ד“בס Cheshvan 5770/2009 SSSPECIAL D AYS INININ C HESHVAN Volume 20, Issue 8 In MarCheshvan, the first Beis HaMikdash was completed, but was not dedicated until Tishrei of the following year. MarCheshvan was ashamed, and so HaShem promised that the dedication of the Third Beis HaMikdash would be during MarCheshvan. (Yalkut Shimoni, Melachim I, 184) Zechariah HaNavi prophesied about the rebuilding of the Second Beis HaMikdash. Tishrei 303030/30 ///OctoberOctober 181818/Sunday18 /Sunday First Day Rosh Chodesh MarCheshvan MarCheshvan 111/1///OctoberOctober 191919/Monday19 /Monday Day 2 Rosh Chodesh MarCheshvan Shlomoh HaMelech finished building the Beis HaMikdash, 2936 [Melachim I, 6:35] Cheshvan 222/2///OctoberOctober 202020/Tuesday20 /Tuesday The Rebbe RaShaB sent a Mashpiah and Noach, grandson of the Tzemach Tzedek, seven Talmidim to start Yeshivah Toras father-in-law of the previous Lubavitcher 5770 5770 5770 5770 Emes, in Chevron, 5672 [1911]. Rebbe, 5698[1937]. Yartzeit of R. Yosef EngelEngel, Talmudist, 5679 Cheshvan 333/3///OctoberOctober 212121/Wednesday21 /Wednesday [1918]. Yartzeit of R. Yisroel of RizhynRizhyn, 5611[1850]. "...The day of the passing of the Rizhyner, Yartzeit of R. AvrohomAvrohom, son of R. Yisroel Cheshvan 3, 5611, was very rainy. At three IIINNN HONOR OFOFOF THE BBBIRTHDAY OFOFOF THE R EBBE R ASHAB ~ C HOF C HESHVAN LLLUCKY B RIDES The fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Sholom ing for a few minutes. However, that par- DovBer, used to make frequent trips abroad ticular afternoon he remained in that posi- in connection with various public matters. tion for a much longer time than usual. His On such occasions he would take his only eyes were half open, but he seemed as son, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok (who would be- though he were in a trance. His son began come the sixth rebbe), with him, for he was to feel uneasy. He did not want to disturb his his father’s personal secretary and right father, yet he felt he should somehow bring hand. his father back to this world. And so Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok began to pace the floor and to Once, when they were traveling abroad, in shuffle his feet, in the hope that the noise Vienna, they rested in their hotel room after might “wake” his father. But his father re- a busy morning. It was after their mid-day mained motionless. Then he moved the table meal, and the Rebbe reclined on a couch, as in the room and some chairs, to no avail. It was his custom. He never stretched himself was getting late in the afternoon, and his fa- Chabad ChodeshChabad ChodeshCheshvan Cheshvan CONGREGATION LEVI YITZCHOK CHABAD OF HANCOCK PARK Chabad ChodeshChabad CheshvanChodesh Cheshvan out for a proper nap, but would rest reclin- ther was deeply immersed in another world. (Continued on page 4) in the afternoon in Lubavitchn, the everyone to go out, and told me to dikim, . (Shulchan Aruch, Orach Tzemach Tzedek called his servant stay. He said, "My advice is to send Chaim 580:2) to tear Kryiah for him and told him two people to the capital with these to bring him his Tefilin. At that arguments and the decree will be MarCheshvan 777/7///OctOctOct.. 252525/Sunday25 /Sunday time news by telegraph didn't exist. annulled, with HaShem's help. And In Eretz Yisroel they begin asking in the ( ותן טל ומטר לברכה ) The Rebbitzen asked him what your Rebbe agrees with for rain happened; he said the Rizhyner me." (Letter of the previous Shemoneh Esrei. Although they had passed away, and he observed Lubavitcher Rebbe, Kovetz needed rain after Sukos, they the practices of a mourner." [Sefer Michtavim, 1) would wait fifteen days to pray for HaSichos 5702, p. 105] it, until the last person could get "...The Alter Rebbe first saw the Yartzeit of R. Yehudah Leib of home from the Aliyah LiRegel to Rizhyner at a meeting when the KopustKopust, second son of the Tzemach the Beis HaMikdash without students of the Baal Shem Tov and Tzedek, 5627 [1866]. getting caught in the rain. (Taanis the Mezeritcher Magid gathered. He was known as the Maharil. 10a, Alter Rebbe's Shulchan Aruch, He said then of the Rizhyner, "Imru He was born in 5568 [1808] The I:117) Tzadik Ki Tov"—"Say of the Tzadik Alter Rebbe was his Sandik. From that he is good", since the Rizhyner his youth he had great hiskashrus Yartzeit of R. Meir ShapiroShapiro, was then seventeen ("Tov" is with his grand-father, the Mitteler founder of the Daf Yomi, 5694 Gematria seventeen)..." Rebbe. His grand-father used to [1933]. [The Rebbe MaHaRaSh related]: wait for him before reciting "When I was eight I went in on Chassidus. The Mitteler Rebbe MarCheshvan 999/9///OctOctOct.. 