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IN THE PRESENCE
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Sholom Ber Crombie
G-DS
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KINGSHIP WITH JOY
HASHEM
18 HONOR
WITH YOUR T'FILLA
Mordechai Segal
I RETURN IN
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PEACE TO MY FATHERS
HOUSE 770
ARMOR FOR
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
M.M. Hendel
HEBREW EDITOR:
Rabbi S.Y. Chazan
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ENGLISH EDITOR:
Boruch Merkur
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2014-09-16 1:38:04 AM
DVAR MALCHUS
WE FOLLOW THEIR
LEAD AND PROCLAIM:
MENACHEM
IS HIS NAME
Of course, we (Chassidim) follow their
lead (with respect to our Rebbes and
Nsiim. * There are those who say that
Menachem is the name of Moshiach,
as it is said, because the comforter
(menachem) is distant from me, even
he that should revive my soul. * From
Chapter Seven of Rabbi Shloma Majeskis
Likkutei Mekoros (Underlined text is the
compilers emphasis.)
Translated by Boruch Merkur
2014-09-16 1:38:05 AM
Be holy, be distinguished
(Rashi on the verse), can apply
is one of sanctity (Be holy).
Here in the physical world, Jews
have the capacity to even attain
the ultimate sanctity, the holiness
of the Alm-ghty Himself, as our
Sages teach, Yachol kamoni?
[according to the simple reading
this means] You might think
that the intent here is that you
[the Jewish people] are being
commanded to be as holy as Me
[i.e., G-d himself]. Thus, the
Torah teaches, for I am holy
[Divine sanctity is reserved for
G-d alone] [but] according to
the interpretation of Chassidus,
this teaching is stated in the
affirmative: Yachol kamoni
You are able to be as holy as Me
[i.e., G-d himself]. That is, each
and every Jew is able, capable
of being, as Me, like G-d
Himself (as it were), attaining
the Divine sanctity of (for) I am
holy.
MOSHIACH:
YEARNING FOR GEULA
WITH BATED BREATH
The concept of holiness
being manifest specifically in
the physical realm is further
emphasized in the name of
Moshiach (the redeemer), who
is called metzora leper
the Metzora of the House of
Rebbi, who sits among the
impoverished, who suffer from
afflictions, those who are
stricken with leprosy and he
too [Moshiach] is a leper. That
is, Moshiach is present in the
world, in the time and place
of exile, and there, amidst the
condition of exile, he suffers
the afflictions of exile (as the
Gemara continues, Says Rav:
If Moshiach is among the living,
he is, for example, Rabbeinu
HaKadosh If Moshiach
is among those who are
nevertheless, he suffered
affliction, the ailments of exile.
The same is true of Moshiach
(whose name is the leper of
the House of Rebbi): although
Moshiach attains the ultimate
state of perfection, he suffers
and is stricken with pain over the
illness of exile (as above sif 2).
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have already completed our
deeds and our service throughout
the duration of exile, what is
the proper course (the easiest
and quickest path among all
the pathways of Torah) that a
man (all the Jewish people as
a whole) should choose. What
path should a man, who has
completed [all] matters of avoda,
choose in order to bring about
the revelation and the advent of
Moshiach?*****
The answer to this question is:
That which is an honor (Tiferes)
for him and which elicits honor
(Tiferes) from his fellow man:
Tiferes refers to Torah
(Tiferes that refers to the
Giving of the Torah), which,
on account of its tremendous
virtue and power, can join
the two movements of ratzo
(drawing close and cleaving to
the Alm-ghty, Tiferes loseha)
and shov (drawing down below,
Tiferes lo min haadam), so
that the Supernal revelations are
drawn down and revealed within
keilim (as above sif 6). In so
doing, the true concept of exile
(Supernal revelations) is revealed
in a manner that rules out the
concept of exile in the simple,
literal sense, a redemption that is
never followed by exile (as above
sif 7 and sif 8).
(From the address of Shabbos
Parshas Tazria-Metzora, 6 Iyar;
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balabatim who come to the
Chabad house, in order to get
them to want to come back
again, but you need to constantly
remember that this is not a
concert, but know before whom
you stand in the most serious
way. Even if I trill, its because
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INTERVIEW
IN THE PRESENCE
OF THE REBBE
R Zalman Notik, mashpia for Anash in
Yerushalayim and Yeshivos Tomchei Tmimim,
talks about traveling to the Rebbe, particularly
at this time of the year, how to prepare for the
trip, and what chiddush there is in the seventh
generation. * A holiday interview.
