Diary of the Month of Iyar 5741 (1981) - Part II

00:01 Behamsek to the earlier installment, whereas we discussed the diary, the Yeman, what took place by the Rebbe, Chedish Iyar Tov Semamalef, nineteen eighty-one, forty years ago. We continue now with the second installment of this time period, what took place towards the end of Chedish Iyar and entering Chedish Sivan. This is a diary that I recorded at the time, what took place at the fabrengens, what took place those weeks in general, including also responses, tshuvahs that the Rebbe responded to individuals. Shabbos Mumborchem HaChedish Sivan, the Shabbos that blesses the month of Sivan, Shabbos Parsha Bamidbar. The Rebbe fabrenged as usual. At the fabrengen, the Rebbe spoke about the meile, the unique quality of the number three, since Chedish Sivan is the third month from Chedish Nisan. The Rebbe asked to sing the nigun, which is customarily sung before a maimer, and the Rebbe then delivered a maimer on the verse that begins Parsha Bamidbar, and actually the beginning of the Chumash Bamidbar. This in itself was something unusual. In these years, the Rebbe would not always say a maimer in a formal manner, but this fabrengen as well as the earlier one that we mentioned earlier, the Rebbe asked to sing the nigun before the maimer, and Sidim would stand during the maimer. The Rebbe would deliver the maimer with closed eyes, and this in itself tells us that something unusual was taking place at that time. In the sicha after the maimer, the Rebbe said regarding the situation in the world, although he already has

02:36 spoken about the inyon of Avas Yisroel, loving a fellow Jew, but in addition to that, there also needs to be more puules in order to help the situation, and therefore everyone should participate in a fast, timeless shoes, which means a half a day fast on the day of Erev Rishcheides Sivan. Generally, the Erev Rishcheides, the eve of the new Cheidesh of the Rishcheides in the new month is considered a day of tshuva, and the Rebbe added that there should be a great exertion in including many Jewish children, boys and girls, that they should be registered and have a letter in the Sefer Torah for themselves individually. The Rebbe also urged there should be a gathering of the Tzivas Hashem. The children should gather together at a rally on Rishcheides Sivan. And during Shuas, all the children, boys and girls, and even young infants should be present in Shul by the reading of the Aseres Hadibres on the first day of Shuas. When they get to the kinos, the rally of Rishcheides Sivan, the Rebbe said that also in Eretz Yisroel, they should have such a rally taking place at the Keslam Harovi and in Meores Hamachpela and by Kever Achol. Towards the end of the Sichas, the Rebbe stressed very much Bias Mashiach Tzedkenu. At the end of the fabrengen, the Rebbe began singing the nigun of his father, the Simchas Teida nigun, and a certain section of the nigun which occasionally the Rebbe would motion that they should sing it over again and again.

05:04 On this occasion, the Rebbe motioned they should sing it ten times. In response to Mishluchim of Morocco, who sent in a letter to the Rebbe, a report in regards to their activities of writing a Sefer Torah, the Rebbe responded as follows. We'll first read the Hebrew text and then translate it in English. Translated in English, general point that thanks very much for the good news, and in particular that surely they will add more children And that they will do it whenever the occasion comes up. And Vaskir Al Atzi and I will mention it in prayer at the resting place of the previous Rebbe for much success in all the above. On the 28th of Iyar, the Rebbe traveled to the Eyal, the resting place of the previous Rebbe. Generally, the Rebbe would go to the Eyal minimum twice a month on the eve of Rish Hedes and on the 15th. So although the eve of Rish Hedes was a day later on the 29th of Iyar, but the Rebbe went earlier because of the Tainish Shois, the fast day that was designated for Erev Rish Hedes. So therefore, the Rebbe went a day earlier than Erev Rish Hedes to the Eyal. On the 29th of Iyar, Erev Rish Hedes Sivan, when the Tainish Shois took place, after Mincha, that they davened 1.30, the Rebbe spoke a sicha. The contents of the sicha consisted of the following. Teshuva utfila utzdaka mavirin esreya hagzeira. Repentance, prayer and zdaka remove the harshness of the decree. And the Rebbe

07:41 connected it with the Shiyachumish of that day. And the sicha was about a half hour. In these days, the Rebbe received letters from the activities in the writing of the Sefat Teda, which was taking place in Eretz Yisrael. And when the Rebbe looked at the pace and the quantity, the Rebbe said, The pu'ulas zaynem vait v'lachatchila ribe are far from lachatchila ribe. Lachatchila ribe is a pisgon, a quote from the Rebbe Marash, who said the following. I'll say it first in Yiddish and then translate it in English. The world says that when you want to tackle a certain challenge, if you can't go under, you go over. And the Rebbe Marash says, I say that right in the beginning, from the outstart, you should aim for higher. Mizrashem, in the next installment, we will continue with the Yuman from Rish Hedes Sivan and on.