was respect and admiration for Chabad, about his first meeting always proud of its Jewishness. Chabad and its leaders, but our with the Rebbe that changed his Stalin once asked that the shuls in family did not become Chassidim. life, and when and why he grew a Georgia be closed but the Jews In 5731/1971, after I got beard. guarded them and miraculously, married, we were able to leave * * * his plan failed. Georgia. We arrived in Eretz

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& Yisroel, with the entire extended Whenever the need arose, they that the Rebbe was coming. When family, via Austria. My father a”h were there to help, even while the Rebbe came down, a path asked the person in charge of they themselves were poor. The opened up just where I was assigning housing to immigrants farbrengens, the closeness, the standing. The Rebbe walked with to put us in a place of tznius, warmth and the sincerity, quick steps. I was filled with great since even prior to our arrival we connected us to them. awe and excitement. It was a had heard that not all places were Despite the friendships with feeling that was indescribable. It tzanua. the Chassidim and learning from all happened very quickly; the Our uncle, who arrived in them, I didn’t change until I went Rebbe passed right by me and Eretz Yisroel before we did and to the Rebbe for the first time in gave me a penetrating look. lived in Nachalat Har Chabad, Elul 5740/1980. The one who During the davening, the recommended that we live near brought me to 770 that year was Rebbe looked at me another few him. He told my father that the Rabbi Moshe Yaroslavsky, who times, and I felt ashamed since I Lubavitcher Rebbe referred to the was in charge of Hachnosas did not have a beard. Then and neighborhood as kan tziva Orchim and wanted me to work there I resolved to grow my beard. Hashem es ha’bracha. with him. If not for that, I would It wasn’t an easy decision. The We quickly became part of the not have been able to pay for the Chassidim had tried to convince Chabad atmosphere in the trip. I owe him a great debt of me to do this but it just did not neighborhood. Although in those gratitude. It is thanks to him that happen, yet with a look from the days I did not have a beard, the I became close to the great light, Rebbe I was given the strength to Chassidim – some of whom had the Rebbe MH M, and Toras stick to my commitment. just arrived from the Soviet Union Chassidus Chabad. I had another special kiruv – greatly welcomed us. We felt I arrived in 770 the evening of from the Rebbe at one of the like one, big, extended family. You 18 Elul. I stood at the entrance, farbrengens that month. The could feel the great love the where the Rebbe came down to Rebbe had said sichos in Yiddish Chassidim had for every Jew. daven. Rabbi Groner announced for seven hours and more. I didn’t

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  The Rebbe asked me to say l’chaim a second and a third time. I was confused and stunned. I felt that the Rebbe had sensed the sadness that filled my heart.

HE REDEEMED MY SOUL IN PEACE The Batashvili couple still alive. I felt around the chest experienced an incredible area and took out the T’hillim. I miracle one day of Chol was shocked by what I saw. A piece HaMoed Pesach 2006, a I saw that I was of shrapnel got stuck in it, and if it miracle that was reported in still alive. I felt weren’t for this T’hillim it would all the media. Mr. Batashvili have entered my heart. was injured in the suicide around the chest I always carry a T’hillim with bombing on Tel Aviv’s Neve me because I read from it Shaanan Street: area and took out whenever I have time, but I don’t My wife Leah and I arrived usually carry it in my pocket. That at Tel Aviv’s Central Bus the T’hillim. I was morning for some reason I put it Station in order to go into my jacket pocket. My wife told shopping for a Yom Tov gift shocked by what I me to put it in my briefcase, where for her. This is something that saw. A piece of I usually put it, but I insisted, the Rebbe mentions in several mysteriously, on leaving it in my letters, and it was especially shrapnel got stuck pocket even though it tore the important since she had pocket a little bit. worked so hard before Pesach. in it, and if it I was also holding my briefcase, We left the bus station and inside which there were pamphlets I saw a pushka in a store and I weren’t for this about family purity. I had taken put some coins into it and them with me to give out to other then continued walking. When T’hillim it would people. When my son asked me we crossed the street we heard have entered my about my injuries afterwards, I told a deafening explosion and I him that the briefcase was full of fell to the ground. I felt a heart. shrapnel. … It was a real miracle. strong blow in the area of my Hashem saved me. Many people heart. around me were killed or serious I saw people falling and collapsing all around injured. I was taken to the hospital, where I me. In the first seconds I thought, that’s that, this underwent treatment and there I saw other revealed is the end, but a few minutes later I saw that I was miracles.