By Sholom Ber Crombie
2014-09-16 1:38:06 AM
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Interview
relevance does this have to you
personally and to think specifically
in the Rebbes teachings.
With Chesed-Tzdaka, the avoda
is to be devoted to bringing merit
to others especially in connecting
people to the Rebbe and his
teachings.
What does preparing for a trip
to the Rebbe nowadays consist
of when we dont see the Rebbe
and yet we go with emuna and
enormous anticipation to bask in
his presence?
The
preparations
nowadays
require a kind of meditation that we
didnt have before Gimmel Tammuz.
Now, in addition to preparing, we
also need a lot of emuna and thinking
about the Rebbe being here, and that
every Chassid is going mainly to be
seen. In the past, we went to see
the Rebbe while today, sadly, the
trip is for the Rebbe to look at you.
This looking is what peels away the
klipa and reveals the yechida of the
nefesh and accomplishes a spiritual
awakening. As we know, the gaze of
the Rebbe strips away the chitzonius
and reveals the pnimius.
Although the Rebbe looks at you
wherever you are, obviously being in
the Rebbes Dalet Amos is not the
same as being in your usual location.
Its like Hashems gaze outside the
Beis HaMikdash is not the same as it
is in the Beis HaMikdash.
When you talk about the
Rebbes gaze and its impact, can
you explain how this is practically
expressed in a Jews avoda?
When I was on Kvutza by
the Rebbe we all experienced the
heartwarming sight of all kinds of
Jews, rabbanim and those with long
hair, standing on line on Sunday,
like sheep before the shepherd.
Someone in Crown Heights set
up a tfillin stand to enable those
who came to get a bracha to do this
mitzva. One stand was set up on the
way out of Gan Eden HaTachton
in the spot where they would park
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ROSH HASHANA
ACCEPTING G-DS
KINGSHIP
WITH JOY
A compilation of short stories and sayings about
Rosh Hashana.
ONE HOUR
A JEWISH SIGH
The Rebbe Maharash said:
When a Jew sighs or cries
on Rosh Hashana for not having
it good materially, in health or
livelihood, this is tshuva ilaa
(higher tshuva).
A CRAFTSMANS
EXAMINATION
When a craftsman needs to
fix a vessel, he first examines it
to find out which part he needs
to remove entirely and replace
and which can be fixed. There are
parts that dont need fixing at all;
just cleaning and washing.
The same is true for spiritual
avoda. Before starting the avoda
of rectifying oneself, you need to
examine your situation and make
A PURE HEART
AND CLEAN CLOTHES
Erev Rosh Hashana we
need to prepare to accept our
Father, our King. A father
loves a pure heart; a king loves
clean garments. The avoda of
Rosh Hashana is to purify the
heart (i.e. the inner emotions)
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A LESSON
FROM THE FIELDS
One year during Elul the
Rebbe Rashab went with his son,
Rayatz, for a walk out of the city.
At a certain point he said to his
son, A walk provides serenity
for the soul. Wherever you look,
you see the mercy poured upon
creation. The fields and trees are
dry. Here and there are wind-
TSHUVA IS EFFECTIVE
The judgment of Rosh
Hashana does not compare to the
judgment of a person after 120
years. In the world of truth, you
can no longer do tshuva, but at
the judgment of Rosh Hashana
tshuva is effective and Hashem is
ready to accept those who return
on this day.
(Seifer HaMaamarim Kuntreisim)
A SIMPLE INSTRUMENT
The mitzva of the day of Rosh
Hashana is to blow the shofar.
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Rosh Hashana
There is no orchestra, just one
instrument and even that is not a
sophisticated one which produces
wondrous musical compositions
but a simple animal horn and
all sounds are kosher with the
shofar.
From here we learn that on
Rosh Hashana our attention
ought to be primarily on the
individual, on the person himself,
with an emphasis on bringing
holiness and spirituality into even
the simplest and most ordinary
things of daily life.
(Likkutei Sichos)
HOW DO WE IMPLEMENT
THE GREAT SHOFAR?
