Weekly Sicha W ith English TTTranslation Moshiach Now!!! “UUUntilUntil when, until when, until when!when!”””” [Together with the cry of pain, the righteous women are (also and essentially) imbued with the feeling of joy; a joyjoyjoy so great that it is expressed in song , because of the greatness of the trust that “Behold he (The King Moshiach) is coming”, and he has already come!” (From the Sicha of Shabbos Parshas Bo, and Shabbos Parshas Beshallach, Shabbos Shirah 5752) Sponsored by an anonymous donor hay c '''''' ei ` aaa zyxt `vie zyxt FREE TRANSLATION To sponsor this publication, for any questions or comments, or to receive this publication weekly via email Please contact Yankel Meislin 057-391-3627 or (561) 445-9295 or [email protected] Translated by Yankel Meislin Produced by Dovid Gilbert Edited by the Rabbis of Ohr Tmimim Thanks to everyone else who helped that I forgot to mention 0 11 We Want Moshiach Now!!! PPParshasParshas BBBoBooo Translator’s Note: see pages 10-8 for comprehensive English commentary. the concept in which every Rebbe in his 12. In general all the Rebbeim the generation strongly emphasized leaders of Israel, up until and including (according to the sefirah in which he is), the [Previous] Rebbe are one entity, and he includes also the remaining concepts. every one of them did all the concepts. That this is also understood from the 13. The matter which was strongly expression “Filling the place of his emphasized by the [Previous] Rebbe fathers’ ” that he fillsfillsfills the place in all whose yarzheit we are now details. commemorating is: [that] everything should be literally actualized and in Never the less every Rebbe had his more expansion. particular concept in which he was strongly concerned [with], that through The [Previous] Rebbe was never scared this concept he accomplished also the away by the situation of others, whether rest of the concepts [of the Previous he is an ultimate G-d fearing person, [or Rebbes]. if he is an] average [person], or even if he is such [a person by whom] the As it is explained in Iggros Hakodesh, nonsense of the animal soul covers over the saying of our Sages “What was your the truth, to the point where he doesn’t father more heedful with?”, that even know that he needs to do teshuva although he had fulfilled all the [return to G-d]. In whichever situation mitzvahs, never the less he had a special that person was, the Rebbe occupied concept, and that concept is the gate of himself with him; he often did a favor his soul, and through this gate all his for him in physicality, [with money and Torah and Mitzvahs had elevated. such] which consequently was a favor [for them] also in spirituality. And this is in accordance with what the [Previous] Rebbe explained in his sichos Because when that person knows that the differences in the Rebbeim [as they the [Previous Rebbe] did for him a favor relate] to the concept of the sefiros [the in physicality, it is similar to what the spiritual levels], that the Baal Shem Tov Gemara says “A man does not have and the Maggid [of Mezritch] are - audacity in the face of his creditor” and Keser, the Alter Rebbe [is] Chochmah, consequently this has affected him also the Mittler Rebbe [is] Binah… And it is in spirituality. known in the concept of sefiros, that each sefirah includes in itself all the Besides this that the Alter Rebbe writes sefiros, - but this is [regarding] how all in Tanya “And if not, he has not the sefiros go through and through thththisth isisis forfeited the merit of the precept of sefirah specifically. And so too with the neighborly love,” asides for this we affect Rebbeim, that through also, that, that person returning in “teshuvah” to become as needed. 2 1 14. This behavior that existed by the 16. The inner meaning of this concept [Previous] Rebbe one learns it from the [is]: first leader and Shepherd of Israel – Moses our teacher. When one does [a favor] for a Jew, there is no doubt that he is doing a Mitzvah. It states: “These are the words which But when one does non-good things for Moshe spoke”- words of rebuke. When another Jew and one claims that this is was this – “after he had killed Sichon…”, according to Torah, first of all it can be [so we see that] After one does another that he has a mistake in [the person a favor in physicality, one [can] interpretation of] the law. Second it can give another person rebuke. And the be that one does [this negativity for rebuke is received and accomplishes