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והואוהוא מקבלמקבל אתאת כולםכולם בסברבסבר פניםפנים יפותיפות ומראהומראה פניםפנים שוחקותשוחקות לכולםלכולם Elul: The Shining Month Tziyur of a Tomim TES-VOV ELUL The First of Thousands $4.99 DR. YAAKOV HANOKA ELUL 5776 ISSUE 48 (125) DerherContents ELUL 5776 ISSUE 48 (125) Privileges Need Caution 04 DVAR MALCHUS Preparing for the New Year 06 YOMAN - ELUL 5711 Critical Hour 10 KSAV YAD KODESH Tziyur of a Tomim 12 HORAOS V’HADRACHOS Beis Harav 14 THE REBBE’S ILLUSTRIOUS LINEAGE About the Cover: The Momentous Gathering Chodesh Elul heralds the onset of a new year. Thousands of orchim INSIGHTS IN HAKHEL begin streaming into Crown Heights to spend Tishrei with the Rebbe. 26 Pictured here, a group of orchim who have just arrived for Tishrei Elul 5740 congregate in front of 770. DARKEI HACHASSIDUS Photo credits: Levi Freidin via JEM, 190935-190936 28 DerherEditorial Nothing to Fear As the month of Elul is upon us, we are reminded of In Chassidus, and this is also cited in a maamar of ,it is stated that in Elul ,הכ"מ the famous mashal, first cited by the Alter Rebbe in Likutei my father-in-law, the Rebbe Torah, of the king in the field. Hashem is like a king who goes out to the field... As the Rebbe points out, the thought of having the king in ...In the month of Elul, the last month of the year, the field prompts two almost opposite feelings within us. when we each make a cheshbon hanefesh for the entire On the one hand, we are aroused to teshuvah, examining previous year, a person does not have to be afraid when our own deeds if we are indeed befitting of being in the he thinks over all of his actions in the previous year... King’s presence. ...Even though the outcome of the cheshbon hanefesh But on the other, we are received by the king graciously you made of [your] deeds, speech, and thoughts is not and with a smiling face. This reminds us that we have a positive, since you are dealing with a merciful Father, merciful Father in heaven and ultimately, nothing to fear, for if you make a resolution that from now on everything He will certainly bless us with a good, sweet year. that you do will be as He wants, you will surely receive a Additionally, says the Rebbe, we are reminded of our kesivah vachasimah tovah, a good and sweet year, both for connection with our father, our Rebbe, who, while knowing the body and the soul. “מיר דארפן אלע וויסן, אז מיר האבן געהאט א גרויסן רבי’ן און all of our faults and misdeeds, still loves us and advocates on מיר האבן איצט אויך א גרויסן רבי’ן” .our behalf In a letter to a woman who was in distress from her ...Each one of us must know that we had a great spiritual situation, the Rebbe writes: Rebbe; and now as well, we still have a great Rebbe, my who beseeched and prevailed for ,הכ"מ I received your letter of 27 Menachem-Av in which father-in-law... you describe your situation and complain that you are blessing and success for all Jews, and especially for those lacking kindness and frumkeit. who are connected to him. And he does so now as well. ב"ה How to Live Forever 34 ARUM CHASSIDUS Dr. Yaakov Hanoka 38 THE FIRST OF THOUSANDS The Beginning of What? 56 MOSHIACH UGEULA 12 It was G-d! 58 A STORY 14 From One Farbrengen To... 60 BEHIND THE PICTURE Letters to the Editor 64 38 A Chassidisher Derher Magazine is a publication geared toward Bochurim, published and copyrighted by Vaad Talmidei Hatmimim Haolomi. All articles in this publication The Rebbe knew—and knows—of the weakness are original content by the staff of A Chassidisher Derher. that exist among the men and the women, his Vaad Talmidei Photo Credits Rabbi Mendel Gourarie Chassidim. Nevertheless, without paying attention to Hatmimim Jewish Educational Media Rabbi Meir Shlomo Junik Rabbi Tzvi Altein that, he davened for them and davens for them now… Hanoka Family Rabbi Meir Shlomo Lubecki ...Therefore we must all make a firm resolve that Editors Israel National Photo Archive Rabbi Shmuel Luebcki Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov from now on, we will conduct ourselves better. This Kehot Publication Society Rabbi Pinny Lew Rabbi Moshe Zaklikovsky resolve will draw down blessing and success so that Library of Rabbi Shmuel Lubecki Advisory Committee Agudas Chasidei Chabad Rabbi Michoel Seligson we—and you and all the members of your household Rabbi Mendel Alperowitz Raskin Family Archives Rabbi Elkanah Shmotkin are included in this general grouping—will all have a Rabbi Dovid Olidort Special Thanks to Rabbi Levi Treitel good and sweet year. Everyone will have the