Purim 5737 by the Rebbe

00:00 Behemsach to the earlier installment, Beneger to the Rebbe's message for Purim, Tov Shin Lametzayen, 1977. We continue now to discuss what took place by the Rebbe on Purim and the next day, Shushan Purim, which in this year, Tov Shin Lametzayen, it was on Friday and Shabbos. About one o'clock Friday afternoon, the Rebbe went home and he returned about 2.15 and he remained in 770 till Shabbos. I'll read now from a diary that was published in Chassidishe Daher about what took place on Friday. Purim that year, as we mentioned, fell out on a Friday. In the middle of the afternoon, the Rebbe handed a bottle of maskir to Rabbi Groner and instructed him to bring it downstairs and distribute it to whoever wishes to say l'chaim. The pleasant surprise was greeted by all with electrifying excitement and joy. Immediately, the entire crowd began to say l'chaim. The mood was joyous as the Chassidim relished their unexpected treat. With the approach of Shabbos, the Rebbe arrived in 770, as mentioned earlier. Upon observing the crowd that was saying l'chaim, singing and dancing with great pleasure, he motioned with his hands to the Chassidim to encourage the celebration. The dancing did not cease. After a brief pause for Mincha, they continued on and on. The Simcha was prevalent and no one wanted it to end. Even while the Rebbe entered the shul for Kabbalah Shabbos, the singing was going strong. Upon reaching his place at the front of the shul, the Rebbe continued to encourage the singing fervently

02:17 before beginning davening. The next day, on Shabbos, at 1.30, the Rebbe came in to the farbrengen. The Rebbe asked right in the beginning of the farbrengen that they should sing Sheshanas Yankev. And after that, the Rebbe asked they should sing the nigun, which is traditionally sung before the maimer. And the Rebbe then said a maimer, which began with the Mishnah in Mesachtah Megillah, Megillah Nekras, Be'yud Alef Chulu. In the first sikha, the Rebbe spoke very much about the Inyan of Simcha, and we'll read two paragraphs where the Rebbe stresses very much the Inyan of Simcha. The Rebbe derives, based on what he mentioned earlier, that also on the 15th of Adar, Shushan Purim, there is an Inyan of Mishtah v'Simcha as by Purim. The Inyan of Mishliach Manas Matanas Levienim is only in the first day, which is Purim itself, but the Inyan of Mishtah v'Simcha exists in both days. And the Rebbe continues, especially according to the calendar setting of this year, that Purim was Friday. And therefore, there was a need to begin the Sudas Purim earlier because of the honor of Shabbos. But Shabbos does not want to suffer that because of it, a person needs to minimize in the joy of Purim. So therefore, the Minag is that also Shabbos, Shushan Purim, a person establishes a Simchag Dele, a great joy. Was the fun is move and nochmer from this it's understood even more yet, that in Shushan Purim there needs to be the Mishtah v'Simcha, feast and joy, as on

04:25 Purim itself. During the Nigunim, the Rebbe smiled to many people and he told them to say l'chaim on a big cup. To many, the Rebbe told them to say l'chaim twice. And while the Nigunim were being sung, the Rebbe motioned with his head to encourage the singing in a very intense way. The farbrengen was a very joyous farbrengen. At the end of one of the sikhas, the Rebbe spoke about the Inyan of Adelyoda. And the Rebbe says that since it wasn't fulfilled on Erev Shabbos, it can still be fulfilled on Shabbos. And the Rebbe concluded that one person should be meitzi others with this Inyan of Adelyoda. To exempt others by being meitzi them with the chiyuv of Adelyoda, which is the obligation of the Simcha of Purim. Interesting to note, this was the Shabbos after the stalkos of the Gerer Rebbe, the Beis Yisroel. The Rebbe dedicated an entire sikha in regard to the relationship between Ger and Chabad. After one of the sikhas, a Yid from Ets Yisroel went over to the Rebbe with a kos of maskir and said to the Rebbe that he is mezake everyone with Adelyoda. He is going to be meitzi everybody with Adelyoda. So the Rebbe said that there is a svada that the city of Haifa is considered a walled city. This Yid came from Haifa. He then approached the Rebbe and he asked, the children are asking when is Mashiach coming? So the Rebbe said that at this point we don't ask questions and when

06:28 Mashiach will come, the children will ask him why did he come so late. The Yid asked l'chaim from the Rebbe, that the Rebbe should give him l'chaim. The Rebbe gave him a little maskir and the Rebbe smiled and motioned with his hand that it's enough. After Mincha, this was the conclusion of the farbrengen at 5.15 and Mincha was 5.50. The Rebbe went home then. Before Ma'ariv, Chassidim were singing and dancing upstairs in the zal, in the shul upstairs. And when the Rebbe came in, the Rebbe looked at the floor and motioned with his head and it was understood that it should become quiet and the Rebbe then davened Ma'ariv with Chassidim.