1. . . . ืืืืืกืคื ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืขื ืื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ื"ืืจื ืืืฉืจื" ืืคืขืื ืืชืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืคืืขื ืืืฉ )ืชืื"ื ืชื ืฉ"ื(
ื"ื
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MOSHIACH IN THE PARSHA
ืึทืึผืึนืึดืืึฒืึธ ืึทึผืึผึดืึฐืึธึผืจ ืึทืึธึผืึนื ืึฐืึทื ึผืึนืจึธื ื ึธืึธืฉื ืฉึธืืจึธืฃ ืึฐืขึทืงึฐืจึธื ืึฐืฆึดืึผึธืืึนื ืึฒืฉืึถืจ ืึตืื ืึธืึดื" )ืืืจืื ื', ืื(
The Golus we find ourselves in today, as we wait for the Geulah,
is compared to the Midbar where the Yidden wandered, waiting
to enter Eretz Yisroel. The desert they waited and wandered in is
described in Parshas Eikev as "...that great and awesome desert,
[in which were] snakes, vipers and scorpions, and drought,
where there was no water". These descriptions also refer to our
"Midbar", our present Golus, and to the obstacles that one can
face while in the "desert" of Golus.
In order to go out of Golus, we must first recognize and know
what Golus is. Only then can we know how to get out of it and
get to Geulah. "Yedias Hamachla Chatzi Harefua" - Knowing the
sickness is half its cure.
"Great (desert)": A desert is defined in Torah as "Makom Lo
Yoshav Odom Sham" - A place not inhabited by man. Since only
Yidden are referred to in the Torah as "Man" - "Odom", a desert
then is a place where all the nations, besides Yidden, live. Because
the non-Jew greatly outnumbers the Jew, a Jew can think that it is
a "Great Desert". This is the first obstacle, first step in a Jew's fall.
When he begins looking at the non-Jews as "greater" than him
and himself as "small".
"Awesome desert": This is another step in Golus. He starts
fearing (Yirah - Norah) the world, the great desert that surrounds
him. It seems to him that the world and the non-Jews have power
over him and he always worries "what will the Goyim think, say,
do..."
"Snakes": Then, he begins experiencing heat and passion for
worldly pleasures, like a snake whose venom burns. It starts
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eating and gnawing at him from the inside and controlling him.
"Vipers": The increase of heat and passion for worldly pleasures
causes a decrease of his passion and inspiration for Judaism and
Kedusha. His inner flame fades. It gets consumed and absorbed by
his other pleasures.
"Scorpions": Any flame left in his heart at this stage, even not
of Kedusha, could still turn him back and reignite his passion for
Kedusha. However now he is like a scorpion whose venom cools.
He is taken over and controlled by coolness. He does not get
inspired or reignited. The spark of fire in his heart is getting frozen.
"Drought, where there was no water": In this stage, he has
fallen so low that even when he ultimately gets "thirsty" - drought,
he doesn't "get it" and realize that what he is thirsty for is water -
Torah (which is compared to water).
How can one get so low? Where does it start? From "Great
(Desert)". From a Yid, even secretly in a small corner of his heart,
giving chashivus to the world, the "desert", thinking that it is a
"Great Desert". This opens the way to the whole process.
In order to successfully "cross" this "desert" in peace, we need to
be very careful from falling into the first trap - "Great (Desert)".
We should not look at the desert surrounding us as "great",
then we wonโt fall into the traps that follow it; begin fearing it,
experience passion for it etc. We should instead remember and
remind ourselves that we are specially chosen by Hashem from all
the nations and nothing and no one has any power over us. May
Hashem bring us Moshiach and the Geulah immediately!
ืืชื ืื ืงืืืฉ
As usual the Rebbe would be Magiah the Sicha from the
previous Shabbos. Among the corrections on the Sicha of
Parshas Chukas 5751, are the following:
which translates "we will go to "ืืืืขื ืืื ืืจืฅ ืืงืืืฉ" Instead of
the Holy Land",
the Rebbe
ืคืืืขื ืขื" wrote
we will fly with the clouds of heaven to Yerushalayim "ืขื ื ื ืฉืืื
and Beis Hamikdash Hashlishi.
ืืืงืืฆื ืืจื ื ื ืฉืืื ื ืขืคืจ, ืืื ืืขืจ ืืขื ืืืืืื ืืชืืื ืืืจืืฉื, ืฆืืืืืขื ืืื ืืืข
ืืืื - ื ืฉืืืช ืืจืืืืช ืืืืคืื ืืจืืืื - ืืื ืขืจืื ื ืืืืงืื ื ื ืืืื ืื ื ืืืื ืืชืื ื, ืคืืืขื
ืขื ืขื ื ื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืจืฅ ืืงืืืฉ.
