0295 - What Are Talmidim Hashluchim Part 1

00:01 One of the things that happened in Lubavitch is that the Rebbe sent Bochurim Shluchim to different Lubavitch Yeshivas over the world. Already in Tov Shin Chof Beis, the Re- the Rebbe sent a group of Shluchim to Eretz Yisroel, a group of Bochurim Shluchim to Brunoy, to France. And later on, in a stronger way than it was, Tov Shin Chof Zayin when he sent Shluchim to Australia. And then later, Tov Shin Lamed Dalet when the Rebbe sent Shluchim, Bochurim Shluchim to the Yeshiva in Miami. And the whole purpose of them being sent was to be Mechazek the Yeshivas, to strengthen the Yeshivas, which was should be done through learning Torah. That's what the Rebbe wanted. They should themselves learn Torah there, and also be Ner L'hoir, be a shining light to help others, which means to help the Bochurim Yeshiva and to bring light into the community. That's the job of the Shluchim. And really, the whole thing was basically because the Yeshivas needed Chizuk. Actually, when it came to the second group of Shluchim to Miami, we were talking about it. I wrote to the Rebbe something about it, so the Rebbe answered me. This is in the Nekudah BeChlalus, that be'etzem, what he wants is that we shouldn't have to send Shluchim. That the Shluchim are only there when it starts to be Mechazek the Yeshiva. But Yeshiva should already start standing on its own feet that it shouldn't have to send Shluchim. And I heard that Rebbe did that also concerning Australia. Once

01:23 he wanted to stop sending Shluchim because you don't need a Shluchim anymore. Nevertheless, it didn't work out, and L'piel, the Rebbe continued sending Shluchim to the Yeshivas. And it's all for them to bring a Chizuk to the Yeshiva, to learn themselves, and to learn with others, and to bring light around themselves to be Neris L'hoir. One year, the Bochurim, actually Miami, some of the Shluchim, had a disagreement with the Hanhalah. Now, I could say they meant Hashem Shamayim. They really meant because they felt certain things have to be changed. But it was done in a way that they made a whole tumult and things like that, and finally it got to the Rebbe. And this is what the Rebbe wrote, and I'll quote the Lashon of the Rebbe's answer. "Sof, sof, tok, tok. Sof k'sof, you should make a seder al dvara habachurim sheyuchishom concerning the Bochurim who are there. Lahasbirom, to explain to them, shenishlu chooshom lelum hateitorah, that they were sent there to learn Torah. Dash. Obeim eyskim vepolitikeh keyetza bezen, if they're involved in politics and things like that, eini mukhan lekachas al atzmi bital teitora shilhem betir shluchim. I'm not ready to take upon myself," the Rebbe says, "their bital teitorah as shluchim." Another dash. "Veyachzeru ehegdem la'amokim shemeshom nishlo." Let them go back as fast as possible to the place that they were sent from. "Vekal vedal." Vekal means vekal lehovin. It's very easy to understand. It's not such a deep thing. It's really obvious. And vedal means that dai

02:54 lemaeven. It's enough to say this. In other words, there's more to it, but it's enough if I say this. Now, this is a very, very sharp answer. So L'piel, obviously, everyone took it serious, and they knew what they have to do, but this brought out another point. Because sometimes after things get into a seder, you forget the importance of it and the whole concept of them being shluchim, that really they are shluchim from the Rebbe. It's only Bochurim. It's only for a short while, et cetera. You get the feeling that maybe that's not a real shlichus. When the Rebbe wrote this, this brought such a feeling that as much as the Rebbe criticized, so to speak, but nevertheless, here the Rebbe expressed clearly that they are shluchim, and he sent them, and he takes achrayus for them. He said, "If it's like this, I cannot take achrayus." But obviously, this shows that be'etzem the Rebbe takes achrayus for the Bochurim Shluchim. This shows the great zchus that the Bochurim Shluchim have, but it also shows what their job has to be. The way the Rebbe established it is the main thing is to strengthen the yeshiva, and that's why the Rebbe was thinking that if eventually you should stop sending shluchim, but that work didn't work out. In other words, Rebbe, I guess, agreed that the chizuk of the yeshiva is always good, and the Rebbe continues that's their job, to learn Torah and to be neris l'hoir. But then later, a few years later,

04:03 there was actually a sicha about this inyan, and that will be in the next voice note.