ב"ה למען ישמעו • וישלח תשע"ח • 438 EDITOR - RABBI SHIMON HELLINGER YUD-TES KISLEV ROSH HASHANA FOR CHASSIDUS mashgichim and read out the letter word by word. It and many bochurim, became very ill. The doctors said reads in part: that the Frierdiker Rebbe’s situation was serious, but the Rebbe Rashab was Boruch HaShem, on Yud-Tes Kislev, his health took a ,(1901) תרס"ב In the winter of Yud-Tes Kislev is the Yom-Tov on which our soul’s in Moscow for the purpose of pidyon shvuyim. He turn for the better. Instead of farbrenging, he wrote illumination and chayus were given to us, this day is succeeded in annulling a libel against some Yidden the following letter to the temimim and Anash: Rosh Hashana for Chassidus […] It is the fulfillment who had been arrested, but did not want to leave of the true intention behind the creation of man on On this holy day, which is the Rosh HaShana for until they were actually freed. earth – to reveal the light of the inward part of our Chassidus and for kabbalas ol malchus Shamayim, every On Motzoei Shabbos, which was Yud-Gimmel Kislev, the holy Torah. […] It is our duty, on this day, to awaken individual should do his avoda conscientiously, and Frierdiker Rebbe called a meeting of the committee our hearts with an innermost, deepseated desire beg that HaShem give him the strength to go in the of older bochurim of Tomchei Temimim. He told and will, in the very core of our heart, that HaShem way of the Alter Rebbe. On this day, as the Alter them that it was doubtful whether the Rebbe Rashab illuminate our neshama with the light of His Inner Rebbe stands before HaShem, asking that we and would return to Lubavitch for Yud-Tes Kislev, but Torah. […] “From the depths I called to You, HaShem,” our children be strong begashmiyus uveruchniyus, the schedule would nonetheless go on as planned. to elicit the depth and pnimiyus of HaShem’s Torah everyone should give tzedaka to the mosdos that On the following leil Shabbos all the talmidim would and mitzvos to illuminate the inwardness of our follow the will of the Alter Rebbe. Every person, have their seuda in the main zal together with their neshama, so that our entire being will be dedicated young and old, should undertake to learn Torah mashpi’im and roshei yeshivah, and there would be to HaShem alone, to banish from within us any of the every day, each according to his level, and should another seuda on Motzoei Shabbos. In addition, some natural traits that are evil and unworthy – so that accept upon himself ol malchus Shamayim for the privileged bochurim would join a special farbrengen everything we do, both in our service of HaShem entire year. Keep in mind that on this day all of the with the Frierdiker Rebbe on Sunday night. Hearing and in worldly matters, will be carried out leshem Rebbeim, from the Baal Shem Tov on, are helping us. that the Rebbe Rashab might not be in Lubavitch in Shamayim. Be very careful with this day because it is holy. time for Yud-Tes Kislev brought tears to the eyes of some of the older bochurim. Everyone stood and listened with shining faces, and as The Frierdiker Rebbe concludes his letter with the I finished they broke out with a joyous niggun. words, “lechayim velivracha”. The Frierdiker Rebbe relates: A few days before Yud- )אג"ק אדהריי"צ ח"א ע' קכ"ב( )לקו"ד ח"ד ע' 1518, קונ' ומעיין ע' 15, היום יום בתחילתו( Tes Kislev, many respected orchim, and the talmidim of nearby Lubavitch yeshivos, began to arrive in Lubavitch. There still was a hope that my father CELEBRATING THE YOM-TOV would return in time. On Thursday morning some CONSIDER Amongst chassidim Yud-Tes Kislev was celebrated chassidim discussed the possibility of either asking as a real Yom-Tov. All would dress in their finest the Rebbe to come in from Moscow, or suggesting Is Yud-Tes Kislev a day attire and would greet each other throughout the that they travel to join him there – though this was day with a meaningful “gut yom-tov!” highly improbable for they lacked traveling permits. to be earnest or a day of The hours elapsed and the cloud of sadness