The Annual Kinusei Torah: Part 2

00:01 The continuation to the earlier installment regarding Kinus HaTorah, whereas Rabbonim, Rosh Yeshivas would gather, gather after the end of a Yom Tov and would elaborate on the Talmud on Inyanim Ha'halakhah. We continue now with installment number two. In a farbrengen Simchas Torah tav shin mem vav, late nineteen eighty-five, the Rebbe said it is customary to speak on a topic as a participation in the Kinus HaTorah. As mentioned earlier that the Rebbe would speak a sicha, would dedicate a talk in a farbrengen of Yom Tov, which would be his participation in the Kinus HaTorah, which took place a day after Yom Tov. So the Rebbe continued, firstly, they should announce benegeah to the Kinus HaTorah the accurate place and time, and ve'hi ratzon that it should be ba'tzlachat Hashem. And in a manner of be'revav ham hadras melekh, when there's a big crowd, it's a splendor and a beauty for the king. Be'heynu sheth while yedei revav, when many people will gather together, this will contribute to the hadras melekh, the splendor of the melekh, the Aibishter, the king of the world, the neisen haTorah, the one that gave Torah and gives Torah. And this will also contribute to all participants who are referred to ma'amalke rabbonim. Ube'pashtus, the Rebbe says simply put that as a result of this gathering, all the participants should increase in the shiurim of Torah. And likewise, those that don't yet have shiurim, set designated shiurim in Torah, Rachmanah l'tzlan. So as a result of this Kness, they should take upon

02:06 themselves to set up shiurim in Torah, kivyos bizman and kivyos benefish. Kivyos bizman means a set designated time, a fixed time, and kivyos benefish, that it becomes part of the person himself. Ve'ikur, the Rebbe says, that the Kness Torah should rush up and hasten even quicker yet the Kness Torah, which will be in the true and ultimate redemption, where Mashiach will teach Torah the whole nation. Already in our time, there is a unique quality in Talmud Torah of a public in comparison Talmud Torah, the Talmud Torah of an individual. Surely, benegeah to the limud haTorah which will be through Dovid Malcha Mashiach, a general neshamah that Rabim tzrichim lei, that everyone needs him. Veka'omor, they should announce benegeah to the Kinus HaTorah. And Rebbe Mensch continues that we will then explain the inyan and nigla de-Torah as a participation in the Kinus HaTorah, which is connected with Parshas Berakhah, a inyan that the Rebbe spoke then, inyan in halakha on this topic. In a farbrengen Shvuos tav shin mem alef, nineteen eighty-one, the Rebbe said that the beginning of the Kinus HaTorah takes place during the farbrengen, and with the participation of many people, and in a sacred place, as the Talmud tells us, a place shemegadlim beit Torah, that people are learning shiurei Torah there in public, and the megadlim beit tefila betzibur, it's a shul, and this takes place Shabbos and Yom Tov, and also in middle of the week, in a manner of tamidim kesidram u'masafim kulchasam. It's like in a fixed

04:05 structure every day in the year. And since there are those who will not be able to participate physically in the Kinus HaTorah, which will take place on the day after Yom Tov, so therefore we begin the Kinus HaTorah during the farbrengen in order that everyone should be able to participate in the Kinus HaTorah. In a farbrengen Havakana of Pesach tav shin lamed zayin, nineteen seventy-seven, the Rebbe mentioned that since tomorrow there will be a Kinus HaTorah, and usually a, a topic is discussed at the farbrengen as a participation in the Kinus HaTorah, although it is Yom Tov. So it is similar to the din mefakhech al tzorchitzibur beShabbos, that when it comes to public matters, it's mentioned in halakha that it could already be mentioned on Shabbos. Likewise here, although the Kinus HaTorah will be the next day, which is after Yom Tov, it could already be mentioned on Yom Tov. When the Rebbe would speak a sicha as a participation in the Kinus HaTorah, it would generally be the chelek hanigla in Torah. It would be either on the Gemara or on halakha, which is basically the chelek hanigla. For example, in tav shin chaf daled, second day Shavuot, nineteen sixty-four, the Rebbe chose the topic of amira la'akum. Halakhot in regards to Shabbos, in regards to Yom Tov, and what is the Alter Rebbe's shita in Shulchan Aruch. And as the Rebbe explained it then that this is as a participation in the Kinus HaTorah. And now we're gonna discuss the inyan of

