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"ื(
ื"ื
)ืข"ืค ืืืงืืื ืฉืืืืช ืืืง ื"ื ืฉืืื ื'(
ืืืืื ื' | ืคืจืฉืช ืืืฆื | ื' ืืกืื Issue 40
MOSHIACH IN THE PARSHA
ืึทืึตึผืฆึตื ืึทืขึฒืงึนื ืึดืึฐึผืึตืจ ืฉืึธืึทืข ืึทืึตึผืึถืึฐ ืึธืจึธื ึธื" )ืืจืืฉืืช ืื, ื(
Yaakov left his fatherโs house and went to Choron, to his uncle
Lavan. He stayed there for twenty one years. The atmosphere in
Choron, being a place full of Goyim, made fulfilling Torah and
Mitzvos - particularly Chinuch - very difficult. Nevertheless,
Yaakov not only survived with his Yiddishkeit intact, but
flourished! He succeeded in raising the twelve shvotim, a
generation of pious, devout and committed Jews.
Yaakov received the necessary strength to do so from the
malochim of Eretz Yisroel. Before leaving Eretz Yisroel, the
malochim escorted him, protected him and his belongings and
gave him the strength he would need to survive, and thrive, in
Choron.
When Yaakov, having fulfilled his purpose in Choron,
returned to Eretz Yisroel, these malochim of Eretz Yisroel
returned to escort Yaakov once again. This time however, they
were not there for his protection, rather, for his honor.
This story of Yaakov is also our story, the story of the Yidden.
We were sent from Eretz Yisroel to Choron - Golus, where it
is extremely difficult to fulfill Torah and Mitzvos. The purpose
of this is to be mevarer the Golus, to bring Eretz Yisroel into
Golus.
Before we were sent into Golus however, malochim came to
protect us. We are given the necessary strength to fulfill our
mission.
Now that we are at the end of Golus and the world is ready
for the Geulah, the malochim are no longer here to give us
strength, rather they are now malochim of honor, to escort us
into Eretz Yisroel and prepare us for the Geulah.
"
ืืชื ืื ืงืืืฉ
In the Sicha of Gimmel Tammuz 5748, the Rebbe spoke of Moshiachโs imminent arrival, and
explained that even if our avoda is incomplete, we must still demand for the Geula - ad mosai. Since
the Geula is in Hashemโs hands.
)Based on Likkutei Sichos Vol. 25 Vayeitzei(
Since the Geulah will not come with our own strength,
rather through our father our king may He be blessed, it is
therefore understood, and even obvious, that our lack of
deeds and actions to hasten the Geulah is by no means a
reason to hold up, for even one moment, Hashemโs task -
โto redeem us, gather in our dispersed and lead us upright
to our holy land, through Moshiach Tzidkeinu, speedily in
our days, Amen.โ
How much more so now that โall predestined dates (for
the arrival of Moshiach) have passed,โ and all the work is
over - even the โpolishing of the buttons,โ certainly the
Geulah must come immediately!
Therefore, all that was mentioned about the
function of every Yid to involve himself in the
dissemination of Torah and Yiddishkeit, does not
weaken whatsoever, Chas Vesholom, the request
and demand for the Geulah with the entire
firmness - โAd Mosaiโ!
There is an opinion
that holds that
the Chasidei Umos
Haโolam (the righteous
Goyim) will experience
Techiyas Hameisim as
well.
DIDYOUKNOW
ืืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืืื ืดืื ืืืืืชืื ื ืืืณืด ืืื ืขืดื
ืดืืืื ื ืืืื ื ืืชืณืด, ืืจื, ืืืื ืืื ืคืฉืื, ืฉืื
ืืืฉืจ ืืกืจ ืืฉืื ืืดืืขืฉืื ื ืืขืืืืชืื ืืด, ืืื ืื
ืกืืื ืืขืื, ืืดื ืื"ื, ืืคืืื ืืจืืข ืืื ืืืื,
ืืช ืคืขืืืชื ืฉื ืืงืืดื, ืฉืดืืืืื ื ืืืงืืฅ ื ืืื ื
ืื' ืืืืืืื ื ืงืืืืืืช ืขืดื ืืฉืื ืืืื ืฆืืง ืืืจืฆื ื
ืืงืืืฉื ืืืืจื ืืืืื ื ืืืืด.
ืืขืืืืดื ืืืืจื ืฉืืืจ ืดืืื ืื ืืงืืฆืืืด, ืืืืจ ื ืกืชืืืื ืื ืืขืืืื, ืื ืดืฆืืฆืื ืืืคืชืืจืืืด, ืืจื
ืืืืื ืฉืืืืืื ืฆืจืืื ืืืื ืชืืืฃ ืืืื ืืืฉ.