grew, celebration? Tremendous feasts were held in all shuls and homes especially since the Rebbe had not been with them in honor of the occasion. As a child, the Rebbe in Lubavitch the previous Yud-Tes Kislev. collected the funds for a special children’s feast – this being the only time when he would be involved At 8:30 PM on Thursday night a letter arrived in something else other than Torah. from my father, the Rebbe. At 9:30 I entered the RENEWING THE CONNECTION )סה"ש תש"ב עמ' 19, ימי מלך ח"א ע' 152( zal and announced that we had merited receiving In HaYom Yom it is written: Yud-Tes Kislev is a day a holy letter which explained the meaning of the for farbrengen and for undertaking positive hachlatos The Alter Rebbe said regarding Yud-Tes Kislev, approaching Yom-Tov, and that it would be read out to fix times to study nigleh and Chassidus publicly, on Chag HaGeula. This piece of news raised the spirits “Whoever rejoices in my simcha, I will take him out and to strengthen the ways of chassidim in true of the chassidim, and they eagerly anticipated the from distress to relief, from gashmiyus to ruchniyus, friendship. It is customary to divide up the Shas hour when the letter would be read. and out of Gehinnom.” for learning, according to the procedure set out in On erev Shabbos after Mincha, I directed that Iggeres HaKodesh. The Tzemach Tzedek explained that “rejoicing in my -simcha” means holding onto the Alter Rebbe’s “door )היום יום י"ט כסלו( everyone should learn Chassidus. An hour-and-a-half later we davened Kabbolas Shabbos, and then everyone handle” (“kliamkeh”) – by learning Torah and by .the Frierdiker Rebbe, his doing avoda ,(1920) תרפ"א returned to their places, ready to hear the letter. I Early in )סה"ש תרצ"ט ע' stepped up to the bimah together with the two mother Rebbetzin Shterna Sara, his three daughters, )315 ב"ה The Daily nineteen A Different PRESS Kind Of Farbrengen Yeshiva Wellspring ENLIVEN YOUR DAY. 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In However, it is possible to eat in such a Generally speaking, the transfer of taste between a food and the “HaTomim” journal, the Frierdiker manner that one does not deserve to utensil requires heat (or soaking or salting). However, the Rebbe describes his incredible journey rise at Techiyas Hameisim at all...” combination of pressure (duchaka d’sakina) against a sharp to Chassidus Chabad and the Tzemach food (davar charif), such as radishes and onions, can transfer taste between them even without heat. Thus, an onion cut Tzeddek. The Rebbe Maharash with a fleishig knife, even if the knife isn’t ben yomo, absorbs entrusted him with the education of The Rashbatz once ate at the Rebbe the taste of meat. (L’chatchila, the entire onion is considered his son, the Rebbe Rashab, who later on Rashab’s Shabbos table. His young fleishig, but b’dieved we consider only a layer of k’dei netila, entrusted him with the education of his student, the Frierdiker Rebbe, noticed approx. 2 cm).1 son, the Frierdiker Rebbe. In the year that he was not eating the chrein he was appointed as the (horseradish) with the fish, and he ,(1900) תר”ס As a rule, taste absorbed in a clean utensil that wasn’t used in leading mashpia of Tomchei Temimim, pushed the chrein toward the Rashbatz. the past 24 hours (eino ben yomo) is considered stale (pagum) a position which he kept until his last The Rashbatz told him, “It’s bad enough and is incapable of making food unkosher. Sharp foods are an day. He passed away on the 15th of that we have to eat. The food does not exception to this rule, as they revitalize the taste making it תרס”ה fresh again.2 Sivan, (1905) and was buried, need a ‘mediator’ as well…” according to his wish, within 50 amos Pareve food cooked in a clean fleishig pot that was used with of the ohel of the Tzemach Tzeddek and meat within 24 hours (ben yomo) absorbs some of that meat the Rebbe Maharash. The mashpia Rashbatz, would teach flavor from the walls of the pot. However, this secondary Tanya in Tomchei Temimim in flavor, known as nat bar nat (nosein taam bar nosein taam – “a Lubavitch.