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B”H. 6 Kislev 5775 • 28 November 2014 • Number 950 • Price: $6.00 • Part 2 of 2 The international weekly heralding the coming of Moshiach zalmen AT THE FEAST OF THE LEVIASON D’VAR MALCHUS UNCONVENTIONAL PRAYERS PARSHA THOUGHT “The single thing that is lacking is that a Jew should properly open up his eyes and see that MOSHIACH AND everything is already prepared for the redemption! There is CHINUCH already the ‘set table.’ There is BY RABBI the Leviasan, the Shor HaBar, GERSHON AVTZON and the Yayin HaMeshumar, and Jews are already sitting around the table…together with Moshiach Tzidkeinu.” (Shabbos Parshas VaYeitzei 5752) B”H. 6 Kislev 5775 28 November 2014 • Number 950 Price: $6.00 • Part 2 of 2 LONG LIVE THE REBBE MELECH HA’MOSHIACH FOREVER AND EVER! 950_bm_eng.indd 02-03 25/11/2014 14:09:03 CONTENTS imminent.” with stunning colorful pictures giving a gift to each student, The next one was Sholomke, which an artist had drawn I asked permission to speak. I the shy one of the class. to depict a Geula world that then stood up and said with a Surprisingly, he spoke with would soon become our daily smile, “I think I have still not confidence. “I remember the reality. introduced myself … My name mystery of the invitations “Wow! It’s stunning!” and is Berele and I often write of my which is what established the Moishy whistled his amazement. experiences for my classmates connection with your print We all joined him. After we and for all those who read Beis shop. The message conveyed had calmed down a bit, Sholom Moshiach. with that mystery was so hushed us and said, “Do you “I especially remember the special and on the mark that know who wrote the words time I dreamed of a stroll in I realized that we cannot get etched in the glass? These are Shushan at the time that the 26 used to galus. Since then, I words that the Rebbe Melech Purim story was taking place. began talking and learning HaMoshiach wrote in one of When I entered the home of more about Geula, and the galus his letters. The Rebbe said a boy in Shushan I was very reality has become unacceptable about himself that even before surprised to see that everything FEATURED ARTICLES WEEKLY COLUMNS to me.” he went to yeshiva, he was looked ordinary and the boy, After everyone finished preoccupied with the future Mordechai was his name, THE MAN AND 3 D’var Malchus introducing himself and we Geula. We need to learn from helped me to understand that 4 reminisced about the Moshiach- the Rebbe, especially when it it is the time that I live in, in THE REVOLUTION 11 Moshiach & Geula HE WROUGHT related adventures we had had, is an explicit instruction in which we are all living now, the D’var Malchus of parshiyos which is the most special of all.” Shneur Zalman Berger 16 Parsha Thought Sholom announced, “Now we will give out the special gift!” Tazria-Metzora and Balak.” 31 Crossroads 12 SHLIACH TO ACADEMIA We all stareded at tthehe boboxx After Sholom finished Dr. Aryeh (Arnie) Gotfryd’s 34 Tzivos Hashem which had beenen oopenedpened by Sholom. He tookok ooutut ththee firrstst 20 SMALL EFFORTS gift and waved iitt so we cocoulduld BRING BIG RESULTS ON all see it. Sholomom was hoholdinglding SHLICHUS a spectacular glglassass stanstandd on which werere etchedetched thethe Rabbi Yaakov Shmuelevitz a”h 4 following words:: “From the dayday THE MANY CHABAD I went to cheider,ider, and eveevenn 24 before, the pictureture of the finnalal GATEWAYS TO HEAVEN Redemption startedtarted fformingorming Shneur Chaviv in my mind - tthehe RRedemptionedemption Beis Moshiach (USPS 012-542) ISSN 1082-0272 of the Jews ffromrom ththeireir lalastst is published weekly, except Jewish holidays (only THE POGROMS OF 5775 exile, a Redemptionmption in such 31 once in April and October) for $160.00 in Crown Sholom Ber Crombie Heights. USA $180.00. All other places for $195.00 a way that tthroughhrough it wiwillll per year (45 issues), by Beis Moshiach, 744 Eastern be understood the susufferingsfferings Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11213-3409. Periodicals of exile, the dedecreescrees postage paid at Brooklyn, NY and additional and the destructionuction offices. Postmaster: send address changes to ... And all will be iinn Beis Moshiach 744 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, NY 11213-3409. Copyright 2014 by Beis Moshiach, Inc. a way that withith a complete heart andand Beis Moshiach is not responsible for the content full understandingding and Kashruth of the advertisements. it will be said on 12 that day, ‘Thanknk you G-d foror chastising me.’”” Tel: (718) 778-8000 EDITOR-IN-CHIEF: ENGLISH EDITOR: These special