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& know that there were earphones davening, and the Rebbe passed nerve from but I said the bracha that you could use to hear a by and wished a gut Shabbos. of SheHechiyanu and the Rebbe simultaneous translation of what Then he looked up, glanced at answered amen. The Rebbe asked the Rebbe was saying. I just stood me, and said his blessing two me how old my daughter was and there and watched. times. I replied. Then the Rebbe blessed I wanted to ask some That was a year of Hakhel and me that she merit to choose a Chassidim what the Rebbe was the Rebbe received people for Chassid, yerei Shamayim, and a saying, whether there was any yechidus. I was overcome at the gadol ba’Torah. special instruction or particular thought that I would be in the I was moved by the bracha, topic the Rebbe was talking about. same room as the Rebbe. I which of course, came true. My I asked one, then another, and a consulted with R’ Mendel Futerfas son-in-law is Rabbi Avrohom third, but nobody paid attention about what to write on the note Alashvili from Shikun Chabad in to me. All were riveted on the that I brought in with me. I didn’t Lud. He has published several Rebbe and were detached from know anything about it. s’farim and is known as a Chassid the world around them. I felt R’ Mendel told me, Write and a great lamdan. embarrassed for not being on the whatever is in your heart for After Tishrei, whenever I wrote spiritual level to be able to partake which you want a bracha: health, to the Rebbe, I received a of these lofty revelations. parnasa, chinuch for your response. I felt that the Rebbe A few minutes went by and children. I wrote and added that I knew me personally and took me then the Rebbe finished the sicha wanted to become a Lubavitcher under his wings with great love. and motioned to me. It took me Chassid. I asked that my children I got a job with Bank Leumi. A time to realize that the Rebbe was be Chassidim too. My daughter few days before I began working actually motioning to me. The was of marriageable age and I at the bank, I met Rabbi Dovid Rebbe is looking at you, I heard asked for a good shidduch for Deitsch a”h, a Chassid who was a people around me say. The Rebbe her. big businessman, who merited told me to say l’chaim. I took a I had yechidus on the Sunday many kiruvim from the Rebbe. He small cup and the Rebbe motioned after Shabbos B’Reishis. I was the told me that he had written to the that they give me a large cup. first on the list. The Rebbe got up Rebbe about managing a I picked up the cup for l’chaim as I entered. I trembled and warehouse at his factory and had and the Rebbe asked me to say couldn’t open my mouth. The presented some names to the l’chaim a second and a third time. Rebbe took the letter from me and Rebbe but the Rebbe did not I was confused and stunned. I felt smiled a broad smile that melted reply. Then, when he sent in my that the Rebbe had sensed the me. Every Motzaei Shabbos, when name, he immediately got a sadness that filled my heart. I watch the video Lirot et response of blessing and success. From that day on I tried to be Malkeinu, they have a segment in Thanks to the Rebbe’s answer, I part of the Rebbe’s minyanim. which the Rebbe smiles and it am still working in that factory, One of the Shabbasos I went up always reminds me of the which is now run by R’ Deitsch’s on the platform in order to see yechidus I was privileged to have. son-in-law, Meir Zeiler. the Rebbe at the end of the I don’t know where I got the

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and the Rebbe are thanked and praised, and the Rebbe is acknowledged as the greatest disseminator of light ever. With LIGHTING UP the light of Torah and mitzvos, he conquers and prepares the world for the light of Geula. The average shliach will also organize a procession of cars with THE WORLD menoros on top to light up and conquer the city, will give out doughnuts in the nearby jail, and will visit hospitals and army camps in the area. The average FOR THE shliach will also organize a Chanuka party for children in a hall, will have several large public menoros around town and will light them every night. Bachurim REBBE will visit the stores, restaurants, and businesses and light a menora By Rabbi Yaakov Shmuelevitz, Shliach, Beit Shaan on the counter to publicize the miracle. In short, there’s plenty to do. 20 empty 5-kilo cans (you can children about the Yom Tov so In 5746 (during the court case ask the manager of a catering hall they keep it at home. They enjoy a for the sefarim-Didan Natzach) it to hold it for you for up to two short quiz and receive a brochure, was claimed that Chabad is not weeks), 80 kilo of wax (or and of course there is their active. The Rebbe referred to this paraffin, which you can get from connection to the Rebbe. claim and asked that an album of a candle manufacturer), 40 metal pictures be published that showed sticks 10 millimeters in length by CHANUKA ACTIVITIES the work of Chabad around the 80 centimeters, a roll of cord for WORLDWIDE world over the course of a single the wicks, a large hall, gas month, including the days of balloons and burners, 10 pails of It is difficult to convey, in one Chanuka. water – all this is what you need article, the abundance of activities Let There Be Light was in order to manufacture candles that shluchim do during the eight published with beautiful pictures. with 1000 children over a week’s days of Chanuka as well as in the There are only three pictures from time. Every class gets one hour. weeks preceding it. I think the Beit Shaan in it. That year, in our You can also have an oil average shliach (in Israel), who little town, I made 20 events pressing workshop. You need a has been working in his city for during Chanuka, but only three grinder (from Italy, 800 shekels), several years, will invite or be pictures made it into the book. If 2 centrifuges, 40 kilos of olives invited to between 40-60 parties we take all the pictures in the (not pickled) and some olive oil and public events during a single album and multiply it by 20, that (because not much comes out of Chanuka. It starts with a d’var would be an enormous number of the olives…). Torah at parties in kindergartens, mitzva activities. These details were discussed at continues with menora lightings, a Remember, this was 5746, and length among the shluchim over meal in a corporate office, a since then, the army of shluchim the past month. Each shliach does municipality meeting, a ceremony has increased ten-fold! Go and his best to invite as many children at a school, a party for new calculate how many menoros are as possible during the week or immigrants, B’nei Akiva, lit because of shluchim on a single two weeks before Chanuka, for HaTzofim, at the mall, at the Chanuka! The entire world has holiday-related activities. This is opening of a soccer game. become illuminated with the light an opportunity to teach the At all these events, the shliach of holiness and is ready for Geula.

