Heh Teves by the Rebbe

00:00 With Yom Tov, we find ourselves in Hei Teves, which is the Yom Tov of the Don Notsach. And as the Rebbe stressed many times that the Don Notsach means the Nitzachum of the Svarium, that they were able to be returned to the library to their rightful owner. We'll discuss an overview of this day as the Rebbe spoke about this day and what the Rebbe did on the day of Hei Teves from Tavshin Mem Zayin through Tavshin Nun Beis. That's early 1987 through early 1992. Firstly, there was a court case that took place for a year and a few weeks, and sessions were in court quite often. Hasidim went to court, filled the court for hours on a daily basis when these sessions were taking place. And during those months, there were many different issues that came up. And an interesting question or inquiry that came up was to explain to the judge, the, the lawyers, what is a Rebbe? So we see that the Rebbe wrote out a note describing what is a Rebbe of Chabad. The Rebbe writes as follows, "As all the Rebbeim of Chabad, the first yesod is Bitul Hayash, which means a state of nullification, putting himself aside, Maschil Be'atze, starting from himself as a role model, Bamitis with sincerity. Being that he is a Rebbe, it is a sole mission and a very vital mission to conduct and encourage Hasidim, Yidden, with Torah and mitzvahs in general, beginning with belief in Hashem and fulfilling the Shulchan Aruch, et cetera, and

02:28 to show them a role model to the extent of Mesiras Nefesh B'Peal, actual self-sacrifice that he shows from himself. Upshita and surely to negate every act that could, in a manner of error, be interpreted the opposite. And only after this comes his personal life as an individual, and also when it relates to his personal life, there is the foundation that it should not affect his general and vital function as a Rebbe." On Hei Teves, Tov Shin Mem Zayin, the Federal Court issued a verdict in the favor of the Sefarim and the writings of the Rebbeim, which are in the library of Lubavitch, and it was the Don Notsach that they returned to their rightful owner. It was right after the case started, ironically, on Yut Asch Kislev, the Rebbe stopped saying, "My Mor" in a formal manner. And the Rebbe discussed in the Farbrengens of Hanukkah, Benigir de Kitruk that was on the revelation of Hasidus, that existed, the Gili Hasidus by the Mezritcher Maggid and then healed by Dalt the Rebbe. It was on Hei Teves on a Tuesday that the news came to 770 that it was the Don Notsach and the Elam came from everywhere to dance, to celebrate this nitzachum after over a year of pain and agony that the Rebbe personally experienced, and finally the relief came. The Rebbe in the next seven days spoke averagely about every day a sicha. It was Hei Teves, the day that the news arrived after Mincha, the Rebbe spoke a sicha, that this

04:51 should come down in a maise bepeal in increasing the spreading of Torah and Yiddishkeit together with spreading the wellsprings of Hasidus, and through this, all the kitrugim should be converted to the good. Wednesday evening, the night before Zayin Teves, the evening of Zayin Teves, the Rebbe again spoke, and the Rebbe said and advised that we are suggesting that those that did not yet have a chance to give tzadaka bekesher to this, um, Inyan, they should do it as early as possible in order that tomorrow we will be able to give over the names, to relay their names on the Tzion of the previous Rebbe. The Rebbe then said that although physically the pidyonus of some that are especially overseas or out of town may not arrive in time for, uh, before going to the Eyal, but as long as it was put into a mailbox, it's considered like it has arrived here. The Rebbe went the next day Zayin Teves to the AL with a full car of shopping bags of pidyonos that arrived from everywhere. Chassidim relayed that nine months later, many couples who were waiting for children for years were blessed with a child or children. The evening of Yud Beis Teves, that's from Yud Aleph to Yud Beis Teves, the Rebbe said that the Yemei HaMishteh is seven days of celebrations. And since we find ourselves 30 days before Yud Shevat, everyone should prepare for this day going through three different tests, each one by their Rav or Mashpia, and the report

06:54 should be handed in to the Rebbe. And as the Rebbe mentioned then, that if he does not hear from an individual, that means that he did not do anything. The next year, Beis Kislev, Tov Shem Mem Ches, the Sefarim that were in the court confiscated and kept there in a locker were allowed to return back to Sifri Yas Lobavitch. And the Rebbe asked that they should publish one of the Sefarim immediately, and it was ready in a few days. And the Rebbe then, the coming Shabbos, spoke about this sefer and the contents of its beginning. In Tov Shem Mem Ches, Hei Teves, the first year commemorating Hei Teves fell on a Shabbos, and the Rebbe gave us then four heroes, four directives. One, the true meaning of the Don Notzach means that the Sefarim won. That means an increase in the study of the Sefarim. Number two, an increase in buying Sefarim of Yadus in every Jewish house, including and in particular for children. Three, to open and broaden Jewish libraries. Four, a special call to broaden the Sifriyas Agudas Yidei Chabad by contributing, donating Sefarim to the library. The Rebbe mentioned, for example, a person that has Sefarim that he inherited from his ancestors, and they are doubles. The Rebbe asked if they can be sent to the library. Hei Teves Tov Shem Mem Ches, that's late 1988. The Rebbe then spoke a sicha, and the Rebbe said that since this day is connected with Sefarim, therefore he will distribute two dollars to every

08:54 person. One of them should be used in order to do something new in accordance with the contents of the day, either to buy a new sefer or to fix an old sefer, or to give it to someone else to do likewise. Hei Teves Tov Shem Mem Ches, which was a Shabbos, Vayigash, that's late 1990. The Rebbe spoke after explaining what the name Teves means, its deeper meaning, and what does Hei Teves mean. The Rebbe concluded that there should be an increase, b'negeah, to public houses and also individual houses of every Yid, that the house becomes a house of teyrot, fil and milas chasodim, and as the famous loshon, bayis mol isvarim, the whole house is permeated with the contents of the Sefarim.