English translation — שיחת יום א׳ פ׳ תולדות, כ״ח מרחשון ה׳תש״ג - לכינוס השלוחים העולמי -

When several Jews gather together, it has a great virtue,

all the more so a gathering of several tens

(minyanim)

of Israel,

as "When ten are sitting, the Divine Presence rests"²,

"Even if they are not speaking words of Torah",

Indeed,⁴ when one gathers together after a prayer,

and in connection with Torah and mitzvos⁵,

and especially with the Torah and mitzvos of Jews throughout the world,

and also with the Seven Mitzvos of Bnei Noach of all the nations of the world — as is the case in this current gathering which takes place in connection with the International Conference of Shluchim,

the shluchim shlita of his holiness my father-in-law, the Rebbe, who are found in all corners of the globe with the mission to disseminate Torah and mitzvos and to spread the wellsprings outward,

and also — to disseminate the Seven Mitzvos of Bnei Noach to non-Jews,

as per the ruling of the Rambam.*

From this one can understand the great importance of this current gathering,

Indeed regarding the indwelling of the Shechinah

(Shechinah rests)

which is revealed

through the very gathering of so many Jews

(until - connected with all Jews throughout the world)

and consequently - also the Heavenly assistance that one receives through this⁶,

and indeed regarding the merit of all those who participate in this

(In what manner possible)

And the more the participation - as greater the merit,

And the more it contributes to the success of the gathering

(In addition to the blessing and assistance that one has from Above)

Therefore, you still also take out the opportunity to participate in the gathering,

considering it for me a merit,

And a merit for everyone and for all matters,

that they should be even more successful.

The activity of the "International Conference of Shluchim" — and consequently the necessity to have in it Heavenly assistance and the participation, effort, and work of man — is also understood from the name:

"International Conference of Shluchim" contains within itself — in addition to its simple meaning:

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Conference of the Shluchim throughout the world - a higher-level interpretation:

עולמי is the translation - that it is on a global scale.

That is to say, the conference,

and primarily - the work of Shlichus of the participants

(Shluchim)

in this conference - must have an influence and an effect on the entire world.

Explanation of the matters:

It was spoken several times,

So the general mission that the Almighty has given every Jew is - to make a dwelling for Him, blessed be He, in the lower realms.

Through the fact that he serves his Creator by observing the Torah and its commandments,

And also influences and spreads Torah and commandments among others,

And reveals G-dliness in his part of the world,

Until every place that he can reach,

By uncovering and utilizing the matters of the world

(for the sake of that for which they were created —)

“for His honor” of the Holy One, blessed be He.

Since, however, the intention in this is to make a dwelling place in the lower realms,

in all the lower realms

(plural,

in all the details and fine details of the world/ and according to nature it is indeed difficult,

very difficult

(and perhaps even impossible)

that someone should alone!

(approach, speak and)

To reach a multitude of places, and in particular in different places around the world,

And all the more so all people in all parts of the world - the Almighty divided the work

(of making a dwelling place in the lower realms)

among many Jews,

who are scattered throughout the world,

and each one does his service in his place and spreads Judaism in his place to the Jews who are there.

And furthermore: the Almighty established in human nature

(and it is relevant also in halachah)

Then "your friend has a friend, and your friend's friend has a friend""

And.

Until the end of the world.

And this is also from the side of the mashpia,

that he has the power to make a shliach,

And "a messenger appoints a messenger" "until the end of the world".

Among Jews themselves there are those who have merited and have been specially chosen,

that their entire occupation is to be

(openly)

shluchim of the Rebbe, my father-in-law, the Rebbe - they were each sent to a particular place in the world,

to carry out the will and intention of the sender - to engage in spreading Torah and Judaism,

and to reveal that all Jews are messengers of the Holy One, blessed be He,

through speaking and influencing the Jews in his place

(And particularly through words that come from the heart and through demonstrating a living example)

And accordingly, it is understood,

That although every Jew and every emissary is in a specific place and does his work there, nevertheless, through the fact that "your friend has a friend, etc." and "an agent appoints an agent,"

his work goes and spreads,

until he has the power to reach and influence a multitude of people and in all parts of the world¹⁴,

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In addition to the main point - the powers that one receives for this from the sender,

Until the Heavenly assistance that one has in this from the first emissary,

the Almighty,

as above.

