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In the Blink of an Eye

Dvar Malchus
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Shtus Dikdusha - In Dor Hashvi'i

Editorial
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B'chatzrois Kodsheinu
Yud Shevat with the Rebbe
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Canada Transfomed
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Moshiach Identity Crisis
Feature
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Tzivos Hashem
Dollars from the Rebbe
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Purim 5736
Shabbos Parshas Beshalach 5746
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The Rebbe's Royal Troops
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A Maise Mit Fifen
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Bracha V'Hatzlacha
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In the Blink of an Eye

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ooking at the world around him,

one could wonder. How could
this world full of evil acts and
destruction, be turned over "kheref ayin" - "in
the blink of an eye" to one where everyone is
united to serve Hashem in the highest degree.
The answer could be found in this week's
Parsha Bshalach, the Parsha relates the
emancipation of the Yidden from Mitzrayim,
taking with them much of Mitzrayim's wealth
and goods.
The beginning of the Parsha tells us, that
the leaving of Mitzrayim came about through
Paroh himself as it says ""
- "when Paroh sent out the nation".
When one looks at the change that took
place it is very drastic. Paroh, one day the evil
dictator of the whole world, who acquired
enormous wealth through selling food during
the years of famine. The next notwithstanding
his superior position and power, he frees the
Jewish people who were enslaved under his
rulership for hundreds of years. Furthermore,
not only did he set them free, he aided them
causing them to leave Mitzrayim arms raised
in victory - ''"!
From the depths of Exile and enslavement
to the broad horizons of freedom.
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The Torah tells us "

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be in a similar fashion to the redemption of
Mitzrayim.
True, we find ourselves in Galus already
for close to two thousand years, with the
situation of the world still looking very dark
and evil. We must know however, that just
like in the time of Mitzrayim the Geulah
came in a blink of an eye, with Paroh and his
ministers aiding Yisroel to go out in triumph,
so too will it be bekarov mamash, that in the
blink of an eye we will be freed from our
Golus. This will also be with the aid of the
goyim as the Torah relates about the times of
Moshiach that then even the nations of the
world will serve Hashem.
Then we will all lift our voices in praise to
Hashem, like it is described later in the Parsha
about the shiras hayom, following krias yam
suf. As Chazal learn out from what it states "
"- "then they will sing" that the ultimate
joy and praise of Hashem will come by the
Geulah haasidah.
In the
time of
Mitzrayim
the Geulah
came in a
blink of
an eye
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Soon may it be, the Geulah of benei Yisroel

along with the whole world, in a way of "oz
yashir" song and praise speedily in our days
mamosh!
(Based on Sichas Yud Shevat 5746)
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Shtus Dikdusha In Dor Hashvi'i

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A person can
stray and
have doubts
pertaining to
the Rebbe's
nevuah.
Twenty
years have
passed and
the darkness
only seems
to be getting
stronger
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n preparation to Yom Hagadol

Vhakadosh, the momentous
day of Yud Shevat, each
Chossid learns the maamorim of
Bosi Legani. Placing specific stress
on the maamor of 5711, applying to
himself the Rebbe's first message to
our generation - that it is our avodah
and zchus, to bring the shechinah back
down into this world.
This speciality of our generation,
comes not because of our superior
worth, but rather because we are
the seventh - which is automatically
special. Just like Moshe's generation
(which was the seventh from Avraham
Avinu,) merited the revelation of
Matan Torah, so too we, the seventh
generation of Nesiei Chabad will merit
the coming of Moshiach.
The hamshacha of the shechinah
in the generation of Moshe Rabeinu
did not take place in an instant. In
the maamorim of Bosi Legani it is
explained that it came about through
a process which was started at Matan
Torah, mainly being accomplished
through the erecting of the mishkan.

Unfortunately, immediately following
Matan Torah, the yidden sinned with
the golden calf. How could it be that
following such an amazing revelation
of G-dliness, the Yidden were able to
make such a catastrophic mistake?
Chazal answer, that following the
forty days when Moshe was to return,
the satan brought confusion to the
world - through showing a vision of
Moshe in a coffin, leading the Yidden
to believe that Moshe was nistalek.
In the maamor of Bosi Legani 5730
(the maamor on the last perek of the
Frierdiker Rebbe's hemshech) the
Rebbe explains that the purpose of
this undesirable occurrence before the
building of the mishkan, was in order
that the dwelling of the shechinah,
which was to follow should have the
advantage of iskafya and ishapcha.
Through this the aliya was on a much
greater level than it would have been
before the sin.
Our Dor Hashvi'i is similar to the Dor
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Hashvi'i of Moshe in many ways. Already in Dor

Ha'shishi the Frierdiker Rebbe assured that "L'alter
Ligeulah" (immediately to Redemption,) which,
in the Rebbe's words, is compared to the promise
of the first Yosef (in the generation preceding the
Geulah of Egypt)2: "" .
At the Farbrengen of 10 Shevat 5711 - in which
the Rebbe officially assumed the Nesius and gave
over the mission statement of our generation the Rebbe declared that our generation is the last
generation of Golus as well as the first generation
of Geulah.
The Rebbe continuously stressed this point
throughout the years, as we got closer and closer
to Moshiach, until the climax in the 5750's. It was
then, that we were informed that the Geulah had
already started to penetrate the world, and Melech
Hamoshiach's effect could already be seen upon
the nations. The process of bringing down the
shechinah had already begun.
But then came an enormous Helem V'hester,
the likes of which we cannot bear - the Rebbe was
concealed from our eyes.
Acting upon common sense and logic, a person
can stray and have doubts pertaining to the
Rebbe's nevuah. Twenty years have passed and the
darkness only seems to be getting stronger - "40
days" have gone by and Moshe is still nowhere to
be seen. From where can we derive the necessary
strength to continue?
The necessary approach can be found in this
years maamorim of Bosi Legani 5715 and 5735
corresponding to ois hei in the Frierderiker Rebbe's
maamor. The Rebbe explains that the only way to
fulfill Hashem's desire of making a is

through using shtus dikdusha - an avodah higher
than Ta'am V'da'as - to refine this world.
This is also regarding our situation; by using
normal avodah according to our understanding,
we cannot succeed. It is only through adhering
to the instructions the Rebbe gave us in a manner
of emunah, higher than logic that we will finally
break through and turn over this Golus, which in
truth, is nothing more than "shtus diklipa".
It will be then, that we will see that (- just as in
the first Dor Hashvi'i -) this whole yeridah is only
for the greatest aliyah of all - the complete
in the Beis Hamikdah Hashlishi.
It is on this note that we present to you the

"Moshiach Weekly" Shevat expanded edition,
which includes many articles focusing on the
special Shlichus we received 64 years ago - to bring
the Shechinah into this world with the coming of
Moshiach.
May we merit to finally go out of this Golus with
the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach leading the way
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1. Bosi Legani 5728, Ha'arah 5. Bosi Legani 5740.

2. Sichas Shabbos Parshas Veyechi 5752, Sefer Hasichos
5752 Vol. 1 P. 240.
3. Sichas Shabbos Parshas Mishpatim 5752, regarding the
proclamation on the UN.
4. Sichas Shabbos Parshas Noach 5752.
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n 5711 when the

Rebbe
officially
accepted the nesius
a year after the histalkus
- hilula of the Frierdiker
Rebbe, chassidim from all
over the world sent in a ksav
hiskashrus in which each chossid pledged
his entire existence to the Rebbe. At the
farbrengen upstairs in 770 the Rebbe said the
maamer Basi Lgani, explaining Hashems
purpose in creating the world, namely, to
create a dwelling for himself in the physical
world. Just like a human being lives in a
house, surrounded by material objects that
serve to make him comfortable, the physical
world must be made into Hashems house,
a place where materiality reveals the truth of
Hashems existence.
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The Rebbe continues in the maamer to

explain the stages of Hashems revelation
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in this world. Originally,

Hashem was revealed within
the world, but due to the
and the six successive
generations, the revelation of
Hashem bounced away from
the physical world. Avraham
Avinu, began the process of reintroducing the
revelation of Hashem into the physical world,
which culminated with Moshe Rabeinu the
seventh leader from Avraham Avinu.
Symptomatic of the long and bitter golus,
Hashems revelation is once again not in the
physical world. The Rebbe charged us with
the mission of reintroducing the revelation
of Hashem back into the physical world. The
implication of the maamer is that the Alter
Rebbe, as the first Rebbe of Chabad began this
process of bringing back Hashems revelation,
and as the seventh generation, we will be
the one to merit finishing the process and
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himself, couldnt see a way out of it

for the Yidden. Notwithstanding the
terrible darkness of the Golus, we
find that from the very first plague,
the light of the Geulah began to
shine.
bringing Moshiach. As Reb Velvel

Brisker remarked upon learning the
maamer der yungerman tracht az
er iz Moshiach. As the chassidim of
the 7th generation, it is our mission
to fully reveal Hashems presence in
this world. This can be accomplished
through avoda in a manner that is
higher than logic, especially when
loving a fellow Jew through which we
will finally be able to greet Moshiach.
"
During the farbrengen on Shabbos
Mevorchim Shevat, the Rebbe
spoke about a horaah that we can
learn from the Parshas Hashovua in
connection with Yud Shevat.
Golus
Mitzrayim
was
an
incredibly dark golus. So dark, that
at the end of Parshas Shemos, even
Moshe Rabbeinu the nosi hador
Four years after the histalkus of

the Frierdiker Rebbe, it seems that
the golus is only getting stronger
and darker by the day. Although, we
know that the Alter Rebbe explains in
Iggeres Hakodesh the tremendous
level of histalkus that is effected in
the world through the histalkus of a
tzadik, externally it doesnt appear to
have brought any benefit to hafotzas
hamayonos. We must realize, that
just like by Golus Mitzrayim, the
Geulah occurred during the most
intense moments of darkness, so
too now, the darkness of the current
golus is in truth announcing to us
Moshiachs arrival.
On Yud Shevat itself the Rebbe
spoke about an interesting parallel
between all the Rebbeim of Chabad.
We find that all the Rebbeim are
buried chutz laaretz. Similarly, we
find that Moshe Rabbeinu is also
buried outside of Eretz Yisroel. The
midrash explains that Moshe was
buried chutz laaretz, for the sake
of his generation. That if you will be
buried with them in the desert, they
will enter (the land,) in your merit,
and you will lead them. In a similar
vein, although Yaakov Avinu, was
himself ready, for the Geulah,
he refused to meet Esav since his
children are not yet ready. Both
Yaakov and Moshe sidelined their
own interests, and remained in golus
As Reb Velvel Brisker remarked upon

learning the maamer der yungerman
tracht az er iz Moshiach.
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We must realize,
that just like by Golus
Mitzrayim, the Geulah
occurred during the
most intense moments
of darkness, so too
now, the darkness of
the current golus is in
truth announcing to us
Moshiachs arrival.
The Rebbe continued
- his voice choked with
tears, - Every nosi in
disregard of his own
needs and interests, puts
everything aside and
looks towards his flock,
to see what they are
lacking.
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for the sake of their children and

talmidim.
The Rebbe continued - his voice
choked with tears, - Every nosi
in disregard of his own needs and
interests, puts everything aside and
looks towards his flock, to see what
they are lacking. If for whatever
reason they must remain in golus, he
remains with them, in order to serve
as a conduit and connect every Yid
to Hashem.
It is stated in seforim, that certain
neshamos never experience the
true reality of the Golus. For these
neshamos it is as if the churban
never really happened. The truth
is, that this is indeed the case by all
neshamos when excavated to their
quintessential spark. However, only
the neshamos of certain tzadikim
experience a revealed, conscious
reality of Geulah. By having a nosi

buried chutz laaretz, we are able
to tap into and feed off this geulah
experience.
After this Sicha the Rebbe
instructed the chassidim to sing
the niggun Nie Zhuritze Chloptzi"
standing up and dancing vigorously
for some time.
"
A short time before Yud Shevat
5730, commemorating 20 years since
the Frierdiker Rebbes histalkus, the
Rebbe announced that he planned
to finish the writing of the Sefer
Torah to greet Moshiach, initiated
by the Frierdiker Rebbe 28 years
beforehand. The atmosphere was
ecstatic, every chossid was sure that
this was it and Moshiach would
actually arrive.
Rabbi Mendel Gordon, now
Mashpia in Yeshivah Gedolah
Lubavitch London, reminisces about
his experiences as a ten year old.
When I visited one of my relatives
on Motzei Shabbos Yud Shevat
he asked me what would happen
tonight. I notified him that tonight
Moshiach will be revealed. He tried
to explain to me that this couldn't
be the case, since the reason we
don't say "uvo letziyon" at night is
because "ein Geulah balayloh". I just
shrugged, it was a good question but
totally irrelevant. The fact was that
Moshiach would be coming tonight."
Here again chassidim were sure
that when Moshiach would redeem
the Yidden, the Rebbe would be
the one to fill this role. At last its
Friday afternoon the kitchens of
Crown Heights which are usually
bubbling with excitement at this
busy time were now abandoned,
their inhabitants cramming every
last inch of 770s main shul. Only one

thought filled the minds of everyone
present - how many more moments
will we wait until the Rebbe reveals
himself as the . . . Just then the Rebbe
pulls out a box, opens it wide and
withdraws a . . . Yes, it was a crown,
the time is here! To their dismay, the
Rebbe placed it on the Sefer Torah,
not where they thought he would.
The Siyum
Many years had passed and the
Sefer Torah remained uncompleted.
Finally on Shabbos Parshas Va'eira
3 Shevat 5730, it was made known
that the siyum would take place on
Friday, Tes Shevat. After many years,
the day arrived to finish Moshiach's
Sefer Torah. A chossid who was
there gives his recollection of the
events: "All chassidim were sure
that Moshiach would be revealed
momentarily and we had no doubt
as to whom that would be. Because
of the tremendous excitement, I
didnt notice some details which
were related afterwards. I remember
that there had been a tense silence.
I cannot forget the yearning and
longing we felt: "Nu, when will it
happen already?"
The Rebbe entered the zal carrying
a large box; none of us knew what it
contained. Until then, in Lubavitch,
it was not customary to place crowns
on Sifrei Torah, so we didnt consider
that as a possibility. We knew that the
Rebbe Rayatz had said that this Torah

would be the one to greet Moshiach
and we saw the tremendous Kavod
with which the Rebbe treated it.
It was clear to us that, any minute
now, we would be going to greet
Moshiach.
After the writing was completed,
the Rebbe opened the box he had
brought in with him and removed a
handsome crown. We were certain
I, as well as many others who
witnessed those special moments
that the Rebbe would place the
crown on his own head and reveal
himself as Moshiach."
After the Siyum

"In the Sicha after the siyum, he
continued the Rebbe said that small
I just shrugged, it was a good question but

totally irrelevant. The fact was that Moshiach
would be coming tonight."
We were certain I, as well as many others who
witnessed those special moments that the Rebbe
would place the crown on his own head and reveal
himself as Moshiach."
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jars still remained, and we were a

bit disappointed. After everyone
dispersed, we went to our rooms and
lay down in a sad silence. We werent
depressed, because we were certain
that Moshiach had to be revealed
any minute anyway, but we were very
disappointed. Our expectation had
been that Moshiach was going to be
revealed at the siyum.
Some quoted that Ben Dovid
(Moshiach) will not come on Erev
Shabbos or Shabbos. Of course
before the siyum we said that
Moshiach would be revealed anyway
and that he would take care of this

halachic problem, but after the fact
we waited until Motzei Shabbos. We
knew that the twenty years were not
over yet, since Yud Shevat was on
Shabbos. We were waiting for the
Motzei Shabbos farbrengen.
In the maamor at the Siyum, the
Rebbe had mentioned that now the
inyan of Moshiach is only a matter
of time. We understood this to mean
soon, so I now pinned my hopes
on the Motzei Shabbos farbrengen,
especially since that farbrengen
would be broadcast live to Eretz
The Chassidim's Letter After the Siyum Sefer Torah:

The Hachnosas Sefer Torah to greet Moshiach caused a great awakening
amongst the Chassidim on Moshiachs coming, as seen in the following
letter sent to the Rebbe by many prestigious Chassidim:
To the Rebbe HaMelech HaMoshiach Shlita:
Being that we have merited to complete Moshiach's Sefer Torah, and the
Rebbe Shlita is from the house of Dovid, well-versed in Torah, forces the
Jewish people to go in the paths of Torah, strengthens the breaches, fights
the wars of Hashem and is successful (a quote from the Rambam about the
criteria of Moshiach); we have already heard from the Rebbes holy mouth
that all the deadlines (for Moshiachs coming) have passed, and there is still
no limit to the pains that befall the Jewish people please, have mercy and
may we arrive right away to the Geulah from this bitter Golus and may the
Rebbe lead us upright to our land.
Signed, Zushe Wilimovsky, Berke Chein, Bentzion Shemtov, Sholom
Liberow, Aharon Friedman, Velvel Kesselman, Berl Shemtov, Nachman
Sudak, Berl Baumgarten, Berl Kesselman.
Yisroel for the first time.

