כפר חב"ד וירושלים בשנת תשכ"ו

00:04 דובר 1 ריבונו של עולם, ריבונו של עולם, דו ביסט דאך כל יכול, און מיר זיינען דיינע קינדער. יה, איי, איי, נה, נה, נה, נה, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, איי, נה, נה, נה, נה, אוי, אוי, נה, נה, נה, אוי, נאי. יה, איי, איי, נה, נה, נה, נה, איי, איי, נה, איי, נאי, איי, נה, איי, נה, נה, איי, נה, נה, נה, נה, אוי, אוי, נה, איי, נאי, אוי, נאי.

01:22 דובר 2 Oh Father in Heaven, how beautiful is this world which you have made for us. Driving through the mountains of Jerusalem, wherever one looks, as far as the eye can see, your eternal presence, your fulfillment, are everywhere. Every last particle of the creation is a manifestation of your will. There's nothing left for us but to delight in your accomplishment. And when I'm alone with you, God, as I am now, I want to thank you and praise you. I'm at a loss for words to express my feelings to you. I can only humbly work in this minute section of the world which you have allotted me. How beautiful this world is. Even the achievements of modern technology teaches your will. This train has taught me that a minute's delay can mean irreparable loss. The telegraph teaches us that every word carries weight, and that every word must be paid for. Telephones teach us that words spoken here are heard elsewhere. It's not just by chance that we believe in the same. Those whom God hates, he permits to abandon their faith, which he replaces with doubt. As a rabbi says, the difference between a Hasid and others, most people do not sin because they fear God's punishment and vengeance. A Hasid refrains from sinning because he is afraid of making God unhappy. Joyfulness is a law for the Hasidim. Wherever they live, in an Israeli village, a Ukrainian community, or the concrete jungles of New York, joyfulness is their path to God. A rabbi asked, "What is

03:12 דובר 2 God? Tell me, son. You don't know? You think I know? But I must answer. He is clearly there and aside from Him, nothing is clearly there. He is that." God is the father and his children have made a pact with him. A three-year-old boy has his hair ceremoniously cut for the first time. The curls on the side remain as a symbol of his pact with God.

04:49 דובר 3 All of us are like small children when we pray. We all beg our father for help. The rabbi said we should all learn three attributes which little children have: unbounded happiness, continuous activity, and the capacity to scream for help. For whenever something happens, a child screams for help without a second's delay. The rabbi said: There is no hell, only paradise, where the wise sit at God's feet and learn. For some, that's hell. The Bar Mitzvah gives his first speech on his thirteenth birthday. The subject is a problem found in the Talmud, the religious code of laws. From this day forward, the youngster is considered a grown man and is answerable to God for everything he does. The subject, the young man's intelligence, his ability, his knowledge. The congregation forms a first opinion about the new member. Celebrate with us, O God, you have a new servant. Our ranks have grown.

00:10 דובר 1 The Rabbi said: "Students should read aloud and freely move their bodies while studying. They should discuss and think out loud. A tremendous uproar will result, which is good. The pupils must learn to concentrate under the most disadvantageous conditions. If they succeed in learning under these circumstances, you will be amazed at what they will accomplish later in the peaceful quiet of their own homes at night." Becoming a learned person requires more than being a quick thinker. In addition to a thorough knowledge of the Talmud, one must possess other qualities: faith, patience, goodness and humility. The Rabbi said: "An especially noteworthy student was told to behave with special humility during his oral test. The great Rabbi asked him what he knew, whereupon the boy modestly replied, 'I know half the Talmud by heart.' 'Which half?' asked the Rabbi. The boy answered, 'Whichever half you prefer.'" A father consulted the Rabbi, "What can I do with my son? He doesn't learn anything and is drawing farther away from me a day." The Rabbi's reply: "Love him more than ever before." Lord of the Universe, I beg you to redeem the Hasidim, and if that is not your will, then at least redeem the others. There are many others. In one notable atheistic community at a kibbutz in the Negev Desert, the Hasidim are exerting every effort to overcome indifference and skepticism. One saying contained in the Talmud is perpetually in the mind of every Hasid: "He who saves one soul has saved the whole world." They don't try

02:50 דובר 1 to convert the youth with arguments, speeches, and explanations. Hasidim firmly believe that conversion is only possible through their infectious, driving enthusiasm. Once an army general came to a rabbi seeking advice. His war wasn't shaping up very well, and he sought a solution. The rabbi said: "There are two possibilities to win this war: skill or a miracle." The general asked what was the most skillful thing he could do. The rabbi answered: "Wait for a miracle." "Isn't there an easier solution?" the general wondered. The rabbi's reply: "If you should win this war by virtue of your own skill, that would be the greatest miracle."

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00:10 The Rabbi said: When God created the world only quiet was missing. So he gave us the Sabbath, and behold, there was peace and quiet. The lighting a fire being forbidden on the Sabbath, the Sabbath candles are lit shortly before nightfall of the previous day and blessed. The Sabbath is God's day and it is celebrated with prayers and joyful activity within the family. A Rabbi often disappeared for several hours on the Sabbath. The Hasidim believed that at those times he ascended into heaven. A skeptical Hasid wrought with curiosity looked all over for the Rabbi and one Sabbath finally discovered him. He was in simple worker's clothing and was looking after a poor, lonely old woman. She was helpless and thought he was simply a friendly neighbor. Since then, whenever one of the faithful spoke of the Rabbi's visits to heaven, the curious one would shake his head: "Not heaven. Perhaps even higher." The bread for this festive day is baked in a special way, setting it apart from the usual variety. All food and drink is blessed before being consumed. The Rabbi said: Everyone should feel like a king on the Sabbath.