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& THE VICTORY OF another location. THE DIRECTOR OF THE MACCABIM As we were loading the THE SPORTS CENTER IN ROSH PINA menora, an older man from the VS. THE MACCABIM moshava came over to us and Rabbi Shlomo Berkowitz, asked in surprise, “What’s going Rabbi Berkowitz relates: shliach in Rosh Pina for twenty on? Where are you taking the On our first year on shlichus years, relates: menora?” He insisted that we in Rosh Pina, we approached the When we came on shlichus, we don’t take it away, that it had to director of the youth cultural and looked for the best place for a remain where it was. sports center a few days before public menora. We set our sights We asked him why he cared Chanuka and asked whether we on the municipal center of the and he said that he lived nearby could have a children’s rally at the moshava near the post office. For and over the years he watched us center. He was adamantly many years, a menora stood there from a distance. He didn’t opposed to the idea and he and every year we had public actually join the lighting ceremony explained why. “I know just what menora lightings with dozens, and but he didn’t miss a night and he you plan on doing. That’s sometimes hundreds, of people didn’t want the menora to be obvious. You are perpetuating the from the moshava crowding moved somewhere else. approach of the Maccabim and around. The end of the story was that we, the chilonim (secular Jews) One year, renovations were that year, the menora was put represent the Misyavnim made in the municipal center, the somewhere else but our outreach (Hellenizers). What do you think floors were ripped up and holes has grown and today there are – that we misyavnim are going to were dug, and it wasn’t possible menora lightings in several places, allow you to work against us? No to put a menora up there. So we including the municipal center way!” took a van and planned on taking near the post office. We sadly held the event the menora away, temporarily, to somewhere else and it seemed that the Misyavnim had won, but that was only temporary. That same year, the manager was fired and since the new manager (not a Misyaven) was hired, we use the sports center every year. On the official map of the moshava Rosh Pina, the central menora is marked in its precise location, the center of the moshava, near the post office, so even tourists know where it is.

YOU SEE THIS DOUGHNUT? Back to Beit Shaan: Over the years we held a special party for policemen and their children. The party took place at the police station and it included lighting the menora, a quiz, doughnuts, and dancing. We also invited auxiliary police and their families. One time, while giving out doughnuts, a senior volunteer policeman, a man who was Children making menora at the Chabad house in Beit Shaan

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  wounded during the Yom Kippur War, got up. He stood in the center of the room, lifted the doughnut up high, quieted everybody and said in loud voice with tears in his eyes, “You see this doughnut? This is not merely a doughnut! I am recalling the Yom Kippur War. I was wounded near the Suez Canal and taken for a long period of rehabilitation at Tel HaShomer hospital. Chabadnikim visited us on Chanuka. “All of the wounded sat together and we didn’t feel any joy of the holiday, but then suddenly in came the Chabad Chassidim who told us that they Rabbi Shmuelevitz with a policeman at a menora lighting were taking us to a party in Kfar Chabad. They took us in and-so, the wealthy man I had wheelchairs and stretchers to CHANUKA GELT – visited in the hospital. Kfar Chabad and the joy was A NEW CAR I called him up and the enormous. We even danced. Then One of the senior shluchim wealthy man told me that when he they gave out doughnuts. What related (I know his name and was in the hospital he was so can I tell you? The sweet taste country): depressed and nobody had come and the enormous joy are with me A few years ago I found out to visit him. “Then you appeared, till this day. There’s nobody like that a wealthy person in my city and you were so nice, and you Chabad Chassidim and no one was sick and in the hospital. I even wished me a refuah shleima. like the Lubavitcher Rebbe. This went to visit him. We spoke for That’s when I decided that if I left is the doughnut and this is the half an hour and I left. the hospital, I knew how I would ko’ach of the Rebbe, which Two weeks went by and it was express my thanks to you. I found accompanies us in every Chanuka. I was sitting at home out that you have eight children situation, around the world.” with my children, near the menora and I bought this mini-van so you All the participants applauded when there was a knock at the wouldn’t be crowded.” (Some for the wounded soldier, the door. I opened the door and saw advice for wealthy readers of this doughnut, and the Lubavitcher a non-Jew standing there. He column: It’s much better to make Rebbe. That’s when I got a handed me a bunch of keys and a donation without being glimmer of an understanding of told me that my new nine-seater hospitalized.) the power of even a single act of mini-van was parked near the Ahavas Yisroel. house and it was gift from so-

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learn in Tomchei T’mimim, did all they could to take care of the Jewish refugees. I heard that one of the Bucharian Chassidim went on A MINYAN, A Shabbos from house to house and yelled: Can it be that we are sitting and eating the Shabbos meal while other Jews have no bread? It is not chilul Shabbos to take challa and TORAH, AND give it to them; it is literally pikuach nefesh! At that time, in nearly all locations the minyanim were full of worshippers. Chadarim and AN ESROG yeshivos were also opened with relative ease. The situation changed Prepared for publication by Avrohom Reinitz completely when the war ended. Thousands of refugees from Europe were permitted to return home. These were the great concerns for the Hundreds of Lubavitchers grabbed this golden opportunity to escape, Chabad Chassidim in Samarkand as pretending to be Polish refugees. Within a short time, Samarkand the Yomim Tovim approached. Rabbi had emptied out of thousands of Jews who had filled its streets. At Hillel Saltzman tells of the the same time, the government cracked down on those who underground minyan, the one esrog that remained, following them and served the Jews of Samarkand and its persecuting them for religious observance. environs, and about farbrengens filled The situation grew far worse after dozens of Lubavitchers were with Chassidic warmth. * Part 1 of 2 caught trying to cross the border. Many were arrested and imprisoned and sent to labor camps in Siberia. manpower to keep track of all SHABBASOS AND Many of them died in exile and did religious activity. Thousands of YOMIM TOVIM WITH- not merit Jewish burial. The Jewish émigrés from Europe, OUT A MINYAN Chassidim who remained in the especially from Poland, spent the border city of Lvov fled and During World War II, material war years in Samarkand. Among returned to their cities broken men. circumstances in Samarkand were them were many rabbanim and Many of them tried to conceal their very difficult. Thousands of Chassidishe Admurim. Jewish identity and their connection refugees filled the streets and Many Lubavitchers fled the Nazi to Chabad in fear of arrest. people starved, literally dying of invasion and traveled far away from We were little children at the starvation. Every morning you the battle fronts in the center of time, but till this day I remember could find in the streets the bodies Russia and found asylum in Central how R’ Dovid Mishulavin and his of Jews who had died the night Asia, especially in Samarkand and younger brother R’ Elya, returned before. R’ Aharon Yosef Blinitzky Tashkent. The refugees lived all from Lvov in great fright. The fear identified bodies in the streets and over the city, especially in the old was so great that when R’ Elya went brought Jews to Jewish burial. city, where the local Bucharian out to the street he held one of the The very fact that the economic community lived. communist newspapers, Pravda or situation was bleak and that they Bucharian Jews, especially those Izvestia. He spoke only Russian and were at war, kept the government whom R’ Simcha Gorodetzky was when he met Jews who were not busy and they did not have the mekarev, some of whom he sent to