desires Design Rabbi Chaim Shaul Brook Rabbi Mendy Weg Printed by of his heart for good. We will be frum and as a result, Rabbi Mendy Bronstein The Print House goodness will be manifest in both material and Reproduction of any portion of this Magazine is not permissible without express permission spiritual matters. (Igros Kodesh vol. 3 p. 443). from the copyright holders, unless for the use of brief quotations in reviews and similar venues. Submit your questions and comments: With this in mind, we can be certain that we will be Call: (970) 680 3370 | Email: [email protected] and To subscribe, order a copy, or access back issues visit us at www.Derher.org—כתיבה וחתימה טובה לשנה טובה ומתוקה blessed with a נא לשמור על קדושת הגליון. we will celebrate the festive month of Tishrei in the Rebbe’s presence, witnessing once again the greatest A Chassidisher Derher is honored to feature unique and historic photos from Jewish giluyim of these special days with the coming of Educational Media’s Living Archive photo collection. The Living Archive is a project to Moshiach, may it be teikef umiyad mamash. preserve, and provide access to the video, audio, and photographic recordings of the The Editors Rebbe. These photos are copyright by JEM and are available at TheLivingArchive.org PRIVILEGES NEED CAUTION When we feel a sense of closeness, it can lead at times to laxity; and must be handled with much more not growing in our avodah. The Rebbe teaches us the proper care. approach to Torah study, and what this all has to do with the We will better understand this by first defining the difference between month of Elul—the time when the King is in the field. the months of Elul and Tishrei, using a mashal from Likutei Torah (Re’eh 32, 2): in the correct manner, even more Elul is compared to a time when אין דברי תורה מקבלין“ ,Chazal say The words of Torah cannot cautious than he is with his davening! the king is out in the field, and Tishrei—טומאה become impure.” This seems to imply True, the Torah is given by Hashem is like the time he is in his palace, in that nothing will ever negatively affect and comes from a most lofty source, his full glory. the Torah itself. and it therefore has less danger of When the king is in the palace, The truth is, however, that only the being affected by worldly matters. there’s no free entry; one can only gain Torah itself is untouchable; but for Davening, on the other hand, is when entrance with invitation, permission, the person who is learning the Torah, we, materialistic people, try to connect and much preparation. On the other this is not necessarily the case. Our to Hashem. Being that we are so hand, when the king is in the field, he ;involved in physicality, it would seem is not in all his glory as in the palace זכה נעשית לו סם“ ,chachamim tell us —If one [learns much more likely for our tefillosto be yet that is precisely the advantage—חיים; לא זכה נעשית לו כו Torah in the proper manner and] is negatively affected by worldly things. everyone is able to approach and speak meritorious, the Torah becomes a life It would therefore be assumed that to the king, unashamedly requesting giving potion for him. If he [is not one must be far more careful with their hearts’ desires. careful to study in the proper manner davening than with Torah study. But there is a catch to it as well; and] is not meritorious, the Torah Yet this is not the case. Although a down-side of the the king being becomes a deadly poison for him.” in its source the Torah is higher and in the field. Since the king is kind to Therefore one must be extremely less likely to be affected by the world, each of his subjects equally, no matter careful to ensure that he is learning nevertheless, when it comes to our what level one is on, one might get avodah, the Torah is in more danger the wrong perception. Even if he has ELUL 5776 4 A CHASSIDISHER DERHER לזכות החתן הרה"ת ר' מנחם מענדל שיחי' ראנעס והכלה המהוללה מרת רבקה שתחי' יפה לרגל חתונתם בשעטומ"צ ביום י"ח אב ה'תשע"ו - שנת הקהל נדפס ע"י משפחת יפה שי' PHOTO: JEM/THE LIVING ARCHIVE / 104489 PHOTO: done nothing at all to improve himself, Hashem whilst standing in complete life-giving potion for him, but if he is he may take the king’s pleasant bittul. We ask Hashem for knowledge, not meritorious, the Torah becomes a disposition towards him as proof that success and everything else we need, poison for him.” he is safe and can be comfortable with letting the understanding set in that The reward for studying Torah in his current status.
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