1. MOSHIACHINTHEPARSHA
)ื"ื ,ื ืจืืืื( "ึผืืขึผึธืกึดื ืึธืืึฐื ืึผึดืค ืึทืขึฐื ึผืื ึฒืึทื ืึธืืึฐื ืึผึดืค ืึทืข
In 5703, 1943, the Frierdiker Rebbe published the statement lโalter lโteshuvah lโalter lโgeulah. Everyone was to know that Moshiachโs coming is imminent. Simultaneously, he was instructing chassidim to establish more mosdos and build new houses and centers for Torah and chesed. They were confused and wondered about this enthusiasm in building etc. What is the point of investing in long term projects if Moshiach is coming soon?
The Frierdiker Rebbe explained that the answer lies in the Torah, Parshas Behaโalosecha. During the forty years in which the Yidden traveled through the desert on the way to Eretz Yisroel, they made many stops. Each time they stopped, by Hashemโs instruction, they were to set up the mishkan. When they would leave, the mishkan would be disassembled and carried with them until the next stop. There it would be assembled once again. There were times when they camped for very lengthy periods of time, such as the nineteen years they camped in Kadeish. There were also times when they camped for just one night. At each stop the mishkan was assembled from scratch with all its beams, sockets, and curtains. The Yidden could have asked: Why should we bother to set up the whole mishkan, a time consuming and difficult process, when in a few hours the sign may be given to travel on. Then the mishkan, which we just worked so hard to build will be taken apart again! The answer is that setting up the mishkan was a commandment of Hashem. It therefore had to be performed fully and properly, irrelevant of the time it will remain standing. We do not analyze and judge Hashemโs will, but rather we perform it entirely.
This should also be our attitude towards the Geulah. We Yidden, as maโaminim bโnei maโaminim, completely believe that Moshiach is coming each day. At the same time, however, this should not take away from fulfilling Hashemโs will right now, in its fullest sence, even if it is a long term project. One has nothing to do with the other. We must continue to do Hashemโs will now with our full enthusiasm and commitment, based on what Hashemโs will is presently. We must simultaneously remain firm and strong in our faith that Hashem can and does make miracles and wonders, and will send us Moshiach right now. )ื"ืืฉืช ,ืืืกื 'ื , ืืฉืื ืง"ืฉืฆืื ืชืืืฉื(
ืืืืก ื"ื | ืืชืืืขืื ืชืฉืจืค | ื"ื ืืืืื
Issue 16
)ื"ืฉื ืช ื"ืืืช( ืฉืื ืืขืืคื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉื ืชืืืื ืชืืืืชื ืืืขืคื "ืืจืฉืื ืืจื"ื ืืื ืืืืืืื ืืืฉื ืื ืื ืขื ืืจืืชื ืืืืืื ืืคืกืืืื . . .
ื"ื
ืืชืืฉืืืง ืื
"
And therefore, how is it possible that when many Yidden are involved in dedicating and preparing the Beis Hamikdash Hashlishi, someone should stand on the side and not join with the others- not him and not his ืืืฉ (his family, talmidim, etc.)?! Instead, he must surely make an effort to join them in their preparations to bring close and hurry the dedicating of the Beis Hamikdash Hashlishi which will be built speedily in his days and in our days.
ืฉืืงืื ืชืื ืชื ืืื ืชืืื ืื ืืืงืกืืข ืืืจืฉืื ื"ืื ืจืฉืืืฉ ืืืชืื ,ืืืื ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืื ,ืืืื ืื ืืืืข 'ืืื ืืื ืืฆื ืื ืืืฉืื ืืืืขื ,ืืฉืืืฉื ,ืืืื ืื ืืืืข ืฃืชืชืฉืื ืืื ืื ืืืชืฉื ืืืื ืืื โ !?)'ืืื ืืืืืืืช ,ื"ื( .ืื ืืืืื ืืืืื ืืจืืื ืื ืืืฉ ืืฉืืืฉื ืง"ืืืื ืชืืื ื ืชื ืืจืืื ืืจืงื
On Shabbos Parshas Beha'alosecha 5748, the Rebbe explained the reason for Aharon's disappointment, explained in the first Rashi of this week's parsha. Aharon's sole purpose, his avodah, was to serve in the mishkan. Therefore, when the mishkan was dedicated without his involvement, he was truly disappointed.
The Rebbe from this derives a hora'ah in avodas Hashem which is very applicable to our time - the final days of golus. When a Yid sees other Yidden who are kuching in Moshiach and he is not involved, it should truly disappoint him! The Yid should do everything in his ability to join this group to bring Moshiach now!
Below, we present the Rebbe's corrections on this part of the sicha. The final text reads as follows:
* We suggest our readers to learn the full sicha as it is found in Sefer Hasichos 5748 volume 2 page 478.
2. ืืืืื ืืืืช
Shortly before 27 Adar 5752 (1992), an
optometrist was visited by the Rebbe.