And when the emissaries gather together as in the "International Conference of Emissaries" - it emphasizes even more that their mission is to accomplish throughout the whole world,

to make the world a dwelling place for Him, blessed be He - and in a manner that one has in this both the power from Above

("For whenever ten are gathered, the Divine Presence rests")

and also the work of the emissaries below.

In this comes another matter,

and a main topic:

In order to make a dwelling place in the lower realms completely, in the entire world,

It should be "

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My world" on a true world scale - it is required that one also effect upon the nations of the world,

and especially since they are the majority of mankind on the face of the earth.

For Jews are indeed "the fewest of all nations"⁵ — even when one reaches out and connects with all Jews in every place they are,

this is only a small part

(in quantity)

of all the nations in this physical world

(lower ones)

disproportionate to the scope of the great world and the multitude of people in it — seemingly cannot be accomplished through them alone

(as it were)

a dwelling for Him, blessed be He, in the lower realms,

all the lower realms⁶,

in a manner

of "

(Kinus HaShluchim 5)

worlds",

in a true world format.

[being an emissary of the Holy One, blessed be He,

And a person's agent

(the Supreme One⁷׳)

like him"׳,

Until like him exactly, so to speak - one surely has the power and assistance from the Supreme One

(the Creator of the world and its Leader)

to transform the entire world.

But the Supreme One willed,

that there should be a dwelling place in the lower realms

(In the categories of lower beings/ This should be done in a natural way and in a manner understood by the intellect of lower beings)

(even into the air of non-Jews)

The explanation is as follows:

In addition to the mission of a Jew in his service of Torah and mitzvos and his influence in this on other Jews - Jews also have a mitzvah to influence the nations of the world,

that they should fulfill the Seven Noahide Laws - "Moshe Rabbeinu commanded from the Almighty to compel all inhabitants of the world to accept the commandments that were commanded to the children of Noah."

And the explanation in this: The general content of all the Seven Noahide Laws is - that the world should be fitting for "לשבת יצרה""׳,

Settlement of the world - the world should be a place suitable for dwelling and the seat of human beings.

And through this it becomes appropriate that Jews can make from it a dwelling for the Supernal Man: if a part of the world lacks in settlement of the world,

then that place is not entirely suitable to make there a dwelling for Him, blessed be He.

The investment in place and the details of the levels of that which is refined,

through which a clarification is made in a more internal manner,

and a vessel prepared for a dwelling for Him becomes clarified - that He who dwells in the dwelling is found there in His internality.

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Accordingly, it is understood,

that in order to settle the world

("He created it to be inhabited")

in all parts of the world - one must come specifically to the nations of the world,

which are the greatest number and they need to have the largest area of land for their dwelling place

(unlike a nation that is in quantity "the fewest of all nations,"

and do not need so much space for their settlement)

; Jews can help in this,

But the main and the completeness of the action of "to inhabit it" - in a manner of settlement in simplicity - depends on that it be done actually and in the bodies of the seventy nations.

And accordingly, one of the reasons for why Jews were commanded "to compel all the inhabitants of the world to accept the commandments that were commanded to the children of Noah"

[And the observance of the seven commandments of Bnei Noach

(through which the "to inhabit it" is fulfilled)

must be done

(not "because of intellectual compulsion"

but)

"because the Holy One, blessed be He, commanded them in the Torah and made them known to us through Moshe Rabbeinu"²¹,

Then this comes to the Nations of the World through Jews]

- Because in order for Jews to carry out in completeness the mission that was given to them from making a dwelling place for Him, blessed be He, in the lower realms - they must cause the Nations of the World to fulfill the "for settlement He created it,"

through the Seven Commandments of the Sons of Noah

(including - through humble charity²²)

[And to add,

So too among Jews there is a main emphasis on settling the world,

to the extent that this has a special law and commandment among Jews.

As we see in the commandment of redeeming captives

(whose content is charity and kindness — settling the

world)

- which is called a 'great mitzvah'²,

and therefore there must be a special effort in this²¹,

because of the danger of that which is not in one's own possession but in the possession of non-Jews,

And one cannot be sure what will happen to them the moment after this, etc.]