Based on the idea that a
person is where his thoughts are,
since while hearing the shofar his
thoughts are about hearing the
great shofar (as expressed in
the recitation of the verse blow
the great shofar), then he is
hearing the sound of the shofar in
his thoughts, the great shofar
of the future Geula.
In order to make this great
shofar become something that
actually is heard, since action
is the main thing, obviously we
need to increase those activities
that hasten the revelations of
the future when the promise will
literally be fulfilled, and it will be
on that day, a great shofar will be
blown.
(Sicha of second day Rosh Hashana
5742)
INNOCENT CRIES
The Baal Shem Tov would
blow the shofar in the presence of
his disciples. One time, he asked
his great disciple, the author
HAMELECH
The Rebbe Rayatz said, One
should treasure every bit of
piyut (liturgical poem) in which
HaMelech is mentioned, for on
Rosh Hashana we draw down the
Kesser Malchus.
(Sicha of Simchas Torah 5699)
HISKASHRUS HISACHDUS
What is the difference
between crowning the king and
bowing to the king?
Coronation
indicates
a
persons subservience to the
kings command, whatever he
might command (the revealed
expressions of the king). Bowing
shows subservience of the
essence of man to the kings
essence.
Coronation = hiskashrus
(connection)
Bowing
=
hisachdus
(unification).
(Seifer HaSichos 5705)
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(Yahel Or)
Coronation of Hashem as
king brings joy to a person
since there is no greater joy than
Hashem accepting the kingship.
But the joy is still concealed. It
KABBALAS OL
Kabbalas
ol
malchus
Shamayim (accepting the yoke
(Likkutei Sichos)
CONCEALED JOY
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Rosh Hashana
Only later on, at another time,
is the coronation feast held with
great and open joy.
(Sicha of the first night of Sukkos
5745)
ASHREI HAAM
The senior Chabad Chassidim
in Liozna would often retell the
words of the Alter Rebbe when
he came to them for the first
time from Mezritch. The Rebbe
repeated divrei Torah that the
holy Baal Shem Tov said, as he
AND IF AS SLAVES
One year, after the davening
on Rosh Hashana, the Tzemach
Tzedek said:
In the prayers of the day we
say, If we are like children, have
mercy as a father has mercy on
his children, and if we are like
slaves, then our eyes look up to
You. The question is, it would
have been more fitting to say the
reverse if we are like children,
then our eyes look up to You, and
if we are like slaves, then have
mercy?
Chazal say whoever who
acquires a Hebrew slave its as
though he acquired a master over
himself, and therefore, if we
are like slaves we are all the
more certain that You will grant
us grace.
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FEATURE
HONOR
HASHEM
WITH YOUR
TFILLA
R Berel Zucker, one of the leading baalei
tfilla in Chabad, tells Beis Moshiach how
he got to the wondrous world of tfilla. *
Presented for the Yomim Noraim.
By Mordechai Segal
2014-09-16 1:38:09 AM
INTERNSHIP
IN KFAR CHABAD
His musical career began
when he was very young.
I was born in Detroit to a
family of shluchim. My father, R
Tzvi, was the unofficial chazan
in the shul that we davened
in. We are descendants of the
Lubavitcher Reitzes family and as
such, we are musical. There are
a number of baalei tfilla in the
extended Reitzes family.
At a certain point, in the 90s,
they made aliya and his father
was the chazan in the central shul
in Kfar Chabad.
We boys were in his choir.
Many residents of the Kfar
remember this.
Today, only he and two of his
brothers work in this line. The
others just do it as a hobby. At
that time, R Berel was a member
of the Tzivos Hashem choir of the
Toras Emes elementary school in
Yerushalayim and gained a lot of
experience.
In those days, it was a
serious choir that appeared often
at siyumei haRambam and other
TO STUDY
MEANS TO INVEST
You might be wondering what
is there to study for so long. The
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Feature
Zichronos
and
Shofaros.
Malchuyos are done one way,
Zichronos in more of a minor
range and Shofaros in major,
which especially fit the words.
R Zucker explains, I
dont know of anything the
Rebbe said about the nuschaos
of tfilla, but in the davening
on Rosh HaShana and Yom
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STORIES
AND I RETURN
IN PEACE TO
MY FATHERS
HOUSE 770
About shluchim and their yearning for their home base, the place of the
meshaleiach, 770. * Although in most cases the Rebbe discouraged the
Shluchim from leaving their flocks during the High Holiday season, a time
when other Chassidim, young and old, converge on 770 from all parts of
the world, their minds and hearts are with the Rebbe in 770.