He asked the Rebbe the following:
"As part of my work, I travel around the
world. Everywhere I go I see the global
activities of Chabad. So why has Moshiach
not yet arrived?"
ืืขืจ ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืขืจ ืฉืืืืืช ืคืื ืกืืื ืฆื ืืืื
ืืืงื โ ืืื ืืืก ืืื ืืื ืจืืื ืืืช ืืขื ืื ืื:
ืืขืจ ืืื ืฆืขืจ ืขื ืื ืคืื ืกืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ื ืืจ ืื ืืืื,
ืืืืจืื ืื ืืฉื ืืื ืืืื ื ืืขื ืืื ืืืขืืื ืก'ืืื
ืืขืืืขื ืืืคื ืืงืืืืฉืื ืข"ืค ืืช ืืฉื ืืืฉืจืื. ืืื
ืืืืืืื ืื ืืขืจ ืืืืืขืจืฉืืขืจ ืืื ืืขืจ ืืขื ืคืื ืืืื
ืืืจืฃ ืขืจ ืืื ืืืฅ ืืขืื "ืฉืืจื ืืกืืชื ืืขืื ืชื".
ืืื ืืืืืืื ืื ืื ืจืขืื ืืื ืืืขืื ืืื ืืืื
ืืืืืื ืืงื"ื, ืืื ืคืืจืฉืืื ืืืง ืืืืก ืขืจ ืืืจืฃ
ืืขืื ืฆื ืืืื ืืืื!
ืืืคืจื ื ืื ืื ืื ืืื ื ืงืื ืืื ืืืืจื ืืื'; ืก'ืืื
ืืขืจื ืื ืืืืก ืืฆื ืืขื ืืืืก "ืืฉืจ ืืจืขืืชื", ืืืืก
ืืขืจ ืืืืืขืจืฉืืขืจ ืืื ืืืฉืืคื ื ืืฆื"ืจ, ื ืฉืืืจ
ืฉืืขืืกื, ืืขืจืคืืจ ืงืขื ืืืื ืื ืืขืืืขืืงืืื ืื ื
ืืื ืืื ืขืืืจ ืืืื ืืืืฃ ืืืคื ืจืฆืื ื.
ืื )ืืขืจ ืืืืืขืจืฉืืขืจ( ืืืกืื ืืขื ืืช ืฆื ื
ืืืื?! ืื ืืืกื ืืื ืืขืจ ืืืืก ืืื ืฉืืืืืง ืืื
ืืขื โ ืืืืจืื ืื ืืืกื ืืืฉืืคื ืืขื ืืฆืจ ืืจืข!
ืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืื ืื "ืืจืืขื ืืชืืจื ืขืืืื ืืงื"ื
ืฉืืจืื . . ืืฆื"ืจ".
"ืจืฆืื ื ื ืืขืฉืืช ืจืฆืื ื ืืื ืืขืื โ ืฉืืืจ
ืฉืืขืืกื", ืืืืก ืื ืืืกื ืืขืืืื ืืขื "ืฉืืืจ"
ืืื ืืืก ืืจืืื ืืขืฉืืขืื ืืื ืืขืจ "ืขืืกื".
ืืื ืืืืก ืืืกืื ืืขื ืืช?!
ืืื ืืขืจ ืขื ืื ืื "ื ืืื ื ืงืฉืจ ืืืื ืฆื ืืขื ืกืืื
ืืืกืืช ืืืื ืืขืจ ืืืจืกื ืื ืืืก ืขื ืืืงื ืืื ืืื
ืืขื ืืืืก ืจ' ืืืกืฃ ืืื ืืขืืืื "ืื ืชืืชื ื ืขื ืื
ืืืืื ืื ื". ืืืืืืืจ ืืื:
ืขื ืืืื ืขื ื ืืื ืงืืื ืืจืขืกืขืจืข ืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืื
ืื ืกืช ืืฉืจืื โ
ืืืืจืื ืืขืืื ืืืื ืืืื ืืขืืืจืคื ืืื ืขื ืืืจืืข
ืื ืืขืจ ืืืืืขืฉืืขืจ ืืื ืืื ืืขืื ืืื ืืืื: ืข"ืค
ืืื ืงืืื ืืื ืืืฅ, ืืืืจืื ืืขืจ ืืืืืขืจืฉืืขืจ ืืื
ืืื )ืืืืืื( ืืื ืก ืืขืืืขื "ืืคื ืขืืืื ืืจ ืืืืืืช",
ืืืืก ืืขืืืื "ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืื'".
ืืื ื ืืืืขืจ โ ืืืื ืืืื ืื ืคืืืข ืจืขืื ืืื ืขื:
ืืืืก ืืื ืืืก ืคืืจ ื ืืืืช โ ืืืืก ืืื ืืืก ืคืืจ
ืื ืขื ืื ืื ืืขืจ ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืช ืืื โ ืืืืก
ืืืืกื: ืืฉืขืช ืก'ืืื ืืขืืืขื ื ืืืคื ืืงืืืืฉืื ืข"ืค
ืืช ืืฉื ืืืฉืจืื ืฆืืืืฉื ืื ืืฉื, ืืืื, ืืืื ืืขื,
ืืขืจ ืืืืืขืฉืืขืจ, ืืื ืืขืจืฆื ืืื ืื ืืฉื ื ื ืงื' ื
ืืืืจื โ ืืื ืืืชืื ืื ืืขืจ ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืช
ืืื, ืืืชืื ืื ืก'ืืื ืื ื ืืืืช?!