272727/Tuesday27 /Tuesday Shabbos to see my father, the nicknamed him “mein Shtender” Yartzeit of R. Asher b. YechielYechiel, the Tzemach Tzedek. He was sitting because he used to lean on him "RoSh", renowned codifier of and studying the Zohar. He closed while saying Chassidus. One time Halachah, leader of German Jewry, it and said, "When the holy Tzadik the Mitteler Rebbe said eighteen 5087 [1326]. of Rizhyn says Tehilim the whole hours of Chassidus, while leaning world is open before him, and in on him the whole time. The MMM.M...CheshvanCheshvan 101010/10 ///OctOctOct.. 282828/Wed.28 /Wed. the Tehilim of Shabbos he sees the Friediker Rebbe writes in Sefer Yartzeit (and birthday, in 2196) of source of all the matters of the Hasichos 5705 [1945] that the Gad son of Yaakov Avinu, 2321. world and can correct them in Maharil was a partner with a (Midrash Tadshe) their source, and thus the decree is business man, and one time he rejected and cancelled. And I agree made an account of the business MCheshvan 111111/11 ///OctOctOct.. 292929/Thursday29 /Thursday with the advice of the holy Tzadik and when he tallied it up he wrote, Yartzeit of Meshu ---selach -selach of Rizhyn." there is no place that is void of HaTzadikHaTzadik, 1656. HaShem delayed And this was the story: There Hashem. the Flood seven days in his honor. was great love between the A few months after the passing (Yalkut Shimoni 56) Tzemach Tzedek and R. Yisroel of of his father the Tzemach Tzedek, Rizhyn. Once there was a great he left the city of Lubavitch and Yartzeit of Rachel ImeinuImeinu, who general crisis and the Tzemach settled in the city of Kopust. He died while giving birth to Tzedek sent the Gaon, Tzadik, and was only there for a few months. Binyamin son of Yaakov Avinu, Chasid, R. Eizik HaLevi Epstein of On Simchas Torah 5627 [1866] he and thus today is BinyaminBinyamin’s Homel to R. Yisroel of Rizhyn to fell ill, and the third of Cheshvan, a birthday, 2208. His Yartzeit was consult and plan with him about half a year after the passing of his also today, 115 years later in annulling the decree. When R. father he was Nistalek. 2323. Eizik HaLevi came to the Rizhyner, he received him very graciously, MMM.M...CheshvanCheshvan 444/4///OctOctOct.. 222222/Thursday22 /Thursday Yartzeit of R. Menachem Nochum and said: "We'll say a few chapters The Rambam reached of CzernobylCzernobyl, student of the Baal of Tehilim, HaShem Yisborach will Yerushalayim and set aside this Shem Tov and the Mezeritcher light up the gates of light, and we'll day as a private holiday for himself Magid, author of Meor Einayim, see what happens." and his family, 4825 [1165]. 5558 [1797]. "On Shabbos," R. Eizik HaLevi One time R. Menachem No- said, "when the Rizhyner said MarCheshvan 555/5///OctOctOct.. 232323/Friday23 /Friday chum was served milk and he did Torah—as was his custom—he Yartzeit of the sons of King not touch it. They asked him why stopped in the middle, told Tzidkiyahu, 3340, a fast of Tza- he was not drinking it, he replied VOLUME 20, ISSUE 8 Page 2 that he did not see it, probably the always a smile on his face. He he would help anyone who would milk was not Cholov Yisroel. The never shed a tear for himself. But have a tzorah, G-d forbid, and Mishnah says, “Milk that was for the pain of another would come to pray at his gravesite. He is milked by a Non-Jew and a Jew touch him very deeply, the smile buried in Tzefas. was not observing it,” He ex- would fade, his face would sadden, plained this as, “If a Non-Jew his eyes would fill with tears and Kristallnacht, 5697 [1938]. milks, the Jew won’t see it. ( This he would do everything to help the story was cited in a Ma’amar of the person in distress. MMM.M...CheshvanCheshvan 161616/16 ///NovNovNov.. 333/Tuesday3/Tuesday Rebbe Rashab, Sefer Ham’amorim Reb Zalman Aharon was a Baal The Rebbe RaShaB left Lubavitch 5666, and in Likutei Sichos Vol- Shmua and the Friediker Rebbe for Rostov-on-Don, 5676 [1915] ume 5 pg. 140) heard from him many stories of the because of the first world war. One time Friday night the can- previous Rebbeim. It is told that MMM.M...CheshvanCheshvan 171717/17 ///NovNovNov.. 444/Wed.4/Wed. dles went out. The family called in once a child of one of the Beginning of the Flood, 1657. a non-Jew to light the candles. Chassidim became sick and the (Bereishis 7:11) When R. Menachem Nochum child's father came to Reb Zalman came into the room, he was walk- for a Bracha. He stood facing the MMM.M...CheshvanCheshvan 202020/20 ///NovNovNov.. 777/Shabbos7/Shabbos ing as if it was still dark (tapping window, singing the Alter Rebbe's Birthday of our holy Master and the walls, etc).