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WHAT DID THE REBBE SAY... 
   

What Did The Rebbe Say About Our Being Shluchim?

 

EVERYONE'S A SHALIACH
I must add that even though the description of shaliach ... was said only to part of the congregation here, the truth is that everyone must know that each one of us, and all of us together, amongst all the Jewish people, are shluchim of the leader of the generation, my father-in-law, the Rebbe! Since he was appointed as leader of the generation, all Jews in this generation have become his servants and shluchim, for “ha’nasi hu ha’kol” (the leader is everything)!

It is understood that once a person has become the emissary of the leader of the generation, his position is permanent, just as being Jewish is something that lasts forever! In fact, his behavior makes no difference with respect to this status — whether he fulfills his shlichus or not, G-d forbid, whether he does or does not follow orders, by accident or worse, etc. — for he cannot change the fact that he has become the servant of the leader of the generation. Indeed this is something that is not in his hands to begin with and something he had no choice about, for the leader of the generation was appointed by the One and Singular One of the world, Hashem Himself, Who appointed the first leader, Moshe Rabbeinu, the faithful shepherd, and thereafter, the extension of Moshe in every generation, up to and including the leader of our generation, the Rebbe Rayatz!

I ask of the “shpitz Chabad” (the elite of Chabad) not to be foolish and add explanations and allusions to what I said, that what I meant was really such and such — dos vos ich mein zog ich (I mean what I say)! There is no need for their assistance in this matter. As long as they don’t do the opposite of help...

Thus I repeat and emphasize once more: Every single person is the shaliach of the leader of the generation, the Rebbe Rayatz, who is the shaliach of the Leader of the world, through Moshe Rabbeinu — the first faithful shepherd — until the faithful shepherd of this generation, the Rebbe Rayatz!

The only difference is, there are those who merited to “get it” immediately, and, therefore, acted accordingly and appropriately from the very start; and then there are those for whom it took some time — and there are even those who are like the “nails” (as explained in Tanya), which are also part of the body!

May it be G-d’s will that “a spirit from Above will inspire them” so that they absorb what their true existence is all about. Then they will immediately begin to act accordingly, as the saying goes: the intelligent do not push off for tomorrow what they can do today. Therefore, begin immediately today, so that today is not lost!

As the saying from the gedolei Yisroel of the Middle Ages who bemoan the fact that “man worries about losing his money, but not about the loss of his days”: When it’s a money matter, he does everything, to the point that it is possible that he may do the opposite of Torah...

As it’s brought down in the daily lesson in Rambam, there is a situation wherein “rodeif shalmonim v’nivhal l’hon” (someone who pursues money) to the point that he has no choice but to forbid it to himself with a vow, an issur from the Torah, and perhaps then he can correct himself...

However, when speaking about losing days, he is not concerned, even though it should be just the opposite, for he can get his money back but his days do not return!

Therefore, it would be better if one hour earlier he comprehends the fact that he has a connection with the leader of the generation, even in a manner of “nails” ... and then even the “nails” will fulfill their task in the proper way. (Sicha of Av 21, 5744)

 

the strength of the Torah itself
When one works on fulfilling the shlichus of the Rebbe Rayatz, the leader of the generation, regarding spreading Judaism and spreading the wellsprings [of Chassidus] outward, to every single place — even though this falls into the category of a rabbinical injunction, the words of the scribes — you must know it has all the significance and strength of the Torah itself [similar to the reading of the maftir of the parasha, which has all the significance and strength of the seventh aliya], for these injunctions are in the name of the earlier Rebbe’im, including the Alter Rebbe and the Baal Shem Tov, and so too, those who came after, in a way of receiving authority one man from the other, back to Moshe Rabbeinu!

