Merkos Shlichus

00:00 This is Behemshek, in continuation to the earlier installment where we discussed the topic of Merkes Lichos, whereas Bakarim of the Yeshiva in some seventy, et cetera, travel out of town to visit Yidden who are in isolated areas and not affiliated with Yiddish Kay Teda and Mitzvahs. This was Mesiras Nefesh taking in consideration the conditions, circumstances in the nineteen fifties, et cetera. This project was initiated by the previous Rebbe in Tof Sin Ches and was later broadened by the Rebbe, as was mentioned in detail in the earlier installment. In the earlier installment, we discussed the impact which the Bakarim had on the Orthodox Rav of the community. As a result of their inspiration, the Rav wrote a letter to the previous Rebbe that he himself felt that he needs to do teshuva, to repent. We continue now with installment number two. The Rebbe continues to elaborate on this story. It is being translated here from Yiddish to English. The Rebbe says the following, "They, the Bakarim, did not speak at all about him, about the Rav. He was considered the mufrad, the elite of the city. And on the contrary, he assisted the Bakarim. Bemele, there was no reason to speak about him personally. But while he was observing the Bakarim, how they are speaking with a warmth, with an enthusiasm, with a chayis, with a Mesiras Nefesh, bemele, this also had an impact on him that he needs to do teshuva." So the Rebbe continues and sums up, "Bemele, we see that a person cannot

02:15 make any calculation. Did it pay to go on this trip or not? One does not know on his own what he accomplishes." "Behad ikav shera chaderachaman lo malach," which is an expression in the Talmud, uh, what do we need to delve into the ways, into the thoughts of Hashem? And as above men- mentions story with the Rav, that the Bakarim alone did not know what they accomplished on him, what they accomplished with him. And in addition to that, they did not even deal with him directly. It was accomplished in a simultaneous manner. And the Rebbe adds that in addition to that, the whole matter started to make its impression in a later time because the inspiration that the Rav received began after the Bakarim have already left town. So the Rebbe says from this we see that in general, activities that are accomplished without any knowledge in knowing what took place can be in various ways. Number one, that the activities are accomplished and began- begin bearing fruit not immediately, but after a time period. Number two, that the activities already have an impression that they make immediately, but the Bakarim did not know what the- their activities accomplished. And sometimes it is in such a way that it's, uh, accomplished in a simultaneous manner without any effort on the part of the Bakarim. Number three, in yonim which they are aware of, which means an impression that they are aware of, that they accomplished a certain extent, but they look at it that it's

04:39 not really so significant, it's not really so important, but they should know that by the person whom they left this impression with, it accomplishes that this person is schlepped out, uplifted from a very low level and brought to a very high level. There are those who travel in the Ori Asade, in the cities around New York, and they feel down by themselves. They feel down that they don't see they accomplished anything. They don't see that the streets changed. They didn't make any converts, which is basically bringing people they should become Hasidim or Maskilim or Evdim. Maskilim means thinkers, deep thinkers, or Evdim, those who serve Hashem in a very special way. The few thousand dollars they didn't bring. But the Rebbe continues, in reality, also the few cents and even one puula, one activity with one Yid is as the previous Rebbe mentions in a sicha, the story with a little piece of grass Uh, that, uh, vegetable that a poor person brought. So the ma'alah, it is accepted even more yet than one who ha- would, would bring a axe for sacrifice. And in the same sense that for one Yid, y- the whole creation was worthwhile, as it says, "Lamah nivra Adam yachid," that why is a person-- was a person created, as we find by Adam HaRishon. He was created as an singular individual person to teach us that one who maintains, one who sustains and saves one soul of a, of a Yid, it is considered like he has sustained a

06:50 full world. And this is not just an expression or a parable, but it is factually so. As we see in practical sense that when one Yid conducts himself appropriately, many families of generations stem from him who are God-fearing people and observers of Torah and mitzvahs. And likewise, when a person does one deed with another Yid, this can bring about and bear fruit and fruit of fruit till the end of all the generations. As we see also many stories in Midrashim and quotes of our sages that with one simple deed, a goodness was generated forever. Therefore, the Talmidim who are traveling should know that they should not feel in any way down, but on the contrary, they should do their shlichus with joy and be tov levav, good-hearted, and they should strengthen themselves because with every turn, they can accomplish an entire world. We will, Im Yirtze Hashem, continue in the next installment