According to the above, it is understandable that this is a "Global Conference of Shluchim",

In a true world — "universal" — manner:

At the time when the shluchim gather together as in this "Global Conference of Shluchim" — it means a gathering together and unification of shluchim from different places in the world,

until from all the four corners of the earth,

that each shliach represents before the Jews and people in his place,

Also the nations of the world

(with whom he works and helps them advance in their service)

- which underscores even more that their activity is to spread throughout the entire world,

to make the entire world a dwelling place for Him, blessed be He.

Another main point in this:

In addition to the general explanation of the "International Conference of Shluchim,"

that the shluchim bring about throughout the entire world,

Thus, in this there is the detailed explanation:

that the shluchim reveal in every matter their mission.

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in the world,

so that it becomes a “Worldwide Kinus HaShluchim,”

a gathering and unity of all things in the world that are all “shluchim” of Hashem,

to reveal “His glory” of Hashem.

The role of the shluchim is to reveal to all other people that they are shluchim of Hashem,

Jews—through the 613 mitzvos,

and non-Jews—through the Seven Noachide Laws,

"For the world He created it to be settled."

And more specifically—in Olam, Shanah, Nefesh:

Olam: A Jew reveals in every single detail of the world his "shlichus,"

to reveal the "kavod" of Hashem.

Nefesh: In addition to the soul in general,

When a Jew reveals in every soul - both Jews and non-Jews - their mission in the world,

is also in his individual soul,

a Jew performs his work of mission with all ten faculties of the soul,

by utilizing each faculty for the mission which he

(the faculty)

was created: intellect - to understand G‑dliness,

love - for love of Hashem and love of Israel, etc.

Second: A Jew reveals in every part and detail of time,

His special mission in serving the Almighty,

as follows.

And the explanation of the matter:

"Shlichus" expresses the general point in every thing that the Almighty does in the world and the order of spiritual descent; every thing in existence - is for a purpose,

the intention and purpose - the "shlichus" - for which the Almighty created the thing.

From this it is understood that in addition to the general principle of shlichus in all of creation and in the general descent of the soul into the body,

the concept of the shlichus of the Holy One, blessed be He, is reflected also in every single detail - in the known manner that the Torah was stated in generalities and specifics² - that every detail of creation has its special mission from the Almighty.

And so it is with regard to the mission of the descent of the soul into the body and the entirety of human life,

So this is in a manner of generality and particularity:

First of all, there is the general mission of every soul,

which ירדה מאיגרא רמה לבירא עמיקתא,

in order to make a דירה לו יתברר בתחתונים

[a Jew - in fulfillment of the תרי״ג מצוות,

and then he comes down

(among Jews)]

In the general mission of the nations of the world - in the observance of the Seven Noachide Laws^ and they clarify at the beginning of the mission - before the child emerges into the air of the world - they inform him about his mission

(and they give him powers for this)

: "They administer an oath*² to him: be righteous and do not be wicked"²,

Which includes all the work of his mission,

Which is divided in general into two movements and lines: do good

("be righteous")

positive commandments

(Ag- beginning from "I am the L-rd your G-d",

including all

by means of some aspect".

And all³ continuation and influence and light etc.

(Outside of His essence, may He be blessed,

That His existence is from His essence and is not caused by any cause preceding Him, G-d forbid - Igros Kodesh, section 20)

It is a continuation.

Through the means of some aspect".

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positive commandment”^ and turn away from evil

("Do not be wicked")

negative commandments

(beginning from "and it shall not be to,

which includes all melachos"⁵

Then it details in particulars

(approximately to the generalities of the aforementioned mission)

in the details of the time of his service: when he is born,

at the time of his entry into the covenant of Avraham Avinu

(and a woman is considered as if she has been circumcised⁵¹/ at the time of the bar mitzvah or bat mitzvah

(when he

(she)

becomes obligated in the commandments)

etc.

