Yom Kippur & 13th of Tishrei 5713 (1952-53)

00:01 The hemsek in reference to the earlier installments where we discussed the Yoman, the diary of Tishrei Taf Shin Yud Gimel seventy years ago, late nineteen fifty-two. We continue now with installment number three, discussing Erev Yom Kippur and Yom Kippur by the Rebbe, Taf Shin Yud Gimel. Early morning, the Rebbe came out for Kapores, and Shacharis took place around six AM. About nine AM, the Rebbe began distributing Lekach, honey cake, which the Rebbe would customarily distribute every year on Erev Yom Kippur, and in later years, he began distributing during the Teshuva. And the Rebbe wished each person with the beracha of Shana Tova Umezukah. When the Rebbe concluded the distribution, the Rebbe then traveled to the Eyal. This also took place two years earlier, Erev Yom Kippur, and the Rebbe explained that this is an inyan of going in to request a beracha from the previous Rebbe as every year. Since Erev Yom Kippur is a time for berachas, so b'meile the Rebbe traveled to the Eyal to request a beracha. This did not take place every year. Most of the years, the Rebbe did not travel to the Eyal, but the first few years it was an exception, and likewise, rarely in the later years that it also took place very few times. After Mincha, the Rebbe benched the kohal, the elam that gathered. The beracha was for Yom Kippur, a beracha klalis for Klal Yisrael, and before Kol Nidre, the talmidi haYeshiva, who are considered the children, wanted to enter the Rebbe's room to

02:18 receive a beracha as they received in the previous year. And the Rebbe then said that only those who are studying Chassidus should enter. When they entered, the Rebbe was already in his kikel and his talis. The Rebbe lowered the talis on his face, and he began with the nusach habracha of the Birkat Kohanim orally and crying. After the Rebbe said the nusach hakavua of the Birkat Kohanim, the Rebbe added in the beracha that the should give you, the Rebbe told the talmidim and they-- you should be true lamplighters. To draw down the the candle of mitzvah. Mitzvah is compared to a candle, and is compared to light. And the the luminary which is in of which is in wherever you go. And this should be an introduction and a preparation, very close preparation for . Also this beracha, while the Rebbe was giving it over to the bachurim, cried very much. After that, a kvutza of Anash of Chassidim came in to ask for a beracha since they were not there by the beracha after Mincha. And the Rebbe gave them the same beracha as he gave the first group after Mincha with some additions and changes. After Ma'ariv, the Rebbe remained in shul and said the whole tehillim together with the kohal. Going on to Yom HaKippurim, which was on a Monday that year, the chazan Shacharis was Rabbi Zalman Duchman and Musaf was Rabbi Yossel Weinberg. Since the Rebbe would receive Maftir Yeino by Mincha, so Rabbi Chodikov would receive the aliyah of

04:45 Maftir by Shacharis instead of the Rebbe. By Kaddim, falling Kaddim in the Avoda of Yom Kippur, the Rebbe lifted himself up and did not want people to help him. During Mincha, the Rebbe received Maftir Yeino and cried during Daf Teilah. About six forty-five, the Kaddish of the Tefillas HaNeilah, which is the conclusion of Neilah, was already completed, and that's when the nigun is sung, the Nigun HaMoch, and the Rebbe encouraged very much the elam to sing Leb Dikker with special liveliness and chayas. After Ma'ariv, the Rebbe announced Gut Yom Tov, and after that they went to Kiddush Levana. The Seudah of Mitzay Yom Kippur, as all other seudas which took place in the first twenty years of the Rebbe's nsiyus, the Rebbe would eat upstairs in the apartment of the previous Rebbe And this was all the Yamim Tovim, including also Pesach and the study of Pesach. Thursday, Yud Gimmel Tishrei, which marks the day of the his talkos of the Rebbe Marash. So the Hasid Rav Shmuel Levitin davened for the Yomit. He was the designated person who would daven for the Yomit when it came to the yortsite of Yud Gimmel Tishrei, which is, as mentioned, from the Rebbe Marash, and Beis Nisan, the yortsite of the Rebbe Rashab. Interesting to note, Rav Shmuel Levitin was born exactly a month after the Rebbe Marash was nistalik. And he's named after the Rebbe Marash. He was born in the year 1882. After Ma'arev, the Rebbe left the shul and went to his room. And

07:05 a few moments later, the Rebbe came back and gave Rav Shmuel Levitin $12 to buy mashkeh for a fabregen that will take place in the shul bekesher with the Yem Ha'ilula of the Rebbe Marash. After Rav Shmuel gave over some stories, sipurim benageya the Baal Ha'ilula, the Rebbe Marash, the Rebbe added that this year, Tov Shin Yud Gimmel, which is 70 years ago, was 70 years since the his talkos of the Rebbe Marash. And already there needs to be hakitzu verananu sheichni yofar that those who are dwelling in the dust, referring to those who are not with us in this physical world, should awaken and rejoice, which this will be by Tzniot Samaisim. The Rebbe concluded, bechalal d'aveidan now relates to the time of geulah. We will, im yirtzeh Hashem, continue in the next installment.