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  even try to hide this. All the shuls that was during the war. In general, Can it be that we were officially run by the cultural we had no choice and we davened department and the informers at home alone. are sitting and sometimes proudly said that thanks eating the to them the government allowed A MINYAN WITHOUT them to open the shuls. A TORAH SCROLL Since we could not go to shul, Shabbos meal our parents and the older bachurim With the approach of the Yomim while other Jews wanted to organize a secret minyan Noraim, the adults knew they had which could be attended by young to come up with a plan to have a have no bread? It people. The problem was that since minyan despite the danger. Aside we were young children, not yet bar from the importance of having a is not chilul mitzva, our parents had to daven minyan for us, the children, it was with us to make the minyan. If our necessary to have a minyan for the Shabbos to take parents were not in the main shul, young bachurim who were over bar this would be clear proof that they mitzva, like my brother Berel, challa and give it had formed a secret minyan. Dovid Mishulavin, and his brother to them; it is On the other hand, they really Elya. wanted to organize a minyan in With great difficulty they literally pikuach which we children could daven, so managed to organize a secret we could see what a minyan is and minyan for Yom Tov. Sometimes we nefesh! we could hear chazaras ha’shatz had to start the davening very early and answer amen, etc. I remember and finish before the davening began at the main shul. Other times Lubavitchers he refrained from that when I was six or seven, my father would wake me up for the our minyan began only after the speaking in Yiddish. It was all to minyan in the main shul was over, avoid suspicion and being vasikin (sunrise) minyan, saying that the informers were still the goal being not to announce the associated with Chabad Chassidim. fact that we had a minyan. In Under the circumstances it was sleeping. They would come later. In that early minyan simple people, addition, at that time there were not impossible to have a school or enough bachurim in Samarkand to yeshiva and even a steady minyan laborers davened; those who really wanted to daven with a minyan. But have a minyan that consisted solely was out of the question. We were of young people. They needed the afraid to enter the main shul in Samarkand. Only old men davened there. Ironically, it was the minyan in the main shul that prevented us from having a secret minyan for young people. According to Soviet law, there was freedom of speech and freedom of religion, but only after age 18. Until 18 you were considered a minor and it was forbidden to engage minors in religious activity. Officially they could not punish children but parents were accused of promoting religious propaganda and the danger was that their children would be sent to government orphanages. All the shuls had informers who worked for the KGB. Everybody knew this and the informers didn’t Refael Chudaitov Moshiach Chudaitov

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& adults to participate. man. Everybody agreed to this idea and the Torah The main problem was in obtaining a Torah scroll. scroll was left in his house for the minyan until the end We did not have one and we had no way of obtaining of the Shloshim. Their real intention was to enable one. To ask the gabbai of the shul was out of the there to be a minyan for the young boys for the Yomim question since the authorities would immediately find Noraim. out. To take one without permission was risky since After a month had gone by and the people attending sooner or later this would be discovered and a the minyan, who were all Lubavitchers, saw that commotion would ensue over the “robbery” from the nobody was bothering them and even the informers shul. That would certainly put the government on our were no longer showing up, they decided to continue trail. We had to suffice with reading the parsha from a davening there every Shabbos. They did not want to Chumash so as not to change from the custom and to daven there every day because that was too dangerous, preserve the form of the davening. That was the best and they did not want to jeopardize the existence of the we could do. minyan. One time we managed to Amazingly, the gabbaim borrow a Torah scroll from forgot about the seifer Torah the shul. We told the that remained in R’ Eliyahu gabbaim about an old Jew Shusterman’s house. We who could not walk to shul, were finally able to daven who asked that we organize with a minyan on Shabbos a minyan in his home. and Yomim Tovim with a Naturally we were very Torah scroll. careful not to let this be When we saw that a year known to the informers who had gone by and the davened in the shul. gabbaim at the shul weren’t You can imagine our fear saying anything, we decided when we heard that they had to keep the Torah for secret used this excuse in the past minyanim that were sure to to be able to borrow a Torah, continue following the and one of the informers minyan in R’ Eliyahu’s found out and said: They are house. trying to fool us and are actually making a minyan for A SEIFER TORAH the young boys. DISGUISED AS A DEAD CHILD SHIVA THAT We had a serious TURNED INTO problem with moving the SHLOSHIM AND Torah scroll. First, it was a TWELVE MONTHS big, heavy Torah and every R’ Eliyahu Shusterman time we moved it from place died on Chai Elul 1951. He to place, we were afraid that was an older and R’ Eliyahu Shusterman people would see us and distinguished man, one of tattle. In addition, according the regulars at the shul. A minyan had to be organized to halacha you are not allowed to move a Torah from in his home for the Shiva. We, the children, were place to place without reading from it at least three forbidden from participating in this minyan since times. We managed, with great difficulty, to hold a members of the shul davened there, including minyan in one house two Shabbasos in a row. informers. After a few days the informers got tired of In order to make it easier to transfer the Torah, we going to this special minyan and they went back to shortened the wooden rollers so they wouldn’t stick out davening at the main shul. as much, and this made the Torah a bit smaller. We When the Shiva days were over, some people also wrapped the Torah in a blanket so it looked like a suggested that the minyanim continue in R’ Eliyahu child. Shusterman’s home because he was a distinguished Once, we arranged to hold a minyan in the home of