other Jews] because of an ulterior what he needs to accomplish. motive, and furthermore it can be that one lashes [rebukes] the other; not And this is a directive to the extension because it says so in the Shulchan of Moshe in every generation – the Aruch, rather because he derives Moshe in every generation; the first pleasure from lashing [rebuking]. thing is to influence [with] kindness, blessing and success and then rebuking. Similarly we find, that a judge needs to And [it must be] in this order- also even specifically be a man of kindness, he when the rebuking is about the concept needs to be able to find a merit for the of [the golden] calf- the opposite of other person. And even when he rules faith. [that the defendant receive] flogging, and sometimes even a worse thing, also 15. One once asked the [Previous] Rebbe then he cannot alone go out and execute whose yarzheit we are commemorating, the ruling, although it is according to why he had a custom to [bring close] Shulchan Aruch, since he cannot endure befriend all Jews even those in an [seeing] the others pain, and actually it opposite category, of "Who are elevating is done by an emissary from the court of and not descending [in Holiness]". law. The [Previous] Rebbe answered; - Except for a completely righteous In the Shulchan Aruch there are four person like Shmuel the Prophet, that he parts, Orach Chayim, Yoreh De'ah, Even doesn't have his own existence and all of Ha'ezer and Choshen Mishpat, which is his existence was to fulfill the Will of the last part. The laws regarding the [G-d] Above, he himself had killed Agog matters of "elevating…" are in Choshen [the king of Amalek]. Mishpat, and in Choshen Mishpat itself - in the last chapters. The order one needs to learn is, 17. Chassidim want to go in the way of according to the [order] mentioned the Rebbe, one needs to know, that even above, all the chapters of Orach Chayim though one needs to protect himself Yoreh De'ah, Even Ha'ezer and the vast from those that stand [on a] lower majority of Choshen Mishpat, until the [level, so] he should drag him down G-d [final] few chapters towards the end, forbid, but one doesn't need to distance and only then one starts to learn if one him, rather elevate him, and do a favor [i.e. another person] should [be] "elevating…" or G-d forbid the opposite. 4 3 even in physicality, so through this- later will come also a favor in spirituality. And then [it will be] as our Sages have said, on the verse "G-d lightens the eyes of them both", that from Above he is also helped, that he should go in the straight path, and [G-d] influences him with a "wide hand" all that he needs, to him and to [all] the people of his house. [G-d] bestows upon him from the kindness of Above which is without limitations, and [G-d] also gives him a vessel, as explained in Chassidus, "and He will sustain you " [the word yechalkelecha shares the root of the word vessel in Hebrew] that He will also give the vessel in which the influences [of physical necessities] should be drawn into. 6 5 Parshas BBBooo Chassidim who want to follow the ways of the Rebbe should know that, although we must beware of being pulled 'down' by those who [Introduction: Chabad is an organization based on the teachings of are far from Judaism at the same time we must take care not to repel the Baal Shem Tov with the purpose of awakening the good in each them. Rather we can elevate them even with a material favor, and and every one of G-d's creations, beginning with the Jews. Indeed, eventually they will accept our spiritual favors as well. revealing this basic goodness is the 'purpose' of all the Jews, Chabad Then there will be blessings for both you and the one you are helping only wants to 'turn it on'. But Jews cannot function without a leader. Just as Moses led the Jews out of Egypt and brought them the Torah (as the Rabbis say, that when you help another person G-d blesses so Chabad has been led and taught since its beginning some 250 both of you 'Hay'ir Ai'nai Sh'nayhem'). years ago, by a succession of seven Moses-like leaders called 'Rebbes' who urge the Chassidim to leave all personal boundaries and help You are guaranteed unlimited blessings of G-d to help both of you and others do so as well.] your families to go in the straight path and be rich materially and spiritually. And even more; "Hu Y'Kal'K'lechaw" G-d will give you the Each of the seven successive Rebbes of Chabad was a complete and 'Kalim' i.e.