LIVING LESSONS
Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka A"h often said that Moshiach is in this
world and just has to be revealed. She would not elaborate.
In connection with this, she once told the Chassidic story that
transpired with Rโ Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, while residing
in Yerushalayim.
Someone went up to Har HaZeisim and blew a Shofar. News quickly
spread that Moshiach had come. When Rโ Menachem Mendel heard
the news, he opened the window of his room and sniffed the air. He
proclaimed, โNo, Moshiach has not come.โ
The Rebbetzin said, โpeople wonder why he had to open the window.
Couldnโt he tell whether Moshiach had come by sniffing the air inside
his room? The answer is: the scent of Moshiach was always present in his
room, for Moshiach was there!
2. ืืืืื ืืืืช
In the Sicha of Shabbos Parshas Eikev 5744, the Rebbe quotes someone for declaring that just as Moshiach didn't arrive in the
past 1900 years, so too he won't necessarily arrive in the coming 1900 years.
But the Rebbe is more disgusted with the Lubavitcher who studies Chassidus and is involved in activities to hasten the coming of
Moshiach, and when he hears this statement he becomes confused. "Why are you confused? We already spoke more than one hundred and
one times the proofs that every Yid begs that Moshiach come now, not in a few months and most certainly not in a few years, Rachmono
Litzlan! Moshiach should come immediately!"
Then the Rebbe discusses the 'proofs' that when a Yid asks for Moshiach, he intends that it should be now. The basis for this is not from
I await him every day that He shall come", for this could be explained that "every day I - ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื the 'Ani Maamin' which states
await his arrival in the distant future".
Speedily cause the scion of David Your servant - ืืช ืฆืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืจื ืชืฆืืื Rather the basis is from the fact that after asking in Mincha
May our eyes behold Your return to Zion in mercy, when Maariv comes and Moshiach - ืืชืืืื ื ืขื ืื ื ืืฉืืื ืืฆืืื ืืจืืืื to flourish, and
has not yet arrived he reiterates his request. This is clearly a sound proof that when asking for Moshiach in Mincha - he intended that
Moshiach come before the time for Maariv arrives.
ืื ืืืข ืฆื ืืขื ืืืืก ื'ืจืขืื ืื ื ืืื ืืืจืฃ ืฉืจืืืขื ืดืขื
ืืชืืด. ืืืขื ืืืขื ืฉืืื ืงืืืขื ืื ืืืืื?! ืงืืื ืืขืจ ืืฆืจ ืืื
ืืจืขื ืื ืจืืืืช ืขืดืค ืดืชืืจืืด ืื ืืณืืืจืฃ ืืื ืืืื ื ืื ืคืืจื:
ืืืืื ืกืณืืื ื ืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืืจื, ืืื ืกืณืืื ื ืื ืงืืื ืกืืจ ืขืดืค
ืฉืืดืข.
ืืื ืืณืืืื ืดืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืืืด - ืืื ืืขืจ ืคืืจืืฉ
ืืื: ืดืืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืด, ืดืฉืืืืืด - ืืณืืืืืก ืืืขื, ืืื ืื
ืืณืืื ืืื ืืืืกืืขืืจืืงื ึพึพ ืื ืขืก ืงืขื ืืืจ ืืืื ืื ืืฉืื
ืืื ืงืืืขื ืืื... 1900 ืืืจ ืืจืื ืจืืื ื ืืืฆืื!... ืืฉื
ืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืฆืืขืจ ืืขืฆืืืื 1900 ืืืจ - ืงืขื ืืืื
- ืืขื ืืณื ืขืจ - ืื ืขืก ืืื ืืื ืฆืืขื ื ืื 1900 ืืืจ ืจืืื ื
ืืืฆืื!...
ืื ืืืณ ืืืจ ืืื ืืขืืื - ืกืณืืื ื ืื ืงืืื ืืื ื ืื ืืขืืืขื
ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืื ืขืจ ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืจืฉืืืื ืฆื ืืืื ืืืืื
ืื ืืืื ืงืขื ืขื ื ืื ืืืฆื ืฉืืขืงื ืืื ืืื ืืืืช ื ืื 1,900
ืืื ืืขืจื ืืืจ !
