0598 - The Seder of Kos Shel Bracha Tishrei 5761

00:01 In the year of Tov Shin Chof Aleph, which is 1960, Rosh Hashanah was Thursday and Friday. And automatically, the first two days of Sukkos was the same. And automatically, Shemini Atzeret Simchas Torah was the same. So I want to mention that the Seder of Koshel Broche that year was different than the Seder of Koshel Broche in many other years of such a Kviyus. And within these three Gufot, there was difference one from another. And this is how it was. We know that the second day of Rosh Hashanah, the Rebbe Farbrenged towards the end of the day. Since it's Friday, so the Rebbe Farbrenged, washed, and Farbrenged at the end of Friday. And he benched in middle of the Farbrengen, gave out Koshel Broche. But no one could take it home, obviously, because it was Shabbos, so no one could carry, so they just drank it there. Then the Rebbe said to sing the Gounim. Certain Gounim. Then he said the Maimer. The Maimer was Tikka Bachi the Shofar. Then they sang again. And then they got up to Davve Ma'ariv. Shabbos Tikka Ma'ariv. The second day of Sukkos, which also was those years there was a Farbrengen the second day of Sukkos towards the end of the day, which again was Friday, the thing we say there was different. The Rebbe said the Maimer first. And then he benched. And then after that he said that Koshel Broche is going to be Shabbos after the Farbrengen. In other words, there was a Farbrengen Shabbos Chalamet

01:32 Sukkos. So the Rebbe said the end of the Farbrengen of the second day of Sukkos, that the Koshel Broche of that Farbrengen, because of the Rebbe washed and then he benched on the Kos, he would give out Koshel Broche. That's going to be given out after the Farbrengen of tomorrow, which is the Farbrengen of Shabbos Chalamet. Then they went to Davve Ma'ariv. Since this Farbrengen was in the Sukkah, so they were going into the Shul to Davve Ma'ariv. So the Gabbi announced that we're going to Davve Ma'ariv now, Kabbalah Shabbos, in the big Shul. So the Rebbe commented and said, not the big Shul, the Naye Shul, the new Shul. Because the Shul, the first part of the Shul downstairs was basically finished right before that Rosh Hashanah. We know that during the year of Tov Shin Chof, that's when they were building the first part of the Shul. And by Rosh Hashanah, right before Rosh Hashanah, it was finished. So that was called already the big Shul. Till then, at that place, there was the Shalash, there was the Sukkah. But that year, that's when they built that first part of the Shul. Later on, years later, there was added another part and then another part, the third part. But then it was the first part. So the Gabbi referred to it as the Greise Shul. And the Rebbe said, the Naye Shul, not the Greise Shul, the Naye Shul, because this was a new Shul. And then also the Rebbe said to the

02:48 Chazan that he should Davve, when he Davves Ma'ariv, he should Davve with the Yontif Dikke Nigun. I think he quoted the Friedrich Rebbe, I'm not sure, but the Yontif Dikke Nigun. And take it, the next day, Shabbos Chalamet, there was a Farbrengen in the Sukkah. And after the Farbrengen, the Rebbe gave out Koshel Broche. And it came to Simchas Torah, which was again Thursday and Friday. So there was a Farbrengen, obviously, Thursday night, which was the night of Simchas Torah. But then always the second day of Yontif and Simchas Torah towards the Shkiya, towards the evening, the Rebbe would Farbreng. So he Farbrenged again, he washed. And this was Friday afternoon, he washed. And at the end of the Farbrengen, he said that Koshel Broche will be given tomorrow by the Kiddush. Now tomorrow was Shabbos Breshes. That was the Shabbos. Shabbos after Simchas Torah was Shabbos Breshes. And Shabbos Breshes, in such a Kviyus, had two Farbrengens. Since Shabbos Breshes, the Shabbos of Avodchem, has its own right, so there was a Farbrengen after Davvening. And then, when that Farbrengen was over, there was a half second, then the Rebbe came out and washed again for the big Farbrengen of Simchas Torah in such a Kviyus, which was the end of Shabbos going into Motzei Shabbos many hours. And the Rebbe would wash. So interesting thing was that the Farbrengen of Shabbos Breshes in the afternoon, after the Farbrengen of the afternoon, the Rebbe gave out the Koshel Broche from last night's Farbrengen. And

04:10 then later he washed again. And after the big Farbrengen of Motzei Shabbos Breshes, which is Farbrengen of the second day of the, to take the place of the Farbrengen of Simchas Torah, the big Farbrengen, since the Rebbe washed again, after that Farbrengen, the Rebbe gave Koshel Broche again. But I want to add that I just reminded myself that when the Rebbe gave the Rosh Hashanah Koshel Broche, when the Rebbe gave it out, benched first, and then gave out Koshel Broche, and then he said the Maimer, etc., etc. And I said before that you couldn't take the Koshel Broche home because of the Shabbos. I reminded myself that those that got Koshel Broche earlier were able, while the Rebbe was continuing to give Koshel Broche, were able to run home and bring the Koshel Broche home. Because I remember, and I'm pretty sure that this is so, that I myself, after I got Koshel Broche that Rosh Hashanah, I ran to the house where I stayed. I stayed by my Zeide's house, Reb Zalman Belenka's house. And I was able to bring the Koshel Broche to my Zeide. I'm pretty sure that's what I did. Because since this all happened early, so those that got Koshel Broche before the Shkiya were able to run home and then come back. And the Rebbe would still be giving Koshel Broche and would continue with the Farbrengen, as I said before. But it's not like I said before that nobody could go home and bring home the Koshel Broche.

05:23 But many people did manage to get home and give the Koshel Broche to the family.