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The Farbrengen Marking 50 years Since Yud Shvat 5710

 At the conclusion of the wide-ranging activities to mark fifty years of the Rebbe’s leadership, and after fulfilling all the customs the Rebbe established for this special day, everyone gathered for the grand Yud Shvat farbrengen in 770.

The farbrengen began at 8:30 p.m. and was emceed by Rabbi Shmuel Butman, director of Tzach and the International Campaign to Bring Moshiach. Rabbi Butman referred to what the Rebbe said in the Yovel year of the Geula of Yud-Beis Tammuz. During the Yovel year, “each man returned to his portion,” and we too should anticipate returning to our portion, i.e., Eretz Yisroel, the portion of every Jew. “Each man returns to his family,” meaning that there should be true unity within the Jewish family.

Thousands of shluchim, Tmimim, Anash, guests, local residents, and mekuravim sat together at the farbrengen. The evening began with the Dvar Malchus, a video of a sicha from 5732. Then all the Rebbe’s niggunim were sung along with chazan R’ Berel Saltzman, accompanied by the Eli Lipsker Band. This was followed by a rousing “Yechi.”

After reading the Rebbe’s chapter of Tehillim, and additional chapters for the complete recovery of Rabbi Marlow (Chaim Yehuda Kalman ben Rochel), the emcee spoke about the significance of the Yovel. Rabbi Osdoba was the next speaker, connecting the fact that Moshe took care of Yosef’s remains to the mission of the Rebbeim of the sixth and seventh generation. The next speaker was Rabbi Chaim Sasson. Speaking in Hebrew, he captivated the crowd with his enthusiasm and unique understanding of the topic of Moshiach and Geula. He related his encounters with Jews of all types around the world, and concluded that by properly explaining the issues, everything is accepted.

Since Yud Shvat marks the passing of the Rebbe Rayatz as well as the beginning of the Rebbe’s leadership, Rabbi Shneur Zalman Gurary, member of the administration of Agudas Chassidei Chabad, was asked to speak. Rabbi Gurary reminisced about his childhood, when he stayed with the Rebbe Rayatz for the first time on Pesach 5680 (1920). Rabbi Gurary has the z’chus of not only being close to the Rebbe MH”M from the very beginning but also having been with the Rebbe Rayatz throughout his nesius. Rabbi Gurary also related incidents from the period between Yud Shvat 5710 and Yud Shvat 5711. He concluded by saying that we must stand strong in our faith, and we must internalize our complete certainty in the imminent revelation of the Rebbe MH”M.

Among the huge crowd, those from France stood out, led by the Av Beis Din of the rabbanim in France, Rabbi Hillel Pevzner. Rabbi Pevzner drew many parallels between the Yovel as it is described in Torah and the Rebbe’s fiftieth year of leadership. In the Yovel year, two types of servants were liberated: those who had their ears pierced and those who had been sold to gentiles. In other words, even those slaves who were on the lowest level went free in the Yovel year. We too have to know that even someone on the lowest spiritual level has to be moved and inspired in this auspicious time to rise above his lowly state. This is done by making good resolutions and by connecting to the Rebbe and fulfilling his directives.

Rabbi Yosef Yitzchok Katzman spoke in English. He connected the stories the Rebbe brings in his first maamer to the various stages of the Rebbe’s avoda over fifty years. He also related two amazing stories of the Rebbe Rayatz and the Rebbe MH”M, illustrating their incredible mesirus nefesh for ahavas Yisroel.

Other speakers were Rabbi Yoram Ulman of Australia, Rabbi Ben Shimon of France, and Rabbi Reuven Matusof of France. The farbrengen was organized by the gabbaim of the shul and the International Campaign to Bring Moshiach. Rabbi Butman thanked all the organizers, especially Rabbi Yaakov Herzog and Rabbi Shalom Dov Ber Drizin for sponsoring the event.

After the official part of the program was over, the crowd remained to farbreng in small groups until the morning hours.
 

   

Celebrating 50 years of the Rebbe MH"M's leadership


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