ืืืื ืคืืฆื ืคื ืืืฆืคืฆืฃ!...
ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืืืืขืจ:
ืืฉืขืช ื'ืคืจืขืื ืื ืฉืืืืช ืืื ื ืื"ื'ื ืืง, ืืืืก ืืขืจื ื
ืืกืืืืช ืืื ืงืืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืขื ืื ืื ืืืืก ืืจืขื ืืขื
ืื ืืืืื, ืคืจืขืื ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืคืื ืืืื ืขื ื ืขืื ืืขื ืื
ื'ืืืจืฃ ืฉืจืืืขื "ืขื ืืชื" ืืื ืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืงืืืขื ืชืืืฃ
ืืืื โ ืืืขืจื ืขืจ ืฆืขืืืืื:
ืืืืก ืืืขืจืกืื ืฆืขืืืืื? ื'ืืื ืืื ืฉืืื ืืขืจืขืื ืืขืจ
ืืื ืืื ืคืขืืื ืืืืช ืื ืจืืืืช ืืื ืื ื ืืื ืืขื ืื ืืฉืื
ืืื ืงืืืขื ืืืื ื ืืื ื ืื ืืืืจื ืขืืืขืืข ืืืฉืื, ืืขืืื"ื
ื ืื ื ืื ืขืืืขืืข ืืืจ ืจ"ื! ืืฉืื ืืื ืงืืืขื ืืืื!
ืืืืื: ืขืก ืฉืืืื "ืืืืฉื ื", ืืื ืื ืืืจื ืืืื "ืืื ืื
ืืงืฆืื ืืืื ืืืืจ ืชืืื ืืื ืืชืฉืืื" โ ืืื ืื ืชืฉืืื ืืื
ืืจืขื ื ืืืจื ืืขื ืื ืืืืื! ืื ืคืืืืกื ืืื ืืื ืชืฉืืื โ ืืื
"ืืืขืชื ืืืฆืืชื", ืืืจืขืืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืื ืืืขืกื ืชืฉืืื
ืืื, ืืื ืืืจื ืืขื ืืื "ืืื ืื ื ืืืืื" )ืืคืก"ื ืืจืื"ื(!
ืืื ืืืข ืฆื ืืขื ืขืฆื ืฉืืื ืื ื'ืงืขื ืืื ืืืืืฉื "ืืืื
ืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื", ืื ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื, ืฉืืืื" โ ืืื ื
ืืฉื ืืื ืืจืื, ืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉ โ ืืื ืืืก ืืืื ืงืืื
ืฉืืื ื ืื.
ืืืืืืจ ืื"ืค, ืื ืืขืจ ืขืืงืจ ืืืกืื ืืจืื' ืื ื'ืืืจืฃ
ืืืืืื, ืืืคื ืืื ืืขืื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืขื ืงืืืขื ืืืื ืืืฉ ืืื
ื ืื ืคืื "ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื", ืืืก ืืื ืืขืจ ื ืื ืืื
ื ืกืขืืฃ ืืกื ืืฃ ืจืื', ื ืืจ ืืขืจ ืขืืงืจ ืืขืฆื ืจืื' ืืื ืคืื ืื
ืื ืืขืจ ืืจื )ืืืืงืื(, ืืื "ืืืื ืื ืืื ืืื ืฉืืืื" ืงืขื
ืืขื ืืืงืข ืืืืืจื ืืืืืฉื ืืืืฃ ืฆืืืื ืืืคื ืื, "ืืืื ืื
)ืืื ืืื( ืฉืืืื" ืืื ืืื, ืืืขืจ "ืฉืืืื" ืืื ื ืืฉื ืืื
)ืจ"ื( โ ืืืขืจ ืืืืจื ืืืืก ื'ืืืืืกื ืืขืจ ืขืืงืจ ืืขืฆื ืืจืื'
ืืืืฃ ืืขื, ืืื ืืืก ืฉืืื ืืืื ืื ืืขืจ ืคืืจืืฉ ืืื "ืืืื ืื
ืืื ืฉืืืื" ืืื โ ืื ืขืจ ืงืืื ืืืื ืื ืืืฉ.