ืืืื ืืืืืื, ืื ืืืืืจ ืืขืื ืืืืืช ืชืคืงืืื ืืฉืืืืืชื ืฉื ืืืืดื ืืขืกืืง ืืืคืฆืช ืืชืืจื ืืืืืืืช,
ืืื ื ืืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืื ืืืคืืื ืืฉืื, ืืดื, ืืืืงืฉื ืืืืจืืฉื ืฉื ืืืืืื ืืื ืืชืืงืฃ - ืดืขื ืืชืืด!
2. ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ืจ ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ื ืฉ ื ื ื ืข ื ื ื ื ืข ื
ืืืืื ืืืืช
Our Parsha tells us about the descent of Yaakov Avinu to Choron. Yaakov worked many years by the evil Lavan, and was
very prosperous. Finally Yaakov left Choron, and โangels of Hashem met up with him.โ Chassidus explains that the story of
Yaakov Avinu is emblematic of the Yidden going into Golus.
The Yidden go into Golus in order to purify even the lowest elements and elevate them to their holy source. At the conclusion of the
Yiddenโs Avodah will be the final ascent, symbolized by the โangels of Hashem.โ
Right after Yaakov left Choron, Lavan runs after him and expresses his dismay in Yaakovโs (sudden) departure. During Lavanโs rebuke
You left (my house suddenly), because you yearned (to go back home),โ repeating the words โ โ โืืืื ืืืืช ืื ื ืืกืืฃ ื ืืกืคืชืโ of Yaakov he says
โyou leftโ and โyou yearned.โ
Throughout the entire time that Yaakov was in Golus, he was constantly โleavingโ the Golus and yearning for the Geulah. He knew that
Golus wasnโt his place, thus he was leaving, and leaving yet again, yearning and yearning yet again.
The Alter Rebbe says that we must live with the times, meaning with the Parsha of the week.
We must know that the entire Golus is only for the aliyah (ascent) of the Geulah. We are traveling on to the Geulah!
In the Rebbeโs words: We are yearning for the Geulah - when will the Geulah come already? Even after our Neshama โleaves usโ in
yearning for the Geulah, if the Geulah has still not come we donโt stop yearning! We yearn and yearn further, because Moshiach still isnโt
here, so how can we stop yearning!?!
ืืขืจ ืืืืืจ ืืื ืืขื ืคืกืืง ืดืืืื ืืืืช ืื ื ืืกืืฃ
ื ืืกืคืชืืด - ืืืคื ื ืื, ืืขืจ ืืืืืจ ืืื ืขืดื ืืจืื ืืืจืืฉ
ืืืกืื, ืืขืืืืช ืืืื:
ื'ืืื ืืขืจืขืื ืคืจืืขืจ ืื ืื ืืฆืืื ืืืจืืื ืคืื ืืขืงื ืืื
ืืจื )ืดืืจืื ืืฃ ืฉื ืืงืื"( ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืจืื ืืืืฃ
ืืืืืช ืขื ืง ืืืจืืื ืืื ืืืืช, ืืื ืืืืืช ืืขืืืืช ืืขืงื ืืฉื
ืฆืืจืืง ืืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื, "ืืจืฅ ืืืืจื ืืืื", ืืื ืืจืื ืืืืฃ ืื
ืขืืืณ ืคืื ืืืืช ืืืืืื ืืืืืชืืช ืืืฉืืืื.
ืืืืก ืืขืจืคืื ืืื ืืืื ืื ืคืื ืื ืืืข ืคืจืืื ืืคืจืฉืชื ื
ืืงืฉืจ ืืื ืืขืงื ืืืืขื ืืืง ืื ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืืืืื ืืฉื ืงืขื
ืืขื ืืื ืืคืืขืจื ืขื ืื ืืืข ืฆื ืืขืจ ืืืฆืืืงืขืจ ืืืืช ืืืืืื.
ืืืืืืืช:
ืืฆืืืช ืืืจืืืช ืืขืงื ืืืืืช ืืื ืืจื ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื
ืืขืืืขื ื ืืจืืื ืขืฆืืื. ืืื ืืื ืืณืืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืดืืืืืด ืื
ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืืขืืืขื ื ืื ืขืจืืขืจ ืคืืจ ืคืจืขื ืืื ืืฆืจืื,
ืดืฉืคืจืขื ืื ืืืจ ืืื ืขื ืืืืจืื ืืืื ืืงืฉ ืืขืงืืจ ืืช
ืืื".
