This document provides a summary of the history of 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, the headquarters of the Chabad-Lubavitch movement. It describes how the building was purchased in 1900 to serve as a permanent home for the Rebbe and center of Chabad activities. Over the years, the Rebbe pushed for expansions to accommodate the growing crowds. Major expansions took place in the 1920s and 1950s. The Rebbe emphasized that the building's walls were infused with holiness from his predecessors spending time there.
This document is a newsletter focused on bringing Moshiach (the Messiah). It contains several short articles about Moshiach, including an adapted talk given by Rabbi Mendel Gordon about the Rebbe empowering Chassidim to bring Moshiach. The newsletter was prepared and printed by volunteers to inspire readers to increase their efforts to bring Moshiach through learning about redemption and Moshiach, and through the Rebbe's directives.
The document summarizes events in Crown Heights in the winter of 5752 leading up to Chof-Zayin Adar, when the Rebbe suffered his stroke. It describes how the Rebbe increasingly emphasized Moshiach and geulah in his teachings. In sichos in Gimmel Shvat and Mishpatim, the Rebbe connected current events to Moshiach's imminent revelation. The Rebbe also instructed increasing activities to bring Moshiach like printing more sichos on the topic. This prepared chassidim for the situation after 27 Adar and gave them the tools to continue working for geulah.
1) The Rebbe had a clear vision and plan from a young age to spread Chabad outreach all over the world, connected to a central source.
2) Over time, the Rebbe implemented this plan in stages - first establishing institutions in the 5710s, then expanding outreach through shluchim from the 5720s.
3) Each decade saw growth and changes in focus, such as increased activities in the 5730s and global outreach in the 5740s, all building toward the goal of bringing Moshiach.
1. . . . ืืืืืกืคื ืืืืืื ืืชืืจื ืืขื ืื ื ืืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ื"ืืจื ืืืฉืจื" ืืคืขืื ืืชืืืืช ืืืืืช ืืฉืื ืืืืืืื ืืคืืขื ืืืฉ )ืชืื"ื ืชื ืฉ"ื(
ื"ื
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MOSHIACH IN THE PARSHA
ืึทืขึฒืจึนืฃ ืึทึผืึผึธืึธืจ ืึดืงึฐืึดื ืชึผึดืึทึผื ืึทึผืึทึผื ืึดืึฐืจึธืชึดื" )ืืืจืื ืื, ื(
In this posuk the Torah is described as both rain and dew
which are both sources of nourishment, however their causes are
different. Rainfall is formed from previously evaporated water. On
the contrast, dew appears regardless of previous evaporation.
Likewise in Torah there is a section which is similar to rain and
a section which is similar to dew. The section which is simliar to
rain is the revealed section of Torah in which one's achievments
are considered and is drawn based to on oneโs efforts in learning
and understanding the Torah, yagata u'matzasa ta'amin.
the dew section of torah is commonly known as the inner section
of torah pnimyus haTorah which is drawn [flows] regardless to
oneโs previous efforts.
Consequently we find that by techiyas hameisim Hashem will
revive the dead using tal Torah, the dew of Torah (shabbos 88b) and
therefore every single Yid without difference of his ruchniyusdike
level will arise by techiyas hameisim as the mishnah says: 'kol
yisroel yesh lohem chelek lโolam haba'. Since this part of Torah is
drawn regardless to any previous human efforts.
Accordingly just like before shabbos we taste from every delicacy
so too now erev yom shekulo shabbos we must taste from the
giluyim of Moshiach through learning the teachings of chassidus,
pnimiyus haTorah the dew section of Torah.
"
ืืชื ืื ืงืืืฉ
(Based on Ma'amer Ato Horeiso 5746 โ
Meluket 1 page 557)
All the Maggid's
ways and activities
were directed towards
Hashem's will. Even simple
activities, such as the seating
arrangement of his talmidim,
all corresponded to supernal
combinations and the source
of neshamos.
When he began to build a
shul he told the workmen,
when it was an auspicious time
above, to build. When he saw
that it was not an auspicious
time, he asked them to stop
working.
After the shul was built,
he entered the shul and
davened the first te'filla
there, for the coming of
Moshiach. When he left the
shul he said, "I can bring
Moshiach right now but it
would require treading in
Yiddishe blood until the
ankles."
