0281 - Rebbe's Connection with R' Shmuel Tuvia Stern

00:01 One of the older Rabbonim in Miami was Rabbi Stern, Shmuel Tuvia Stern. He was a big talmid chacham, and he had a relationship with the Rebbe, and he had a lot of correspondence with the Rebbe. The Rebbe wrote to him letters concerning very important matters. Nigei HaDeshchuna of Crown Heights. The Rebbe wrote to him in Nigei Ami Yehudi, a long letter. The Rebbe wrote to him in Nigei not giving Beth Tchtachim a letter. The Rebbe wrote to him about the Inyan of Mikvois, especially about the Mikveh in Miami. All kinds of Inyanim that the Rebbe wrote to him. But I wanna tell over is something about a letter that the Rebbe wrote to him dated Chof Alef Tammuz, Tov Shin Mem Beis. And the story behind it is that at that time, there was some kind of politics here in Miami concerning Rabbi Stern, that some Rabbonim didn't agree with some of the things that he was doing and that he said. So maybe there was all kinds of politics. At that time, we made a Kinus Torah here where we invited Rabbonim to come and speak Divrei Torah, Chidushei Torah. And I had a dilemma. I didn't know what to do. Other Rabbonim did not agree with Rabbi Stern, so if I would call Rabbi Stern, they probably would not come, and, uh, not to call him is a problem, so I didn't know. Anyway, the decision was, Sheval Taisah Odif, don't do anything, so I actually did not invite him. Not because I

01:18 wanted to not invite him, but I thought that was the better of the two part, two things not to invite him. So Lapeal, I did not invite him. A while later, after that, not long after that, he calls me and he says, "I would like you to come over to my house. I would like to show you something." So I came over to his house, and he takes out a letter from the Rebbe that he just got, dated, as I said, Chof Alef Tammuz Tov Shin Mem Beis, written to him. And the Rebbe writes a pretty big title, "Harav Hagon, Vosig Vechosid, Ish Reylikim, Tzan Emol Hasafrey, Rav Polin VeChulum, U'Shmul Tuvia Sheyuchai Stern. Shalom Avrochem." This is what the Rebbe writes, "Maasher Hanikabolas Michdav Kveiteros Am Yud Gimel Tammuz." I am acknowledging receiving your letter that you sent from the thirteenth day of Tammuz. And then he writes, "Umuvon." It's understood. "Asher Niflesi Pli Ogdeilo." That I wondered a great wonder. And then the Rebbe with his Ksav Yaad Kodesh writes, "Vetzar." And pain that I had. "Al Toichana Michdav." On the contents of the letter that you wrote. And he told me what he wrote. He wrote to the Rebbe complaining why I didn't invite him to the Kinus Torah. So the Rebbe continues and writes, "Uveta Choye Beze Eize Bilbul Veyi Havona VeChulu." For sure, there was some kind of mix-up here and some kind of misunderstanding, et cetera. "Vetikvosi," the Rebbe writes, I hope. "Sheleiz Kabolas Michtavi Ze." That by the

02:40 time you receive this letter of mine, "Kvar Nistadru HaInyonim." The Inyanim already straightened out. And then the Rebbe writes, "Va'eize Gam Inyan Yom Ne'eilu De'ein Amtzorim." This is also the Inyan of these days of the three weeks. "Shemafterosom." That their purpose is Kiruv, closeness, and Ahavas Yisroel. "Ve'ad Ahavas Chinam." Till love for no reason. "Vech'dei Levatel Sibas Hagolis." In order to Levatel the reason for the Golus. "Ve'ahofcha Yom Emeilu Bekorev Mamish." And these days should be changed over very, very soon. "Lesosin Ulesimcha Lamiadam Tevim." To happy days and Yomim Tevim. And then the letter continues, typed, "Bekavod Uvivrocha." And the Rebbe adds with his Ksav Yaad Kodesh, "Lahatslocho Baavodosei Hagdosho." And the Rebbe's signature. So here the Rebbe writes clearly that he was not happy with the fact that he was not invited. And the Rebbe writes that he had Tzar. He wrote the word Tzar with his handwriting. So obviously, I apologized to him, and I said I didn't mean anything. And then from then on, our Yachas continued very good. The truth is, our Yachas was very good the whole time. But just at that little period, this was this problem. And after the Rebbe wrote this letter that he has Tzar for this Inyan that happened, that he wrote, and for sure he says there was some kind of mix-up and Ihavona, there was some kind of misunderstanding, VeChulu. So obviously, from then on, our Yachas became even better. And from then on, whenever we had anything, we invited him, et cetera,

04:05 et cetera.