Purim (Part VI): Ad D'lo Yoda

00:00 The continuation to the early installments regarding Purim, we continue now with installment number six, discussing the topic, the concept Ad D'lo Yada, which is part of the feast of Purim, that a person should mel-- be mellow with wine and fulfill the verse, the instruction of our sages, Ad D'lo Yada ben Yader Haman libadich Mordechai. On Purim during the farbrengen by the Rebbe, this is nineteen sixty after the Rebbe delivered the discourse, the maamer, the Rebbe said that in the past, there was a seder on Purim that also those who wanted to fulfill Ad D'lo Yada during the farbrengen complained that first they wanna listen to the maamer. They want to focus and be able to absorb the maamer, the discourse. And therefore, they'll have to wait with Ad D'lo Yada till after the maamer is delivered. So the Rebbe said this excuse was removed already because the maamer was already delivered, and now there is the inyan that takes in effect, which is Ad D'lo Yada, fulfilling the Ad D'lo Yada, that a person should not know the difference between Haman libadich Mordechai. In at that same farbrengen, the Rebbe said that it was already mentioned once that Purim is the inyan of Mesirat Nefesh, self-sacrifice, that Am Yisrael stood up against their enemies. So the Rebbe says maybe one person will sacrifice himself for the whole crowd here, uh, to be- go into the mode of Ad D'lo Yada. And after he will do it, and everybody will see how he's fulfilling it, so

02:17 they'll figure... they may figure that this could be a good thing to do, the right thing to do, and surely that they will follow suit, they will also fulfill the Ad D'lo Yada. It seems like the Rebbe saw that there were no immediate reactions, so the Rebbe said, "I'm saying drashes, I'm giving speeches, delivering speeches." The, uh, crowd, the audience listens and says, "Oh, this is a good time." In other words, they're having a good time figuring that they're being entertained, that the Rebbe mentioned this statement as mentioned earlier about Ad D'lo Yada. Likewise, an event that took place Purim that was nineteen eighty-two. Middle of the farbrengen, about one AM, the Rebbe requested the following. It would be appropriate that the whole Elan audience of chassidim should choose someone that should be Mesirat Nefesh himself. He will have Mesirat Nefesh to fulfill the obligation of Ad D'lo Yada in a practical sense. And with this, he will exempt, take off the obligation from everybody around him. And the Rebbe says, "We need at least one person should fulfill the Ad D'lo Yada, a minhag which was customary in the past, which also included to make a somersault, a tumble sauce, with the head on, on the, on the bottom and the feet, the legs on the top, which is called a kule, iber kulenzach. And with this, he will exempt everyone with his Ad D'lo Yada." The Rebbe continued, "It seems like the people are waiting till they will make elections and decide who

04:31 will be the one that will do it, or a kopanim, uh, private pri- uh, priores elections. And then they will have to count to see who got the biggest number, and he will be chosen to do the Ad D'lo Yada." So therefore, the Rebbe says it is kedai that the person should volunteer on his own. And at that point, one of Anash, Rabbi Mordechai HaCohen Steinberger from Lachlasa Chabad, volunteered to fulfill the tzivui of Ad D'lo Yada. He drank a few, uh, cups of wine, and after saying l'chaim, made a somersault with his, with his head on the bottom and with his legs on the top. The crowd started to sing the nigun Ivat Yam Ya, which is a nigun Russian word, which means if in water we won't drown, if in fire we won't get burnt, this is the sacrifice that Yidden had in Russia. And immediately, the nigun received the words, "We want Mashiach now." The Rebbe clapped his hands with a great joy, an intense joy for a long time. And the Rebbe turned to the right and to the left, and in particular to the children who were standing near the Rebbe encouraging the singing. Following this farbrengen, HaRav Agon Rab Gabriel Zinner wrote to the Rebbe that he found in one of the Resheinim by the name Rabbeinu Avigdor that there is a source for what the Rebbe mentioned at the farbrengen that one person could exempt everyone with the obligation of Adelyada. And the Rebbe responded to him as

06:25 follows, Thank you for the comment, for the enlightening insight of Kvei Teirosi of his honor, this beautiful comment from the Divrei HaResheinim in regards to Lipsum BeVipuria. And the Rebbe continues, it is understood that what was mentioned at the farbrengen that one person should say l'chaim to the extent of Adelyada and he should exempt all the onlookers. The intention is not that he should actually, with this obligation, accomplish for everyone because this is an obligation which is for every individual separately. It is a chiyuv shebeguf, which means that one person cannot exempt another. Everyone is obligated to do it on their own. The Rebbe continues, but surely or maybe the other people will also do it, will follow. In addition to that, even if one does not fulfill Adelyada, it does not exempt him from being joyous on Purim. And when he sees that his friend rejoices in a very high standard of Adelyada, he sees someone volunteer to become Adelyada. So bemeil at least at that point, the onlooker thinks at least about this qualitative simcha of Adelyada. And a good thought, HaKadosh Baruch Hu combines the deed. And bemeil this also increases in the simcha of this person. At least it is a reflection of what he sees in his friend. And bemeil after that, it's easier for the person and he is more prone to bring himself to this stage of Adelyada, that he should also fulfill the Adelyada. And the Rebbe continues and he sums up the response that from here

08:31 we come to a general question. When it comes to mitzvahs that a person is obligated to do on a personal level and they cannot be exempt by a messenger. So the question is, if for example he cannot fulfill it on his own, does he have an obligation, a special obligation that he should fulfill it through a shliach because he himself can't do it? Is there any significance in asking someone else to do it on his behalf? And the Rebbe says he doesn't have the time now to look into it and this is not the appropriate place to look into it. And it was just stated as a comment to be looked into on a future available occasion.