On Shabbos Yud Shevat, the Rebbe
said the maamor "Basi LGani," with
an explanation of the last chapter
of the Rebbe Rayatzs maamor, thus
concluding all twenty chapters. In the
maamor said at the Motzei Shabbos
farbrengen, the Rebbe began from
the first chapter again. This solved
the mystery of what the Rebbe would
do after finishing all the chapters.
Motzei Shabbos
We continued to wait expectantly
for Motzei Shabbos, and when
nothing happened we were very
disappointed.
At the farbrengen the Rebbe
pointed out that the Rebbe Rayatz
could have paid for and written the
Sefer Torah himself, but he wanted
to include everyone. Then the Rebbe
said that life continued for twenty
further years after the Frierdiker
Rebbe physically passed away,
comparing the present situation with
what had happened after Shimshon
passed away. The Plishtim continued
to fear him even after his death, "and
when speaking about a Nasi Yisroel,
who is irreplaceable and obviously
Maalin Bakodesh (ascending in
holiness), after twenty years he
becomes even higher and greater."
I despaired after hearing this,
because I realized that the Rebbe
was saying that the time hadnt yet
arrived.
After the farbrengen that Motzei
Shabbos, there was a farbrengen of
mashpiim, who had come from afar.
They encouraged Anash to believe
even more strongly in the revelation
of Moshiach. One of them said that
it had apparently been a keitz of
sorts, which unfortunately hadnt
materialized.
I remember another farbrengen,
where there was an argument
between two mashpiim, Reb
Shlomo Chaim Kesselman and Reb
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matters and matters of holiness,

but they are still not looking) and
therefore they dont see..."
Ben-Tzion Shemtov. R Shlomo

Chaim said that compared to what
they had in Lubavitch, there was
a yeridas hadoros (a descent of
the generations), while Reb BenTziyon maintained that dor ldor
y'shabach maasecha and there was
an aliyas hadoros (an ascent of the
generations).
Reb Shlomo Chaim also remarked
that Shlomo HaMelech did not have
a Rebbe. If he had had a Rebbe, he
would have written the parables of
love in Shir HaShirim about a Rebbe
and chossid...
Nshei Chabad In Eretz

Yisroel
The his'orerus to complete the
"Sefer Torah to Greet Moshiach" also
came about through the "nashim
tzidkonios," the Nshei UBnos
Yisroel and Nshei Chabad of Eretz
Yisroel.
The following is an excerpt
from the sicha of Parshas Va'eira
5730 (bilti mugah): "There was a
suggestion from Eretz Yisroel to
complete the writing of the Sefer
Torah to Greet Moshiach. At first
glance, the suggestion should have
come from here where the Torah
is, in the Daled Amos of 770. This
is especially so because those who

expound Gematriyos say that 770 is
the numerical equivalent of Paratzta.
Yet the suggestion came from Eretz
Yisroel, this is a question like every
other question..."
The Rebbe said, "It is explained
in Chassidus that its possible for
a person to stand next to a great
treasure, in the middle of the day
with the sun shining full force. He
can stand there with his eyes open,
and yet not see the treasure because
he is looking off to the side.
Where has there ever been a greater
treasure, which all of the generations
have yearned and waited for the
coming of Moshiach Tzidkeinu? The
treasure is revealed at high noon
with the sun shining at full force,
and they dont notice it, because they
are looking off to the side. They are
busy with other matters (albeit lofty
In Adar of that year the Rebbe said

that Moshe Rabbeinu finished the
Torah immediately before his passing
on Erev Shabbos. The Rebbe said this
in connection with the Sefer Torah
of Moshiach, which had engendered
opposition from Bnei Brak. The
Rebbe said, "What a pity on those
who dont recognize the greatness
in participating in this Sefer Torah,
which the Nasi HaDor began to write
and writes! Since the word Nasi is
from the root word 'measin,' which
means to force, the Nasi has the
power to include even those who say
explicitly that they dont want..." The
Rebbe also explained that a king can
grant property to someone against
his will. Once the person possesses
the awesome gift, he can begin to
appreciate its greatness.
Now, forty-four years after that
momentous occasion, we still find
ourselves still in Galus. However we
are continuously strengthened by
the Rebbe's words, "anavim hegiha
zeman geulaschem." We are certain
that long before Yud Shevat, we will
merit to walk with the Rebbe, along
with the Sefer Torah of Moshiach, to
our holy land.
Suddenly, for the first time ever, the whole world could
be instantaneously damaged, with virtually no man
power, requiring as little effort as needed to push a small
button.
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"
In the months leading up to Yud
Shevat, the world seemed to tremble
with violence and chaos. The ongoing
cold war intensified, reaching new
heights. More countries were drawn
into this unpleasant conflict, with
no realistic end in sight. Beyond the
political arena, many countries were
shocked with an array of enormous
natural disasters - earthquakes and
floods killed thousands of people,
and left many more without shelter,
food or water.
During the farbrengen of Yud
Shevat, the Rebbe addressed the
bleak situation by posing a powerful
question. How is it possible for a Yid
to speak about creating a
and a for Hashem, at a time
when the world is in such turmoil,
experiencing the exact opposite of a
nice, peaceful and pleasant garden?
In explanation, the Rebbe
referenced
a
phenomenal
development in political sociology.
Throughout history, any conquest
or revolution was achieved only
with the help of a massive army and
access to a large armory of weapons.
This all changed drastically with the
discovery of the atom, together with
monumental advances in nuclear
physics. Suddenly, for the first
time ever, the whole world could
be instantaneously
damaged,
with
virtually no man
power,
requiring
as little effort as
needed to push a
small button. We see
clearly, that in the
realm of negativity
and destruction it is
possible to alter the
state of the world
from one extreme to
the other, with very
little effort. Surely,
within the realm of
positivity, every Yid
possesses the power
to make a much
larger dent in the
world.
To further explain
this idea, that every
Yid possesses the
koiach,
(ability)
to affect the entire
world, the Rebbe
quoted the famous Rambam (quoted
countless times by the Rebbe,) that
a Yid must view the entire world
resting on a set of scales equidistant
between goodness and evil. One
small act of positivity by a Yid, can tip
the scale towards the side of goodness
in turn accomplishing a
for the entire world. The Rebbe also
added, that in the past, to imagine
such an idea would have required an
incredible amount of emunah. Who
would have thought one act could
Perhaps, our promulgation of the sheva mitzvos bnei

Noach, is counterproductive, as it will cause the nations
to interact peacefully with each other?
There has already been more than enough fighting and
arguing between the nations of the world, to serve as the
sign heralding Moshiachs arrival
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change the world. However, in our

day and age, with the advances of
nuclear physics, we see clearly and
experience firsthand, how one small
act can change the world irreversibly.
"
During the celebrations of Didan
Notzach, in the week following Hey
Teves 5747, Lubavitcher chassidim
expressed
their
tremendous
excitement and joy with a solid week
of nonstop dancing and farbrenging.
The chassidim were refocused
with a call from the Rebbe to
prepare seriously for Yud Shevat,
a mere 30 days away. Based on the
Rebbes special instruction, the
preparation period was divided into
three segments, each 10 days long,
each concluding with tests and
assessments evaluating the progress

of each chossid in getting ready for
Yud Shevat.
During the farbrengen on the
Shabbos preceding Yud Shevat, the
Rebbe made special mention of the
fact that this Yud Shevat would mark
the siyum of both the third cycle
of limud horambam for those that
learn three perokim, and the first
siyum for those that learn one
perek a day. The Rebbe explained
the significance of these siyumim;
by all Yidden joining together and
uniting in learning the same thing,
particularly through limud sefer
horambam a sefer which includes
and unites the whole Torah, a
tremendous achdus among Yidden
is created, which in turn annuls the
cause of the Golus i.e. the disunity
between Yidden. In turn, propelling
Throughout the farbrengen of Yud
Shevat itself, the Rebbe discussed
the topic of Moshiach numerous
times. During the second sicha the
Rebbe spoke about the necessity
of publicizing the sheva mitzvos
bnei Noach. The Rebbe explained
a horaah that can be learned
from the parshas hashovua. The
parsha begins Vayehi Beshalach
Paroh (And when Paroh sent out
the Yidden.) Although the Egyptian
grip on the Yidden appeared to be
incredibly strong and intense, nevertheless, Paroh was forced to
carry out Hashems will by letting
the Yidden go. The lesson for us is,
nowadays during our golus, even
though goyim may appear very
powerful, a yid should never become
disheartened, but should toil with
strength and pride in encouraging
goyim to fulfill the sheva mitzvos
bnei Noach, a prime step towards
as fighting and arguing between the

Nations of the World. Perhaps, our
promulgation of the sheva mitzvos
bnei Noach, is counterproductive,
as it will cause the nations to interact
peacefully with each other?
The Rebbe explained that in truth,
this is not a valid excuse to hide
behind. There has already been
more than enough fighting and
arguing between the nations of the
world, to serve as the sign heralding
Moshiachs arrival. Therefore a
Yid must work wholeheartedly in
the campaign to spread the sheva
mitzvos bnei Noach".
Following these sichos and the
maamor basi lgani, the Rebbe
made the long anticipated Siyum
on the Rambam and said a Hadran,
during which the Rebbe discussed a
Halacha in the final perek discussing
the arrival of Eliyahu Hanavi. The
Rambam quotes two opinions,
one that Eliyahu will arrive before
Moshiach, and one that he will come
after Moshiach. The Rebbe explained
that this is not a machlokes
bmetzius, (an actual difference
of opinion,) but a discussion as to
whether Eliyahus arrival constitutes
an event in and of itself, or is just
another stage in the redemptive
process. In the year 5751 this
hadran, was printed in the kuntres
dvar malchus, and distributed by the
Rebbe on 15 Iyar.
An interesting event that occurred
at the beginning of the yemei
hachono (preparatory days) for Yud
Shevat. During the Farbrengen on
Shabbos Parshas Vayigash, the Rebbe
spoke about the lengthy, bitter golus
and suggested that perhaps Hashem
enjoys the Yidden demanding ad
mosai, - how long must we be in
Golus?! And then immediately
Moshiach will come! But even this
can only be done properly when
Moshiach will come.
Sitting at that farbrengen Rabbi
Marlow quickly made up his mind
that he would not let the Rebbes
words linger solely in chants and
slogans, but that they must be
channeled into concrete actions.
That very night, he gathered a group
of 25 rabbonim to discuss what can
be done to vanquish the golus. At
that meeting, Rabbi Marlow wrote
up an extensive psak din ruling that
Moshiach must come immediately,
without delay. The psak was signed
by all those in attendance.
The following morning, Rabbi
Marlow, along with some of the other
Rabbonim, positioned themselves
in Gan Eden Hatachton, near the
entrance to the Rebbes room, in
order to hand the psak to the Rebbe.
Upon receiving the psak din, the
The Rebbe began the following

sicha with a question A klotz kashe:
The Midrash delineates one of the
signs heralding Moshiachs arrival
Shevat 5775 | 13
Rebbe leafed through it for some

time, and responded: May Hashem
satiate your hearts desires in all
that is written here. To quote the
Rambam: Amen! Indeed, may it be
His will! And may it be immediately,
particularly since we find ourselves
30 days before Yud Shevat!
"
In the months following ChofZayin Adar 5752, excitement and
anticipation for the coming of
Moshiach grew exponentially. A
satellite event was scheduled to take
place on the eve of Yud Shevat 5753,
to raise awareness and broadcast
to the world the proximity of
Moshiachs coming.
After much anticipation, the
momentous day of Yud Shevat,
finally arrived. Around midday, the
television crew from the satellite
station pulled up to Eastern Parkway,
and began unloading opposite 770.
A familiar beeping sounded across
Crown Heights at 12.30 pm as the
Moshiach Beepers, proclaimed
mincha now. The preparations for
the hookup had to be placed on hold,
as thousands of anash, shluchim,
temimim and simple yidden
streamed into 770 for mincha. After
Mincha the curtains around the
Rebbes balcony were opened, as the
Rebbe encouraged the singing of
"Yechi" for two and half minutes.
Following the completion of
mincha, bochurim worked on
the finishing touches in getting
770 ready for the evenings event.
The bochurim prepared a special
platform to the side of the aron
kodesh, and decorated the southern
side of 770 with beautiful red drapes.
The satellite crew entered 770 and
set up the equipment needed to

broadcast this special occasion to the
world. All was ready for the grand
kinnus, set to begin at 5:00 pm.
designated exclusively for the media,

along with parts of the ezras noshim,
with televisio`n stations from afar a
field as Japan being represented.
As the clock ticked and the

appointed hour drew nearer, 770
A platform was constructed on the

southern side of 770, to the right of
the Rebbes balkany, underneath the
big windows. On the wall the colossal
painting by Mr. Michal Shwartz
was displayed, depicting How the
world will look when Moshiach will
come. A key segment of the event,
was Mr Shwartzs siyum of the
painting, personally commissioned
by the Rebbe himself. Adjacent to the
painting hung a sign: Celebrating
a Vision - the Historic Siyum of the
Painting - When Moshiach Comes
Yud Shevat 5753. The shtender for
the emcee stood under the sign,
around which stood many prominent
chassidim and rabbonim.
Special bleachers
were set up to the left
of the Rebbes balcony
designated exclusively
for the media, along with
parts of the ezras noshim,
with television stations
from afar a field as Japan
being represented.
Rabbi Zalmen Gurary
benched the Rebbe with
the brocho of "Yechi
Hamelech," while the
crowd of chassidim
declared "Yechi,'' loudly,
three times. Immediately,
the chassidim began
singing "Yechi"
ecstatically.
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began to fill with guests and locals

alike all waiting with expectation for
the awesome event to commence.
770 was crammed to full capacity not
least with representatives from the
media who swarmed beis chayenu
to report on the exciting events of
the day. Special bleachers, were set
up to the left of the Rebbes balkany
Ten minutes before the scheduled

start of the event, the emcee, Rabbi
Shmuel Butman took the liberty of
reminding the enormous crowd of
the importance of maintaining the
proper decorum throughout the
event for the satellite program to
run smoothly. At 5:00 pm the kinus
commenced as planned; the Rebbe's
Chazan, Rabbi Moshe Teleshevsky,
opened the proceedings by reciting
the Rebbe's kapitel posuk by posuk,
as the entire crowd repeated after
him.
Before the ceremony continued,
Rabbi Butman prefaced that the
kinnus is not a coronation, but is
rather a gathering of Yidden to cry
out to Almighty G-d that He in his
infinite mercy, give our Rebbe the
directive to be revealed and take
us all out of this golus, to bring the
Redemption for all of humankind.
The crowd responded with a
resounding and thundering Amen.
Rabbi Butman then explained
that the words of the Rebbe are
words of nevua, and that the Rebbe
has told us countless times that the

time of our redemption has arrived,
which according to the Rambam (as
a nevua) must be fulfilled, and so
Moshiach should come imminently.
Rabbi Butman reminded those
in attendance of all the other
prophecies uttered by the Rebbe that
were seen to be fulfilled, in relation
to the safety of Eretz Yisroel while
it was under attack by scud missiles
from Sadam Husein, in relation to
hurricane Andrew and in relation
to all the advice the Rebbe had given
people from all walks of live over the
previous 43 years. The same Rebbe,
our Rebbe, is asking of us to be ready
to greet Moshiach.
Rabbi Marlow stood up to bless
the Rebbe, followed by Rabbi Zalmen
Gurary who urged the assembled
to accept the Rebbe as Moshiach
just as he was accepted as Rebbe
42 years earlier. Rabbi Yitzchok
Hendel from Montreal said that
according to the psak of Rabbonim
the Rebbe is b'chezkas Moshiach
and subsequently read the psak din
aloud.
Thereafter Reb Yoel Kahn spoke
about the Rebbe's call to spread the
message that Moshiach is actually
coming now, and the need to prepare
is only that we not be embarrassed in
the face of this mission.