By Rabbi Yaakov Shmuelevitz ah
Former shliach in Beit Shaan
A GENERAL-SPECIFIC
BRACHA ON MOTZAEI
ROSH HASHANA
At a family event I met an
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Stories
when
the
army
suddenly
informed me that I did not have
permission for an entire year,
just three months. Once again,
efforts were made, and there was
intervention and tension until
finally, with the help of R Yaakov
Landau and his speaking to
Justice Minister, Moshe Nissim,
we got permission for me to be
by the Rebbe for the entire year.
That is how I was able to spend
Tishrei 5745 with the Rebbe
because that was the end of the
year on Kvutza.
After Kvutza and a year on
shlichus in the yeshiva in Kfar
Chabad, Hashem helped and I
went to the Rebbe for Tishrei
5746. Then I stayed on for a few
more wonderful months in 770, I
became engaged, I married, and I
went on shlichus to Dimona in Av
5746. Now I realized that I would
not be able to be by the Rebbe (at
all) for the entire Tishrei because
there was a lot to do on shlichus
during this month. But my
Chassidic conscience cried out,
at least be by the Rebbe for Rosh
Hashana. So I went to the Rebbe
for Rosh Hashana 5747.
In 5748 and 5749 I also went
to the Rebbe for Rosh Hashana,
each time with good reasons. On
all the other holidays like Sukkos,
Pesach or Shavuos, there is a lot
of work to be done but on Rosh
Hashana there is nothing special.
There is no hospital or senior
citizens home where the shofar
needs to be blown, the people
are, for the most part, traditional
and nearly all of them go to shul
to hear the shofar. That is my
time to be with the Rebbe.
I could not go for Rosh
Hashana 5750 because our
daughter was born and we know
the story of the Alter Rebbe
who went in the middle of the
davening on Yom Kippur to help
a woman who had just given
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THOUGHT
A TIME FOR
EVERYTHING
A point from the weekly Dvar Malchus with
a relevant message. * How are we supposed
to look at what might seem to us as a random
confluence of events in time and find the
connection to the weekly sidra?
ast
week,
Shabbos
Parshas Ki Savo, I
attended a family sheva
brachos. One of the
speakers, when given the honor to
speak, offered up his blessings to
the chassan with the following vort:
You just left yeshiva (Ki Seitzei)
and entered this world (Ki Savo)
and now everything depends only
on you (how you establish yourself
Nitzavim) and if it is as it ought
to be then (VaYeilech), and also
do not forget the opinion of the
shlucha who also has what to say
about matters of the house and
shlichus (Haazinu), then surely
VZos HaBracha The speaker
concluded with mazal tov wishes,
and blessings for a good and happy
life and may the redeemer come to
Tziyon.
Shabbos Parshas NetzavimVaYeilech (or Erev Shabbos for
the diligent ones among us who
take a peek at the magazine)
is the time to contemplate
something most amazing.
Over the years, the Rebbe
introduced many new things,
some of which had existed but
, Following , Before
, Within three days of ,
In the year , and many more
such expressions that mark the
date and significance of the day.
This
chiddush
came
gradually. In the early years there
was also reference to the date and
time but it wasnt emphasized
often and you can readily find a
sicha without any mention at all
of a date and holiday.
As opposed to in our
generation, it is rare for a sicha
not to be connected with a date,
time and place. Usually they are
all intertwined.
It became so much a part
of the culture that it became
an integral part of Chassidic
speech. Every speaker, whether
one of the famous ones whose
name precedes them or the kind
who actually writes better than
he speaks, all try to mention
something in connection with the
time of the year.
As far as we know, there is
no written source with a clear
explanation for this, and we do
not pride ourselves on knowing
the Rebbes intentions. But it
seems obvious that this pertains
to the generation of Geula and
the closer we get to the Geula the
more it is emphasized.
When we examine what the
Rebbe wants when he speaks
about the date and connects
them to the parsha, as well as
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SHLICHUS
SPIRITUAL
ARMOR FOR
EVERY JEWISH
SOLDIER
Many Israeli soldiers in the recent war were inspired to put on tfillin every
day. The problem is that many of them cannot buy their own tfillin. * The
one who came to their aid is the shliach in Chevron, R Yossi Nachshon
who found himself running an organization Tfillin LChayal. * Every day
he sees miracles in his fundraising efforts and he has moving stories that
testify to the extent of the awakening of the hearts of the Jewish people.