ืืืขืจ ืื ืืจืืื ืืื ืฆืืจื ืขืืืณ - ืืืกืืคืจ ืืื ืืขืจ ืคืจืฉื,
ืื ื ืื ื ืืจ ืืืืก ืืขืงื ืืื ื ืื ืืืฉืคืข ืืขืืืืจื ืืืจื,
ื ืืจ ืขืจ ืืื ืืืจืื ืืจืืืก ืดืฉืืืด, ืืชืืืืช ืืฉืืืืืช,
ืืื -ืดืืืคืจืืฅ ืืืืฉ ืืื ืืืืด. ืืื ืื ืขืจ ืืื ืืืื
ืืืืคืืขืืื ืืขืจ ืืืจืืจ ืคืื ืืขื ืืืืช ืืื ืคืื ืืื ืืืจืื,
ืืืืืืจ ืืชืืจืช ืืืื )ืคืื ืืขื ืืขื ืืืืืื( ืืขืจ ืคืืจืืฉ
ืืื ืคืกืืง ืดืืืื ืืืฉื ืืื ืืืงืืืืด, ืื ืืขืงื ืืื ืืืืืจ
ืืขืืืขื ืืื'ืขื )ืคืื ืืื ืขืจ ืืขืคืื ื ืืื ืืืื ืืื, ื ืื
ื ืืืขืจืืงืขืจ ืคืืจ ืคืจืขื( ืืืงืืื ืืฉืจืฉื ืืืืืณ ืืืื ืืขืืืื.
ืืื ืืขืจื ืื ืืื ืดืืืขืงื ืืื ืืืจืืืด - ืื ืขืื' ืคืื ืืืืช
ืืืืคื ืืืขื ืฆื ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืืืณ "ืืจืฅ ืืืืจื ืืืื", ืดืืืคืืขื ืื
ืืืืื ืืืงืืืด, ืืขืจ ืืืื ืคืื ืืจืฅ ืืฉืจืื ืืืืฅ ืืืจืฅ ืืื'
ืืืื ืฆืืืื ืืขื ืืื ืืขืืืขื ืื ืืื ืฆืข ืืจืืื ืืื ืืืืช.
ืืื ืืขืจืืื ืืขืจืฆืืืื ืขืจ ืืื ืืขืจ ืคืจืฉื, ืื ื ืื
ืืืืขื ืืืง ืืื ืืืืช ืื ืืื ืืืจืื ืืื ืื ืืขืงื ืืขืืืขื
ืดืืืื ืืืืช ืื ื ืืกืืฃ ื ืืกืคืชืืด, ืืขื ืืื ืื ืื ืืื ืืื
ืืืก ืืจืืืฉ ืืขืืืขื.
ืืืขื ืื ืืื: ืื ืืื ืืืืก ืืขืงื ืืื ืืขืืืขื ืืื ืืืืช ืืื
ืขืจ ืืขืืืืืกื ืื ืืืก ืืื ื ืื ืืืื ืืจื, ืืื ืืื ืืขืืืืื
ืืื-ืืืื ืืืื ืืืงืืื ืืืืืชื - ืดืืืื ืืืืช" ื ืื ืืืื
ืืืืื. ื ืืจ ืืขืืืืื ืืื-ืืืื ืืืื, ืืื ืืขืืื ืขืืืืชื ืืื
ืืืืช ืืืก ื ืืื ื ืฆื ืื ืืืืื, ืืืืื ืืื ืืืก )ืื ืขืืืื
ืืื ืืืืช( ื ืืืง ืคืื ืืขืจ ืืืืื - ืืืงืืื ืืืืืชื, "ืืจืฅ
ืืืืจื ืืืืืด.
ืืื ืืคืืื ื ืื ืืืืืขืจ ืขืจ ืืื ืื ืืขืงืืืขื ืืืจืฅ ืืืืจื
ืืืื, ืืื ืขืจ ืืขืืขื ืงื ื ืื ืืขื - ืดื ืืกืืฃืด, ืืื ื ืื ืืืืื
ืืืื ืืื ืืื ืืขืจืืื ืืืฆื ืืขืืืขื, ื ืืจ ืื ืืื ืขืก ืงืืื
ื ืื ื ืื ืื ืืืืื ืืื ืดื ืืกืืฃ ื ืืกืคืชืืด!