Afterwards the emcee passed
the microphone over to Rabbi Shea
Hecht, who was to introduce the
artist Mr. Shwartz to perform the
siyum on the painting. Messages
from Rabbi Groner and Rabbi
Krinsky were interjected clarifying
in the Rebbes name, that the
Rebbes participation in maariv
should not be interpreted or
misconstrued as involvement
in any kind of coronation, but
as his regular participation in
maariv. Rabbi Hecht continued
to speak thanking the gaboim of 770
and the members of Aguch for their
involvement in the event.
Meanwhile the light in the Rebbe's
special room (leading to the balkany,)
turned on at 5:51pm. The crowd
began singing Oirech Yomim, and
the blinds to the special room were
raised for maariv. The shaliach
tzibur Reb Yehoshua Korf davened
from the amud.
Upon the completion of maariv at
6:02 pm, the Rebbe came out to the
balcony, and the curtains were drawn
open. The voice of Rabbi Hecht was
heard introducing the siyum, and the
artist, Mr. Michal Shwartz completed
the painting, completing it with the
word mamash. During the siyum,
the Rebbe faced the crowd (and the
media,) to his left.
Rabbi Zalmen Gurary benched
the Rebbe with the brocho of "Yechi
Hamelech," while the crowd of
chassidim declared "Yechi,'' loudly,
three times. Immediately, the
chassidim began singing "Yechi"
ecstatically. A violin and keyboard
were played, accompanying the
euphoric singing, while the Rebbe
looked on scanning the crowd and
beaming. Several times the Rebbe
lifted himself up and looked at those
standing beneath the balcony. The
Rebbe also looked in the direction of
the
special stand
set up for the media who relentlessly
snapped pictures of the Rebbe. After
a few minutes, the Rebbe began
encouraging the singing with his
head, at some points quite intensely.
The singing went on for over eight
minutes, at the end of which the
Rebbe motioned with his head to
draw the curtain, concealing the
Rebbe from the eyes of the chassidim
at 6:13 pm. The crowd continued to
sing Yechi until the Rebbe had exited
the shul completely.
A feeling of "kibush" was felt in
the air. The satellite had been a
huge success; though all had hoped
and prayed that this event would
culminate with the hisgalus of the
Rebbe as Melech HaMoshiach.
Incidentally, the popular Super
Bowl, game was bhashgocha protis,
scheduled for the very same evening
as the Yud Shevat kinnus. Millions
of Americans, sat with their eyes
glued to their television set or ears
glued to the radio and heard about
the Lubavitcher Rebbes message
to the world in the news broadcast
run during the game interval; that
the world must prepare for the
revelation of Moshiach with deeds of
goodness and kindness.
Shevat 5775 | 15
12 Cheshvan 5752. Mr. Fifer asked the Rebbe: Due to the

fact that the country of Qubec is meant to separate and
turn into a independent country. Is it good for the Jews to
stay there?
Frierdiker Rebbe personally sent nine temimim to help

form the growing Jewish community in Montreal. One of
these temimim was the legendary Mashpia, Reb Menachem
Zev Greenglass.
The Rebbe: Why should you move out of a place that you
live there for a long period of time? You should continue
living there until Moshiach will come, and then we will go
together with Moshiach. And until then will be together with
Moshiach in Qubec and the rest of Canada. The Rebbe then
gave him an extra dollar and said this is for Canada.
Born in Poland to a non-Lubavitch family, R Greenglass

studied in the Chabad Yeshivos in Lodge and Otwock. With
the advancement of the Nazis, he was forced to escape to
Shanghai, and continue his learning there. These formative
years set the platform for his expertise in Kabbalah and
Chassidus that he employed to great effect once he was sent
by the Frierdiker Rebbe to cultivate the Jewish community
in Montreal.
Canada was blessed with distinguished eltereh chassidim

and shluchim who were driven to disseminate the Rebbes
teachings to the masses. On Beis Cheshvan 5702, the
R Greenglass anticipation for the Geulah truly burned in

his bones. He inspired his talmidim to prepare themselves
for the Geulah by strengthening their hiskashrus to the
Shevat 5775 | 17
PROFILE
The Giluyim of 5751

Reb
Menachem
Zev
Halevi Gringlass wrote to
an acquaintance in Tammuz
5751:
We stand now bezras
Hashem in the most serious
tekufah. The sichos kodesh
and the maamorim that are
coming out (with the heores
and marei mekomos) are truly
revelations from Above. In
truth we are not worthy of this
at all, it is only bhashgochah
protis that we have merited
to be the last generation of
Golus and the first of Geulah,
and therefore as the Bal Shem
Tov explained the Posuk
VHu Yechalkeluchoh, that
Hashem Himself will make us
keilim
We must literally learn every
single maamor 3-4 times at
least and then think through
its contents 7-10 times, at
least half an hour every time
and only then maybe we can
hope that something will
stick, and the kli will become
a little bit clean etc.
Rebbe through learning his

teachings, sichos and maamorim
and fulfilling his instructions. He
demanded of his talmidim that they
always know some maamorim by
heart. His catchphrase - Chabad
demands pnimius- was
a clear mission
s t a t e m e n t
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that he once asked the Rav about his belief in the Rebbe as Moshiach. He
asked him: What did you see in the Rebbe that you didnt see in anyone
else?
Rabbi Hirshprung answered: There are two things that the Rebbe
is special in and no one can compare to him: 1) His Torah knowledge
and 2) his leadership of Klal Yisroel, and I can tell you that there is no
one comparable to him, not only in our generation but also in previous
generations.
I was with Reb Meir Shapira in Lublin, with Reb Menachem Zemba, and
many other Torah giants of the past generation and I can tell you that no
one is comparable to his genius in all parts of Torah. It is superfluous to
even mention about the Rebbes leadership...he is the only one that it can
be said about him that he is Bchezkas Moshiach according to Halachah.
Rabbi Pinchas Hirshprung was

the chief Rabbi of Canada for over
thirty years and Rosh Yeshivah
of Tomchei Tmimim Montreal,
known particularly because of his
tremendous bkius in Gemorah
and works of halchah. Though
being a student of the famous
Chochmei Lublin Yeshivah Rabbi
Hirshprung, in the mid-5720s
Rabbi Hirshprung became close to
the Rebbe. On regular occasions
he would come in for the Rebbes
Farbrengens and for Yechidus.
Rabbi Sholom Dovber Volpe
in his sefer "Shemen Sasson
Mechaverecha" relates that he
once heard the gaon zt'l give a
shiur at the yarchei kallah
in the summer of 5747
i n
t h e
Catskills, N.Y. When the audience

expressed their amazement at
his amazing bekius in shas bavli
and yeruChei by heart, the gaon
said: "You think this is bekius?!
Do you want to see true bekius?
Open every volume of the tens of
volumes of Likkutei Sichos, learn
each Sicha with the footnotes and
then you will understand what
bekius is!"
Reb Zushe Zilbershtain recalls
how he called Rabbi Hirshprung a
number of times to sign the Psak
Din that the Rebbe is Moshiach,
but was pushed off again and again.
Finally he told him to come with
the Psak to
his grandchilds
bris, and there he
would sign the
Psak.
At the Bris he signed the Psak

with huge sincerity. It was evident
how much importance he gave to
this historic Psak Din.
I asked him, Why were you
pushing me off for so long, and
now you sign with such feeling?
He told me that three times the
Rebbe told him during Yechidus
(with no connection to what was
being discussed)- Pinchas zeh
Eliyohu - you will be mevaser the
Geulah.
He felt that through signing the
Psak, which would be publicized
throughout the world, and increase
anticipation for Moshiach, he was
fulfilling the Rebbes request from
him.
This was why I wanted
Shevat 5775 | 19
Inyonei Moshiach
at
the
time,
including
the
seforim
Yechi
HaMelech
(printed
5752)
and
Yechi
H a M e l e c h
HaMo shi ach
(printed
5753)
which
came
to explain why
the
Rebbe
is
Moshiach
according
to
Halachah.
to sign the Psak specifically by

a Bris to which Eliyohu himself
comes to participate, he explained.
At the Shabbos Ha'Gadol drasha
following Chof Zayin Adar 5752,
nearly half his (Reb Zushes)
lecture discussed the fact that the
head of the Jewish people was ill.
He expounded on the topic of the
Rosh Bnai Yisrael and said that all
Jews need a healthy Rebbe, for he
and only he is the Manhig HaDor.
With tears in his eyes, the Gaon
shouted to Heaven and aroused
the kehillah - mostly Litvaks, to
daven for the Rebbe's recovery.
Rabbi
Hirshprung
gave his haskomah
to many books in
Also
after
G i m m e l
Tammuz, Rabbi
Hirschsprung
openly supported
the
belief
of
chassidim
that
the Rebbe is Melech HaMoshiach.
He even took a stance to counter
the Roshei Yeshivos and Rabbonim
who challenged this belief.
On 13 Iyar 5757 Rabbi
Hirshprung wrote a sharp letter
in which he expressed the Torah
viewpoint, regarding different
Rabbis and Roshei Yeshivos that
had criticized Lubavitch with
regards to the movements belief
that the Rebbe is Moshiach:
With this I am expressing
my clear opinion in this matter
(without going in to the details
for I have already
heard out the issue in all of its

details):
In regard to all of the discussion
regarding the singing, printing
etc of the quote, Yechi Admur
Melech HaMoshiach Lolam Voed
and all connected to this - there
is no shadow of a question if this
is against Halochah. The concept
has clear sources in Shas, Zohar
and from the greatest Kabbalists
upon whom we (Klal Yisroel) rely
on also in matters of Halochah
lmaseh. (Besides the fact that the
Lubavitcher Rebbe is a Talmid
Chocham of such similar to the
saying [in Gemorah] Rav is
[considered like] a Tanah - and if
he used such terms regarding his
father-in-law, and on hundreds of
occasions, this itself can stand as a
source that can be relied on).
He continued in his letter
addressing the different Rabbis
who seeked to publicize their
viewpoint in the press:
In regards to whose point of
view will be accepted by the
Jewish people - the Lubavitch
perspective, who are involved
throughout the world, with good
will, in conquering the hearts of
Acheinu Bnei Yisroel or of some
Rosh Yeshivah (or even several of
them): when Lubavitch will
print the foundation
for their conduct,
Shluchim in Canada
gathered together
for a special local
Kinus Hashluchim
at the end of the
Kinus they took
upon themselves
a
number
of
hachlatos to put the
Rebbes words into
action.
Below
is
translated
their
hachlotas
which
were sent to the
Rebbe:
how it is founded on Chazal in

Nigleh and Nistar (and the Rebbes
own words), what will achieve that
one will say his personal Daas
Torah.
In addition to the illustrious
chassidim that called Canada
home and strove to imbue the
chassidishkeit from the Alter
Heim into the new world, the
shluchim of Canada, as well,
weave Inyonei Geulah U'Moshiach
into all their Chabad events and
community endeavours.
After the Sicha of Chof
Ches Nissan 5751 the
1. Everyone of
the shluchim takes
upon themselves
the malchus of the Rebbe to give
themselves totally over to his
instructions that he tells us.
2. To strengthen in personal
shiurim in Geulah u'Moshiach and
also in giving classes to the public
in this subject.
3. Every one of the shluchim
should learn every week the new
sicha which comes out muga from
the Rebbe.
4. To strengthen in ones home
strong belief and
anticipating
of Moshiach's
coming.
5. All of the shluchim should will

set aside time to be contemplate
and arouse within himself the deep
love for the Rebbe which is planted
in the heart of every chossid.
6. On everything printed
from now on in the name of the
Lubavitcher mosdos there should
be a line connected with Moshiach.
7. On every invitation or sign
regarding a Simcha should
be mentioned the coming of
Moshiach (for example: the event
will take place in Yerushalayim
- and if chas v'shalom Moshiach
does not come until then it'll take
place in this and this place.)
8. During every Seudas Simcha
Moshiach should be discussed
9. To visit the Rabbonim shuls
and schools to strengthen their
belief to talk to them and learn
with them about Moshiach - to
organize people to be in charge in
every city.
10. To print a brochure regarding
Moshiach.
11. To print in the local
newspapers different ideas and
saying about Moshiach and also to
place advertisements from time to
time.
12. To advertise on the buses
throughout the entire Canada signs
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The Rebbe should build the Beis HaMikdosh

The Rebbes acknowledgement to the peulos of the Canadian Jewish
community was touchingly expressed in a story that involved the
Montreal N'shei Chabad.
A group of women from Montreal presented a collection of jewelry
that had been donated by members of the community to the Rebbe to
go towards building the Beis Hamikdash. Their effort was expressly
mentioned by the Rebbe at the Farbrengen the following Shabbos Parshas
Terumah.
After Gimmel Tammuz it was discovered that the box of jewelry they
had brought still sitting in the Rebbes room. Whilst all the other items
presented to the Rebbe by Sunday Dollars were usually kept in the room
of the mazkir, Reb Leibel Groner and sent to the Rebbes Library, the
Rebbe had personally stored their donation in his room, displaying the
chavivus he attached to the heartfelt contribution.
regarding
Moshiach.
the
coming
of
13. To put up electronic

billboards
throughout
Canada
in
public areas
regarding the
coming
of
Moshiach and
the
Rebbe's
horoos.
14.
We
must
always
remember the
special time we
are now standing
in, the seriousness
of the matters and
our
obligation,
especially those who took
specific tasks to make
sure that they actually
be fulfilled to give
nachas ruach to the Rebbe until the

hisgalus of Malkeinu Meshicheinu
now!
Moshiach weekly
had the privilege to
have an interview
with Reb Zushe
Zilbershtein
of
Montreal
and
Reb
Menachem
Matusof
of
Calgary. Here are
some brief points
from Reb Zushes
work in Inyanei
M o s h i a c h
throughout the
years.
-We arranged ads in local
newspapers telling the world
that the Rebbe is
Moshiach and Hinei Ze Ba.

