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This magazine has been made possible לזכות הרה״ת ר׳ שלום וזוגתו מרת שרה וילדיהם ישראל, ריסא, חי׳ מושקא, אמונה מלכה, ויעקב יהודה שיחיו אייזיקוביץ DerherEditorial On Shabbos Parshas Shemini 5712*, the Rebbe farbrenged for an exceptionally long time, saying l’chaim with many of the Chassidim and addressing them presonally regarding various matters of their lives. One of the elder Chassidim, Reb Mendel Cunin, approached the Rebbe and, while speaking, he referred to the Frierdiker Rebbe as “the Rebbe nishmaso Eden.” The Rebbe suddenly became very serious, the look on his holy face was frightening. “Why are you sending the Rebbe to Salovka [a small town in Siberia]; to Gan Eden?!” the Rebbe interjected. “The Rebbe is down here, right in our midst!” Saying this, the Rebbe began to cry. Imagine, the Rebbe was so upset when someone “sent” the Frierdiker Rebbe to Gan Eden, that he equated this to being sent to Siberia! (Reb Yoel Kahn, B’Darkei HaChassidim p. 121.) • This month, on Chof-Zayin Adar I, we are reminded of the long and painful galus—it has been so many years since we saw the Rebbe in his full glory and heard Divrei Elokim Chaim. But we know and see clearly that the Rebbe is not anywhere else but right here in our midst. The Rebbe once pointed out about the Frierdiker Rebbe that our hiskashrus continues and is strengthened every year, because we saw throughout his physical lifetime that, “as a tzaddik and nesi Yisroel, he behaved towards each and every Yid as a father to his children, caring for all their needs in both olam hazeh, as well as olam haba. His connection to them was in a manner of ‘Rebbe’ and ‘Chossid’, and even more so, as rays of light are connected to their luminary—an innermost connection to the core…” (Likkutei Sichos vol. 4, p. 1269.) As this year is a shnas ha’ibur, we will celebrate Purim Katan—the day that, in 5752*, the Rebbe handed each and every Chossid—man, woman, and child—the maamar of V’Ata Tetzaveh. It is the last maamar that we received from the Rebbe for the time being, and Chassidim have looked toward it for direction. The Rebbe expounds on the role of the nosi of each generation as the “ra’aya mehemna”—the faithful shepherd who leads and nurtures us with faith in Hashem, giving us the strength to reach even greater heights on our own. By strengthening our connection to the Rebbe, studying the Rebbe’s Torah and furthering our efforts in doing the Rebbe’s shlichus, we will be zocheh to the geula speedily, and be reunited with the Rebbe teikef umiyad mamosh. The Editors י״א שבט ה׳תשע״ט z 5712-1952, 5752-1992 MOSHE RABBEINU: SHECHINA TO THE WORLD 7-11 Adar I 5752* The date of Moshe Rabbeinu’s Indeed, as soon as Moshe was born, he birthday—Zayin Adar—is a day that brought G-dliness into the world; as Chazal perfectly describes and sums up Moshe’s tell us, “When Moshe was born, the entire life. house was filled with light;” the world was The seventh day in Adar represents a filled with G-dliness. complete cycle within the month of Adar. Moshe’s entire life followed the theme The world was created in seven days, and of bringing G-dliness into the world. We continues to run in cycles of seven days. know that before Moshe’s time, the Shechina Therefore, a seven-day period symbolizes had ascended to the seventh heaven, after a the entirety of creation—the world. succession of seven sins. It was through the The name of the month—Adar—is work of seven tzaddikim that it was brought comprised of the letter Alef and the word back down. The final one was Moshe, who dar — to dwell. Alef represents Hashem, is the seventh, and “All seventh ones are who is the aluf—ruler—of the world. Zayin precious”—he brought it to this world with Adar—seven days into Adar—symbolizes the building of the Mishkan. the Alef—Hashem—dwelling in this world, (Sefer Hasichos vol. 2, p. 305) which was created in seven days. ADAR I 5779 z 4 A CHASSIDISHER DERHER 5752-1992 לזכות הורינו הרה״ת ר׳ יוסף יצחק וזוגתו מרת הדסה רייכל שיחיו ניו שלוחי כ״ק אדמו״ר זי״ע למדינת ג'ורג‘יה נדפס ע״י בניהם שיחיו PHOTO: JEM/THE LIVING ARCHIVE / 104489 PHOTO: MODEH ANI: THE ESSENCE Shabbos Parshas Vayakhel 5752 The first thing every Yid does upon is often controlled by his base, animalistic awakening is reciting “Modeh Ani,” thanking instincts. When he sleeps, however, those Hashem for returning one’s neshama. instincts sleep as well, and the person’s But how can Modeh Ani be said essence can shine forth. And at the essence, immediately upon awakening? Seemingly every Yid wants only to serve Hashem. one should first spend some time Clearly, therefore, when a Yid wakes up, he contemplating the greatness of Hashem is immediately able to thank Hashem! to whom he is about to give thanks! It’s What’s actually surprising—and this is obvious that you cannot give thanks before what we’re acknowledging in Modeh Ani—is understanding who it is that you are that even in the presence of Hashem, a Yid’s thanking! existence is of the utmost importance. The The answer is that when a Yid awakens, Yid is so important that Hashem brought he’s already cognizant of Hashem’s him into existence once more that very greatness, and so he doesn’t even have to morning! think about it before thanking Hashem. The Armed with the knowledge of how Yid is aware of Hashem’s greatness even important we are to Hashem, we begin our when he’s asleep, and in fact, he is aware day. of it in an even deeper sense than when (Sichos Kodesh vol. 2, p. 798) he is awake. When a person is awake, he ADAR I 5779 A CHASSIDISHER DERHER 5 לעבן מיט'ן רבי'ן לזכות ר׳ מיכאל יוסף וזוגתו מרת גיטל ברכה ומשפחתם שיחיו בלאק West Hartford, Connecticut 2 CHESHVAN 5746, LEVI FREIDIN VIA JEM 271325 5746, 2 CHESHVAN “It’s Chodesh Adar!” ADAR I 5746* ased on the yomanim of Rabbis Meir Yechiel Professor Shaki was waiting at the door with Rabbi BHershkowitz, Mordechai Mishulovin and Shimon Elituv.