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  blanket, made her suspicious and that Refael and his family felt. We were little she decided that this was a Refael asked the uninvited guests murdered child, and his chopped what they were looking for, but the children at the off feet were sticking out. men did not answer and continued This was before Pesach and the to turn the house over. time, but till this woman had heard that Jews use the Suddenly, the woman noticed blood of Christian children in their the familiar package in the day I remember matzos for the holiday. She cupboard. She pointed it out to the how R’ Dovid immediately made this association policemen opened the blanket and and called the police to arrest the discovered the Torah scroll! Mishulavin and Jew who had killed a gentile child. The tension dissipated as they R’ Refael did not know about asked Refael what the scroll was his younger this. He went into his house and for. Refael explained that since it put the Torah in the cabinet. A few was his father’s yahrtzait, it was brother R’ Elya, minutes later two men dressed in customary for Jews to read from the civilian clothes came to the house Torah. Since he was an older man, returned from with the woman who reported that the policemen decided not to bother Lvov in great she saw a Jew holding “the body of with him and they left. a dead Christian baby.” In the When Moshiach saw their fright… courtyard they met R’ Refael’s son, sheepishness he began to yell: Why Moshiach, and they asked him did you make this fuss? Why did where the old man who had just you scare my father so much? I am R’ Refael Chudaitov. He went to entered the courtyard had gone. going to call the mayor, whom I the place where the Torah was, Moshiach, who realized they had know, and they will fire you from wrapped it in a blanket and took a come to arrest his father, rushed your jobs! taxi home. When he got out of the home to warn his father to flee. One of the policemen began to taxi a gentile neighbor on the street The two undercover policemen justify himself, saying that he did noticed the package he was and the woman entered the house not know anything and had only carrying and since the Torah was where Refael was. The woman come because the woman had wrapped in a way to make people immediately recognized him and called. He asked the family’s think it was a child, she thought it said: That’s the man! pardon and left immediately. was a child. But the wooden rollers, They began to search the [To be continued, G-d willing] that stuck out a little bit from the house. You cannot imagine the fear

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Mrs. H, saying, ‘Are you Chabad? I’ve been interested in getting closer to Chabad!” Now, if a mosquito bite THIS IS MORE usually doesn’t lead to such an extreme case requiring hospitalization, so was the case with the patient in the next bed, also a child about a year-old, IMPORTANT! who had what seemed to be a minor eye infection that suddenly required By C. Katz hospitalization. As they sat by the bedside of their children, the two women “Tell them no!” insisted Mrs. H. “This naturally began to develop a (getting the sheitel) is more important. relationship. After all, they were kind of captive — not by the Let them find someone else to handle hospital room but by the Hashgacha that was about to the problem!” unfold. * * * It was a seemingly little Petah Tikva. The young mother, who had mosquito bite, but that was only It was the middle of a war with her hair half-covered, began to tell the beginning. rockets raining down in her the following story to Mrs. H. Perhaps as the winter winds neighborhood up north, and now Not too long ago, she opened a blow, it would be nice to put up a she found herself in Petah Tikvah. nursery school in the city of El Ad pot of tea, maybe vanilla and And her immediate thought was — and everything was going horribly cinnamon, and warm up the body, All this from a little mosquito wrong. The parents were while this beautiful story — shared bite?! No, there must be a reason complaining about the school and by Mrs. Daniella H. — warms up why I was brought here!” were threatening to pull out their the soul... It didn’t take long to find the children. Also, they had acquired a It began two summers ago answer. mortgage to purchase a home in El during the Second Lebanon War, * * * Ad, but the mortgage had fallen when Mrs. H and her family had Her daughter underwent a through. Having already left the left their home in northern Israel surgery to release the poisons that place they were living in Petah and were staying in Jerusalem. Her had swelled her leg to incredible Tikvah, they found themselves in one-year-old daughter, Moriah, proportions and the tired mother El Ad, with the mortgage now was bitten by a mosquito. That in and daughter were settled into a fallen through and no place to live, itself isn’t significant, but in this hospital room for what doctors except for one tiny room inside the case, it really was, because it estimated would be a two-week nursery school. Her husband’s job turned into an infection that just stay. Around three in the morning, hadn’t been going well either and wouldn’t go away. she heard another patient being they were simply living an almost- After visiting several doctors in brought into the room, but quickly unbearable lifestyle. To top it off, Jerusalem and not getting the drifted back to sleep. her baby had just come down with proper help, Mrs. H felt compelled In the morning, she awoke as an eye infection that seemed to to travel to Netanya to visit a usual with the ritual hand-washing worsen out of nowhere. doctor she was familiar with. By and said the morning blessings. In the middle of this, her this time, the mosquito-bite had Suddenly, she noticed the mother husband had been giving a swelled into an infected lump the of the baby who was a patient in mashpia from Kfar Chabad, a Rav size of a tennis ball. Her doctor in the bed next to her daughter. The Ginsburgh, a ride to his weekly Netanya told her to immediately woman had a large smile on her class in El Ad and the couple take her baby to the emergency face and she introduced herself to started to have a feel for Chabad. room in the children’s hospital in

