0032 - Lechem Mishna Motzei Yom Kippur

00:01 We know that till the middle of Tov Shin Lamed Aleph, which is 1971, the Rebbe would eat the Yontif meals upstairs in the Friediker Rebbe's apartment, which means as long as the Friediker Rebbe's Rebbets in the Chamedina was alive, the meals on Yontif were eaten upstairs. But really, it's not only on Yontif that the Rebbe went upstairs. There were other times of the year. Motzi Yom Kippur was also a meal, even though it's not a regular Yontif, but we know it's called Yontif, and Mele the Rebbe ate a regular meal upstairs. And it was exactly like on Yontif when you had the whole table was surrounded with elder Hasidim who were invited to the meal. So Motzi Yom Kippur was the same. But besides that, also other times of the year. But it wasn't a regular meal, like Yudes Kislev and Purim, Yudes Tammuz. The Rebbe, before the Farbrengen, would go upstairs. The table was set with Mezainas and Mashke and different things. And the elder Hasidim were invited, and they were sitting around the table. And the Rebbe would come in, sit down, and sit there for a short while. And someone would say something. And they said Lechaim there in honor of that special date, Yudes Kislev, Purim, or Yudes Tammuz. I even remember once, I think it was a Yudes Tammuz. I don't remember exactly, but I think it was a Yudes Tammuz that they were all sitting around. And in mitten, the Rebbets in the Chamedina walked in. So as she

01:14 walked in, she came to the front of the table. That's a long table. She came to the, like the edge of the table. And the Rebbe was at the other end, not in the front. He was sitting on the side, which means to the left of the Friediker Rebbe. The front was empty, left for the place of the Friediker Rebbe. And on the right side was Rashag, and the left side was the Rebbe. And on the other end of the table, she walked in. So I remember when she walked in, the Rebbe stood up. Everybody stood up. And for a few moments, she gave a brocha. I don't remember what she said. I was standing there. She gave a brocha, and she walked out, and everyone sat down. What I'm trying to bring out is a different story that Tov Shin Chof Gimel, which is 1962, Motzi Yom Kippur, the meal was upstairs. Like I said before, the Rebbe ate the meal upstairs. In the Rebbe's place, they put down Lecha Mishneh, two challahs. So when the Rebbe washed and ate, made hametzi, he took the two challahs together, I remember, and he cut it like you do on Shabbos and Yontif. So during the meal, Reb Shmuel of Iton asked the Rebbe if there's a psainyan to have Lecha Mishneh Motzi Yom Kippur. So the Rebbe said, no, there's no makker. He doesn't know of any makker for Lecha Mishneh Motzi Yom Kippur. And he said, it was laying, two challahs were laying here,

02:23 so I did it, but there's no inyan in it. That's what he said. I remember these words he said. It was laying there. They put it down, so I took it, but not that there's no inyan. And then he said, I don't know if it was serious vort or it's bederach halotze, just like, no halotze by the Rebbe, but I mean, he said it like a chidude, that he said that, you know, Yom Kippur, Moshe Rabbeinu came down from Har Sinai, and that's when the Eibesher was mechil the Yidden for the Cheto Eigel. And that time, the Yidden didn't have to fast on Yom Kippur because the din of fasting on Yom Kippur first came later, became the special day of Yom Kippur, Yom Mechil Leslicha. So they were able to eat. According to the opinion that holds that that year, Yom Kippur was Shabbos, they were not allowed to fast because you're not allowed to fast on Shabbos. And since there was no din to fast, bemela, they probably ate. And since Moshe Rabbeinu came down, was connected to teshuva because he brought down the kapara, which is connected to teshuva. And by teshuva, it says, kiflayim litishia, teshuva brings the double. So maybe, maybe that's why they were put down Lecha Mishneh, but not that there is a din of Lecha Mishneh on Motzi Yom Kippur.