)Sipurei Chassidim โ Perlov(
LIVING LESSONS
In the sicha of 10th Teves 5741 the Rebbe spoke at length about Yaakov Avinu's wish to reveal the keitz
to his sons, and why in the end he didn't.
Since, if Yaakov would reveal the keitz โ that it is many years after Yaakovโs time (as we see that now
the 10th of Teves 5741 and Moshiach is not yet here), this would only make them depressed, so why did
he want to reveal the keitz?
The Rebbe then explaind how we must say, that if Yaakov would have told them the keitz, Moshiach
would have come much faster, since they would have worked harder and add more in their avoda in
order to hasten the geulah.
what is the advantage 'ืืืืื ืื ืชืืขืืช ืืืืืืื?' : On the first paragraph the Rebbe added in his handwriting
of Yaakov revealing the keitz?
Afterwards the Manichim wrote: We didn't understand if the meaning is that Yaakov would say
an earlier keitz, or he would tell them the keitz as the time of yetzias mitzraim (which was
supposed to be a geulah nitzchis), and with adding in their work they would be redeemed
before the time (keitz) which Yaakov told them (just as today we have โBe'itoโ which is the time-keitz,
and โAchishenaโ โ before the keitz).
that Hashem (ืืืื ืงืฅ ืฉื ืงืืข) The Rebbe answered that Yaakov would tell them the original keitz
planed, and if they will add in there avodah, Moshiach would have come sooner.
On this occasion the Rebbe also
commented the following:
ืืคืืื ืืืชืืื ืืืืชืจ โ ืฉื"ื ืฆืจืื ืืคืจื
)ืืืืจื ืืืชืจ ืืขืฉืจ ืฉื ื ืืืืื( ืืืื ืืื
ืื'!!
Itโs very wonderous and
surprising โ that all this needs to
be specified (after more than 10
years of learning) and if not etc.!!
2. ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืฉ ื ื ื ืข ื ื ื ื ืข ื
ืืืืื ืืืืช
Why radical statements? Why extreme proclamations? Moshe Rabeinu, Aharon Hakohen and the Frierdiker Rebbe will โwake
and lead us immediately to Eretz Yisroel! Doesnโt this sound like the fruit of an imagination (ืืจื ื ื) โ amidst โjoyous song (ืืงืืฆื) โ up
working overtime? Arenโt these fanatical?
Our time is a radical time! The thick, black clouds which hover over our heads both physically, and even more spiritually, call for holy extremism
to balance the scale, they serve as a call for drastic action to tip the spiritual enemy. The Rebbe says that the concepts of Moshiach and geulah will
do the job. Our role is to dress what seems to be fantasies in intellectual and practical so that it be received by the world in the best possible way.
Then the Rebbe goes on to negate the claim that we need not be overly hope and daven for the coming of Moshiach for we didnโt see this by our
parents. This would have been a good claim until this shabbos, before Shabbos, however, the timely response arrived.
What sort of reasoning is this? Bring Moshiach .โืึถืช ืฆึถืึทื ืึธึผืึดื ืขึทืึฐืึฐึผืึธ ืึฐืึตืจึธื ืชึทืฆึฐืึดืืึท . . ืึผึดื ืึดืืฉืืึผืขึธืชึฐืึธ ืงึดืึดึผืื ืึผ ืึผึธื ืึทืึผืืโ : There is a difficult line we say in shemonah esrei
for we are waiting! Shouldnโt it say โbring Moshiach for we have fulfilled many Mitzvosโ, or the like? The Chida explains that in a situation where
there is no other virtue in which merit the Yidden should be redeemed from golus, the very hope and yearning they express for geulah will trigger
their geulah.
The Chida is a posek in both nigleh and nistar, as is clearly noticeable in his seforim which quote from both and determines between them.
Moreover, we do not find anyone who argues with this ruling of the Chida, thus it is not subject to variation of minhagim, this is a Halacha in Torah
that yearning for the coming of Moshiach is what will actually usher in the geulah.