ืืขืจ ืขืืงืจ ืืขืฆื ืจืื' ืืื ืืื ืคืื ื ืืกื ืืชืคืืื ืืืืก
ืืขืืขืจ ืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืชืคืืืช ืืขืืืื: "ืืืฉืืขืชื ืงืืื ื
ืื ืืืื", "ืืช ืฆืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืจื ืชืฆืืื", ืืืฉืืช ืืื"ื
โ "ืืชืืืื ื ืขืื ืื ื ืืฉืืื ืืฆืืื ืืจืืืื":
ืืฉืขืช ื'ืืืขื ืืืื "ืืืฉืืขืชื ืงืืื ื ืื ืืืื" ืืชืคืืช
ืื ืื )ืืืืืื( ืืืื ื ืขืก ืืื ื ืื ืื ื'ืืขื ืื ืื ืืฉืืขื
ืืื ืืืื ื'ืืืืืก ืืื ืืืืคืื ืฆืืื ืืจืื, ืืื ืืืืขืจ ื ืื ืืื 1900
ืืืจ ืืจืื )ืจ"ื(... ื ืืจ ืื ืื ืืฉืืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืืื ื ืืืจืืข
ืื ืืืฉ, "ืืช ืฆืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืืจื ืชืฆืืื", "ืืชืืืื ื
ืขืื ืื ื)ื ืื ืื ืขืื ืื ืคืื ืืขื ืืฉื ืืืืจ ืืืจ( ืืฉืืื ืืฆืืื"!
ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืืก ืืืื ื ืื ืื ืืฉืืขื ืืื ืงืืืขื ื'ืืืืืก
ืืืืคืื ืฆืืื ืืจืื โ ืคืืจืืืืก ืืืจ'ื ืืืก ืืืืขืจ ื ืืืืืื
ืืชืคืืช ืขืจืืืช, ืืืืก ืืื ืืืจ "ืจืฉืืช"?! ื ืืจ ืืืืขืจ ืืืื ื
ืืขื ืืขืจืืื ืืชืคืืช ืื ืื ืื ืื ืืฉืืขื ืืื ืงืืืขื ืืืืื,
ืืฉืขืช ืขืก ืงืืื ืืื ืชืคืืช ืขืจืืืช ืืื ืืฉืื ืืื ืืื ื"ื
ืคืืจืืืืื โ ืืขืืืื ืืขื ืืขื ืืืืืขืจ ืืืื "ืืืฉืืขืชื
ืงืืื ื ืื ืืืื" ืื ืขืจ ืืื ืงืืืขื ืืืืื, ื.ื.ืื.
)ืืืงืื ืืฉืืืช ืฉ"ืค ืขืงื ืชืฉื"ื โ ืืืชื ืืืื(
ืืืงืืฉ ืืืืืช ืืืื ื
ื"ืง ืืืื"ืจ ืืื ืืืฉืื
ืืืืจืื ืืชืืืืชื ืืืืืืืช
ืืขืื ื ืืฉืจ ืชืืืฃ ืืืื ืืืฉ!
ืืข"ื
ืจ' ืฆืื ืืืืืื ืื ืืขืงื ืืืืจ ืข"ื
ืฉืื ืคืื
ื ืคืืจ ืืฉืืื ืืืื ื"ื ื ืืกื
ืชืฉืข"ื
ืืืงืืฆื ืืจื ื ื ืฉืืื ื ืขืคืจ ืืืื ืืชืืื
ืืืืืื ืืืืืชืืช ืืืฉืืืื
Right before Rโ Levik, the Rebbeโs father, passed away, Rโ
Hershel Rabinowitz stood near him and saw his lips moving, but
all he could make out were fragmented sentences accompanied
ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืฉ ื ื ื ืข ื ื ื ื ืข ื
ืืข"ื
ืจ ' ืืื ืฉืืืื ืข"ื ืื ืืืืืื"ื
ืืืื ืืจืฉืื ืฉืืื"ื
ื ืคืืจ ืืืื ืืืื ื"ื ืืืืจ ืชืฉืข"ื
ืืืงืืฆื ืืจื ื ื ืฉืืื ื ืขืคืจ ืืืื ืืชืืื
ืืืืืื ืืืืืชืืช ืืืฉืืืื
ืืืืืช
ื ืจื"ื ืจ' ืฉืืื ืืจืืื ืืืื
ืื ืจืืงื ืจืืืืฉืงืื
ืฉืืฆื ืื ืืืืฆืจ ืื ืืืจืื
ืชืืืฃ ืืืื ืืืฉ!
by deep, anguished sighing: "Oy V'ikvosecho Lo Nodaโu (his
footsteps are not known) (Tehillim Kappitel 77) . . Oy, Ikvisa
D'meshicha.
DIDYOUKNOW