זכרונות מהרבי · פרק 450 · 2023-11-10 · 17:29
Shlichus
תיאור הפרק
Kinus Hashluchim Lkovod the Kinus Hashluchim (the Universal Shluchim Conference), which takes place this weekend. Below is the voice file, which includes various Sichos of the Rebbe on the topic of shluichus. This file is comprised of 4 short voice files which were originally posted in the "Zichronos of the Rebbe" Group. Listening time is about 18 mins. Due to its length, you may need to download it to a computer.
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00:00 כעת נזכיר כמה תשובות שכתב הרבי ליחידים בנוגע לשליחות.
00:00 The will mention some responses that the Rebbe wrote to individuals in regards to Shlichus. To a person that wrote to the Rebbe that after quoting the letter, "I will get married, I will be able to conduct my life only if I am and , I will be that the Rebbe should choose me as a Shliach. And I am begging when I get to this in every expression of request." In response to that, the Rebbe wrote on the words, referring to the words, "After I'll get married." So the Rebbe writes, "understandably in a good and auspicious hour." And the Rebbe adds, "." They will want, and they will, uh, both, uh, uh, discuss it. So then the Rebbe points to the words in the original letter, "I should merit that the Rebbe should choose me as a Shliach." And the Rebbe adds, "." The Rebbe will send them on Shlichus. A second response to a younger man that wrote to the Rebbe that over the course of two years, he was not successful to find an appropriate place for Shlichus to accomplish what he needs to accomplish there. So the Rebbe responded, "." He is choosing more than usual way of choosing as it is done by the rest of the Shluchim SheYichyeh. "." He should consult with them. "." He should follow as the other Shluchim are doing. And the Rebbe writes in parentheses, "," in tens of cities. A signature of the Rebbe at the conclusion of
02:34 לאדם אחד שכתב לרבי, שלאחר שציטט מהמכתב: "לאחר שאתחתן, אוכל לנהל את חיי רק אם אזכה... אזכה שהרבי יבחר בי כשליח. ואני מתחנן, בכל פעם שאני מגיע לזה, בכל ביטוי של בקשה." בתגובה לכך כתב הרבי על המילים - בהתייחס למילים "לאחר שאתחתן" - כך כתב הרבי: "מובן מאליו, בשעה טובה ומוצלחת." ומוסיף הרבי: "[...]" הם ירצו, ושניהם... ידברו על כך. לאחר מכן מצביע הרבי על המילים במכתב המקורי: "שאזכה שהרבי יבחר בי כשליח." ומוסיף הרבי: "[...]" הרבי ישלח אותם לשליחות.
02:34 a letter, it seems like it is in , at least before , . The Rebbe, uh, concludes, "" is wishing him all the best. "." The Rebbe writes to fulfill his Shlichus. "." That the previous Rebbe gave him this share. "." And this is "" to bring the light of in the area where he finds himself now, "" and to connect them "" with the tree of life. "." Till they will go out from the Galus very soon. And the Rebbe signs his name, "." In another response, the Rebbe writes, "." In English, the Rebbe says he is a Shliach. The Rebbe underlines the word Shliach from the to spread Yiddishkeit Torah and Mitzvot amongst his children, Hashem's children, the Bnei Yisroel SheYichyu. What more and holier and meritful is there than this? And the Rebbe, um, ends this sentence with a question mark and exclamation. And the Rebbe concludes, "." He should fulfill the Shlichus and be successful. The to the earlier installment relating to Shlichus, we continue now with installment number two, discussing additional responses from the Rebbe to Shluchim. Number one, to a Shliach who wrote to the Rebbe that after twenty-five years of work for the Rebbe, he evaluates his work as , which means oy and woe. The Rebbe responds, translated here from Hebrew to English as follows: According to his opinion, which is actually his voice, does he hold that those who aren't in , in public service,
05:26 תשובה שנייה, לבחור צעיר שכתב לרבי שבמשך שנתיים לא הצליח למצוא מקום מתאים לשליחות כדי להשיג שם את מה שהוא צריך להשיג. השיב הרבי: "[...]" הוא בוחר באופן יוצא דופן יותר מהרגיל, כפי שנעשה אצל שאר השלוחים שיחיו. "[...]" עליו להתייעץ עימם. "[...]" עליו לנהוג כפי שנוהגים שאר השלוחים. ובסוגריים כותב הרבי: "[...]" בעשרות ערים.