-Ran a column in the weekly
Canadian Jewish News titled
Moshiach Matter's.
-We had a phone line which
the number was 1800-Moshiach,
with a number of messages about
Moshiach. A lot of money was
spent on this special campaign
and boruch Hashem at times we
had thousands of callers daily.
-Billboards all over town with
the theme: Discover Moshiach,
with a picture of the sunrise and
the 1800-Moshiach number on
it.
-We also started a weekly fax
under the Shluchim Office titled:
Leben Mit Moshiach, which
contains a sichah of the Rebbe in
Inyonei Moshiach, sent weekly to
shluchim all over the world.
-Opened up a Website called
Moshiach.com
-Tzach made a brochure in
Hebrew, 24 page long, called
Perceiving
the
Geulah,
explaining about Moshiach with
clear explanations on Geulah
u'Moshiach-- which we then
translated into English, French,
Russian, Portuguese .
-As is well-known in
5752 a crew from
the
CNN
Rabbonim and these Rabbonim

brought the message to their
respective
communities.
I
remember them coming to Canada
and making a huge impact on the
crowds.
television company asked the

Rebbe regarding his message to the
world. The Rebbe answered that
Moshiach is ready to come now, it
is only on our part to do something
additional in the realm of goodness
and kindness . . at least a little
more then Moshiach will come
immediately. Reb Ronnie Fine,
one of the shluchim to Montreal,
started a special campaign to
actually bring this message out to
the world, which was the Good
Card Campaign which displayed
the Rebbes call to add in kindness
to bring Moshiach. Many shluchim
such as myself used it at
business cards. We
printed tens of thousands of cards

and they were spread world wide.
There was a big hit on those cards
and we got back a lot of very good
feedback.
- The well-known shliach of
the Rebbe to Australia Reb Itche
Groner and Reb Chaim Gutnick
made a two-week tour around
the world. Their goal was to
explain to major Rabbonim in
cities throughout Eretz Yisroel
and around the world the Rebbes
message that Moshiach is on
his way and how Rebbe being
Moshiach
according
to
Halachah. They
made a very big
impact on the
Many of the articles that we

put in the big newspapers, we
used to send them to the Rebbe
to be Magiah. An interesting
story connected to this happened
regarding
an
advertisement
we had prepared on the topic
of increasing awareness of the
Rebbes Ten Mivtzoyim to prepare
for Moshiach. The ad was entitled
"A Message from the Lubavitcher
Rebbe." We sent in to the Rebbe
and interestingly enough the Rebbe
took out the word Lubavitcher
leaving it reading only, A Message
from the Rebbe.
After we publicized the ad
someone came over and asked me
why we were writing plainly the
Rebbe. He challenged that there
are many Rebbes and we should
write explicitly the Lubavitcher
Rebbe.
Then I understood why the
Rebbe changed it - to make this
statement.
Rabbi Matusof from Calgary
met with the Moshiach Weekly
regarding the activities done in
this field in
Calgary:
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No Question about It
Rabbi Shmuel Zalmanov
once stayed in Montreal for
a while. Once he was noticed
speaking quietly to Reb Peretz
Mochkin and the bochurim
gathered around to listen.
Reb Shmuel told over that he
had heard that a chossid and
been in Yechidus and told the
Rebbe that the Rebbe always
says that Moshiach should
come bkorov mamash, and
mamash is the roshei teivos
of the Rebbes holy name, so
. The Rebbe answered
,
!trans. From this Reb
Shmuel said excitedly we see
that the Rebbe holds that
he is indeed Moshiach. Reb
Peretz immediately answered,
?
!- whats the question!
Obviously.
1. It should be noted that late
shvat 5752 the Rebbe mentioned
in a sichah that we should have
the coming of Moshiach mamash
with all its roshei teivois which
chassidim explained to mean
the Rebbes initials or Moshiach
Menachem shmo.
2. From Eile Toldos Peretz pg.
383
In general at the time there was

a big koch in the publicizing that
the Rebbe is the Shofet,
Yoetz and Novi of our
generation and his Nevuah that

Moshiach is coming, as the Rebbe
spoke of at length in the famous
sicha of Parshas Shoftim 5751.
This campaign immediately
followed
the miracles and
fulfillment of the Rebbes Nevuohs
in relation to the Gulf War. One
of the things I remember was
that I was then giving shiur at
that time every Friday morning
in someone's office and I kept on
repeating the Rebbe's words that
there no one will get killed by
the missiles and that theres no
need for the gas masks and that
by Purim the war will be over like
the Rebbe said. I remember many
people asking various questions
like what will happen if the war
still continues etc. And I
answered them that I don't know

because nothing will happen!.. And
the outcome is well known.
We were very strong then in
going out to the world and telling
them that this is now a time that
Moshiach is coming and anavim
higia zman geulaschem..
So too we worked on the
magazines and newspapers
around Calgary- Jewish and non
Jewish. We had throughout those
years many articles regarding the
Rebbe and the Rebbe's message
to the world, that moshiach is
coming!
The way that a person
sees that we are
real
about Moshiach. Is only through

the fact that we are strong in our
beliefs and will never bend.
Despite living across the border,
beyond the country divide, the
chassidim of Canada always
make sure to frequently visit the
Rebbe, making the trip to New
York frequently to strengthen
their hiskashrus. Reb Michoel
Gershzon, shliach in Ottawa
recalls the time when he arranged
a trip to the Rebbe in honor of Yud
Shevat.
We arranged for a bus for
mekuravim that traveled along
with us to visit Crown Heights.
In the group was someone who
had suffered from cancer over
the years and, as a result, did not
like being touched and hated
crowds. Our plans included
davening Friday night in 770, but
some friends tried to dissuade me
because of the crowding. Instead,
they said to take them to a shul in
the neighborhood. Others thought
otherwise, saying the warmth of
770 would be the most powerful
impact of the trip. I wasnt sure
what to do.
I finally gave in. Why did these
Jews make the long trip from
Ottawa? Only because
of the Rebbe. I took
them all to 770. At first, they found

places to sit, but then a group from
Brazil blew in like a storm. The
Brazilians danced on the tables,
pushed, and created a major
commotion. My mekuravim were
moved from place to place and I
was sure they would be upset.
When the davening was over
and we went out as a group to our
hosts, that man said to me, You
should know R Gershon, this is
the holiest place in the world.
open-mouthed. What happened

was precisely the opposite of what
I had feared and what I had been
warned would happen. I thanked
G-D for giving me the good sense
to go to 770. To me, this was
a lesson as to how we must be
careful to mix in our sechel into
our shlichus but rather to go on the
Rebbes train towards Geulah.
It took me some time to believe

that he was saying this sincerely
and not sarcastically. He went on
to say, 770 has endless reserves of
energy
and
emotion.
The
rest of the group
concurred. I
was left
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hat began in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, with

a small number of children, has grown into
a worldwide organization. Over 100,000
Jewish boys and girls, up until their Bar/Bas Mitzvah, are
members of a special army - Tzivos Hashem.
It started on Sukkos, 5741, during a Chol Hamoed gathering
for children in 770.
It wasnt the first time the Rebbe attended such an event,
however, this kinus was the third in a series of special rallies
under the Rebbes direct instruction. One month earlier, on
14 Elul 5740, after several months of stressing the importance
of Jewish education and the unique role children play in
protecting Eretz Yisroel and Am Yisroel, the Rebbe requested

three special gatherings to be arranged - one before Rosh
Hashanah, one during Aseres Yemei Teshuva, and the final
one on Chol Hamoed Sukkos.
The first hint of the Rebbes wish for a new moisad occurred
on the first day of Chol Hamoed by the kinus of Tzach. Rabbi
Chodakov presented a special mementoa letter from the
Rebbe, and read it to the assembled. The letter speaks about
the fact that every Jew, even from a young age, is a part of
Tzivos Hashem. The madrichim later distributed the letter
among the children by the rally on the third day of Chol
Hamoed.
On Monday, at the Chol Hamoed Sukkos rally, there

was an air of expectancy; everyone was anticipating a big
announcement.
army is assembled. As a matter of fact, armies function on this

world the way they do for the purpose of setting an example
for Hashems army on this world (Tzivos Hashem) to follow.
In the three sichos that the Rebbe delivered, he expressed

that the time was ripe for establishing an international Jewish
childrens organization. In keeping with the previous signon
of fighting the Yetzer Hora, the Rebbe declared that the
organization be called Tzivos Hashem, the army of Hashem,
and stressed the need to follow the orders of the commanderin-chief - Hashem.
Over the next few days, the Rebbe issued instructions

regarding the nature of the new organization. Askanim
also began working on an emblem for the new army, and
everything was carefully scrutinized by the Rebbe.
The Rebbe explained that the way an army is set up and

run on this world directly mirrors the way Hashems Heavenly
Only one thing remained: the army needed its own anthem.
The Rebbe sent a message to Rabbi J.J. Hecht, one of the
main activists in the new organization, to prepare a special
niggun to serve as Tzivos Hashems anthem.
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By the first rally on Chol Hamoed,

the Rebbe instructed to sing
Napoleons march, saying it was the
best way to begin educating the new
army. Several times throughout
the coming days of Simchas Torah
and Shabbos Bereishis, the Rebbe
requested the children - the new
soldiers - to sing this niggun.
The next kinus was scheduled for

the coming Wednesday, the 28th of
Tishrei. At the beginning of the rally,
Rabbi Hecht taught the children the
new song to be prepared for when
the Rebbe would arrive. Within a
few minutes, the Rebbe entered the
shul for Mincha, while the children
sang the Napoleons March.
Now, however, the Rebbe wanted

an original anthem.
After Mincha, all eyes turned

expectantly to Rabbi Hecht,
anticipating the presentation of the
new anthem.
In camp, the previous summer,

one of the staff members put these
words to an old camp song, which
is an old Chabad tune, about color
war:
Gan Yisroel have no fear, color
war will be here this year, one, Two,
Three, Four, we want color war, five,
Six, Seven, Eight, we dont want to
wait.
The words were slightly adjusted
to speak about Moshiach Am
Yisroel have no fear Moshiach will
be here this year, we want Moshiach
now, we dont want to wait!
At Kos Shel Brocho on Motzei
Shabbos Bereishis, the children
sang this song for a long time with
the Rebbe waving several times in
encouragement. [In fact, the new
version was so similar to the old
camp song that some children got
mixed up and sang we want color
war.]
Rabbi Hecht, although busy with
his other duties, set to work on
composing an original anthem and
came up with an idea. This niggun
would be most fitting to serve as the
Tzivos Hashem anthem.
Rabbi Hecht took the microphone

and began:
We want to tell the Rebbe the
words of the new song we are
singing about Moshiach. So Im just
going to read them: Am Yisroel,
have no fear, Moshiach will be here
this year, we want Moshiach now,
we dont want to wait.
The Rebbe smiled broadly,
revealing his immense nachas.
As soon as Rabbi Hecht finished
his introduction, the music began
playing, and the children raised
their voices in song. Immediately,
the Rebbes face turned serious
as he began to clap slowly in
encouragement. At each round of
the niggun, the Rebbes clapping
grew stronger and faster, and within
minutes, all the children had risen
The Rebbes Affection to the Song
During the rallies in the summer

of 5740, the Rebbe stressed the
special role that children play
in bringing Moshiach, and in
response, the children chanted We
want Moshiach now.
from their seats, singing with all

their hearts, each one captivated by
the Rebbes energetic clapping.
A new song was born.
Although the Rebbe was
shtureming
tremendously
in
Moshiachs imminent arrival and
the role of the Jewish children in
his coming, he had never given an
official explanation for his great love
for the new song. It was only by the
next kinus of Tzivos Hashem that
the Rebbe gave a clear explanation.
This was on the second night of
Chanukah 5741, the very first time
the Chanukah rally was attended by
children in Tzivos Hashem.
After the twelve pesukim were
recited, the children sang We want
Moshiach now. The Rebbe then
said a sicha in which he compared
the battle of Tzivos Hashem to
the war fought by the Yidden on
Chanukah whose purpose was to
strengthen Torah and Mitzvos.
The Rebbe then concluded:
Although the general purpose
of the battle is always the same
- to be able to learn more Torah
and perform more Mitzvos,
nevertheless, in every period there
is a special mission.
The special mission in our times
By the Farbrengen of Shabbos Parshas Mishpotim 5741 the

Rebbe asked Where are the children who want Moshiach
now?!
The children immediately began singing the niggun. A
similar incident occurred on Vov Tishrei 5746, where the Rebbe
suddenly asked, Where are the Tzon Kodshim - the holy
flock?! The children responded right away with the song.
A few minutes into the singing, the Rebbe rose from his seat,
and, facing the children, continued to encourage them in the
singing. It was the first time that the Rebbe stood up during a
niggun and the next time was four years later in 5746!...
is just as you loudly proclaimed

We want Moshiach now
that Moshiach should come
immediately now!
We want Moshiach now soon
became the international Tzivos
Hashem anthem, sung in many
different languages. It also became
the newest slogan of Lubavitch,
with banners proudly proclaiming
its message.
The Rebbe approved that the
banner of We Want Moshiach
Now! should be placed at the
bottom of the Tzivos Hashem
emblem. The name of the Tzivos
Hashem bi-monthly magazine was
also given the name Moshiach
Times, with the Rebbes consent.
Clearly
the
Rebbe
wanted
Moshiach to be at the forefront
in all activities related to Jewish

children.
As can be expected and as was
the case by many of the Rebbes
new campaigns, there were those
individuals who questioned the
whole thing. By the Chanukah rally
of 5741 the Rebbe addressed this.
He explained that there is no place
for any Jew to hold himself too high
for such a request. This is evident
from the fact that he stands in
front of Hashem three times a day,
in shmoneh esrei, and pleads for
Moshiachs immediate arrival. In
light of this, how can one possibly
be uncomfortable with screaming
We want Moshiach now!
Throughout the next decade,
We want Moshiach now was
sung by every childrens rally, with
the Rebbe strongly encouraging

the crowd - both when the Rebbe
would enter the shul for the kinus,
and after the sichos, together with
the niggun Utzu Eitzah.
Why an Army?
The United States experienced
sharply growing rates of juvenile
violence during the 1980s and
early 1990s. The Rebbe was keenly
aware of this problem and took
steps to address it from the ground
up, initially launching Tzivos
Hashem with a letter to all Jewish
children under the age of Bar and
Bas Mitzvah on Chol HaMoed
Sukkos, 5741. This was followed
by what became known as the first
official Tzivos Hashem rally, which
took place on the third day of Chol
Hamoed Sukkos, 5741. In both
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the letter and the sicha, the Rebbe

explained that, not only would
Tzivos Hashem help rectify this
situation, but that Tzivos Hashem
had in fact been created in order
to recruit children into Hashems
Army and bring Moshiach, serving
as an ultimate solution to all Golus
ills.
There were skeptics who
questioned the Rebbes choice
of framework for this project,
wondering why the Rebbe chose
something so often associated
with violence as the model for
young Jewish children. The Rebbes
response was clear and startling.
...As with every health problem,
physical, mental or spiritual,
the cure lies not in treating the
symptoms, but in attacking the
cause, although the former may
sometimes be necessary for relief in
acute cases.
The root of the problem, in my
opinion, in this day and age, is
the lack of kabolas ol, not only of
ol malchus shomayim, but also
general submission to authority,
including the authority of parents
at home and of teachers in school,

and the authority of law and order
in the street. There remains only the
fear of punishment as a deterrent,
but that fear has been reduced to
a minimum because there has in
recent years been what amounts to
a breakdown of law enforcement,
for reasons which need not be
discussed here.
On the other hand, American
children have been brought up
on the spirit of independence and
freedom, and on the glorification of
personal prowess and smartness. It
has cultivated a sense of cockiness
and self-assurance to the extent
that one who is bent on mischief
or anti-social activity feels that one
can outsmart a cop on the beat, and
even a judge on the bench; and, in
any event, there is little to fear in the
way of punishment.
Since, as mentioned, the root of
the problem is the lack of kabolas ol,
it would be necessary that it should
be freely and readily accepted
without coercion.
The chosen model was that of
an army. An army has a rigorous
discipline system, yet soldiers

choose to volunteer their services
and are even willing to give up their
lives for its sake. Tzivos Hashem is
built in a way that entices children
to join, causing them to be the ones
choosing on their own accord to
learn how to follow the instructions
of authority.4
The Initial Launch
Interestingly enough, Tzivos
Hashem is first mentioned in
the Torah when Am Yisroel left
Mitzrayim - .
Yetzias Mitzrayim actually began
400 years earlier when Yitzchok
was born, making him the first
child in Tzivos Hashem. (Truth to
be told, Tzivos Hashem was really
inaugurated during Sheshes Yemei
Breishis as each day of Creation was
made with one of Hashems names,
one of which is Tzvoos.)
Submission
Authority
to
Higher
The foundation of an army

is kabolas ol. A soldier never
questions his commands. Though
he may express interest in
understanding the role his task has
played in the greater scheme, this is
only permissible once the mission
has been completed, and with the
understanding that his commander
has a good reason for assigning him
this task regardless of whether he
fully comprehend its significance.
One of the primary goals of
Tzivos Hashem is to help children
learn to submit to a higher authority
while they are still young. Using the
metaphor of an army with Hashem
as its Commander-in-Chief teaches
children to follow instructions first
and ask questions later. A soldier
in an army cannot simply do
whatever he wants, even if he were
to be willing to face punishment.
Doing so may put the entire army
in danger. The same is true for a

soldier in the army of Hashem;
behaving according to his own
desires endangers the entire Jewish
nation.6
The Mission
The mission of an army is to
ensure the rulers dominion of his
territory, enabling his subjects to
live safely within it and abide by
its constitution. Hashem drafted
the Yidden into His Army to
conquer the darkness and lies of
this world (i.e. that the world runs
on its own and people can do as
they see fit) and bring about an
undisputed awareness that there is
a Creator and He reigns supreme
over the seven heavens and the
earth. This mission will have been
accomplished when everyone
and everything will recognize
its Creator and obey His every
command, bringing the world to
the era of Moshiach.
In order to be truly successful
in our fight against the enemy
we have to understand who the
enemy is and the tactics it employs
in trying to defeat us. The Rebbe
identified the primary enemy as
the Yetzer Hara, and explained
how the Yetzer Hara operates in
trying to spread more darkness in
the world.
The Rebbe identified the Torah
as our primary weapon against the
Yetzer Hara, based on the Gemara
I have created the Yetzer Hara,
and I have created the Torah as its
antidote.
Every Mitzvah that we do
illuminates this fact. On a simple
level, by keeping Torah and Mitzvos
despite perceived limitations, we
reaffirm to the world that there
is a Creator with Whom we have
an essential bond, overriding the
darkness and distance created by
the Yetzer Hara.