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  But with all their problems piling H. told her to ignore the negative drive north. upon them, there didn’t seem to be remarks and stand strong. But they didn’t get off as any time to do anything but try to Meanwhile, the Rav whom planned. A parent from Liat’s survive daily. Their aspirations to Liat’s husband had given rides school had a problem, and get to know more about Chabad from Kfar Chabad to El Ad, made detained her, so that instead of were put way on hold, and now a comment that sometimes when arriving in Tzfat at 9:30 a.m. as here she was, sharing a room with things seem so difficult, there is planned, they arrived at 11:30 — a Chabadnik! much k’dusha behind the missing all the appointments Mrs. * * * difficulties waiting to be revealed. H had scheduled! What happened next, surprised And Mrs. H had some news for As soon as Mrs. H knew Liat even Mrs. H. Liat as well — she had come up was almost in Tzfat, she started to To tell it in her words: “At some with $650 and wanted to meet her call all the hairdressers, wanting to point, I turned to her. She had a in B’nei Brak to look for a sheitel! tell them to keep a place open. hair-covering that the whole front The two women made Except..... of her hair was sticking out. Then arrangements to travel to B’nei The first didn’t answer... I did something not typical of me. Brak, but when the day came for The second didn’t answer.... I said if you’re serious about the meeting, a problem arose at The third didn’t answer.... becoming Chabad you have to put Liat’s nursery school and she was and the fourth.... the phone was on a sheitel because that’s how asked to immediately return to the busy, busy, busy. you’ll be recognized as Chabad.” school to take care of it. By the time Liat and her Well, the woman — Liat — “Tell them no!” insisted Mrs. husband arrived, Mrs. H. was said she really did want to put a H. “This (getting the sheitel) is literally in tears and it was Liat sheitel on. But on second thought, more important. Let them find who tried to comfort her. They she didn’t know how her husband someone else to handle the had a car, so they would just drive would react and in any case, with problem!” to the homes of the sheitl machers. their financial problems as they So the meeting went as Except..... were, she simply didn’t have planned, except that when the two The first wasn’t home and still money to purchase a sheitel. women finally met in B’nei Brak. didn’t answer the door, her cell or Mrs. H’s heart and soul opened they found the sheitel shop they house phone... with chesed and she told the intended to visit was closed that So with the second... woman not to worry, that she day. Of all things!! And the third.... would raise the money for her. So they looked around as much Mrs. H. was really crying by Then, in a much shorter time than as time allowed, but — nothing. now, and just as the two women the doctors initially had predicted, What they did see was either too were about ready to part ways Mrs. H’s daughter Moriah got well expensive, not right, or something again, the phone rang. It was the quickly and was discharged more or the other. Both women had to first sheitl macher. She apologized than a week earlier than thought! call it quits and return to their for not being home and for The women exchanged phone families and other duties. forgetting her cell, but invited the numbers and parted. A few weeks passed, and Mrs. women over. Then the phone rang H. insisted, “Let’s try again!” So again...the second sheitl macher * * * again they both made the lengthy had just gotten their messages and The war came to an end, and trips to B’nei Brak and met and yes, they could come over.... Mrs. H returned to her home in looked, and looked and looked and Well, things seemed to be northern Israel, and Liat went looked some more. Sorry to say, looking up. They arrived at the back to her troubled life in El Ad. they found nothing. first and tried on all kinds of The next time the women talked, * * * beautiful sheitls, but this wasn’t Liat told Mrs. H that someone had the right color, that was too given her a “half-sheitel” with a Mrs. H. tried another approach. “Come to Tzfat,” she told Liat. “I expensive and the others, well, bare spot on top for a hat. Even Liat’s husband’s faces indicated he though it still wasn’t a full sheitel, live here, I know the different places we can go . . “ and to make wasn’t really happy with any of Liat had worn it to her in-laws and them. got a startling negative reaction. a long story short, Liat was willing to give it another try. She and her All of a sudden, the sheitl So much so, that she had left the macher took out a sheitl, placed it table during a meal in tears. Mrs. husband made the several hour