ืืืืืืื ืืืขืจ ืื ืืขืืืื ืืื ืดืื ืืื", ืืื ืืื ืืื ื ืื
ืืขืืืขื ืื ืืืืื ืื ืฆืืืช โ ืืื ืืขื ืืขื ืืืืื ืืขืจืคืื
ืืืื ืืื, ืื ืืืืืืื ืืขืืขืจืขืจ ืืื ืื ืขืืืณ ืืืจ ื ืื, ืืฆื
ืืขื ืืฉื ืฉืืื ืืื ืืืื, ืืืจืฃ ืขืจ ืืืขืื ืขืก ืืื ื ืคืขื
ืืืขืจื ื ืื ื ืืจ ืืฆื ืืขืจ ืืืืณ ืืฉื ืฉืื ืืจืืื ืืืช, ื ืืจ
ืืืฉืืืืช ืืคืฉืืื, ืืขื ืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืฉืื ืืืจื ื ืืืฉืืืืช
ืงืืื ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื, ืืืืื ืดืื ืืจืขื ืืืืื ืืฃ ืืื ืืืืืืด!
ืืื ืืืก ืืืืก ืกืณืืื ืืขืืืขื ื ืืขืฉื ืืื ืชืฉืดื โ ืืืขื
ืืื ืืืืื ืืืื ืืขืจ ืดืืงืืฆื ืืจื ื ื ืฉืืื ื ืขืคืจืด, ื ืื ื ืืจ ืกืชื
ืดืืงืืฆืืด ื ืืจ ืืืืคื ืคืื "ืืจื ื ืืด, ืืชืื ืฉืืื, ืืื ืืืข ืฆื
ืฆืืืงืื ืืืขื ืืื ืืืก ืืืื ืืืืื, ืืื, ืืื ืืขืจ ืืืืื!
ืืืืก ืืืื ืืื ืืืก ืืื ืื ืืืข ืฆื "ืืฉื ืืืืจื", ืืืื ืืื
ืืืื ืื ืืืข ืฆื "ืืฉื", ืฉืืื ืืืจ ืืืืจ, ืื ื ืฉืืืื ืฉืืื
ืืืจ.
ืืืืก ืื ืงืขื ืืืขืจื ืื ืฉืืื โ ืืืืก ืจืขืื ืืขื ืดืืืืืืข
ืืืืืด?
ืืื ืขืจืฉืื 'ืก ืืื ืืืก ืืืืจื ืืฆื ืืขื ืืื, ืืืืื ืกืณืืื ื
ืืืืืืขืจ ืืื, ืืืขื ืดืืืืฉื ืืืกื ืืจืฅ ืืขืจืคื ืืืืืืืด, ืืื
ืืขืจ ืืืคื ืืื ืฆื ืืืก ืืืื ืืืื ืืื ืืืจื ืดืืืืืืข ืืืืืด, ืืื
ืฆืืืืืื 'ืก ืืืื ืขื ืืืก ืืืจ ื ืื ืงืืื "ืืืืืืข ืืืื", ืืืืืืข ืืื
ืฉืืืืขื ืืื ืชืืจื ืืืืก ืืื ืดืืื ืืืืชืื ืืืื ืชืื ืืขืื ื
ืืขืืืืด, ืืืืก ืคืืขืืณื ืื ืื ืขืืื ืืืื ืืืื "ืจืง ืขื ืืื
ืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืืืด, ืืื ืืืืขืจ ืื ืื ืขื ืื ืื ืื ืืืจืื
ืงืขื ืขื ื ืชืงืื ืืืขืจื ืืืื ืดืืขืื ื ืืขืืื".
ืืืขืืงืจ โ ืืขื ืืื ืืืงืข ืืจืืื ืงืืืขื ืืืฉืืืืช ืงืืื ืืจืฅ
ืืฉืจืื, ืชืืืฃ ืืืื, ืดืืืจื ืขื ืขื ื ื ืฉืืืืด, ืฆืืืืืขื ืืื
ืืืข ืคืขืงืืขื, ืืืืจืื ืืื ืืืขื ืืขื ื ืขืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืื
ืืืข ืฉืืื ืืืืช ืื ืกืืืช ืืื'.
ืืืืก ืืืก ืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืคืืจืืฉ ืืคืฉืื ืคืื ืดืื ื ืืืืื
ืืืืื ื ืฉืืืื ืืืืืช ืืืฉืื ืืื'ืด )ืืืืก ืืขืืขืจ ืืื
ืืืื, ืืืขืจ ืืจืืื ืืื ืื ืืืดื(, ืื ื'ืืื ืืืืื ืื ืืืก
ืืืขื ืืืื ืืืฉืืืืช ืืคืฉืืื, ื ืฉืืืช ืืืืคืื!