06:03 amira lenochri as it is in avodat Hashem. Likewise, in Tov Shenchav Tes, 1969, when the Rebbe spoke about strengthening neighborhoods, not deserting Yiddish and neighborhoods, the Rebbe spoke the whole inyan as it is in Halakha, in Shulchan Aruch Heshim Mishpat. In Shabbos Parasha Nosy Tov Shenchav Tes, 1966, the Rebbe spoke about the uniqueness of the first Shabbos after Matan Teydah, the concept of what that Shabbos is in Halakha, all based on the Divrei HaMechilta, the words of the Mechilta in Parasha Kisisa. And the Rebbe says since by Matan Teydah there was also Nigla de Teydah, the revealed part of Teydah, in addition to the concealed part of Teydah as is mentioned in Midrashim. So therefore, the Rebbe delivered a sikha on the topic of mentioned earlier, the first Shabbos after Matan Teydah as it is elaborated on in Nigla de Teydah. In the Fabrengen of Shvuas, as mentioned earlier, Tov Shenchav Dalet, the Rebbe spoke about the location of the Kinus, that since the Kinus takes place in the Dalet Amas, in the building in which the Friedrich Rebbe lived, he recited there the Meshech of many years, he davened there, he learned there, so surely there is the Sayat HaDeshmayah, the assistance from above, that when the inyan is delivered and elaborated on, the Talmud of the Halakha, they have a special Sayat HaDeshmayah to be able to see it in the right way and be able to clarify the matter in a very positive light. And this limud should be in a way

08:11 that it should bring to meisa, limud meivi ledei meisa. The Rebbe also urged in publishing the Chidush HaTeydah. It's not enough that it should just be said, but kan amokem the Rebbe says to be me'erev and it's noteworthy to be mezakah, to merit the public by publicizing the topics, the Divrei Teydah that were delivered at the Kinus Teydah, publicizing it in print, publishing it. And this is in regards to the Chidush HaTeydah of the previous seasons and surely the one from now. And the Rebbe continues that it's pashit that in these inyanim there's no place for modesty because when we speak about inyanim of Teydah, in every inyan of Teydah there needs to be vas halcha bar chava. A person has to go with the fullest broadness and the mele when a person thinks who am I and what am I, this is the opposite of the ratzon of Hashem, the opposite of building. And Teydah is the inyan of building the world, binyan yishaleilam. So therefore everyone that is shayach to it, not only by participating as a listener, but also by delivering an inyan in Teydah, a dvar havayazu halacha, even if he's just discussing it, he's not really issuing a final psak. So in addition to the words that are said by the Kinus Teydah, it should also be written down in order to be published, in order to be mezakah de rabim. And if a person even has a doubt if he's shayach to speak or he's not shayach to speak,

10:14 maybe they can find someone that's more appropriate. So the Rebbe says, sveke lechumra. The person should know that he should be taking it in a very serious way, not to be lenient, but to be strict and do it. Because we're speaking about a life matter, Teydah is our life and the length of our days. And if there will be so many speakers that there won't be enough time for all of them in the same day, in one day, they can continue the Kinus in the next day. And the riket is that behegdem achi yafseri, that as soon as possible, they should be mezakah de rabim through publishing it. And through this, there will be an additional benefit that they will be able to demand from others that others should follow suit and should do the same thing. And they can also demand from themselves that although they reached a certain goal, they have delivered a certain elaboration on a topic. As the Talmud tells us, one who has 100 wants 200 and one who has 200 wants 400. So memela, this will inspire them to accelerate to higher. We will mitzveshem continue in the next installment.