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& on Liat’s head, and all of a sudden home and she gave Liat the money In short, things were going very Liat and her husband were both and sent Liat and her husband well, baruch Hashem. smiling. But the price. Ah, the alone to the first sheitl macher But although things were going price, it was simply more than any again. well at the Sephardic nursery of them had. And the sheitl macher A few hours later, at the school with its nine pupils, Liat apologized and said that the price parents meeting in school, Mrs. H still felt it was too burdensome, she paid for it was already more got a call. Liat and her husband and wanted to close it. At the same than their combined budget. were leaving Tzfat and wanted to time, she had become closer with Combined, that is, because Liat’s say goodbye before they traveled the shlucha at El Ad and wrote the husband had surprised her and back to El Ad. Rebbe several letters about the come up with another $50 and so Mrs. H. stood outside the matter. The Rebbe told her to did Mrs. H. school and waited for Liat. A work in Taharot Chinuch and open So they went to the other sheitl woman walked right up to her, but a Chabad school. macher, who usually had a large at first she didn’t notice as she was Meanwhile, the two women lost selection but for some reason only waiting for Liat with her half- touch. Mrs. H had a baby and so had three. One of them was kind head-covering. But Liat had her did Liat and the two women of-kind of, but they agreed to take new sheitl on, and Mrs. H. realized drifted back to their own very busy it as the sheitl macher had offered that this very attractive, happy lives. Mrs. H felt confident that it at a discount. Liat’s husband’s woman was Liat. she had placed Liat in good hands face was still sour. Liat told her that while they with the shlucha in El Ad. Just then, Liat was playing back were buying the sheitl, the sheitel * * * A year passed. About one month ago, Mrs. H traveled to The first didn’t answer... Petah Tikva to pay a condolence call to a dear friend in Anash. The second didn’t answer.... During that time, she inquired The third didn’t answer.... about her friend’s two-year-old. How was the child adjusting to his and the fourth.... new school in El Ad? Very well, Mrs. H’s friend told the phone was busy, busy, busy. her. In fact, the school has been so wonderful to him. The teacher took him home to her home after her phone messages and turned to macher had turned to her husband school and fed him and took care Mrs. H. “Here’s an interesting and asked in a good-natured way: of him and his siblings so that we one! The first sheitl macher just “So when are you going to put on could sit Shiva here. called me back and said she’d give a black hat and gartel?!” No, no, “That reminds me,” said Mrs. me the sheitl we liked for a no, the man insisted, it’s absolutely H, suddenly. “I have a friend in El reduced price, taking the money not for me. Absolutely not at all. Ad who is becoming close to out of her own maaser.” And by the way, as soon as they Chabad — her name is Liat...” They took the money back from got to the sheitl macher’s house, “Liat?!” exclaimed Mrs. H’s the second sheitl macher, who was the downpour had stopped as friend. “She’s the one who opened very good-natured about the whole suddenly as it started. up the Chabad school (with some event, and just then an incredible The two women parted with 30 students now!) and was so kind burst of thunder and lightning hugs and kisses. to my son. But what do you mean crackled, catching them all by * * * they only recently came close to surprise. After all, the first rains of Time went on and Liat called Chabad?! How can that be?! We the season had not yet fallen, and Mrs. H. Things were looking up. A thought they were always Chabad. suddenly the blue skies gave burst new mortgage from another bank Her husband dressed with a black to an incredible downpour. came through and they now had hat and a kapata and when he “It was very Baal Shem Tovish” their own home. The parents answers the phone he doesn’t say said Mrs. H, suddenly stopped complaining hello — he says ‘Yechi HaMelech But Mrs. H. had to return about the nursery and were happy. HaMoshiach!’”

#'1 +-1&' !& 'PPRB  CB>QROB 40 DAYS OF PRAYER: KOTEL SEGULA MAKES A GLOBAL IMPACT

By N. Elbinger

There are many segulos that you No one can question the power In gratitude to Hashem and with hear about. You can tie your name of a sincere prayer uttered in such the hope of helping more people find to a pomegranate tree, wear a ruby, proximity to the Sh’china, which our their yeshuos, Gershon and Batya drink from a certain spring, put a Sages tell us will never depart from Burd conceived of an idea that particular sefer under your pillow, the Kotel HaMaaravi of the Beis would bring the 40 days at the Kotel repeat a pasuk, eat an esrog, fold HaMikdash. During his famous visit segula to the world. They started your tallis before Havdala… of 1929, the Rebbe Rayatz made Western Wall Prayers We all need yeshuos from time to sure to daven there and placed a (www.westernwallprayers.org), an time, and whatever your problem, note between the ancient stones. He online service that matches there is a corresponding segula that allocated funds to the Kollel Chabad individuals with a frum Jew in is said to ensure your heart’s desire so that T’hillim would be said at the Jerusalem who will act as their will be fulfilled. Jewish tradition is Wall every day. The Rebbe himself shliach and pray their prayer for rich in these “treasures” (which is sent groups and individuals to pray them at the Kotel for 40 consecutive the literal translation of the word). for yeshuos at the Kotel and say days. The purpose of the donation Though some segulos are based T’hillim there on many notable (minimum $90) is to support needy firmly in Torah sources, many are occasions. kollel families in Jerusalem. mysterious in their origin. Some But local tradition maintains that Launched in mid-2004, Western seem like bubba-maises, at least at there is a special power to the 40- Wall Prayers has attracted first glance. Indeed, the Rebbe day process. Hundreds, if not international media interest, which encouraged us to clothe our lives in thousands, of Yerushalmiim have has led to increasing prayer requests simple garments of Torah and good seen their miracles after praying 40 from around the world, including deeds. Yet in times of need, lo days at the Kotel. from religious and non-religious aleinu, we sometimes require new Here’s one story: In early 2003, Jews and non-Jews. Over 25 men images and symbols to awaken our a bachur named Gershon Burd, who and women beat their daily path the power of t’shuva and t’filla. As a learned in one of the local yeshivos Kotel to pray on their behalf. result, we often become more open and had been searching for his zivug The service has struck a chord, to trying segulos at such times. for over five years, decided that he with Jews from across the spectrum, But there are only a few segulos was ready to try this segula. Every including many Chabad Chassidim, that seem to be almost universally day for 40 days, rain or shine, who proudly report that their known and accepted and are even weekdays, Shabbos and Yom Tov, he prayers have indeed been answered prescribed by the G’dolim to Jews in made his way to the Kotel to utter after participating in this program. distress. One of these is the segula his single heartfelt prayer: Ribbono After doctors suspected that Eli of praying at the Kotel for 40 Shel Olam, send me my wife! P., of Chicago, had colon cancer, his consecutive days for a particular During that period, across the family rallied for a major prayer yeshua. The Jews of Yerushalayim city, a young woman named Batya, effort. As the surgery loomed, his have long held this practice dear, who had not even been dating, son contacted Western Wall Prayers and natives of the Holy City resort suddenly felt that she was ready for and asked them to pray 40 days for to it time and again with cries to marriage. Simultaneously, an a complete recovery. Hashem for refua, children, zivug, acquaintance had the idea to “On the 36th day, the doctors parnasa, or to overcome every sort introduce them, and they became operated and were astounded to find of nisayon that life can present. engaged two weeks later. nothing but a small infection,” says