05:26 have ever reached somewhere or attained something? The in Yiddish is . It is only that there is no one who will scream bitterly on their behalf, oy and woe. The Rebbe continues number two, a second point in the response. According to Torah, the reward is already existing, one in the world to come, two in this world, and three in both worlds. The Rebbe begins concluding, maybe he can explain to me what is he lacking in one of the above, and in particular in comparison to all. And the more he will specify, it is praised. And the Rebbe concludes the final line, simply my intention is regarding the reward and not what is dependent on him. Another occasion, the Rebbe writes to a close friend of a certain Shliach who was having difficulty in a Shlicha's location, asking that he strengthen and encourage him. The Rebbe responds, again translated from Hebrew to English, I will repeat again that according to my opinion, he needs to encourage him, explaining that it is not his task to make many Chesbenis calculations. He should approach the work, Bepel Mamish, actively, and not feel embarrassed from flack or ridicule from inside and from outside. And not to let his spirit fall if at the beginning he encounters stumbling blocks and concealments, darkness. He needs to know that he needs to do, and he was given Teches, the strengths for this, and he has with him the Meshaleach who dispatched him, the Rebbe, my father-in-law. And therefore he will do again
07:45 חתימת הרבי בסיום
07:45 and again, repeat doing it, and if he's not successful the first time and even the third time, he should continue to the fourth, and surely the success will come. And only in this manner the success will come. The Rebbe concludes the letter with a blessing that he relay good news. The third Shliach wrote to the Rebbe that he felt a weakness in his work as a result of the rigid relationship that the Menail, the director of the Beis Chabad, had with him. The Rebbe responds, translated here from Hebrew to English. Around the words weakness in his work, the Rebbe wrote a question mark and two exclamation marks. And the Rebbe continues, he needs to do it because it is a commandment of our Rabbeim D'Nessiem, and it is a matter of Pikuach Nefesh Mamish, life-saving matter. And if there is someone who does not understand, does he need to be influenced from this? Im Yirtza Hashem, tomorrow we'll continue with additional in Yonyim B'Nagea to Shlichas. The Hemshach to the earlier installments relating to Shluchim and Shlichas, we continue now with installment number three, discussing various Sichas of the Rebbe regarding Shluchim and Shlichas. In the Fabregen of Yud Beis Tamus Tov Shin Chof Aleph, 1961, the Rebbe elaborated on the functions of a Shliach. To make another Jew an observant, make a kosher shul with a mechitza and bima, another kosher mikvah, passing by and seeing what's needed to leave tefillin or tzitzis or a siddur. The inner intention is to make from the
09:55 של מכתב - נראה שזה לפחות לפני... הרבי מסיים: "[...]" ומאחל לו כל טוב. "[...]" הרבי כותב לקיים את שליחותו. "[...]" שאדמו"ר הריי"צ נתן לו את החלק הזה. "[...]" וזהו "[...]" להביא את האור... לאזור שבו הוא נמצא כעת, "[...]" ולקשר אותם "[...]" עם עץ החיים. "[...]" עד שיצאו מהגלות בקרוב ממש. והרבי חותם בשמו: "[...]"
09:55 smaller cities, bigger cities and countries a settlement for Yidden. The Rebbe referred then to many Shluchim in the United States to say l'chaim. The Rebbe mentioned the following names of cities. Baltimore, Worcester, Milwaukee, New Haven, Seattle, Springfield, Providence, Montreal, Toronto and Paris. The Rebbe benched them by saying that we have with us those who have accepted the Shlichas of my father-in-law, the Rebbe, and who have already conquered Yazir uBnei Se'ah, referring to the city Yazir and the outskirts. And now we need to accomplish it should be in the manner of Ufaratzla. They should all say l'chaim together and yehi ratzon that it should be v'simcha tzeteyu uveshalim tovoolim. You will go out with joy and be led forth in peace. As all the details which are mentioned in the prophecy of Yeshaya which continue after the words of ki v'simcha tzeteyu. In another note, Rab Leibel Raskin, olavashe vashelim, Shliach in Morocco for 44 years, would quite often have the zchus to visit the Rebbetsin Chana, the Rebbe's mother. On Erev Rosh Hashanah Tov Shin Chofei, late 1964, it was days before the Rebbetsin's passing, when Rabbi Raskin entered her home, she said, I cannot refer to you any longer with the title you as a friend, as an equal, since you are a Shliach. The hemshach to the earlier installments relating to Shlichas, we continue now with installment number four, discussing a sikha of the Rebbe regarding Shluchim and Shlichas and giluyim that followed after a sikha. During the fabregen on the 12th of
12:08 בתשובה נוספת כותב הרבי: "[...]" - באנגלית אומר הרבי שהוא שליח. הרבי מדגיש את המילה "שליח" - מתוך הכוונה להפיץ יהדות, תורה ומצוות בקרב ילדיו, ילדי ה', בני ישראל שיחיו. מה יש יותר קדוש ומזכה מזה? והרבי מסיים משפט זה בסימן שאלה וקריאה. ומסכם הרבי: "[...]" עליו למלא את השליחות ולהצליח.