Fax: (718) 778-0800 M.M. Hendel words were 744 Eastern Parkway Boruch Merkur [email protected] [email protected] decorated Brooklyn, NY 11213-3409 HEBREW EDITOR: www.beismoshiach.org Rabbi S.Y. Chazan [email protected] Issue 950 • 35 950_bm_eng.indd 04-05 25/11/2014 14:09:07 D’VAR MALCHUS AT THE FEAST OF THE LEVIASON From Chapter Seven of Rabbi Shloma Majeski’s Likkutei Mekoros (Underlined text is the compiler’s emphasis.) Translated by Boruch Merkur of your life” and “the Days of 13. The lesson and that the complete redemption is Moshiach (as Jews experienced instruction from the above is forthcoming]. throughout all the generations readily understood, especially in How much more [is this prior to this generation). Rather, our generation, our times: promise of the Torah binding the “all the days of your life,” the We have frequently and soon to be fulfilled] after life of every Jew – his physical mentioned what my revered having amassed “our deeds life as a soul in a body – surely father in-law, the Rebbe, leader and our service throughout includes “the Days of Moshiach” of our generation, said – that all the generations,” including (as well) without interruption, in addition to the fact that “all that of Rebbi Elazar ben Azaria for the redemption comes predicted dates [for the end in his time, and Rambam instantaneously, in this very of exile] have passed,” Jews in his time, and all the instant and in this very place have already done t’shuva and righteous Jews throughout all (even in the state of nighttime, everything has been completed, generations. Indeed, we have “entering into Mitzrayim”). including “polishing the also accumulated, in recent The redemption will unfold buttons.” All that remains is for generations, all the avoda of in a manner whereby the final G-d Alm-ghty to open the eyes our Rebbes, our N’siim, who moment of exile and the final of the Jewish people in order for descend from the dynasty of point of exile become the first them to see how the true and King Dovid from the tribe of moment and first point of complete redemption is already Yehuda, including the avoda of redemption. here and we are now sitting at my revered father in-law, the And every Jew goes directly the table set for the feast of the Rebbe, throughout the course of from “the days of your life,” in Leviason and the Shor HaBar, his seventy years of life in this these times and in this place, etc., etc. world (5640-5710). without any interruption at Thousands of years ago How much more so and all, G-d forbid (even if one the Jewish people descended kal v’chomer in our generation, is, for example, already more to Mitzrayim, as the verse in our time, after everything than seventy years old), in says, “These are the names has already been completed (as the ultimate way possible, of the Jewish people entering above), we have the full promise “Reuven and Shimon settled [in Mitzrayim.” Yet they openly of the Torah that there will Mitzrayim]; Reuven and Shimon experienced “geulas Yisroel – certainly be “‘(Remember the went out [from there],” in the the redemption of the Jewish day of your exodus from Egypt) continuation of “all the days of people.” Throughout all time all the days of your life’ – [“all your life” in the Messianic Era, thereafter, Jews, amidst their the days of your life”] coming to and the eternal life that will be state of exile, have been charged include the Days of Moshiach, then. with the avoda of drawing down the Messianic Era.” (From the address of Shabbos the redemption [and we have Simply speaking, there must Parshas Shmos, 21 Teives, 5752; the full promise of the Torah not be an interruption, G-d Seifer HaSichos 5752, pg. 256-257) forbid, between “all the days Issue 950 • � 3 950_bm_eng.indd 3 2014-11-24 11:25:38 PM OBITUARY THE MAN AND THE REVOLUTION HE WROUGHT “R’ Mulle” was how R’ Shmuel Azimov, the Rebbe’s shliach to France, was known. He was mekarev thousands to Judaism, the Rebbe and Chassidus. Sadly, he passed away on 13 Cheshvan. By Shneur Zalman Berger 4 � • 6 Kislev 5775 950_bm_eng.indd 4 2014-11-24 11:25:39 PM hose who saw the pictures of the airport in Paris, where hundreds of Chabad Chassidim waited in line to Tpurchase tickets for flights to Eretz Yisroel so they could attend the continuation of R’ Mulle’s funeral, got a glimpse of the tremendous love his mekuravim have for him. The t’shuva revolution that R’ Shmuel and his wife Basya Azimov wrought is incomparable in the world of shlichus worldwide. France is home to the largest concentration of Jews in Europe. It developed as such over a number of years in which hundreds of thousands of Jews emigrated from various North African countries.