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have taken place in recent weeks.
In the last seven years, since the
organization was founded, it is
estimated that R Nachshon has
distributed close to 1500 pairs of
tfillin. Each soldier who receives
a pair is listed in a special registry
including his rank and the name
of the unit he serves in.
The donations are collected
from wealthy Jews in France and
the United States and plenty is
also raised from regular people
who see it as their privilege to
take part in this operation. In
recent weeks, due to the war,
the activities of the organization
have expanded significantly and
hundreds of pairs of tfillin were
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THE HEART OF
ISRAEL IS AWAKE
Tfillin LChayal has many
more people working for it than
just R Yossi Nachshon. In recent
weeks alone, a number of activists
have joined, many of them not
even Lubavitchers, but they see
the great importance of this
project. One of the main players
is R Yitzchok C, a Litvishe fellow
from Bnei Brak who wishes to
remain anonymous.
I prefer that all my work
be solely for the sake of heaven
and that is why I dont want my
involvement to be known.
How did you get connected
with R Yossi Nachshon?
In the middle of the recent
war, I gave a ride to an important
lecturer from a famous Litvishe
kiruv organization. On the way,
she told me that one of her
mekuravos called her, a university
student, and she said that she
heard an incredible story from
her cousin, a famous producer
from Tel Aviv. Her cousin had
arranged a group of Tel Avivian
performers, actors and singers,
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actors. He wasnt anticipating the
answer he got. We soldiers who
were in battle and committed to
put on tfillin every day, want fifty
pairs of tfillin! He was left openmouthed.
That producer, whose name
we know, is a member of the
leftist elite in Eretz Yisroel with
radically Left views. She told
her cousin who was taking an
interest in Judaism and said she
was still in shock. These were not
religious soldiers, which is why
she didnt dream this is what they
would be asking for. Still, their
request was on her mind and she
asked her cousin to find someone
who could help fulfill the soldiers
request.
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her way to shul when she saw one of the hilltop kids
wearing tfillin. A few hours later, the rav in his speech
at shul spoke about the importance of tfillin. She
realized that she was being sent a message. When she
opened her cell phone on Motzaei Shabbos, she saw
our text message about the tfillin for the soldiers. She
immediately called to donate a pair. She said that she
felt that the Rebbe was telling her that the vessel that
would help her to receive the blessing she wanted was
buying tfillin for a soldier.
Another story with a clear answer in the Igros
Kodesh goes like this:
One day, a Lubavitcher woman from the north
called me and said she wanted to donate a pair of
tfillin. She said that she sent her two children to
Chabads summer camp and was nervous because of
the war. She asked the Rebbe for a bracha through the
Igros Kodesh and opened volume 16 to letter #5832
which says: tfillin is a matter of subordinating the
heart and mind
A few minutes after opening to this answer, while
she was still trying to figure out what connection tfillin
had to her, she got our message on her phone and she
understood the connection. She called me and said she
wanted to make a deposit for one pair of tfillin. A few
days later she called to ask if the money had gone in.
I checked and said it had not. It turned out that she
had mistakenly deposited it into another account. Ask
the bank to withdraw the amount that was mistakenly
deposited into that mans account and then transfer
it to us, I advised her, but she refused. I will deposit
it again now and only after that will I take care of the
mistaken deposit, she said, surprising me.
A few days ago, I called her to ask whether I could
publicize her story and I heard the amazing sequel to
her story. She was very emotional when she told me
the following details. She said that right after she
deposited the money, she received a phone call from
the coordinator of the camp where her children were.
One of her children had nearly drowned in the pool
and had swallowed a lot of water. He was in the ICU
and they were afraid that his brain had been adversely
affected by the lack of oxygen.
They went through several hours of terror but
miraculously, the boy regained consciousness and was
fine. She told me that she realized what the Rebbes
bracha about tfillin was about, for tfillin subordinate
the mind (brain); the Rebbe had preceded the blow
with the cure.