12:08 Tammuz Tov Shin Chof Gimel, 1963 The Rebbe concluded a sicha, Yehi Rotsen, the people should learn from them and do likewise. Follow to leave New York and spread Yiddishkeit, Torah, and Chassidus everywhere. There should be an increase in the number of shluchim de Rabbonim, referring to shluchim of the Nesi HaDor, my father-in-law, the Rebbe, to travel in every part of the world. The function of shluchim are similar to the Sanhedrin, the judges in the Beis Hamikdash, etc. As it is mentioned that they would gird metal chains on their hips to make it easier for them to go to far distances and would wander in Jewish cities and teach Torah or mitzvahs. About the Sanhedrin, it is said that they stand lefnei Hashem, before Hashem. And about them, it is said to Moshe Rabbeinu, Esfar li shivim ish, gather for me 70 people, exclusively selecting the words Esfar li, the word li. And as our sages state that wherever it says li, it is eternal. And their avedah is eternity. It is an avedah that is derived from Hashem, about who it is said, Ani Hashem, lei shonisi, I didn't change. Eternal. And this eternity accomplishes and nullifies all the limitations and restrictions in the manner of Ufaratzta yoma vakedma vetzafeina venegba, that you will strengthen and extend in all directions here within lower than 10 trochim. After the sicha, the Rebbe continued with a smile, although I am not traveling anywhere and remain in the Daladamus, but in their merit, I will say l'chaim with
14:18 בהמשך לפרק הקודם הנוגע לשליחות, נמשיך כעת עם פרק מספר שתיים, ונדון בתשובות נוספות של הרבי לשלוחים. מספר אחת: לשליח שכתב לרבי שלאחר עשרים וחמש שנות עבודה עבור הרבי, הוא מעריך את עבודתו כ"אוי ואבוי". משיב הרבי - כאן מתורגם מעברית לאנגלית - כך: לפי דעתו, שהיא למעשה קולו, האם הוא סובר שאלה שאינם עוסקים בעניני ציבור,
14:18 them. The Rebbe then asked, where are the shluchim? Amongst them, the Rebbe mentioned Rab Yerachmiel Meishe Feller. And then the Rebbe continued, where are the other shluchim? Nissim Hayward, Rab Meir Avtzin. The Rebbe then said, since we are discussing the concept of Ufaratzta, therefore the cup of mashke for this l'chaim does not go into account. It is higher than cheshbon, than calculation. Therefore, one can grab higher than limitations and no one will complain. But only this costs and not to smuggle additional ones. The Rebbe then asked, where are the shluchim of Merkaz? To one person, the Rebbe said, are you spreading the wellsprings in Milwaukee? No. The Rebbe says, it seems like everyone has to be called out by his name. The Rebbe again asked, where are the shluchim of Merkaz? These are the shluchim that would travel for a few weeks outside of New York, visiting different communities and connecting with individual Yidden in their respective communities. This was a tradition that began in the late 1940s by the previous Rebbe and the Rebbe encouraged it very much and Yud Beis Tammuz was the fabregen during which the Rebbe referred to them as an inyan of that this is a tzeyt cham leshalem before they leave. This was usually the Talmidi HaYeshiva, the Bacharim in 770. The Rebbe then began singing the Nigun Kiv Hasimcha and after that he asked to sing Avina Malkenu. The Rebbe then mentioned the name Baruch ben Leo Nachshon. The Rebbe announced who will take upon himself a shlichus
16:27 הגיעו אי פעם למשהו או השיגו משהו? הביטוי ביידיש הוא... זה רק שאין מי שיצעק עליהם במרירות "אוי ואבוי". ממשיך הרבי, נקודה שנייה בתשובה: לפי התורה, השכר כבר קיים - אחד, בעולם הבא; שתיים, בעולם הזה; ושלוש, בשני העולמות. מתחיל הרבי לסכם: אולי יוכל להסביר לי במה הוא חסר באחד מאלה, ובפרט בהשוואה לכל. וככל שיפרט יותר - הרי זה משובח. ומסיים הרבי בשורה האחרונה: כוונתי היא פשוט לגבי השכר, ולא למה שתלוי בו.
16:27 to spread Chassidus in 770 and will say l'chaim on this account. The Rebbe added an additional name for this function. Then the Rebbe asked in English if Professor Chanuk is here and the Rebbe instructed him to say l'chaim for himself and for Klal Yisrael. The Rebbe continued in English asking regarding the Hillel director, Rab Mishulam Zalman Hakehen, if he is not sleeping yet. The Rebbe instructed Hirsch Gimpel to say l'chaim and told him in English shlichus to spread Yiddishkeit. In conclusion, the Rebbe inquired about someone if he is already in Detroit. Where is he? He left already into meditation. Wake him up. When he turned to the Rebbe, the Rebbe told him when you will return from Detroit after the meditation you should say twice l'chaim.