 2BFSBP #'1 +-1&' !& Eli. “I was also surprised until I to them even for our material for also has to be committed, they found out that my son had concerns,” explains Hanan Berger, also have to be praying and giving sponsored a prayer agent for me. I a HR consultant and Old City tz’daka. Then I believe that they will, knew that there had to be something resident who goes to the Kotel daily b’ezras Hashem, see real changes. really special behind this miracle.” to act as an agent. ”So when a Jew, Every day I go there, I feel a little bit Ella Sanders, of Brooklyn, had or even l’havdil a non-Jew, turns to of change.” been on the shidduch scene for five Hashem in their time of need and, Obviously Western Wall Prayers years when she heard about Western furthermore, gives a significant offers no guarantees that the prayers Wall Prayers. She immediately amount of money to what is will answered in the way that the signed up (the forms are available essentially charity, and also takes on individual hopes, but it does list over online at to try to change themselves, for sure 100 “success stories” on its site. www.westernwallprayers.org). She it has an impact in Shamayim.” “The Rebbe taught us that an asked that her shliach pray that she Rivky Stein, a young mother who agent or a go-between realizes that marry the man that she was then is a member of the Chabad they themselves are not responsible dating seriously. However, Mrs. community of the Old City, has for the success or failure of their Burd wrote back advising that she found her role as a prayer agent mission,” says Berger, who grew up make her prayer for marriage more highly rewarding. “As a Jew, I in California and moved to Israel 6 general, rather than focusing on a naturally feel pain for another Jew in years ago. “The shliach is sent to specific person. She took their need, especially for the basic needs, perform the actions necessary and advice. like marriage, children and parnasa. the success is always in the hands of “Well, that shidduch didn’t work I want to pray for them to have their Hashem.” out!” says Sanders two years on. need fulfilled. Sarah, a single mother from ”Instead I met another man with “When I go to the Kotel for this Florida, reports that she became incredible middot and we got program, I remind myself that I am closely involved with her local married a few months later. It was a shliach. I am going in place of that Chabad House after she saw the amazing. We now have a baby boy. I person, and it is almost like it is not success of the prayers to restore a still stay in touch with the people at me praying but them instead,” says troubled family relationship, which Western Wall Prayers. I really feel South African-born Stein. “I am she ordered through Western Wall that their prayers played a big role.” helping them do their hishtadlus in Prayers. It was the start of a process The Chabad connection extends davening. In this way, I hope that that led her to become a baalas to several of the prayer agents who the full benefits of prayer and t’shuva and enroll her daughter in identify as Chabad Chassidim. They personal growth that come from the nearby Chabad day school. relish this chance to help Jews from 40-day segula will flow towards “It is my deep, heartfelt belief all over the world, many of whom them. that my life has changed 180 come closer to Yiddishkait as a “This segula is very powerful, but degrees because of the 40-days’ result of the Kiddush Hashem of you have to be committed. It is not prayer,” says Sarah. ”Our spiritual Western Wall Prayers. easy to go to the Kotel every day, prosperity is more than I could have “In Chabad, we’ve always been even for someone who lives in the ever hoped for.” encouraged by the Rebbeim to turn Old City. The person I’m praying

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On Motzaei Shabbos Parshas Niggunim. was followed by Rabbi Shneur VaYeishev, many of Anash, old and The evening started off with Zalman Gafne and Rabbi Shlomo young, together with many slower music and gradually Kalish. The keynote speaker, Rabbi supporters and well wishers increasing the tempo pulling the Sholem Ber Kalmanson, did not assembled at the hall of the Ohel crowd in with it, the air in the hall disappoint the guests by delivering David Synagogue, Lincoln was filled with excitement, the a most eloquent most inspirational Institute in Golders Green, for an crowd got up at times to dance speech which was followed by a evening not to be soon forgotten. with the music, and Yoni Shlomo Questions and Answer session. The Concert started with a came down to dance with the The Melaveh Malka brought to Melaveh Malka table set and Yoni crowd at times. Overall the evening a close the proceedings of the 8th Shlomo, accompanied by Yisroel scored a massive success. European Moshiach Congress and Cyprys (Shir Chadash) and the There was hushed silence whilst the event was an overall Negin Brothers greeted the crowd the guests listened intently to tremendous success and with inspirational Chabad music. speeches by Rabbi Avraham demonstration of Achdus and The emcee was Rabbi Avromi Gabbay, Chief Rabbi of the Iraqi eager anticipation of the imminent Groner who expertly explained the Jewish Community in London and revelation of the Rebbe Melech deeper meanings to the various a Talmid of Tomchei T’mimim. He HaMoshiach Shlita.

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