C h i l d r e n
immersed in Torah
and Mitzvos can
accomplish this in
a way that adults
cannot and have
always been on the
front lines, such as
at Kriyas Yam Suf
and during the
times of Purim,
Chanukah
and
the many other
eras of oppression
throughout
our
long
history.
Today, too, it is our
children who will
lead us to victory.
The
Recruits
New
The first wars

fought by our
nation after the
term
Tzivos
Hashem
was
first coined, were
physical wars for
which men aged
20 and above were
drafted to fight
(since
physical
strength peaks at
age 20). As such, when the Yidden
were counted, they were counted
from the age of 20. Shevet Levi,
however, was counted from the age
of one month. This was because,
while the rest of the soldiers were
out on the battlefield fighting
physical enemies, Shevet Levi was
fighting a different kind of battle,
a battle against the darkness and
forces that try to distance us from
our Creator. And for this battle,
it was precisely the children who
could best lead the army to victory.
Our generation is no different.
The Rebbe mobilized

the children, for it is they, the
Rebbe stated, who are our frontline soldiers and have been
entrusted with the Torah, the most
effective weapon to defeat the
Yetzer Hara. Children are free of all
worries. This purity and innocence
allows them illuminate the world
with G-dly, holy light, dispelling
the darkness that hides its true
essence.
An Army of Boys and Girls
According to the Torah, women
do not serve in the army during
a milchemes reshus. The war we
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During
Tammuz
5753,
hundreds of children, campers
in the Lubavitch day camps
of the former Soviet Union,
marched through Red Square in
a Moshiach Parade. The event
was witnessed by hundreds of
parents and tourists. On this
very site, which, for over fifty
years, was the official address of
the Communist regime which
hunted down Yiddishkeit,
where in the past, huge military
parades were held, casting
fear in the hearts of the Jews,
Jewish children now paraded
proudly in anticipation of
Moshiach. Truly a sign of
Yemos HaMoshiach!
The
children
davened
sincerely for Moshiach, held
high Moshiach banners and
signs and sang loudly Moshiach
songs opposite the Kremlin.
Rabbi Shmuel Butman,
director
of
International
Campaign to Bring Moshiach,
addressed
the
hundreds
of children, saying: The
Lubavitcher Rebbe has told us
that not only Moshiach is about
to come but that hes already on
his way. And if a march such as
ours can take place here, in the
midst of the Red Square - this
really demonstrates the truth
of the Rebbes holy words.
In connection to the
Moshiach
parade,
Rabbi
Berel Lazar, Head Shliach of
the Rebbe to Russia, told the
Kfar Chabad magazine: This
parade gave the children the
feeling that Moshiach is not
just a dream or something
abstract, rather, a real thing
that is going to take place in the
near future.
are fighting now, however, is a

milchemes mitzvah, and for this
kind of war, all Jews, male and
female, and even a kallah on her
wedding day, are called to battle.
The Rebbe emphasized at every
opportunity that both boys and girls
are included in the ranks of Tzivos
Hashem. At times, it is in fact the
girls who possess greater strength
than the boys. At Matan Torah,
Hashem told Moshe to speak first
to the women and only afterward
to the men. In the mission to reveal
Hashems presence in this world, it
was the women who came first to
donate for the building of His home,
the Mishkan. In our generation, too,
it is the girls who march on the
front lines in this final battle to rid
the world of darkness and greet
Moshiach. The Rebbe emphasized
this point further with his insistence
that any publication put out by
Tzivos Hashem include both a boy
and a girl in its cover illustration.8
Four divisions
Just as every army is comprised
of a variety of brigades, Hashems
army has four divisions. These four
divisions are connected with our
Avos and Imahos, who are in turn
connected with the four directions
of the world: Avrohom and Sara
with the South, Yitzchok and Rivka

with the North, Yaakov and Leah
with the East, and Dovid HaMelech
and Rochel Imainu with the West.9
Indeed, as the original group of
Tzivos Hashem left Mitzrayim and
traveled through the midbar, they
camped in four groups along the
four sides of the Mishkan.
In order to accomplish the goal
of conquering all four corners of
the world, the Rebbe instructed
that Tzivos Hashem groups meet
periodically to devise a plan of
action to combat the Yetzer Hara.
The children and their generals
(madrichim or madrichos) should
strategize the major attack the
main offensive, by undertaking to
follow the good example set out
by one of the Avos or Imahos. For
example, when choosing to battle
the south, hachlotos would be
undertaken by choosing to emulate
one of Avrohom or Saras good
qualities or ways of serving Hashem.
In order that no one method
should take precedence, the Rebbe
instructed that children should
meet each week or at least once
a month to review these various
styles of attack (avodas Hashem),
cycling through them constantly.29
Victory through Achdus

In every army, each soldier has
a battle buddy, a fellow soldier for
whom he assumes responsibility to
look out for his safety. Similarly, the
Rebbe did not rely on the parents
or teachers, but on the children
themselves to look out for their
fellow peers and make sure they
stay on track.
The Rebbe instructed that
children attending Tzivos Hashem
rallies give a dime (or the local
currencys coin with a value of 10)
to tzedaka. The Rebbe explained
that a shekel is equivalent to 20
geira, half of which is 10 geira.
When a child gives a dime (or
other coin with a value of 10) to
tzedaka, he reminds himself that
he is only half a unit and must take
responsibility for his battle buddy
in order to become complete.10
Rallies and Parades
Every army holds rallies, where
soldiers gather before going to
battle in order to be briefed on
how to conduct themselves during
that battle. After the war has been
won, the soldiers parade through
the streets as a sign of victory.
Similarly, Tzivos Hashem soldiers
gather to be briefed for their
upcoming missions. The Rebbe
delivers the orders of the day. The
[Lag Baomer] parades are a sign of
pride and victory.11
The Order of the Day
Every army has a book of orders
from which the soldiers take
instructions on how to conduct
themselves. So too, soldiers in
Hashems Army have His book of
orders, the Torah, which provides
a soldier with everything he needs
to know about how to conduct
himself every day of his life.
Specific guidance can be found
every day within that days portion

of Chumash, and, on yomim tovim,
in the krias haTorah of that day.
Indeed, the Rebbe dedicated
significant portions of his every
sicha to extracting the Order of the
Day for that particular day.12
New Marching Orders
As mentioned above, the Rebbe
said that the mission of Jewish
children in our times is connected
to Moshiach now, however, in
later years the Rebbe took this
demand to a totally new level.
It was in middle of the year 5751, a
year in which it burned consciously
in the hearts of Chassidim that
this is the year of " I
will show you wonders." From the
beginning of the year, the Rebbe
stressed the fact that this is the year
in which the Midrash describes as
Shana Sh'melech HaMoshiach
Nigleh Bo. From sicha to sicha
the Rebbe continued emphasizing
that according to all signs, we will
soon witness Moshiachs arrival.
Everyone felt that Golus is coming
to an end and the Rebbe as the
leader of the generation will be
the one to fulfill the purpose of

creation. If only we would not
interfere.
Then on Chof-Ches Nissan the
Rebbe changed the whole previous
state of affairs of Lubavitch. In
impassioned words the Rebbe
called out to every chossid and
Jew: "What further can I do to
effect this (that Yidden should truly
demand and effect the coming
of Moshiach)? I do not know!
Everything I have done until now
is nothing has came from it. We
remain in Golus, and more than
this, we remain in an internal
Golus with regards to avodas
Hashem. The only thing I can do is
to give this over to each one of you:
- Do everything
you can to bring Moshiach
immediately. This should be done
with the lights of Tohu, but in the
Kaylim of Tikkun. I have done
everything that is within my ability.
From now on, do all that is within
yours!13
The following Shabbos the
Rebbe clarified that what was
needed was for addition in learning
In 5741 Reb Rami Antian organized a summer camp in Tzfas which

was totally permeated with the spirit of We want Moshiach now!
When the camp finished and Moshiach had not yet arrived, one of
the children who had participated in the camp was so infused with
the anticipation for Moshiach couldnt not stop speaking about this
subject so much so that he used to wait on the roof to be able to spot
Moshiach as soon as he would arrive. This went to such a degree that
his parents who were not shomrei Torah uMitzvos, thought that he
had gone insane (!)
Following the painful sicha of 28 Nissan 5751 Reb Rami remembered
this story and wrote it in to the Rebbe. Following the recount he ended
off: And I dare ask - Ribono shel Olam! Is it not deemed enough that
following 2,000 years of G-dliness being concealed a Jewish child was
found with such a total longing and thirst for Moshiach that we should
merit the Geulah through Melech HaMoshiach?
To this the Rebbe answered . .
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Rebbes vision to fruition. The

question was what? I remember the
stream of new pamphlets and books
that started coming out then on the
topic of Geulah and Moshiach, and
I noticed there was little being done
for children.
including the Maamorim and

Likutei Sichos of Nosi Doreinu15.
In this article we will concentrate
on the peulos done in regards to
children in response to the Rebbes
call:
In the sicha of Shabbos Parshas

Tazria-Metzora the Rebbe spoke at
length of the need add in learning
particularly the parts of Torah
discussing Moshiach and Geulah.
The Rebbe specified that this
should be starting with the sources
in Chumash, Nach, the particular
Gemorahs
until
Chassidus
On an occasion Reb Zalman

Goldstein related: After Shavuos
5751 I was about twenty years
old. Listening to the Rebbe speak
more and more fervently about
the importance of learning about
Geulah and Moshiach week in and
week out, everyone was motivated
to do something to bring the
CHICAGO READY FOR MOSHIACH
Torah (both Nigleh and Chassidus)

and fulfillment of mitzvos bhidur
(especially the Mitzvah of Tzedaka).
The Rebbe specified that this was
a requirement for every Jew, men,
women and children to participate
in14.
Regarding what was done in this regard in Chicago, IL, we

can gain clarity from letter written to the Rebbe by one of the
shluchim to the city, Rabbi Yitzchok Wolf: The students of our
Cheder here are animatedly involved in the theme of Moshiach.
The Jewish community, too, is discussing how in Lubavitch
there is a tremendous excitement about Moshiach, and about
the Lubavitcher Rebbe being Moshiach. We see evidently that
when we speak about such matters pleasantly and sincerely, our
words are accepted. The time has come for Hashem to answer
the supplication of Am Yisroel for the hisgalus of Moshiach,
immediately mamosh.
On Erev Rosh Chodesh Adar I the Rebbe answered:
. - continue to inform of such good
tidings. I will mention it at the Tziyon.
I thought about this a lot.

About finding a way to spark
a childs interest on the topic
without overwhelming them with
information. The idea came to
me of creating a short, 10-minute
audio dramatization of the arrival
of Moshiach to act as springboard
for discussion at home and in
the classroom. Every kid enjoys a
dramatization. I know I did.
On 12 Sivan, 5751, I wrote a
letter to the Rebbe outlining the
idea and asked whether I should
pursue it. After several days, the
Rebbe replied: In accordance
with Vaad Rabbonei Anash and
Agudas chassidei Chabad. Azkir Al
Hatzion.
Rabbi Groner provided me with
a list of the names of the Rabbis of
Vaad Rabbonei Anash and Agudas
Chabad (among them Rabbi Zalman
Gurary, Rabbi Nissan Mindel, Rabbi
Alter Metzger, etc). I made copies
of the script and gave it to each of
them. While I was thrilled to have
such senior Rabbis give their input,
I was also scared what they may say
about a script written mostly, if not
entirely from my imagination.
A few weeks passed and Rabbi
Zalman Gurary called me to his
office and congratulated me on
the project, saying he enjoyed it
(his grandson told me that he had
him read the script to him). He
shared that the Rabbis met about
the project and after reviewing the
details they gave their full consent
to benefit children so that they may
grasp, on their level, the concept of

Rabbi Gurary proceeded to even
write a special letter of approval on
behalf of Vaad Rabbonei Anash. I
raced with his approval to Rabbi
Hodakovs office, giving him a
copy along with the script. Rabbi
Hodakov appended his approval
on behalf of Agudas Chabad and
wished me luck.
What is interesting to note in
the above story is how the Rebbe
deemed of paramount importance
every activity done in inyonei
Moshiach, that even a seemingly
simple recording for children
be done with the guidance and
approval of chief Rabbonim and
askonim.
During the summer Lubavitcher
camps used out the opportunity
to educate and getting children in
the spirit of Moshiach. Camp Gan
Israel Montreal prepared a special
booklet containing different parts
of Gemora and Rambam dealing
with Moshiach with the Rebbes
explanations around them.
On 24 Menachem-Av 5751 Reb
Shmuel Butman, director of the
International campaign to Bring
Moshiach, showed the Rebbe a
newly printed t-shirt for children.
The t-shirt read Moshiach is on
the way - Lets be ready! and the
Rebbes bsurah of .
The Rebbe inquired how many
t-shirts had been printed and we
answered that in the meantime
2,000 shirts had been printed. The
Rebbe said that if he would keep
one we would still be left with 1,999
and added: - A
Yasher koach for the shirt.
During that most extraordinary
summer over 150 Lubavitcher
mechanchim and school teachers
gathered in Yerushalayim for a two
day gathering to discuss matters to
do with chinuch. One of the major