In other words, it is understood and obvious that even were this not the case, nevertheless, one must fulfil all the injunctions and instructions of the leader of the generation with alacrity and strength, etc., for “we are not dealing with fools”...but we are speaking about an increase of vitality and a special strength with greater measure and greater force (“one only urges those who are already hurrying”) knowing that these matters have all the significance and force of the Torah itself.

[It is unnecessary to stress that fulfilling these directives must simply be because they are the directives of the leader of the generation, and not because they make sense to him [similar to the difference we find in doing something that the beis din says although they erred in their directive. If the person followed their directive because they told him to, he fulfills his obligation to bring a sacrifice through the sacrifice offered by the beis din. But if he did it because it made sense to him, he does not fulfill his obligation through the sacrifice of the beis din. Accordingly, only when one fulfills the directives because of the command of the leader of the generation, can we rely and count on their fulfillment being in the proper manner].

Now since these directives are highly detailed, we cannot know in which ones the leader of the generation invested his inner being and essence, etc. We must, therefore, act in a way of “being more stringent when in doubt”!

Practically speaking: One must add with greater strength and might in all the work of spreading Judaism and spreading the wellsprings [of Chassidus] outward, beginning with the Mivtzo’im (the Rebbe’s various campaigns), for it makes sense to say, and it’s practically certain, that these are the most essential matters. As we said, these things come as a continuation of and have all the force of the Torah itself, for the idea of the “middle line” is that it goes through and through from one end to the other evenly, from the aspect of heel until the aspect of head, until the aspect of the skull which is above the head, until the aspect of the crown which is above the skull, etc.

By being involved in spreading Judaism and spreading the wellsprings [of Chassidus] outward, we hasten and speed up the future Redemption, the coming of King Moshiach.

From this we understand that when we are involved in these matters with vitality and alacrity, we merit the true and complete Redemption, in a way of “I will hasten it” (achishena), “he comes with the clouds of the sky,” in one moment and in one instant. (Sicha of Parshas Eikev, Av 20, 5743)

 

FORCED TO FULFILL THE DIRECTIVES OF THE LEADER OF THE GENERATION
Everyone knows that he has a connection with my father-in-law, the Rebbe, the leader of the generation. The main thing is, the leader of the generation put himself in a position so that everyone could have a connection with him, and, therefore, this connection is eternal (whether he wants it or not), and as a result he is compelled to act according to the directives of the leader of the generation regarding spreading Judaism and spreading the wellsprings [of Chassidus] outward, etc.

As we said, since he has a connection with the leader of the generation, this compels him to act accordingly, and he has no choice to act in any other way.

If someone were to maintain that he has a choice, etc., and he presents the following argument: If he has a choice regarding a command from Hashem, and Hashem’s knowledge does not compel his choice, etc., then certainly this is so regarding a command of the leader of the generation! — Chassidus says, this is not so!

The knowledge and command from Above does not force his choice because “the heart does not reveal to the mouth,” that is, this was not revealed and brought down into the world of speech, etc.. Whereas the command of the leader of the generation was drawn down into speech, and even into action, to the point that he had self-sacrifice for it. Therefore, this compels his choice; indeed, he has no other choice. He is forced to fulfill the directives of the leader of the generation!

Of courses, should a person claim that he will get to it later, for there is the concept of Supernal patience, etc., he must understand that when we speak about a command and directive of the leader of the generation, he himself proclaimed and stressed that he means action! Therefore, there is no possibility for postponement!

The only choice he has is to fight against the leader of the generation ch’v. But by doing so he fights against his own existence, which is compelled to act according to the directives of the leader of the generation!

Since he knows he has no choice but to fulfill the directives of the leader of the generation, and in the end he will be forced to act accordingly, it would be better if he did so from the start, immediately, in a way of kindness and compassion (for there will be no need to force him, etc.), as the Rebbe Rayatz said in the beginning of his leadership, he wants the conduct to be in a way of kindness and compassion, etc. There is also the saying of the Rebbe Rayatz that “a Chassid is a kluger” (a clever one). Therefore, knowing that in the end he won’t have a choice and he will be compelled to fall into line, he does so from the start. And then it’s naturally in a way of kindness and compassion, etc.

