Shmini Atzeres & Simchas Torah 5712 - Part 3

00:01 The hemsech to the earlier installments, been a gear to Shemini Atzeres, Simchas Torah, Tov Shinyat Beis, late 1951. We continue now discussing the early morning of Simchas Torah, 4 a.m. when our coffee is concluded. And the Rebbe then said that the previous Rebbe stated that when it comes to the day before Simchas Torah, one needs to review the Parshah, Shnayim Mikra Ve'echa Targum, to be Ma'avessedra, as customary every Friday. So for the Parshah of Bezeis Habracha, it is done Erev Simchas Torah. And the male of the Rebbe continues, those that did not have a chance to do it yet should do it now during the nighttime or at least in the morning. And after that, the Rebbe benched the Elam and said that the Eibishter should give, that it should be fulfilled, the blessing and the Haftochah, the promise of the previous Rebbe, that we should have gates of light, gates of Bracha, and gates of success. The Rebbe then returned to his room, and many of the Chassidim who stood around the window of the Rebbe's room could hear how the Rebbe is Ma'avessedra at that time, which was very early morning. The Rebbe felt that people are standing around. He closed the window, and at some point, the Rebbe went home. The next morning, Tuesday, Chav Gimel Tishrei, Simchas Torah, the Psukim of Atoreisa in the morning were sold for the benefit of Merkaz Ninyone Chinuch, which is an institute that the previous Rebbe founded. And it exists to this very day. And

02:01 the Pasik, Vahibenseya Ha'oren, the Rebbe bought for the Bacharim. And this repeated itself also the second time, the second round of Atoreisa. The Pasik, Vi'imru Eishi Einu, of the third round of Atoreisa, the Rebbe bought for the Yidden in Kvarchabad, which was founded with the support of the previous Rebbe a few years earlier in summer 1949 for Chassidim who escaped from Russia. The last round of Atoreisa, many Chassidim bought the last Pasik for the Rebbe. And Chasam Torah was sold for Rav Shmuel Levitin, who is from the older and distinguished Chassidim. And Chasam Breshis, as customary in Lubavitch, was bought for the Rebbe. The Rashag and additional Chassidim, they already had Krias Atoreisa before the Rebbe's minyan. The Rebbe advised that everyone should receive an Aliyah in the same Krias Atoreisa and not to read many times again the Pasik. When they called up the Rebbe for Chasam Breshis, the Gabbai, Rabbi Yechanan Gordon, was choking with tears while he was calling up the previous Rebbe and the Rebbe with their personal names for the Aliyah, as he was instructed by the Rebbe. This is the only time in the year when the Rabbeim were called up by their personal name. During the Brachos, the Rebbe held the Itzchayim of the Talas different than every Shabbos and weekday. The Rebbe held it with the Talas, not directly with his hands. From after, Rab Mendel Kunin, who was an older Chassid, received the Aliyah. After Mincha, there was a Farbrengen in the yard. At the beginning

04:32 of the Farbrengen, the Rebbe delivered the Meimer, beginning with the words, Lohaven Inyan Simchas Torah. The Rebbe said Lecha'yim to kvutzes, to groups of people. First, the Rebbe said they should distribute Lecha'yim to Anash, Chassidim who came from the cities around New York. And the Rebbe spoke to them in Inyanim that related to them. And after that, the Rebbe benched them. The Rebbe then instructed that the Ba'alei Hasafim, the business people, should say Lecha'yim. And the Rebbe addressed them in an Inyan that is shayach to them, and he gave them a Bracha. Then the Rebbe turned to those that are involved in Chinuch, in Yeshivas, Chadorim. And then the Rebbe instructed Rabbonim, Schachtim, and Botkim to say Lecha'yim. And the Rebbe spoke in Inyanim that relate to them. The Rebbe also explained what is a Rav and what is a Sheychet. In the conclusion, the Rebbe advised that Talmidy HaYeshiva should say Lecha'yim, and the Rebbe spoke about them in great length. And at the conclusion, the Rebbe said, therefore, you should say Lecha'yim with warmth, with a joyous nigun, and to accept upon yourself Hasmadah Ushkidas, a very steady, engrossed learning in Limud HaTeirah, the Yirah Shamayim with fear of Hashem. After that, the Rebbe said that every Yom Tov a person needs to absorb all the Inyanim that a person received and live with it till the upcoming Yom Tov. And this is nigun, particularly at Simchas Torah, since after Simchas Torah begins the Avoda of a Yankev Halach LeDarkei, which means a

06:23 person leaves the month of Tishrei and goes back to his routine, standard Avoda. So he needs to draw down the revelations that a person has received for the whole year. During the Farbrengen, Rav Chanech Hendel Lieberman mentioned his brother, Rav Mendel Futavas, who was still in Russia at the time, requested a Bracha for him, and the Rebbe gave him a Bracha. One of the Yungleit took a lot of mask and began crying that he did not fulfill the will of the Rebbe, that the Rebbe instructed him in something particular, and he felt that he failed. The Rebbe gave over to Rav Zalman Duchman a kos of mask and instructed him that he should whisper into the ears of this person in Russian, which means everything is forgiven to you.