ืืืืขื ืืืง ืืื ืื ืขืื ืืืจืฃ ืืขื ืืื ื ืื ืืืืืืจืขื ืขื ืืขื
ืขื ืื ืคืื "ืื ื ืืืืืืด; ืืขืจ ืืืืืฉ ืืื ืื ืืืก ืืืขื ืืืื ืื
ืืืื, ื ืฉืืืช ืืืืคืื!
ืืืืืฉื ืืื โ ืืื ืืื ืืืงืื ืืืืื ืืืก ืืืืก ื'ืืื
ืืืจ ืืขืืจืจ ืืขืืืขื )ืดืืขืืจื ื ืืื ืืืืด(, ืืืืฉืืื ืคืจืืืช
ืืื ืืืก ืื ืืขืงืืืขื ืืืื ืืฉืืช ืื, ืืืขืื ืืขื ืืืืก ืืขืจ
ืืืืดื ืฉืจืืืื ืื ืืืข ืืขืจ ืืืื ื ืืืืฃ ืืืืช ืืฉืื.
ืืืืก ืืขืจ ืืืืดื ืืื ืืื ืืขืืืขื ื ืคืืกืง ืกืื ืืื ื ืืื
ืืชืืจื, ืืื ืกืคืจื ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืข ืฉืืืืช )ืืืื ืฉืื
ืืืื"ื(, ืืื ืืืื ืืื ื ืกืชืจ ืืชืืจื, ืืื ื'ืืขื ืื ืขืจ ืืจืขื ืื
ืืกืคืจืื ืืื ืืืืืจืื ืขืดืค ืงืืื ืืื ืืื ืืืจืืข ืืื ืืื.
ืืจืขื ืื ืขืจ ืืื ืืืื ืกืคืจ ืดืืืืจ ืงืืืืช" ืื ืืืืืจื ืืื
ื ืื ืืืื ืื ืืจืื ืืืืก ืืณืืืื ืืื ืชืคืืช ืืขืืืื ืดืืช ืฆืื
ืืื ืขืืื ืืืจื ืชืฆืืื ืืงืจื ื ืชืจืื ืืืฉืืขืชื ึพ ืื ืืืฉืืขืชื
ืงืืื ื ืื ืืืืืด, ืืืืืืจื, ืืืืก ืืืื ื ืดืื ืืืฉืืขืชื ืงืืื ื,
ืืืืก ืดืืืด ืืื ื ืืฉืื ืฉื ื ืชืื ืช ืืขื, ืื ืืืก ืืื ื ืืขื
ืืืืฃ ืืขืจ ืืืืื?
ืืืืก ืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืืืืื ืืืืชืจ ืขืดืค ืืืืืข ืืืืฃ ืืืืคืื
ืขืก ืืืจืฃ ืืืื ืื ืืืืจืืช ืืื ืื ืืืขืจืืขืจ ืืืืก ืืณืืืื
ืืชืคืืช ืืขืืืื, ืื ืืขืืขืจ ืืืืจื ืืืจืฃ ืืืื ืืชืืืืช ืืืืืง
ึพึพ ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืขื ืดืื ืืืฉืืขืชื ืงืืืื ื ืื ืืืืืด ืืืก ืืขื
ืืืืฃ ืดืืช ืฆืื ืืื ืขืืื ืืื'ืด?
ืืื ืืื ืืืืจ, ืื ืืื ืืื ื ืื, ืืืก ืืื ืืืงืข ื ื ืชืื ืช
ืืขื: ืืขืจ ืชืืื ืืชืคืื ืืื, ืื ืืคืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืกืืื
ืฉืชืืืณ ืงืขื ืืืื ืื ืืฉืื ืืืจืฃ ื ืื ืงืืืขื ืืขืฆื, ืืื ืืืื ืขืจ
ืงืขื ืืขื ืืณื ืื ืืณืืื ืืื ื ืืฆื ืคืื ืดืื ืืืืด ืืื' โ ืืขื
ืืขื ืืืขืจ ืืืื ืืืืืขืจืฉืื, ืื ืืื ืืืืช ืคืื ืืขื ืืืืก
ืดืืืฉืืขืชื ืงืื ื ืื ืืืืืด, ืืื ืืืื ืืขืจ ืดืืช ืฆืื ืืื ืขืืื
ืืืจื ืชืฆืืื ืืงืจื ื ืชืจืื ืืืฉืืขืชืืด.