topics discussed was how to relay
the message of Geulah to children.
Rabbi Naftali Rot, director of
the Chassidic Education Centre,
prefaced the symposion with
divrei hisorerus saying: Educating
children about Moshiach and
infusing in them a feeling to get
ready and demand Moshiach is the
present task of educators.
During the symposion it was
discussed that being that the task
of our generation, Dor HaShvii, is
to bring Geulah in actuality, this is
the obligation of every member of
the generation and therefore why
activity must be directed to also get
the children involved in bringing
Moshiach.
During Ellul 5751 Reb Zev
Krombi from Tzfas wrote in to
receive the Rebbes approval
to produce a special workbook
for children about Moshiach.
The Rebbe answer was Azkir
al haTziyon and Rabbi Krombi
immediately got to work. Much
effort was put in to the booklet
to produce illustrations which
would attract the children and
this took some time. During
Chanukah 5753 Rabbi Krombi sent
in the completed booklet in to the
Rebbe and received the answer
Haskomah ubrochah for its
production.
In addition to this during Shvat
5753, the mazkir, Reb Leibel Groner
showed the Rebbe the booklet and
leafed through the booklet showing
the Rebbe each page (it should
be noted that the first page of the
booklet contained a picture of the
Rebbe and underneath the caption
of Yechi). Upon being asked
Does the Rebbe have nachas from
this booklet and give his brochah
for hatzlochah? the Rebbe nodded
his head.
Already at the beginning of 5752
it was seen by the Rebbe a special
interest in children. The day of
Bshem Hashem, on the morrow
of Yom Kippur, was expected to
be a unexceptional day in a most
amazing Tishrei of Nifloos BaKol
with the Rebbe going to the Ohel
as customary. However, some time
after Shachris the Rebbe surprised
all when we made it known
through Mazkirus that there would
be a special distribution of dollars
after returning from the Mikveh
and prior to his departure to the
Ohel. This was to be no regular
distribution though rather - a
distribution geared exclusively to
boys and girls under Bar and
Bas Mitzvah. The Rebbe even
mentioned that adults shouldnt
make kuntzen, and try getting
the dollars themselves. The news
spread like wildfire; boys as well
as girls schools scrambled to
make arrangements so that their
pupils be able to attend, mother
with young babies,entire families
from throughout Crown Heights
and beyond - all were determined
not to let their little ones miss this
amazing opportunity.
Light rain showers fell all
morning, yet dozens of parents
could be seen rushing to 770 with
their children. Entire preschool
classes, cheder classes with their
melamdim, mothers with their
babies and older children strode
proudly by with their teachers,
as the Rebbe handed each child
a dollar bill, accompanied by
a wish to A Gut Yohr, A Zis
Yohr. Over the two hours that
followed,thousands of children had
the zechus to receive their special
dollar and brochah from the Rebbe.
As the Rebbe made his exit
from 770 onto the front pathway,
Shevat 5775 | 35
another huge crowd had already

gathered who did not yet have the
opportunity to receive their dollar
from the Rebbes holy hand. Soon,
as the line only grew, the Rebbes
shtender was brought so the Rebbe
could lean on it. The Rebbe then
again distributed dollars to all the
children present; something that
lasted for another few hours, after
which the Rebbe finally departed
for the Ohel.
Children for Moshiach
The next special interest that

the Rebbe payed to children was
during the Farbrengen of Simchas
Torah night before Hakofos. In
two different sichos during the
Farbrengen the Rebbe spoke

about the special connection have
with Moshiach and called on the
directors of Tzivos Hashem to begin
the Niggun of Tzivos Hashem We want Moshiach now!
This most amazing Farbrengen
was later edited by the Rebbe, below
we present a section of the sichah in
which the Rebbe speaks of how he
wants children to be educated in
our time:
The above mentioned [regarding
the Geulah] has a special
connection to Jewish children,
Tinokos shel Beis Rabbon, as
Chazal say: Al Tigu BMishichoi this is refering to Tinokos shel Beis

Rabbon. One of the explanations in
this (in addition to the explanation
given in Meforshim): The chinuch
of Tinokos shel Beis Rabbon must
be in a ,ammer that the children are
totally permeated imbued with the
concept and notion of Moshiach,
so that if one just gives a glance at
a Jewish child - what does he see? Moshiach!
. . Kimei Tzeischo mEretz
Mitzrayim Arenu Nifloos: Just
as then all of Tzivos Hashem left
Mitzrayim, so too will the Tzivos
Hashem of our generation go out
Several years later Reb Gabi Holtzberg hyd who later gave up his life on the Rebbes shlichus in India
put out the Kovetz called Derech Hayeshara . As mentioned earlier, the Rebbe refers to learning about
Moshiach as the quickest, easiest and straightest path to bring Moshiach. Gabi, a true believer and one
who really yearned for Moshiach, realized that not enough had been done to spread the teachings about
Moshiach for children. This booklet, written in Yiddish, was used in chadorim and camps all over the world.
Due to the high demand by many camps and schools, just a mere six months later a second edition was
printed. The mesholim and simple explanations became very popular.
of the present Golus to the Geulah

HaAmitis VhaShleimah teikef
umiyad mamash.
Including and especially the
Jewish children who are present at
the moment, who were educated
- during the previous year and for
sure this will continue - in a way
that if one only glances at them
they see Moshiach16.
In response to these clear words
of the Rebbe Lubavitch institutions
world-wide
stepped
up in their activities to
educate children about
Moshiach.
In the Lubavitch
International
Issue
for 11 Nissan 5752
Newsbits
section
under the title The
Children were First we
read: How do you get
a child to anticipate the
coming of Moshiach?
The Chabad-Lubavitch
Shluchim
Office,
together with Tzivos
Hashem, came up with
a formula that has well
over one million Jewish
children doing all sorts
of good things to help
bring Moshiach. Printed
in eight languages, one
million (!) full-color, beautifully
illustrated brochures appeal vividly
to the children's imagination,
describing a world of peace,
prosperity and happiness for all
people. Distributed to schools and
childrens programs in countries
around the world, children were
invited to participate in a contest
in which the author of the best
composition explaining Why I
Want Moshiach is awarded a free
trip to Israel.
In
Eretz
Yisroel
special
campaign to encourage children

to learn Inyonei Moshiach
was started entitled BNesiv
HaGeulah. Organized by the
Chabad education wing of Tzach
a special booklet was produced
containing 90 sayings of Chazal
in Inyonei Moshiach, the last two
chapters of the Rambams Hilchos
Melochim and a write up of signs
of Geulah which have already
started to take place in our time
written up especially for children.
answered giving a special brochah

for the tremendous success of the
project, reading:
. .
On 27 Adar I before the
Rebbe headed to the Mikveh (as
customary before visiting the
Ohel) the Rebbe wrote a mayneh
to Reb Dovid Nachshon who had
informed the Rebbe of an article
entitled The Order of the Day
regarding Moshiach which would
be placed in the
Tzivos
Hashem
Magazine in Eretz
Yisroel:
" ''
"
[]
This answer of the
Rebbe is of much
importance being
literally one of the
very last answers
which the Rebbe
gave in writing
before the Rebbes
stroke which took
place only several
hours later...
In this special campaign over

10,000 children participated.
During Adar I the Shluchim
Office reported to the Rebbe
regarding a new project for children
to learn about Moshiach. Being
Shnas HaTzadik, the ninetieth
year from the Rebbes birth, the
Shluchim Office worked prepared
ninety pisgomim in Inyonei
Moshiach to be learnt by the
upcoming 11 Nissan as a present
to the Rebbe. On 21 Adar (just one
week before 27 Adar I) the Rebbe
We will conclude
with the Rebbes
wish that all of Bnei Yisroel will
go to Eretz Yisroel, starting with
the youth and only afterwards
the elders and so too in regards
to the men and the women, that it
starts particularly from the young
children... tekef umiyad mamash17.
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Venue: 770 Eastern Parkway

Time: Night of Rosh Chodesh Cheshvan 5736
Occasion: A tzeischem leshalom farbrengen for the
guests who came to the Rebbe for Tishrei
The elder chassidim slowly took their places atop
the farbrengen bima, weaving together a tapestry of
distinguished rabonim, chassidim and political figures.
Thousands packed the shul waiting with bated breath for
the Rebbes grand entrance.
When the moment finally came, the crowd of
thousands rose to their feet. The sea of chassidim split
to form a path leading to the resplendent red chair, to
which the Rebbe briskly walked.
The singing started. The farbrengen had begun.The
Rebbe began by speaking on contemporary issues,
interspersing his talk with the singing of chassidic
melodies and nodding his head to those wishing him
lchaim.
Suddenly, the Rebbe raised his hand, extending two
fingers towards his mouth, as if mimicking the motions
of someone whistling. A handful of chassidim followed
suit and began to whistle.
The Rebbe turned to the whistlers, and with
stirring hand motions, encouraged them to continue.
They did. Now with greater intensity. Following the
encouragement, their numbers quickly swelled, with
dozens joining the impromptu ensemble of whistlers.
They threw their cold, rational thinking to the wayside,
choosing instead to adhere to the wishes of their Rebbe.
Few noticed the flash of photographer Levi Freidins
camera, successfully capturing the moment for
perpetuity.
The picture is published

The following week, the Yiddish weekly paper, The
Algemeiner Journal, published the picture in a write-up
about the farbrengen in Rabbi Gershon Ber Jacobsons
weekly column, About people, things, and happenings.
The following is a loose translation of the article:
The Rebbe signals to whistle

It seemed quite odd when a chassidic Rebbe, a leader
of a movement like Lubavitch, instructed his followers
to whistle. Yes, as I said. The Lubavitcher Rebbe inserted
two fingers into his mouth, signaling all present to
whistle (feif) at the world and all obstacles that may lie in
the way. To feif at the golus and all its hardships. To feif at
all the difficulties and at all those who scoff. At those who
mock the ways of Lubavitch in its quest to rid the world
of darkness through disseminating light.
But for many in attendance, the whistling wasnt all that
bizarre. Near me stood an elderly, long-bearded chossid
from Israel, R' Berkeh Chein. I knew him already from
Russia. A golden Jew. A true living example of mesiras
nefesh. Following the farbrengen, I asked him what hes
taking with him?
His reply: The whistling is what took me. It stirred
my innards. Back in Russia, we fought and persevered
through all the hardships and imprisonments by
taking no notice of the government. We simply feift
at everything, through which we fulfilled the Rebbes
will. Nowadays too, we must do the same. In order to
embrace another yid and ask him to put on tefillin, give
his children a Jewish education, keep kosher, shabbos
and family purity, we must not be nispoel - we must not
be embarrassed or affected by societal norms.
nu, so Hashem helped and we prevailed in Russia
and now I find myself at the Rebbes farbrengen. So when
were commanded to feif at the world, we do. If were
commanded to walk through fire, we do
The article was printed alongside a picture of the
Rebbe motioning to whistle. This stirred the emotions
of many chassidim. Raising the ire of some, the staunch
approval of others, and by some, plain old shame.
Indeed, there was a segment of chassidim who were
simply ashamed!
For the latter group - composed mainly of temimim
Shevat 5775 | 39
and anash who supposedly stood at

the vanguard of protecting kavod
lubavitch by printing such a
picture, the newspaper had crossed
all red lines. It was an affront to the
entire Lubavitch community who
were all utterly ashamed by having
such a picture publicized.
One member of this group sent a
letter to the Algemeiner lambasting
them for the pictures publication.
The letter read as follows:
All papers publish articles and
columns that are not to the liking
of some people. It may even anger
some, but thats what journalism is
about. This time, however, youve
crossed all lines. Youve shamed tens
of thousands of Chabad chassidim
by your publication of the photo of
the Rebbe whistling. All who I have
spoken to are furious. It is not a
sin for you to take into account the
feelings of your readership.
The above letter was published by
the Algemeiner the following week
(issue 198), thus setting into motion
an avalanche of responses expressing
dismay at its writers grievances.
Despite (or maybe due to) many
of the responders not being Chabad
chassidim, it was not understood
what exactly infuriated the letters
writer. Was this done privately in
the Rebbes room? wrote one. With
another pointing out how the ones
who should be ashamed are in fact
the misnagdim, who lack such a
great leader.
We seemed like grasshoppers
in our eyes, and so we were in
their eyes.
Weeks
passed, yet the storm
refused to subside. Letters were
still flowing in to the Algemeiner
in support of their publishing the
picture. The writer of the following
letter, also a non-Chabad chossid,
sourced his viewpoint from Halachic
literature.
Lately
Ive
been
hearing
complaints leveled against the
Algemeiner and its editor, Gershon
Jacobson, in light of their publishing
a picture of the Lubavitcher Rebbe
standing at a farbrengen and
motioning to whistle. Its completely
beyond me how orthodox Jews,
and even some rabbonim and
roshei Yeshivos, could level such
complaints. After all we have a
clear psak of the Rambam at the
end of hilchos lulav (8:14), in
which he writes: It is a mitzvah
to add in this joy. And this was
not done by the simple folk and
commoners, but rather by the great

torah scholars, heads of Yeshivos,
sanhedrin, chassidim, zekeinim and
anshei maiseh. They were the ones
singing, dancing and rejoicing
The Rambam then continues a
bit further: rejoicing in doing a
mitzvah and developing love for
Hashem, who commanded it, is a
great avodah. And whoever brings
honor to himself in this area is a
sinner and a fool. But whoever
lowers his self-image when doing so,
he is great, respected and one who
serves Hashem with love. As Dovid
hamelech writes, And I further
demeaned myself with this, and
became abashed in my own eyes.
And there is no greater respect for
a person than one rejoicing before
Hashem, as it is written, And Dovid
hamelech was hopping and dancing
before Hashem.
This is the literal meaning of the
words of the Rambam. In my eyes,
the Lubavitcher Rebbe followed
precisely the Rambams writing. It
baffles me how Rabbonim and
even Chabad chassidim are not
aware of this Rambam and attacked
you, this paper, and even the Rebbe.
According to halacha one must
not respond to those who have
shown such blatant am-haratzus
(ignorance.) What is clear is that by
whistling, dancing and clapping the
Suddenly, the Rebbe raised his hand,

extending two fingers towards his mouth, as if
mimicking the motions of someone whistling.
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leader is lowering his image in front

of the masses - but therein lies his
greatness, as the Rambam writes.
In that same issue appeared a letter
from Rabbi Yosef Benzion Raices, a
resident of Crown Heights, who also
pointed out that the Rebbe is not the
first to behave in such a manner as it
is written, And Dovid hamelech was
hopping and dancing...
More than 4 months had passed
and at the Purim farbrengen of 5736
a most memorable farbrengen
at which the Rebbe instructed the
donning of Rabeinu Tams Tefillin
from the age of Bar Mitzvah and
spoke in praise of Israeli Shluchim
who crossed an Arab checkpoint in
order to bring joy to every yid the
Rebbe finally addressed the whistling
saga. A moment that will forever
be etched in the minds of all those
present and will remain, until the end
of days be remembered as "
"...
The Rebbe started off by
reprimanding the Chassidim who
constantly preach Mesirus Nefesh for
the Rebbe until it comes to protecting
the Rebbe's Kavod, when they can't
bring themselves to open a Tanach,
a Gemara Chulin (a Yeshivishe
Gemara) nor a Rambam, to answer
the critics. Rather they insist on
keeping their heads in "Galashin"1.
The Rebbe continued: If one would
open a Tanach in Novi Shmuel, one
would see the source of whistling in
Kedusha. It's told there, the story of
Dovid Hamelech bringing the Aron
HaKodesh to Yerushalayim, that he
danced and whistled. When Dovid
Hamelechs wife Michal criticized

the king for belittling and demeaning
himself by acting like a common
person, Dovid vindicated himself by
explaining his joy and excitement
was before Hashem.
If one would just open up a Gemara
Chulin, one would see that the idea of
whistling in Kedusha is derived from
the Pasuk " " that when the
time of redemption will come about
Hashem will signal the redemption
through a whistle. The Gemara
relates that a bird called 'Rachama'
was heard whistling causing people
to assume that it was the whistle of
Geulah that they heard. The Gemara
says further, that they realized its not
the whistle of geulah because it didnt
sound quite like a human whistle,
only similar.
Based on this, the Rebbe said we
can be sure the whistle of redemption
is not a spiritual phenomenon but a
real human whistle that can
be heard with physical ears of flesh.