ืืขืจืคืื ืืื ืืขื ืืืื ืืขื ืืืืื ืื ืืืข ืฆื ืืขื
ืืืฆืืืงื ืืืืช ืืืืืื - ืืืชืืจืช ืืืืดื ืื ื'ืืืจืฃ ืืขืื
ืืื ืืขืจ ืฆืืื, ืืื ืคืจืฉืช ืืฉืืืข, ืืื ืืื ืืขืจ ืืืฆืืืงืขืจ
ืฆืืื - ืืื ืื ืคืกืืงืื ืคืื ืค' ืืืฆื:
ื'ืืืจืฃ ืืืืกื ืื ืื ืืื ืฆืข ืืจืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืืื ืืืฉื
ืืคืื ืืืืืคื ืคืื ืืืืช - ืืื ืฆืืจื ืขืื' ืืืื ืฆืืงืืืขื ืฆื ืื
ืขืืืณ ื ืขืืืช ืืืชืจ ืืืืืื ืืืืืชืืช ืืืฉืืืื.
ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืก ืืณืืขืคืื ื ืืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืืจืฃ ืืขื
ืืืืื ืืื-ืืืื ืืืื - ืดืืืื ืืืืชืด - ืฆื ืืขืจ ืืืืื, ืืื
ื ืื ื ืชืคืขื ืืืขืจื ืืื ืืื ื ืื ืจืขืืขื ืขื ืืื ืงืืื ืืื, ืืคืืื
ื ืื ืืื ื ืืื ืืจืื, ืืืืก ืขืจ ืืื ื ืืืืืก - ืื ืืชืืื ืื
ื ืืืจ ืื ืชืจื ืืื', ืจืขืื ื ืืขื ืืื ืืื ืืื ืฆื ื ืื ืืื ืืื
ืืื ืืื ืืืื ืข ืืขื ืืช, ืืื ืืืืื ืฆื ืืขืจ ืืืืื!
ืืื ืื ืืื ืืืืก ืืณืืขืคืื ื ืืื ื ืื ืืื ืืืืช ืืื ืดื ืืกืืฃ
ื ืืกืคืชืืด: ืืณืืขื ืงื ื ืื ืืขืจ ืืืืื, ืืณืืืื ืืืืก - ืืืขื
ืืืขื ืฉืืื ืงืืืขื ืื ืืืืื. ืืื ืืคืืื ืืขื ื'ืืื ืฉืืื
ืืืื ืืื ืืขืืขื ืงื ืืื ืก'ืืื ืืืืกืืขืืื ืืขื ืืืืืช ืื ืคืฉ
ืืืขื ืืืขื ืฉืืื ืงืืืขื ืื ืืืืื - ืืื ืืืื ืืฉืื ืืื ื ืื
ื ืื ืืขืงืืืขื, ืืขืจื ืืขื ื ืื ืืืืฃ ืืขื ืงืขื, ื ืืจ ืดื ืืกืืฃ
ื ืืกืคืชืืด, ื'ืืขื ืงื ืืืืืืขืจ, ืืืืจืื ืืฉืื ืืื ื ืื ื ืืื,
ืืื ืืืืก ืืืืกื ื'ืืืขื ืืืืคืืขืจื ืืขื ืงืขื?!
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LIVING LESSONS
Beginning in the 5720s, Crown Heights has hosted
student groups for "Encounter with Chabad" weekends. In
the earlier years, one of the highlights of the weekend was
the Yechidus which the students had with the Rebbe.
In one such Yechidus a student asked the Rebbe: Do you
believe that Moshiach will come within the next fifty years?
The Rebbe responded: Much sooner! Don't postpone it for
so long! The Rebbe then explained at great length how the
world is changing for the better, and is inching ever closer
to Moshiach.
ืืืืืช
ืืืื ืืฆืืืืช ืืฉื
ืืืืืืง ืืจืฉืื ืฉื' ืืืืื ืืขืจื
ืืจืื ืืืืคืฉืขืจื ืืฉ ืฉืื
ื' ืืกืื ืืืขื"ื
ืฉืืืื ืืืืืช ืืกืื ืืจื ืฉืืื
ืืืืื ืื ื"ืจ ืืจืื ืื"ื
ืืืืืช
ืืช' ืื ืขืื - ืืืจ ืืืขืจืืช
ืืืืฉืข ืฉื' ืงืืจื ืืืื
ืืจืื ืืืื ืืงืฉืจื ืืฉืืืืืื ืขื"ื
ืชืื' ืืืฉืคืืช ืืืจืงืืื
ืืื ืื ืขืื ืขื ืืืฉืจืื ืื ื"ืจ
ื"ืง ืืืื"ืจ ืื"ื