ืืื ืืคืืื ืืืื ืก'ืืื ืื ื ืืฉืฉ ืื ืื ืืฉื ืืื
ืขืคืขืก ืืขืืื โ ืืื ืืืก ืืืื ื ืื ืืืจ ืฉืืื, ื ืืจ
ืฉืืืืืง ืืื ืืขืจ ืืขื, ืืืืจืื ืขืจ ืืื ืืืฉืืคื
ืืขื ืืฆืจ ืืจืข, ืืื ืขืจ ืืื ืืืืฃ ืืขื ืืชืืจื ืืื
ืืื!
ืืืื ื ืืืืก ืืืจืขืืืืื ืืื )ืืขื ืืขื โ ืืขื
ืืืืืขืจืฉืื( ืฆื ืคืืจื ืืื ืืืื, ืื ืขืจ ืืืื ืืืืขืง
ืืืืื ืช ืืื, ืขืจ ืฉืืงื ืืืื ืืื ืืืืช?!
ื ืืจ ืืืืืืื ืื ืืืื ืืืื ืขื ืขื ืืื, ืืืืก ืืจืขืกืขืจืข
ืขื ืืื ืงืขื ืขื ื ืื ืืืื โ ืืขืจืคืืจ ืืื ืขื ืืืื ืืก ื ืื!
ืืืขืจ ืืืืคื ืืื ืืขืจ ืฉืืขืืจ ืืืื ืื ืขื ืื โ ืืื ื
ืงืืืค ืืืืฃ ืืืฉ ืืื ืืื ืื ื'ืืื ืืจืขื ืืขื ืืฉืื
ืชืืืฃ ืืืื!
ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืฉ ื ื ื ืข ื ื ื ื ืข ื
At the farbrengen on Shabbos Parshas Beha'alosecha 5741 the Rebbe spoke at length about the connection between
so to speak โ โ ืืื ืก Hashem and the Yidden as a husband and wife. This started by har sinai when Hashem was
He can never exchange them "ืื ืืืื ืืฉืืื ืื ืืืื" the Yidden by lifting the mountain above their heads. Therefore
ืืื ื ืืื ืืืืื ื , for another nation no matter what the wife (the Yidden) has done. Hashem must give them everything they need
.ืืื ืืืื ืืืืืื ืืงื"ื as befitting the queen of
Next, the Rebbe began to defend the Yidden from any complaints that Hashem might have against them, saying that anything
which Hashem made them with. The Rebbe finished off by saying, โIf so, then what ืืฆืจ ืืจืข a Yid does wrong is a result of the
complaints could You have?โ
In this part of the sichah, the Rebbe shows how on the contrary- the Yidden are able to demand from Hashem whatever
they need because they are the wife of Hashem. The fact that they do not complain even about being sent into golus is that
and demand that Moshiach should come now! ืืื ื ืงืืืค ืืืืคื ืืืฉ ! However enough with being humble .ืขื ืืื , they are humble
)ืืฉืืืช ืฉ"ืค ืืืขืืืชื ืชืฉื"ื โ ืืืชื ืืืื(
ืืืืืช
ืืืชื ืืช' ืืืื ืืืกืฃ ืืื ืฉื'
ืืืืื ืืื ืืืฉืงื ืชืื'
ืืืืขืจืืื
ืืจืื ื ืืฉืืืืื ืืฉืขืืื"ืฆ, ืืื ืื
ืขืื ืขื ืืืฉืจืื ืื ื"ืจ ืืืื"ืจ ืื"ื
ืืืืืช
ืืช' ืื ืื ืืขื ืื ืืืื ืฉื' ืืจืืกืงื
ืืจืื ืืืื ืืงืฉืจื ืืฉืืืืืื ืขื"ื
ืืื ืืช ืื ืื ืขืื ืขื ืขื ืืกืืื
ืืชืืจื ืืืืฆืืืช
ืื ื"ืจ ื"ืง ืืืื"ืจ ืื"ื
LIVING LESSONS
The Rebbe looked at him and replied,
"Doctor, I have the same question. But all the
while that Moshiach has not yet come, we
need to spread more and more Yiddishkeit
and chassidus. I constantly tell the chassidim
they need to add more and more until the
cup overflows and spills over."
(Beis Moshiach Magazine, issue 35)
DIDYOUKNOW
The Rebbe once said that
when Moshiach will come,
he will read from Moshiach's
Sefer Torah, which was
completed in 5730.
ืืข"ื
ืืจื ืืชืืื ืืืืื
ืื ืืจื ืฉืืื ืขื ืื
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