The Rebbe goes on to connect
whistling with the geulah of the Alter
Rebbe. The Alter Rebbe writes in the
famous letter written in connection
with his geulah on Yud-Tes Kislev:
" " that the chassidim
should not whistle or gloat at the
Misnagdim. The Rebbe explained,
that then in the times of the Alter
Rebbe, when the spreading of the
wellsprings of chassidus was just
starting, the chassidim were warned
not to whistle. However nowadays,
in the final generation of golus,
heralding the footsteps of Moshiach
we must experience the whistle of
kedusha, and fief on the galus to
bring Moshiach.
The Rebbe concluded Yehi Ratzon,
may it be Hashems will, that we
should merit to hear very soon the real
whistling of Hashem by the Geulah
Teikef Umyad. In response, the
chassidim began singing passionately
Wake up Yidden a fitting
culmination to " .
1. Having one's head in galoshes,

(literally head in boots,) refers to
a story about one of the chassidim
of the Rebbe Rashab, who was
very knowledgeable and always
contemplating ideas in chassidus.
This chosid opened a galoshes
business and invested a lot of his time
and headspace into his new business.
Upon his next visit to Lubavitch,
the Rebbe Rashab said to him Feet
in galoshes I have seen before, but
a head in galoshes?! This Ive never
seen!
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This article by no means presents a full account of all the references

from the Rebbe on this topic, for that could fill a book of its own and
is beyond the scope of this platform. We have tried our best to present
a balanced report of the various responses received from the Rebbe,
specifically those which are of greater significance and influence the
general outlook.
The burning desire of a

chossid
Reb Avrohom Pariz was a special
chossid, who stood out even among
chassidim of lofty stature, and his
biography Echod Hoyo Avrohom
retains its uniqueness among the
best publications of its kind.
Reb Avrohom is famous mainly
for his absolute selflessness and
devotion to the Rebbeim, to the
extent that when he stumbled upon
a bundle containing gold coins
which was worth an enormous
sum of money at the time, his first
instinct and final decision was to
deposit the sum, in its entirety, into
the Rebbes bank account, which is
even more shocking considering
he had a starving family at home.
However, he also excelled in his
dedication to self refinement as
chassidus Chabad teaches.
Once, as he walked casually

through the streets of his
hometown Bobruisk shortly after
noon, he was approached by some
locals and asked to help complete
their Minyan for Mincha. When
Reb Avrohom pointed to his friend
Leibel Sheinin (later to become
known as Reb Leib Dokshitzer after
the City where he served as rabbi),
who was davening Shacharis, the
congregants replied He cant be
counted. He has lost his mind, he
has been there since the morning!.
Reb Avrohom commented The
difference between my friend and I
is, that the Baalei Batim still think
Im normal. I must start davening
longer!
On another occasion, as he
was picking oranges from an
orchard during harvest season,
he was suddenly struck with an
overwhelming desire to indulge
in one juicy orange which he had

picked, in response to which he
made a firm resolution to refrain
from eating oranges for the next
six months! This brings to mind
the story with Reb Shmuel Munkes
and the non-Kosher kishke. In fact,
his entire personality is similar to
that of Reb Shmuel, who may have
come across as humorous, but was
actually a chossid of enormous
stature, esteemed by his greatest
colleagues and peers and even
consulted by the Alter Rebbe on
occasion.
This celebrated Reb Avrohom
was overcome with a burning
desire to publicize the greatness
of the Rebbe to the worlds every
corner. He wanted that people
should recognize the Rebbes
qualities, immerse themselves in
his teachings and eventually accept
him as Melech HaMoshiach so
that he could fulfil his mission of
redeeming Yidden from this bitter
Golus and achieve the long-awaited
complete and eternal Geulah.
His largest activity in this field
was in Sivan 5725 (1962), when
he printed thousands of notes to
our Jewish brothers and sisters
containing the said content and
scattered them all around Eretz
Yisroel, handed them out at the
busy intersections and dropped
hundreds out of a helicopter.
When a copy arrived at the
Rebbes secretariat, he received
a hurried letter stating that: We
were shocked by his letter. Please
halt the dissemination of the letter
and proclamation immediately,
gather all the remaining until the
very last one and send them to
the secretariat. Please confirm the
fulfilment of the said instruction
immediately. Secretariat.
Needless to say, Reb Avrohom

immediately took to the task
of collection with the same
enthusiasm as he did the
dissemination and never tried such
publicity again. Nonetheless, he
still remained of the opinion that
the time will eventually come and
the Rebbes fame would spread
over the universe.
But what inspired him to
such controversial activities in
the first place, activities about
which the Rebbe was later to be
fiercely opposed by the Rebbe,
in this scenario and many others
throughout the years, with sharp
expressions such as they rip a
piece of flesh from me (Adar 5749)
and obviously, totally negated
(Chol Hamoed Pesach 5751)?
Shouldnt he, being a true chossid,
have understood that this was not
the right path to take?
In an emotion-packed letter
written to Rabbi Menachem
Mendel Feldman of Baltimore,
dated Shevat 5727, he expresses
what seems was the underlying
motive for his activities in these so
delicate fields.
I met a tourist from Brooklyn
in the Mikvah. I inquired of him,
Do you know of the Lubavitcher
Rebbe?, to which he replied yes.
I then asked have you seen him,
to which he replied I have, he is a
nice Rebbe.
I said he is not just a nice
Rebbe, he is the Rebbe of the whole
world. My dear Jew, the tourist
replied cynically, half the world
is also enough! No!, I insisted,
he is really the Moshe Rabbeinu
of our generation. Dont speak
nonsense! he told me. He eats, he
drinks, hes a good Jew.

It pained me greatly that no one
knows who the Rebbe Shlita is.
It is clear to me, that the
revelation of the Rebbe will not
come from above, rather from
below: everyone will recognize that
the Rebbe is the greatest person.
Once that is achieved - there will
automatically be Yiddishkeit and
the spirit of impurity will disappear,
slowly but surely. Meaning, all
will follow its natural course; not
supernatural, it will be realized that
nature is itself truly supernatural.
The approach will also be natural.
When I see that people still don't
know who the Rebbe Shlita is, it
implies that it may be a while... You
certainly understand how much
the results of this distress me.
Mendel, do you know who is
guilty? It is our avreichim! The
handful of mekushorim, myself and
yourself included, for we conceal
the Rebbe to ourselves. We are
frightened to speak of him, to the
extent, that we hide him even from
ourselves. We dont think about
him...
. . We must realize that this
literally matters to our lives. It is

solely for this purpose that our
neshomoh came down to this world,
and one who does not know how to
achieve this, must enter yechidus
and request advice for this.
To you my dear Mendel I say:
all your speech, what you tell your
students and your surroundings,
must include content only about
the Rebbe Shlita; then, in due
course, you will not recognize
yourself nor your surroundings.
From the people

The date 11 Nissan 5732 is
unforgettable.
The
elevated
atmosphere of Yud Shevat
HaGodol (5730) was still quite
apparent in the air and chassidim
were still certain that the Rebbe
would very soon reveal himself as
Moshiach and may be addressed
accordingly. Chassidim around
the world made their preparations
well in advance and as 11 Nissan
approached many sent in Michtovei
Brocho.
The Shliach of the Rebbe to Italy,
Reb Gershon Mendel Gorelik and
family were no different in this
regard. The content, however,
was unique, beginning with the
During one of the daily phone calls between Reb Zalman Gurary
and the Rebbes longstanding secretary, Rabbi Chodakov, Reb Zalman
complained that chassidim had been speaking about the fact that the
Rebbe is Moshiach and that it brought bad publicity for Lubavitch.
Rabbi Chodakov agreed and began bashing the idea. Suddenly, Rabbi
Chodakov went quiet and Reb Zalman knew that someone else was
on the line. Rabbi Chodakov then retracted his previous statements,
claiming that this was not a new phenomenon for students always
regarded their Rebbe as Moshiach. Reb Zalman was dumbfounded,
yet, ecstatic. He ran to Rabbi Leibel Groner saying in excitement gei
koif a butel mashke un trink es oif - go buy a bottle of spirit and drink
it up.
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new
institutions to be established
throughout the coming year.
proclamation
"Yechi Malkeinu Kvod Kedushas
Admur Shlito Melech HaMoshiach",
which the Rebbe was to tell us, more
than a decade later, is fundamental
to the coming of Moshiach and
Techiyas HaMeisim. Their joy knew
no bounds, when, in addition to the
regular response with the michtav
kloli-proti, their letter was adorned
with the Rebbes holy handwriting
- it is
with pleasure that I confirm receipt
of your telegram with the brocho.
[Reb Berke Chein, who sat
numerous years in Siberia in reward
of his devotion to strengthening
Yiddishkeit in the former Soviet
Union, would also always address
the Rebbe with this title. Once,
when he entered the Rebbes room
for Yechidus and handed his pan
to the Rebbe, addressed, as usual,
to , the
Rebbe asked twice Why [do you
write] HaMelech HaMoshiach? It
should be Melech HaMoshiach(!),
without prefixing the letter Hey
beforehand].
The farbrengen itself was
electrifying. As if to spite those
who suggested retirement at the
age of seventy, the Rebbe requested
a birthday present of seventy one
Reb Mendel Futerfas received

an anonymous letter, dated
Thursday, Taanis Esther (Nidche)
5733, suggesting two ideas for new
institutions which he was to put
forward to the committee. Whereas
the first was rather regular - a fund
to help needy people cover the
traveling costs of their first trip
to see the Rebbe, the second idea
was significantly more outrageous,
suggesting that the maamar Minuy
Melech of Derech Mitzvosecho be
printed for chassidim to learn on
11 Nissan, thus displaying their
sincere wish to fulfil this Mitzvah
literally, with the hope that this
would arouse mercy from Hashem
to allow us to accept the reign of the
Rebbe as Melech HaMoshiach very
soon.
It was this second suggestion,
which attracted specific attention
from the committee and plans
already began for printing However,
at the last minute it was decided
that it be presented to the Rebbe.
The unequivocal response arrived
without delay: It is obvious that
the time does not allow for this at
all. Immediately annul totally
the suggestion of printing - and
strongly reprimand the one who
suggested the above. Call regarding
the nullification and halt of
speaking even about a thought.
Vkal. Vdal (all underlines in the
source).
When Reb Bentzion Shemtov, the
obvious author of the anonymous
letter, heard the response, he
burst into joyous dancing, to the
astonishment of all the bystanders.
To their question didnt you just
receive a sharp negative response,
instructing to strongly reprimand
you?, he explained: "First of all,
the Rebbe didn't negate the idea,
the Rebbe only said that the time is
not right, confirming that the time
will eventually come. This was a
cause for immense joy and jubilant
celebration.
Additionally, he continued,
did you think the Rebbe would
say "thank you" for such an idea?
Chassidus explains that appointing
a king is achieved only when the
nation request and beseech many
times, while he refuses, until the
king agrees. He compared this
sharp response to those of 5710,
when the Rebbe completely negated
the idea of assuming leadership,
until enough pressure was applied
from the chassidim (the nation)
thus arousing his wish and desire
and the Rebbe agreed.
Similarly in our case, Reb
Bentche concluded, although
we were given over the head for
this suggestion, we may hope that
we slightly shattered the wall
of refusal and have advanced
one major stride toward the full
agreement, to be followed by many

similar strides, until the desire to
be king will be totally revealed and
we will willingly accept his reign.
When relating this episode,
Reb Mendel added that various
things exist which the Rebbeim
initially opposed and agreed to
only after enough harassment
from chassidim, for they must be
initiated from below. Similarly,
chassidim can sometimes ruin
(kalye machen). A chossid once
asked the Rebbe Rashab how to
conduct himself regarding zman
tefiloh, for after all the Shulchon
Oruch restricts one to this time.
To this chossid the Rebbe replied
that one must follow exactly as
stated in Shulchon Oruch, despite
the multitude of letters explicitly
permitting the delay of davening
(for the sake of a better davening)
- azoi vi mfregt, azoi entfert
men - how one asks is how one is
answered.
It emerges crystal clear, that
the concept itself of chassidim
personally
considering
and
addressing the Rebbe as Moshiach
received full consent and support
from the Rebbe, and even its public
dissemination was only postponed
and rescheduled for a later date.
Chassidim should certainly deeply
desire and yearn for this time, for
it is fundamental to the arrival
of Moshiach; they may not wait
for the Rebbe to initiate such a
campaign, for its very definition is
an acceptance from below.
The idea, then, was always
positive, but impossible to begin.
But did things change?
Then and now - Yechi

HaMelech and Chayolei
Adoneinu
Two examples of the extreme
change of direction in this subject

are the Rebbes association to the
Sefer Yechi HaMelech, by Rabbi
Sholom Ber Wolpo and the song
Chayolei Adoneinu which included
the controversial words Chayolei
HoRebbe, Moshiach Tzidkeinu.
When this song was sung before
the Rebbe on Shabbos Parshas
Bereishis 5745, the Rebbe launched
a fiery attack, not only on this song
specifically- Demanding, "are they
short on Lubavitcher Niggunim
that they are compelled to choose
ones which distance Yidden
from Chassidus?" But also on the
general concept of regarding him
as Moshiach, including the attempt
to print this in Halachic format or
as a commentary to Rambam - an
opposition directed, it seems, at
the Sefer Yechi HaMelech.
Although when this song was
sung seven years later, almost
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to date, on Shabbos Parshas

Noach 5752, the Rebbe voiced his
displeasure, the tone had somewhat
changed to lighter and less urgent.
By contrast to the fierce warning
that anyone who continues such
activities - opposes and battles
against chassidus Chabad, against
the leader of the generation, the Baal
Shem Tov, until King Moshiach
who wishes and desires to come,
but is waiting for additional
dissemination of the wellsprings,
but he [who sings songs and
writes books containing the above
content] - distances Yidden from
chassidus, Heaven forfend!, closing
the discussion with the wish that
it should not be necessary to repeat
this warning.
The Rebbe now presented it as
a suggestion: Seemingly, it is a
strange thing, that they sing a song
with such words while I sit here
by the table the truth is that I
should have arisen and left the
reason I didnt is - Firstly, the Rebbe
said with a smile, either way it
wouldnt help. Secondly, it will
cause confusion in the unity . . The
difference in approach, content and
tone is rather apparent.
Rabbi Wolpo relates what is for
him a highly sensitive episode,

regarding the printing of his Sefer
Yechi HaMelech. When he first
presented it to the Rebbe in the
year 5744, the Rebbe responded
(word for word as delivered by
Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Aizik
Chodakov): it seems he makes
out as not to understand what I
answered previously, that this can
harm, Heaven forfend, to Chabad
and the dissemination of chassidus,
through writing on the topic etc.
- that my response was mainly to
him. I hereby warn him to stop
speaking or writing and certainly to
disseminate, all the more so to print
on the topic of Moshiach - whether
in his name or under another name,
through a messenger or the like - or
with any trick or in any style and
form. If, Heaven forbid, he will do
something in this, he should know
clear that this is a battle against
me specifically and generally. It
is obvious, that the above includes
an explanation on the topic of
Moshiach in Rambam or other
Seforim and maamorei chassidus
and anything similar.
His receipt of such a sharp
response frightened him terribly,
and during his visit to the Rebbe that
summer, he asked forgiveness for the
At a farbrengen in 5752,
Rabbi Leibel Raskin, Shliach
of the Rebbe to Morocco,
related, that when he was
once sent to Europe for a
certain mission, he spent
some time in the Yeshivah
in Brunoy. Some of the older
Bochurim held a farbrengen
in the basement, where
they whispered to him: you
should know that 770 has
the same numerical value as
Beis Moshiach. What was
once relayed as a whisper in
a basement, is now printed in
the Rebbes edited Sichos.
pain which he caused. This time, the
Rebbe replied in a rather comforting
manner, forewarning and assuring
that the sharp response had not
intended the opposite of blessing.
Nonetheless, the Rebbe did reiterate
his stand in detail, maintaining
that hundreds (and more) Yidden
stopped learning Chassidus, actively
fight the Baal Shem Tov and his
teachings etc. etc. due to projects
of this type and that the entire book
is permeated with the above ideas
leaving no need to search for hints.
When he plucked up the courage
in 5751 and suggested that maybe
the time had arrived that the Sefer
be printed, the response was if
he will omit the sections which,
according to friends who are
mavins, are likely to distance some
from studying chassidus - it is
worthwhile. There are no longer 1)
hundreds (and more) Yidden who
2) stopped learning Chassidus, nor
is the 3) entire book permeated
with the above (problematic
and controversial) ideas. Rather,
Sections which are likely to
distance some.
Reb Yoel Kahn, Rabbi Leibel Altein,

