Yud Alef Nissan 5741 (1981)

00:00 The that was mentioned in the earlier installment, nineteen seventy-eight. So we're continuing now with a unique nineteen eighty-one, which the Rebbe farbrenged three evenings in a row. The night before , the night before , and the night before , which actually that year was on Shabbos. So was night. Historic farbrengens as we'll discuss some of the, uh, details in, uh, this installment . At the first farbrengen, which was the night evening leading into , the Rebbe then, uh, acknowledged and thanked everybody for their and especially the that he-- the Rebbe received from President Reagan. That although he's now finding himself in a healthy so much, this was when there was a, an attempt on President Reagan's life in nineteen eighty-one. Still, the Rebbe says, he took of his time to write and sign good wishes. The wishes that he sent to the Rebbe. The Rebbe gave him a a speedy and complete recovery. The Rebbe also explained with interesting insights what actually does this signify this attempt of assassination. And the Rebbe brought out why there is an essential need in a very great way for of children, educating children already in their youth. The Rebbe also at this farbrengen discussed solar energy, that through this we can show proof for the whole world, including also the countries in the Middle East, that we do not need to rely on them. Then after the Rebbe spoke about , the Rebbe says he has another suggestion, a request, not a , but he will say it

02:47 after the The Rebbe then after that opened up his words writing a , a general . Participation of every child of . And through this it will unite the from all the four corners of the world, and everyone will have a letter in the , and they should pay only one dollar. The should be written in Israel, which is chosen from all lands, and in which was not divided for and for tribes. It's all everyone has equal share. Which all this expresses , and it should be completed as quick as possible. And if one will not suffice, they should also begin writing a second . The Rebbe then began singing the which was the . And then the Rebbe said a . And towards the end of the farbrengen, the Rebbe asked to sing the preparation to the Alter Rebbe's . And then the Rebbe sang the . He also began singing the relating to Pesach. And, uh, walking out, he began singing the . The next evening, to everyone's surprise, after the Rebbe came back from the the older Hasidim benched the Rebbe, the . This is . The Rebbe notified that there will be a farbrengen, a short farbrengen. The Rebbe opened up the farbrengen to the good news that he has received that they began writing a that they already began on this very day. The Rebbe advised that on the day of which is the , they should write some lines in the few lines in the . And the Rebbe

05:14 spoke about the uniqueness of buying letters and to notify every child about this, um, that everyone should participate. They should also contact relatives, those that find themselves in Russia, that they also... The ones that are in the free world could by buying a they can also include their relatives who are in Russia that are unable to do it at that, uh, time. The Rebbe also spoke about the design of . Should be five stones that are higher than the wall. This is the five chumsh-- the five chumshi Torah. To the right, there should be a child wearing tzitzits and holding a Sefer Torah. To the left, a young girl should be holding a Ner Mitzvah, a candle, Ner Mitzvah Bet Torah Eh. At this farbrengen, the Rebbe did not say a ma'amar. After Bracha Achreina, the Rebbe began singing Netaneh Kava, and he walked out. This was ten after eleven PM. Yud Beis Nissan, the Rebbe went to the El, and after Mincha, the Rebbe was midir, there will be yet another farbrengen, a short farbrengen. The Rebbe began the farbrengen B'neguer Yud Gimmel Nissan. And a lesson from the Anhoga of the Tzemach Tzedek, and the Rebbe stressed that these are already three farbrengens in a row, one after the other. Three is the Inger of the Chazakah, which maintains and, uh, um, constitutes a certain significance. And also the Tzemach Tzedek is the third Rebbe in Chabad, and Yud Gimmel Nissan is the third day of the writing of the Sefer Torah. The

07:25 Rebbe then said a ma'amar. Towards the end of the farbrengen, the Rebbe began singing the Mitzrayim, and the Rebbe, uh, s-- uh, asked to sing the Nigun preparation to the Alt Rebbe's Nigun, and then Nezer Yitzah, and then a Nigun of the Tzemach Tzedek. The Rebbe started to sing Netaneh Kava, and after the Bracha Achreina, the Rebbe began singing Ki Vesimcha. This was eleven fifty-five PM, five minutes before the stroke of midnight. It's interesting to note that this farbrengen, the third one, which no one expected, the shul was already cleaned up for Pesach. Once the farbrengen took place, they needed to redo it. I remember then they were asking everyone right after the farbrengen to leave the shul, start to close lights because they need to prepare for the next day, which was, uh, actually Erev Pesach that year because Erev Pesach was Shabbos, and Friday was the last day that they can prepare for Pesach. The Inger of the Sefer Torah Hakloli, as the Hasidim saw it, was something B'neguer to the children to be mevatel a certain negative aspect that was looming in the air. And it was before Shavuos that it became obvious what the Rebbe was urging that the m-more and more people sh-children should be participating and buying a letter in the Sefer Torah. The Rebbe stressed it very much and, and, and urged it very strongly, especially before Shavuos. This was the time that, uh, the Israeli army, the, the army, chases from Tzahal, was matzliach to destroy something

09:25 which would have been a great danger. Baruch Hashem, they were able to destroy it.