Sefer Torah to Greet Moshiach Tzidkenu (5702/1942) - Part I

00:00 As we just left the month of Chei de Shvat and entered the month of Chei de Shoder, we find something which is in common in both of these months. In the month of Shoder, as it is mentioned in our Chazal, it is the Yurtzeit and also the birthdate of Meishel Abenosai Noder. And before his passing, before his istalkos, he wrote a number of Sefer Teyres. And this was to give over to all the Shvatim, all the tribes. Likewise, the month of Shvat brings to memory the event which took place on the 9th of Shvat. It was Erev Shabbos in the year Tov Shin Lamid 1970, when the Sefer Teyre to greet Mashiach was completed. This project was initiated by the previous Rebbe in 1942, Tov Shin Beis, 80 years ago, with the sole purpose to write a Sefer Teyre with which to greet Mashiach and merit the redemption. With this installment, we will, im yirtze Hashem, begin a series on the topic of the Sefer Teyre of Mashiach, firstly discussing the initiative of the previous Rebbe in detail. The previous Rebbe, during a fabregen of the evening of Simchas Teyre, going into the day of Simchas Teyre, this was before Hakofes, in the evening in the year Tov Shin Beis, late 1941, stated the following. With the assistance of Hashem Yisbaruch and in the merit of my sacred ancestors, I merited to the thought of being, bli neder, an emissary for the benefit and the merit of Klal Yisrael and to write a special Sefer

02:13 Teyre, referred to as it is quoted, Kabbalas Pnei Mashiach Sefer Teyre, which means a Sefer Teyre with which to greet Mashiach, bimheile v'yomenu, very soon in our days, with this Sefer Teyre. In a letter, Beis Iyar Tov Shin Beis, that's the spring 1942, the Friedrich Rebbe continues on this topic and writes, which refers to Hashem, who is the source for everything, all the events happening. Beschus, my honorary ancestors, Rabbeinu Hagdeshim, Hashem Yisbaruch brought about to give me the merit with this very special and uplifting mitzvah to be inspired and to inspire, le'alta le'teshuvah, there should be immediate repentance and prepare ourselves, le'alta le'gula, for the immediate redemption. And to write a Sefer Teyre, be'yichud in particular, to greet Mashiach Tzaddikenu. And the previous Rebbe continues and elaborates, this idea of writing the Sefer Teyre was in my mind in particular for a while, but by the Suda of Simchas Teyre, which was about six months earlier, in our talk, when discussing the unique quality of Avos Yisrael, I was thinking, am I right? Am I correct in my judgment to cover on the truth and to refrain Rabbim and Shlimim Hatmimim from participating in this great merit and this sacred merit? And I decided I'm going to mention it in public, that with Hashem's assistance, we are planning to write a Sefer Teyre, particular for the greeting of Mashiach. In a letter of Chavdala Tevis Tov Shin Gimel, it's going into the next year, which is early 1943, Friedrich Rebbe again refers to it and

04:44 says, when we were sitting together by the Sudas Yomtev, B'Yemei HaChag, Tishri time, in the presence of our good friends, Anash, we discussed Chavla Mashiach and the arrival of Mashiach B'Kodi Mamish. And I then mentioned amongst other imyonim that I have in mind to write Be'ezras Hashem a Sefer Teyre, be'yichud to greet Mashiach. And metzad the inyon of Avos Yisrael, everyone who desires could participate in the writing of letters in the Sefer Teyre. The beginning of the writing of the Sefer Teyre was set for the 20th of Chesvan, which is the Yemei Ledes of the Rebbe Rashab, as it was given over in the newspaper Hakriya Vagdusha, which was a newspaper that the previous Rebbe published during the wartime in the early 1940s, and in a public message from the Rebbe's secretariat. And that is when the beginning of the writing was going to take place with publicity, and that is why the timing was publicized. But lepe'el, it was postponed to the 2nd of Iyar. As the previous Rebbe writes that because of reasons, unusual reasons, various reasons, the potential of beginning to write Be'ezras Hashem the Sefer Teyre was delayed. And today, the 2nd day of Iyar, Tiferet Shebet Tiferet, which is the Svara of that day, it is the Yemei Ledes of the Rebbe Marash, who is the grandfather of the previous Rebbe. The previous Rebbe continues, the geidal lot was to begin writing the Sefer Teyre for the merit of Klal Yisrael physically and spiritually. And indeed, on that day, the

07:04 beginning of the writing of the Sefer Teyre was done privately, ko'amar, and it took place, as the previous Rebbe asked, without pirsum. We will, im yirtze Hashem, continue in the next installment.