A third story which is both amazing and moving is
as follows:
A religious young woman from Ramot in
Yerushalayim called me and said she wanted to hear
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TFILLIN ARE
A SERIOUS MATTER
We went back to R Nachshon
and asked him:
How do you know that
those soldiers will put on
tfillin every day and it wasnt
just a momentary feeling of
inspiration?
I meet a lot of soldiers,
some of them after theyve been
released, who come to Chevron
for Reserves. They tell me
about the tfillin that they take
everywhere.
We do all we can to verify
through the commanders and
chaplains that they are serious,
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this.
The half-tracks and tanks
in the last operation turned into
shtiblach and many irreligious
soldiers completed minyanim and
davened for the first time in their
lives.
A few days ago, we went to a
parachutist base to give tfillin to
some soldiers. There were dozens
of minyanim for davening! The
rabbi at the base told us that a
high percentage of the soldiers,
about 80%, from elite combat
units are comprised of religious
soldiers or those who have gotten
stronger in their Judaism. In
recent years, we have visited the
most secret units in the army.
You see soldiers who talk about
emuna with Jewish pride. That is
Geula!
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PROFILE
THE
REBBES
FRIEND
Since this column was initiated, in which we tell
of a Chassid who passed away in connection
with his yahrtzait, we have written about many
Chassidim. This week, we have the privilege of
writing about R Sender Reinin, a Chassid whom
the Rebbe himself mentioned and asked that
his yahrtzait not be forgotten. * About a quiet
Jew who was all alone, who was a friend of Beis
Rebbi by three of the Rebbeim, and who even
lived in the Rebbes house for a short period.
By Refael Dinari
he Chassid, R Chaim
Avrohom
Alexander
Sender Yitzchok Reinin,
or R Sender as everyone
knew him, was a modest Chassid,
someone who served Hashem with
all his heart and soul but in a way
that nobody knew about.
R Sender was born in Russia
around the year 5650. While still
a young man the Rebbe Rashab
was greatly mekarev him. He
would sit in the Rebbes room
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A SCIENCE
LECTURE IN A SHUL?!
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gathered in Paris, particularly
Jewish students who were
unable to study in the countries
they came from, most of them
attending schools of medicine
and philosophy.
Surprisingly, many who were
distant from Judaism in their
home countries became interested
in their heritage in France under
the influence of the conservative
atmosphere that prevailed there.
Contrariwise, those young people
who
successfully
integrated
into the local populace began to
assimilate.
At this time, the Rebbe
Rayatz began working intensively
from where he lived in Riga, to
ONE FRIENDSHIP
DRAWS ANOTHER
At this time, our Rebbe
and Rebbetzin lived in France.
R Senders wife who knew
the Rebbetzin from childhood
would meet with her often. The
relationship between the women
fostered a relationship between
their husbands. R Sender would
often visit the Rebbe. He said
years later that every time he went
to the Rebbes home he found the
Rebbe sitting and learning.
When
a
committee
representing the various Jewish
communities was founded in
Paris and there were those
who wanted the Rebbe as rav,
R Sender wrote to the Rebbe
Rayatz and told him about the
suggestion and that the members
of the committee greatly desired
having the Rebbe as the rav. The
Rebbe Rayatz asked his son-inlaw to consider the idea again.
One time, R Sender went to
the Rebbes home and found the
Rebbe immersed in the seifer
Avodas HaLevi of R Aharon
Strashele. The Rebbe commented
to him, This is a deep seifer.
We can see how strong their
friendship was from a letter
that the Rebbe wrote on 28
Tishrei 5700/1939 to R Yisroel
Jacobson in the US. The letter
was about how to rescue the
Rebbe Rayatz from besieged
Warsaw. In the letter in which
the Rebbe wrote the names and
birthdays of the Rebbe Rayatzs
children, he added a few lines,
also in French:
I also have a personal favor
to ask of you for a dear friend of
our family, Mr. Alexander Reinin
who lives in Paris. Please arrange
an affidavit for him and his
wife, Sylvia. They have enough
money that they would not need
financial assistance.
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said he would speak to those in
charge of singing at farbrengens.
At the 12 Tammuz 5718
farbrengen, the Rebbe said the
Strasheler niggun should be sung
and when they began to sing it,
the Rebbe turned to R Sender
and said, R Sender, you asked
for a Strasheler niggun.
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FUNDRAISING
One of the most difficult
things R Zalman had to deal with
was fundraising for the mosdos.