Rabbi Zalman Gurary and guests
such as Rabbi Chaim Gutnik and
Rabbi Yitzchok Dovid Groner
of Melbourne, Australia, Rabbi
Mendel Gluckowsky of Rechovot
and Rabbi Shlomo Cunin, the
Shliach to California, addressed
the crowd on a live hookup from
Moscow. Yet, the highlight of the
event was the speech of Rebbetzin
Sima Ashkenazi of Kfar Chabad,
which was more of an outcry than
a speech.
Kabolas HaMalchus"
A landmark in this topic is the
farbrengen of Parshas Noach 5752,
in which the Rebbe spoke at length
about the importance of Kiddush
Levono, stressing mainly on the
Possuk recited towards the end
and they will seek out Hashem
their G-d and Dovid their king,
which is explained by the Metzudas
Dovid to mean that they will also
seek out Melech HaMoshiach who
comes from the seed of Dovid.
This Kiddush Levono campaign
was launched in continuation to
the Rebbes statement, earlier in the
farbrengen, that all predestined
dates for the arrival of Moshiach
have passed and that all Yidden
have already done Teshuvah and
now it depends only on Moshiach
Tzidkeinu.
On a report regarding a public
Kiddush Levono which took place
on the streets of Detroit, the Rebbe
responded it shall be fulfilled
by each of them and they will
seek out Hashem and Dovid their
king and they found him. This
expression became a slogan and
was even quoted back to the Rebbe
by the women who presented

a box full with signatures from
Neshei UBnos Chabad accepting
the reign of the Rebbe as Melech
HaMoshiach, to whom the Rebbe
replied good tidings . . may they
have much success and go from
strength to strength until you
will go to Hashem in Zion by the
true and complete redemption.
Blessings and success. Much
success.
On Motzei Shabbos, eve of
28 Teves, the birthday of the
Rebbes
mother,
Rebbetzin
Chana, thousands of women from
all around the New York area,
crammed into seven seventy,
filling every inch of its Main hall
and womens section, for a Melave
Malka, Seudas Dovid Malka
Meshicha, with the title lekabel
penei Moshiach tzidkeinu. The
event was also broadcasted to one
hundred and twenty nine locations
worldwide, which the Rebbe later
acknowledged with a special
tshuas chein for the pleasure he
caused and causes.
The speakers included locals such
as Rabbi Yehudah Kalman Marlow,
Years later, when she reminisces

of the events of those days, she is
filled with a silent excitement, as
she begins to relate her memories.
After waiting a while for the Rebbe
to join the event, an announcement
was made that meanwhile we will
move on to the speeches. What
speeches?, she asked rhetorically,
we came here for kabolas penei
Moshiach, not for speeches!. When
the women near her suggested
that she ascend the podium and
express her intense feelings and
emotions regarding this event, she
vehemently refused, but when the
organisers approached her with the
same request, she acquiesced.
At one of the Rabbinical
conferences in Russia, she began,
the Rebbe Rashab stood fiercely
against the governments decree
and Reb Chaim Brisker supported
him. Despite all their efforts,
they were unable to achieve their
objective. Later, Reb Chaim visited
the Rebbe at his home and found
him crying. Lubavitcher Rebbe,
why do you cry? We did all we
could. Ober der inyan hot zich
nisht ufgeton, the Rebbe replied.
What havent the women done
in the last few weeks? They made
good resolutions, added in Torah
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classes and drew Yidden closer to

Yiddishkeit, all to bring Moshiach.
If that didnt accomplish his arrival,
what is there to talk about? What
is the purpose of speeches?. At
this point, she began reciting the
Rebbes kapitel.
She felt an enormous desire to say
yechi, but it wasnt acceptable. I
knew that it could upset the Rebbe,
as it had on previous occasions. I
couldnt think, nor way out my
actions. The organizers were
pressuring me to finish, so they
could continue with the program. I
held onto the shtender and looked
at the floor; whatever happens,
I must I felt like I was fainting,
as I heard myself proclaim, from
the depth of my heart yechi
Adoneinu Moreinu veRabeinu
Melech haMoshiach leolam voed.
I descended the podium and went

straight home.
The entire crowd present rose to
their feet with a sense of awe and
repeated the holy proclamation,
as well as those gathered in the
129 locations and connected by
live hookup. I felt terrible. I had
sinned to the Rebbe. I didnt sleep
the whole night and my heart was
pumping. The next day I was scared
to pass by the Rebbe at the regular
Sunday distribution of dollars,
but I had no choice, so at five in
the afternoon, I finally gathered
the courage and went. The Rebbe
blessed me with something for
which I had anticipated and
davened for many years.
During the course of the winter,
word began circulating amongst
the Chabad community that

the Rebbe had a certain change
of attitude regarding activities
pertaining to accepting the
Malchus of the Rebbe as Melech
HaMoshiach. This rumor was
based on numerous approvals
or even encouragements for
such activities, whether at the
distribution of dollars or in specific
responses to various Shluchim.
The frequent discussion of the
identity of Moshiach during the
Rebbes farbrengens (and their
subsequent printing in edited
version for worldwide publicity)
was also difficult to ignore.
Finally, in early Shevat, Rabbi
Nachman Meir Bernard of
Johannesburg,
South
Africa,
presented the dilemma to the
Rebbe: . . everyone agrees one
hundred percent to the above,

we only hesitate on account of
our uncertainty that the Rebbe is
in favor of such activities. (In the
past, the Rebbe expressed his clear
opposition to such matters, saying
that they would distance Yidden
from the study of chassidus. But
now people are claiming that there
are indications that the situation
has changed; that now such
activities are indeed desirable).
Therefore, I dare ask - is the hour
now appropriate for . .
? Several days after Yud
Shevat the Rebbe answered: "
" .
-Iit depends on the conditions of
the place. For the local Chabad to
check".
Chassidim around the world
rejoiced upon hearing of this
response: In a stark turnaround
from the position held in previous
years, the Rebbe was officially
permitting activities of
as the local Chabad sees it fit. A
similar response was received
regarding a Shiur on this subject
which was to be delivered by
Rabbi Sholom Ber Wolpo in Lud,
and, although others were worried
about the negative effect which
this could cause, Rabbi Boruch
Boaz Yurkowitz, the Rov of Lud,
wasnt bothered. The Rebbe was
consulted and the answer was
( )
- a judge (the local Rabbi) [can
judge] only based on what he sees.
In connection to this response
and soon after its receipt, a special
Melaveh Malka took place in 770,
with the participation of over a
thousand Anash and Temimim.
During the Melaveh Malka, the
Rebbes chozer, Reb Yoel Kahn,

spoke at length encouraging
enthusiastic
involvement
regarding Moshiach in general
and particularly the identity of
Moshiach, as per the sichos and
responses of the Rebbe. However,
he commented, he is not a Rabbi to
decide if this concept is necessary
according to Halacha.
Following this, Rabbi Yosef
Avrohom HaLevi Heller, a
member of the Crown Heights
Beis Din, ascended the podium
and related that according to his
findings when he researched this
subject during the past summer
(5751), it is absolutely clear that it
is a Halachic obligation for Yidden
to accept the Malchus of Moshiach
already during the time of Golus
[The basis for this, among other
profound explanations in Geulah
uMoshiach, was later published
in his sefer, "]" .
Broadcasted from the

balcony
The widespread acceptance
of this idea among the Chabad
community grew significantly in
the year 5753, when the Rebbe
would appear, once or twice daily,
before chassidim from the balcony
in the rear of seven seventy, which
was prepared specifically for
this purpose, and encourage the
congregation in their singing the
words yechi Adoneinu Moreinu
veRabeinu Melech haMoshiach
leolam voed.
Rebbe appeared on the designated

balcony to encourage the singing
of yechi before the world media,
part of which was viewed by
millions during the halftime of the
superball.
This column is not the place
for a detailed description of the
happenings behind the scenes of
this event, but it is clear that the
Rebbe was adamant to appear for
the singing, despite all pressure
applied against this and with the
full knowledge that this would be
broadcasted around the world.
It seems that something had
changed.
The essential point remains,
however, that as positive as
this idea may be, comprising a
fundamental stage in the arrival of
Moshiach, it must be carried out
sensitively, in a way which will be
openly welcomed by the world,
and this is for the local Chabad
to decide - how this will most
efficiently be achieved in that
specific community. They werent
consulted as to whether the idea
is right - that, has been clearly
consented and encouraged by the
Commander-in-chief; they have
been assigned the mission to find
the most effective way to present
it so that its desired objective be
obtained.
Let us hope and pray, that we
will very soon merit to happily
and willingly accept the reign of
the Rebbe Melech HaMoshiach!
The publicity of this conduct,

which was initially reserved for
chassidim and kept within the four
walls of seven seventy, reached its
peak on 10 Shevat 5753, when the
Shevat 5775 | 51
18 Tishrei 5751:
Reb
Mordechai
Baron presented the Rebbe
with a globe superimposed
with eight clocks, each
representing a major city. In the
middle of the globe, was a picture
of 770 with the words We want
Moshiach now!
Reb Mordechai: This is a present for
the new year.
her another dollar.
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5751:

A Shliach went by the Rebbe with
his child, and the child told the
Rebbe: Moshiach now! The Rebbe
said: Amen! and then handed him
another dollar saying:
- This you will place
in tzedakah when Moshiach arrives.
The Rebbe: - May it

be with much success.
Rosh Chodesh Kislev 5751:
Reb Mordechai: Two days ago, I

had a dream that I asked the Rebbe
how to get ready to be mekabel pnei
Moshiach?
Reb Dovid Nachshon went by the

Rebbe with the sar hachutz (foreign
minister) Binyamin Netanyahu. Upon
shaking Mr. Netanyahus hand, the
Rebbes face lit up.
The Rebbe:

- May Hashem help that you should
realize on your own what to do, as
with all your good initiatives until
now, may there be good news.
The Rebbe then handed him
another dollar and said:
- This you should
give to tzedakah for a double portion
of blessing.
17 Cheshvan 5751:
A little girl went by the Rebbe with
her older sister and shouted: "We
want Moshiach now!" The Rebbe
answered Amen! The Rebbe then
called back the older sister and asked
her: Do you also want Moshiach?
She right away responded: We want
Moshiach now!" The Rebbe then gave
Mr. Netanyahu: I came to ask the

Rebbe for his Brocha.
The Rebbe: - In all matters
(you should be blessed.)
,
,
- Since the last time we met,
much has been done, yet Moshiach
has still not arrived; so do something
to hasten his arrival.
Mr. Netanyahu: We are doing
things.
The Rebbe said: ,
,
, Seemingly it's not enough, since it is
already a few hours into the day and
Moshiach has not yet come. However
there are still a few hours left, so we
should work hard that he should still
come today. .
. May we hear good news with joy

and gladness of heart.
The Rebbe then handed Mr.
Netanyahu a second dollar, and said:

- Chassidim are careful that
everything should be done with joy.
8 Kislev 5751:
Rabbi Naftoli Rot came by the
Rebbe. The Rebbe gave him an
additional dollar saying: Give it to
Tzedakah in Eretz Hakodesh and may
you have much success for the entire
Yerushalayim and have good news.
The Rebbe gave his wife three dollars,
one for Hatzlacha, a second to help
out her husband in his communal
affairs and a third saying:
! Chap arein as
many activities as possible, before the
coming of Moshiach!
15 Kislev 5751:
The Kashover Rebbe went by the
Rebbe and said: I have been the
head of the Saad Haruchni for Baalei
Teshuva for the past thirty years.
Twenty five years ago I was by the
Rebbe's Yud Tes Kislev Farbrengen,
and the Rebbe gave me a Bracha to
continue from strength to strength
until the coming of the Goel Tzedek
(Moshiach).
The Rebbe: but where is the goel tzedek?
The Kashover: Hes for sure coming,
hes already so close.
The Rebbe:
, - This
that he is surely coming is already written
in the Siddur, but when will he come?
do to bring Moshiach?
The Kashover: ( hell

come today if you do Torah and Mitzvos).
(Learn a lot of Torah, then he will come

quicker.)
The Rebbe: .
?
,
,
!- Hashem should help. Why do you
have to add a condition (that hell come
today only if we do Torah and Mitzvos)!?
This that Hashem makes conditions is
His business, but a Jew should not attach
conditions to Moshiach coming today!
May he come today mammosh!
15 Adar 5751:
Reb Laibel Zaintz gave the Rebbe
Tanya's which he printed. He then
introduced someone who had sponsored
a few of the Tanyas. the Rebbe said:
Hashem should bless you that you should
have good news from all your family and
also from yourself, for printing as many
Tanyas as possible before the coming of
Moshiach!
Beis D'Rosh Chodesh Elul 5751:

Someone came by the Rebbe and
blessed the Rebbe that he should be
healthy and that we should merit to be
Mekabel Pney Moshiach Tzidkenu with
the Rebbe leading us!
The Rebbe said:
" ' , '
"!
(But it should be speedily, there is no
time to wait!)
8 Elul 5751:
A child from a non-lubavitcher family
came by the Rebbe and asked what he can
The Rebbe said:

" ," .
15 Elul 5751:
Rabbi Lew brought his daughter whose
name is Shilah, in front of the Rebbe.
The Rebbe said: ',''
, " " '
. (May we hear good news! She
probably knows that the Pasuk says Ki
Yavo Shilo... Shilo refers to Moshiach.
We should see to it to get ready.)
22 Elul 5751:
A man from Australia went by the
Rebbe; the Rebbe told him:
" , '' ,''
,
, ".
You should be written and sealed for
good, you should hear good news, and
go from strength to strength, and take
advantage before Moshiach comes, and
then we will go to Eretz Yisroel, and then
we wont have any work left in Australia.
26 Cheshvan 5752:
Rabbi Baruch Oberlander introduced
a woman from Budapest who worked for
Radio Liberty a Russian radio station. The
Rebbe told her: You should report good
things and have much success.
The woman asked the Rebbe: What
will be with the Jewish people in Russia?
The Rebbe answered: It will be for
them, just like it will be for us, - very soon
Moshiach will come and he will gather us
all, from all the lands, and he will bring us
to Eretz Yisroel.
The Rebbe then gave her an additional
dollar for the bother of writing this all
down, and reporting it.
(this entire
Russian)
conversation
was
in
21 Shevat 5752:
A woman went by the Rebbe for dollars
and asked the Rebbe about learning in
'Machon Chana.'
The Rebbe said: To remember that
the Nevuah of Chana finishes off with
the coming of Moshiach tzidkeinu. So
we should all merit to the coming of
Moshiach tzidkeinu speedily!
5 Cheshvan 5752:
A man from Israel went by the Rebbe
and told the Rebbe:
.
(The Rebbe should come to Eretz
Yisroel and save the honor of the Torah)
The Rebbe responded:
" .''
"
(Very soon with Moshiach tzidkeinu.
You should have good news and much
success in the right time.)
3 Kislev 5752:
A group of women gave the Rebbe a
beautifully decorated box with a crown
on top, containing the signatures of
neshai ubnos Chabad from around
the world, who had accepted upon
themselves the kingship of Moshiach.
The Rebbe looked at the box and asked
is this for me? Upon being answered in
the affirmative the Rebbe responded For
all these matters you should give tzedaka,
and go with much success from strength
to strength.
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deceives you into thinking business takes priority (over
bringing Moshiach,) but do you need to demonstrate
to everyone else that the nefesh habehamis is the one
ruling you? How much time must be thrown away on
the nefesh habehamis, before thinking about the nefesh
!?haelokis
You say that today is Shabbos a happy day, and we
shouldnt dampen the joy of such a day by remembering
!the pain of Golus. So, demand Moshiach joyfully
The Rambam rules: Listen Yidden! Go out, and
scream with great simcha that Hashem must take the
!Yidden out of Golus
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a mainstream Jew, who has a difficult time
coming to terms with the imminent arrival of
Moshiach. This Yid, spends time thinking up excuses and
justifications for why now, is not the right time to focus
on bringing Moshiach. Consequently, this Jews whole
outlook and excitement about Moshiach is dampened
somewhat. The Rebbe, turns to this Yid, looks him in the
eye and demands a paradigm shift in attitude.
At times, a person may delude himself into thinking
that his actions are in accord with Torah, when in reality
he is being motivated by his nefesh habehamis. To quote
the Rebbe: True, you have a nefesh habehamis that
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