When his conduct is according to the directives of the leader of the generation, and he does them with pride and with alacrity, etc., this effects an increase and grace in channeling down blessings, and in a manner of “without end” (ad bli dai). (Sicha VaYikra 5743)

 

THIS APPLIES TO EVERY JEW
The following is the practical directive to learn from our being here at the beginning and opening of the International Convention of Shluchim:

First of all, you must go out and proclaim and inform all the shluchim that the work of shlichus now, as well as that of every Jew, is expressed in greeting our righteous Moshiach. That is, all the details of the work of shlichus — of spreading Torah and Judaism and spreading the wellsprings [of Chassidus] outward — must be permeated with this point: how does this lead to receiving our righteous Moshiach?

This is, of course, emphasized in the topic of the convention, “All the days of your life to bring the Days of Moshiach”: Every aspect of Diving service (in “all the days of your life” and in each day itself; in all the aspects and hours of the day) must be permeated with “to bring the Days of Moshiach.” Not only “to increase” (as it’s written in a number of places) — that he (the shaliach) stands and waits for Moshiach to come and then he will take part and enjoy it, etc. — but “to bring.” Namely, he does everything that depends on him in order “to bring the Days of Moshiach.” “Days” in the plural; not just a beginning of one day, but the days (plural). “The Days of Moshiach” (not only when Moshiach is “presumed to be Moshiach,” but “all the days of Moshiach,” including the stage of the realization of the “certainty of his being Moshiach,” etc.).

The simple meaning here is, from the Convention of Shluchim, good resolutions must be made about how each shaliach will prepare himself and prepare all the Jews in his place and in his city, etc., to greet our righteous Moshiach, by explaining the concept of Moshiach as it is explained in the Written Torah and the Oral Torah, in a manner so that it will be received by each person according to his intellect and understanding, especially including — by learning about Moshiach and Redemption, especially in a way of wisdom, understanding, and knowledge.

As this is the mission of the times, it is understood that this pertains to every Jew with no exceptions.

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May it be G-d’s will that by every shaliach doing his job fully, with all ten soul powers, especially when all the shluchim unite and gather, with this they will immediately bring the (revelation and completion of ) the main and true shaliach, along with the revelation of his ten powers — “please send the one who you will later send,” the shaliach of our generation, my father-in-law, the Rebbe, the leader of the generation, as it was in the generation prior to his, that the Rebbe Rayatz joined with his father, as he was his only son, so that we have the completion of all “seven branches of the menora,” all the seven generations.

And since the work of shlichus has been completed, the main thing is that every shaliach comes to the real meshalei’ach, Hashem himself, and informs Him: I did my shlichus, and now the time has come (so to speak) for You to do Your shlichus [for Hashem is also a shaliach (as it says, “He tells His words to Yaakov, etc.”), and together with the ten sefiros, His very essence is, as it were, Moshiach Tzidkeinu]: shlach na b’yad tishlach — send us Moshiach Tzidkeinu!

And even if there still remains a doubt whether Hashem wants to hold the Jews in Exile for another moment for the great pleasure our service in Exile provides Him, nevertheless, every Jew cries out [the halacha]: “One must do everything his host tells him except for leaving,” except for staying one more moment, ch’v, in the state of “leaving,” that is, being away from the table of their Father. We, therefore, ask and demand from Hashem, so to speak, “please send the one who you will later send,” in the year and in the beginning of the year of “the one who you will later send” [“yad tishlach,” which is numerically equivalent to the year (5)752], and bring the true and complete Redemption already! (Sicha of Chayei Sara, kinus HaShluchim, 5752)
 

   

YECHI ADONEINU MOREINU V'RABBEINU MELECH HA'MOSHIACH L'OLAM VA'ED!

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