Although the Rebbe had promised
to pay all the expenses of the
first two months, the continued
maintenance and development
of the school required a lot of
money, especially if they were
going to buy and build a new
building for the girls.
In the same letter of 11 Av,
R Zalman reported that Anash
were beginning to get involved
in fundraising for the new school
and he expressed his hopes that
R Moshe Zalman Feiglin would
donate 1000 pounds in addition
to his usual contributions that
totaled 1000 pounds. He wrote
that he planned on traveling
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complete Geula.
After this introduction, the
Rebbe began talking directly about
Australia:
The Rebbe, my father-inlaw, founded a mosad for boys in
Australia and through the divine
mercies aroused by him, the mosad
is being run with outstanding
success by R Moshe Zalman and
his son, R Dovid and the entire
Feiglin family, who play a leading
role.
Since the education of girls
is no less important than the
education of boys and is even more
important, they will start a school
for girls and the Feiglin family
will play a leading role. There will
surely not be any financial obstacles
for we have already concluded that
Mine [G-d] is the silver and Mine
is the gold.
Then they will say to Moshiach
that he can come already for
even in Australia there is already
a school for girls; Beis Rivka and
Beis Sarah, so Moshiach can
come already and take the Tzivos
Hashem to a good and spacious
land.
The Rebbe concluded, Since
they just laid the cornerstone
for Beis Rivka and Beis Sarah in
Australia, the entire assemblage
should wish them mazal tov.
IT IS ESSENTIAL TO
IMMEDIATELY START A
CHABAD GIRLS SCHOOL
R Zalman also received a copy
of the letter that the Rebbe sent
that same day to R Yaakov Eliezer
Hertzog who was a maggid shiur
in the yeshiva. The letter spoke
about the fact that a lot of work
was still needed to develop and
expand the yeshiva and the need to
act immediately as the opportunity
may not present itself at a later
time. This was especially the case
regarding the need to establish a
girls school. Therefore, the Rebbe
concluded, it was his view that R
Hertzog and all of Anash had to
throw themselves into this work
and that they would surely see
great success.
The next day, the first day
of Rosh Chodesh Elul 5716, the
Rebbe sent another letter, this one
to R Menachem Mendel New who
was a member of the hanhala of
the yeshiva, in which the Rebbe
mentioned that in the conversation
with the Feiglins they had indicated
that his involvement in the
proposed girls school would be of
great benefit. The Rebbe went on
to express the hope that he would
do so on his own, and that he was
only writing to him to encourage
an increase in both quantity and
quality in the above as well as in all
matters of Anash. Additionally, the
Rebbe emphasized that investing
personal effort had a far greater
impact than just money alone, and
that since they had already passed
the initial phase of all beginnings
are difficult, things should go
more easily than in the past.
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THE PROPHECY
I BROADCASTED
CAME TRUE!
Shabtai Bibi was on Kol Yisroel for decades,
first as a technician and then in an impressive
series of positions until he became manager
of Moreshet which broadcasts religious
programming. * He first became acquainted with
Chabad on the Beirut-Damascus highway in the
Lebanon War where he met Chabad Tankistin
and conducted his first broadcast. * In this
interview with Beis Moshiach, Bibi tells of his
special relationship with Chabad over the years
By Shneur Zalman Berger
CHABAD 2 HERE
Shabtai Bibi, a man of
average height, simply dressed,
wears a knitted yarmulke and is
a straight talker. He welcomed
me at the entrance to the
central broadcasting network in
Yerushalayim.
When we sat down and began
to talk about the early days, he
showed me an unusual item from
his archives.
This is a recording of a live
report that I had from a Chabad
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PUTTING ON TFILLIN
UNDER FIRE
That encounter was my first
connection with Chabad. It began
in Beirut when I went there as
a technician for Kol Yisroel. We
had a radio station there from
where we broadcast segments
with updates about the war. I
was also involved in doing some
light editing for the program that
broadcast regards from soldiers
stationed at the front line.
Then, during the war, I
saw Chabads work from up
close as it took place on various
fronts with the soldiers. The
Chabadnikim came with their
tanks, dressed in civilian clothes.
I felt great admiration for them.
I thought, they are coming here
of their own volition despite the
danger. I watched the reactions
of the soldiers and most of them
were pleased that they came.