ืืืืก ืื ื ืงืืืช ืืขื ืื ืืื ึพ ืื ืื ืขืฆื ืืืื ื ืืื ืชืงืื
ืืืืฃ ืืืืช ืืืฉืื ืืื ืืืจื ืืขื ืงืืจืื ืืืืืื!
ืืื ืืืก ืืื ื ืคืกืง ืืื ืคืื ืืขื ืืืืดื ืืืืก ืืื ืืขืืืขื
ืืืืืจ ื ืคืืกืง, ืืื ืงืืื ืขืจ ืืื ื ืื ืืืืง ืืืืฃ ืืื ืืื ืืขื!
ืืืืก ืืืื ืืื ืืขื ืืื ืืืจืืข ืืืขืชื ืืคืืื ืืื ืขื ืื ืื
ืืืื ืขืจ ืงืจืืื ืืื ืื ืืขืจืข ืคืืกืงืื, ืืขืืืืดื ืืขื ืื ืื
ืืืืก ืืื ืืืืง ืขืืื!
ืืืืก ืขืคืดื ืืื ืืขื ืืืื ื ืชืืจืืฅ ืฆื ืื ืืืืก ืืขื ื'ื ืื
ืืืก ืืื ื ืื "ืื ืื ืืืืชืื ื", ืืื ืืืื "ืืืก ืืื ื ืื ืืื ืืขืจ
ืืืขืืด ืฆื ืงืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืืืื ื ืืื ืฆืคืืณ ืืชืงืื ืืืืฃ ืืืืช
ืืืฉืื โ ืืืืื ื'ืืื ื ืคืกืง ืืคืืจืฉ ืื ืืืจื "ืืืฉืืขืชื
ืงืืื ื ืื ืืืืืด ืืื ืืขื ืืขื ืขื ืื ืคืื "ืืช ืฆืื ืืื ืขืืื
ืืืจื ืชืฆืืืืด!
ืืืืก ื'ืืืจืฃ ืืื ื ืื ืืจืืื ืืืื ืืื ืงืืื ืืืืืืื ืืื ืื
ืืืก ืืขื ืืณื ืืืื, ืืื ื ืื ื ืชืคืขื ืืืขืจื ืคืื ืื "ืืืขืืืื",
ืืืืื "ืืืืืืื" ืืจืขื ืืขื ื ืืจ ืืขืจืฆื ืืืืก ืืขืืขืจืขืจ ืืืื ืืืื
ืืขืจ ืืืก ืืขืืืื ื ืืขื ืืืืื, ืืื ืืืก ืงืขื ืืจืืื ืืืจืคื ืืดื
ืื ืืืฉืื ืื ืืขื ืขืจ ืืื ืืขืจืขืื ืืืขืจ ืืคืฉืืืืื ืืื', ืืื
ืืขืกืขืจ ืืืื ืชืืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืฆืืื!
)ืืืงืื ืืฉืืืช ืฉ"ืค ืืืืื ื ืชืฉื"ื โ ืืืชื ืืืื(
The Rebbe Rashab connected the saying of the famous hemshech
"Yom Tov Shel Rosh HaShana Sh'Chal Lihiyos B'Shabbos โ 5666"
in that particular year to the keitz (time that Moshiach is said to
come) which is mentioned in a number of seforim about that year.
DIDYOUKNOW
)Sicha of Acharon Shel Pesach 5730(
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ื"ืง ืืืื"ืจ ืืื ืืืฉืื
ืืืืจืื ืืชืืืืชื
ืืข"ื ืืืฉืคืืข ืืืกืื
ืจ' ืืฆืืง ืื ืืืื
ืฉืคืจืื ืืขืจ
ื ืื"ืข ื"ื ื ืืกื ืืฉืชื
ืืืงืืฆื ืืจื ื ื ืฉืืื ื ืขืคืจ ืืืื ืืชืืื
ืืืืืื ืืืืืชืืช ืืืฉืืืื
ืืืืืช
ืืืื"ืืช ืืฆืืืืช ื'
ืจืืงื ืฉืจื ืืช ืืืื ืืืกืขื
ืืจืื ืืื ืืืืืชื ืืืฆืืื
ืืืฉืืืืช ืืืจืืื ืืืช!