Tznius - The Rebbe's Insights: Part I

00:01 Prior to the summer, the Rebbe would quite often discuss the topic of tznius, dressing modestly. With this br-broadcast, we im yirtza Hashem begin a series of the Rebbe's insights on the topic of tznius as they appear in the Rebbe's talks and writings. It was customary by the Rebbe on an annual basis to address the audience of N-Nishei Ubnai Chabad convention, women and daughters of Chabad, which would take place before Shavuos. The Rebbe would speak to the women, and after the Rebbe concluded his talk, in the earlier years, the Rebbe would also accept women for a private audience, private yechidas on the platform where the Rebbe delivered his talk. Each woman had a few moments that she was able to converse with the Rebbe, seeking advice, et cetera. Around midnight or later, the Rebbe would return to his room and go home. Women would also come from out of town for this auspicious occasion. The following is an excerpt of the Rebbe's talk to a kinus of Nishei Ubnai Chabad on the twenty-eighth of the year Tav Shin Lamed, spring nineteen seventy. It is here translated in English. And it should be as we have just read in the parshah, you will live safely in your land. Plus every Yid wherever they find themselves in, in a manner of uschachtem ve'imacheled, you will sleep without fear. There will be no need for a watchman because the Almighty watches about whom it is said, the guardian of Yisroel, shemer Yisroel neither slumbers nor sleeps. For this above

02:03 protection, we also need to observe tznius, modest dress, as the verse states, avaye eleikecha mishalech bekedem machanecha. Hashem is accompanying your camp because he does not see immorality in you. When the Almighty sees that by Am Yisroel, wherever they are, there is no lack of tznius, then the Almighty is between them to, quote, "Save you and to place your enemies before you," unquote. That the nation does not need to do anything on its own because the Almighty saves them and with his own energy places the enemies before you that they are all destroyed and fall before the Yidden. To the extent that his enemies of Am Yisroel make peace with him, and as it says in the verse, ve'nasati shalom ha'aretz, I will grant peace in the land, that the Soneim are converted and become those who make peace and beg for peace with Am Yisroel. This sicha is published in Likutey Sichos volume eight, page two twenty-six and on. The Rebbe is very clear about it that with the mitzvah of tznius, fulfilling tznius, we have protection in Eretz Yisroel. We will im yirtza Hashem continue in the next installment.