One time, one of the radio
managers came. One of the
Chabadnikim asked him to put
on tfillin and he responded
scornfully, Bug off with that
nonsense.
A moment later a massive
Katyusha attack began. It was
terrifying. Missiles landed in
all directions and we lay on the
ground and prayed for a miracle.
The radio manager also lay there
with his hands over his head,
waiting for a lull.
When the barrage stopped,
he got up, immediately went over
to the Chabadnikim and said,
Where are the tfillin? Short
and to the point.
During the war, I was asked
by Avrohom Doron, then the
editor in the religious section of
Reshet Beit, to send him a piece
describing Chabads activities
on the front. I prepared a nice
segment and the response was
tremendous.
HaShana 5775
5775
52 Erev Rosh Hashana
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MORE OF A BOND
The appreciation for Shabtai
Bibis work was not merely
expressed in the form of praise.
He eventually became the editor
and broadcaster in the religious
department of Reshet Beit. He
had become known because of
his popular program of Chassidic
music. Back then, there was
no Arutz Sheva and no other
religious channels, so it was the
most popular program in the
religious sector. His program had
listeners not only in Eretz Yisroel
but in other countries too.
Something that moved me
during this point in my career
was two letters that I received
from behind the Iron Curtain
from two young men who said
how special it makes them feel
when they listen to this radio
program with songs from verses
from Tanach and maamarei
Chazal.
Bibis
connection
with
Chabad became stronger over the
years. As a journalist, he attended
Yud-Tes Kislev farbrengens that
took place in Kfar Chabad and
in the Tzemach Tzedek shul in
the Old City of Yerushalayim. R
Adin Even-Yisroel (Steinsaltz)
gave shiurim in Chassidus back
then on the radio and during the
taping sessions he met with R
Steinsaltz a number of times.
During
holidays,
Bibi
was impressed by Chabads
work among the people at the
broadcasting network. Chabad,
led by R Berke Wolf, would come
to the broadcasting building in
Yerushalayim every Chanuka,
and light the menorah in every
room and office. For Purim they
gave out mishloach manos, for
Pesach they gave out matza,
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with great personal sacrifice.
So weve invited to the studio
four people from Chabad who
came from the Soviet Union and
coordinate the activities there.
They are Professor Yirmiyahu
Branover, R Notke Berkahan,
R Betzalel Shiff, and R Shaya
Gisser.
Bibi: The first speaker was
Prof Branover. When I listened
to what he had to say, I was
shocked. He said that the Rebbe
recently told him to build a
neighborhood in Yerushalayim
for scientists who will immigrate
here soon from the Soviet Union.
As he spoke, I was reminded
that a few weeks earlier I had
heard harsh words from a senior
Intelligence person in the US,
an expert on Soviet matters.
She assessed the situation in the
Soviet Union as one that would
get worse, and now I was hearing
Prof Branover repeat what the
Rebbe said that soon the Soviet
Union would crumble and the
Jews would make aliya.
When he finished speaking,
I couldnt restrain myself and
I said, The Rebbe said to build
a neighborhood for Russian
scientists but everything is closed.
There is no aliya at all. What are
you talking about!? But he calmly
repeated the prophecy.
He said it so matter-offactly and that is why I found
myself suddenly accepting it. I
believed in the Rebbe. I knew
A BRACHA AT A YUD-TES
KISLEV FARBRENGEN
From his job as editor in the
religious department of Reshet
Beit, Shabtai Bibi switched
to a position as editor for the
religious program on Reshet Alef.
His popular programs, Kabbalas
Shabbat and Melaveh Malka,
earned him many listeners from
all over the country. Many people
who were not religious were
inspired by his programs.
A resident of a kibbutz in the
north of the country once called
and asked to watch the Kabbalat
Shabbat program. When she
arrived I could not conceal my
surprise. Why did she have to
travel for hours in order to watch
how we do the broadcast? In
tears, she said that when she
heard the program she was
reminded of her parents home in
Poland, I see my mother lighting
the Shabbos candles.
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THE M YSTERY
Shimi.
Really? Why is it stuck?
No big deal. Just some
old paper that landed in the
wrong place, said Shimi.
An old paper? I exclaimed.
Maybe thats the paper we
are looking for!
Hes right! Quickly give me
the paper that you found!
said Sholom excitedly.
Shmuli and I breathed a
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