And in this itself, there are also levels,

from the generality of time to the specifics of time,

to the most specific details.

beginning from the general mission

(but particular relative to the general mission of the descent of the soul into the body)

That which is renewed each and every year,

On Rosh HaShanah — when a Jew coronates the Almighty — 'You shall make Me king over you'⁵² — as 'King of Israel' and 'King over all the earth,'

The general acceptance of the yoke of His kingship, may He be blessed,

And consequently, the general acceptance of the mission of the Holy One, blessed be He,

And this is the foundation of his entire service of his mission

(in all the details)

- as our Sages said, "Accept My sovereignty,"

and afterwards - and through this - can be "I decree decrees upon them,"

in a manner that "they accept My decrees"⁵⁴.

And each and every year in particular you have a special mission

(specifically for this year)

For example - in this year,

which is [the year] 5750 - may it be a year of miracles,

And similarly in the previous years: the year 5748,

Tishamach vetishamach – the Anav HaSimchah,

the year 5749 Yadecha,

and so forth.

More specifically, the mission is revealed in each and every month of the months of the year: In every

(first)

month – the word 'month' indicates renewal – a Jew receives a new mission and service,⁵

according to the constellation of the month and according to the festivals and special days in each month

[And similarly,

the difference between a full month or a deficient month]

For example - in the month which we are about to enter - the month of Kislev - its special service consists of the days of Chanukah,

And before this

(in the days of the month)

- the special days

(Tishrei,

10th and 19th of Kislev)

Connected to 'May our fountains spread outward',

Whose main essence began after the redemption of the Old Rebbe on 19 Kislev*⁵,

And later

(In the years after this)

There was added to this an addition to the Festival of Redemption of the Middle Rebbe on 10 Kislev⁵⁷,

And on 9 Kislev - his birthday and yahrtzeit.

In that same month, the mission emerges afterwards in even greater detail - in each and every week of the month,

As is known⁵ that each week begins a new order and cycle of time.

[Therefore one begins counting at the start of each week from Sunday

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and since the creation of time on Sunday of the Maaseh Bereishis, tens of thousands of days have passed)

because it is analogous to Sunday of Maaseh Bereishis"'■]

And each week has its unique service - corresponding to the weekly Torah portion,

with which one must serve■ during this week.

And even more specifically - every day of the week has its mission⁴⁰,

Each day and day does its work⁴¹.

And in each and every day - every hour has a unique service and mission,

as is known⁴² that the twelve hours of the day correspond to the twelve combinations of the Name Havaya, and the twelve hours of the night correspond to the twelve combinations of the Name Ado-nai,

And in every hour the service must be according to the combination of the Name that shines in that hour.

To the extent that every moment in an hour has its unique mission and service■⁴,

As it is written⁴⁴ "He examines us moment by moment,"

One examines him whether he utilized every moment perfectly in accordance with the special service that needs to be done at that moment.

According to the above, it comes out,

That in order for a

Jew,

a shliach to fulfill his mission perfectly requires generally two matters:

the knowledge and fulfillment of his general mission in the world,

which encompasses and spans all the days of his life,

the knowledge and fulfillment of the particular mission at every time according to its matter ~ year,

month,

week,

day,

hour,

A moment,

And so forth in every place according to its matter,

And in every soul according to its matter.

And these two matters are not contradictory to each other,

But on the contrary: in order for a Jew to fulfill his general mission perfectly - it is required that in every time etc. according to its matter, he should completely throw himself into fulfilling the mission of that time - the matter that is time-bound,

of the moment,

day and so forth

(and meanwhile not think and become confused from the mission that will come in the second time)

; and through this the moment – and his service at that moment – becomes the "gate"⁴⁵ which inherently includes

(and through it they ascend)

all the other details of his service of mission throughout the days of his life;

Along with this,

in every moment and the like, there must also be within him the knowledge and awareness that this is not a separate moment and service from the rest of the days of his life;

rather, he must do all that depends on him to also prepare himself

(and know that his service now is also a preparation)

for the service and mission in the moment that follows,

Until - the fulfillment of the general mission of the entire hour,

from one time to another,

week,

month,

year and all the days of his life - after this.

And this

(the knowledge that the mission

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Specific in every specific time is a part of a general mission)

Gives to the success and completeness of fulfilling the specific mission,

In a specific time.

And furthermore: a person must always rise higher in his service,

"They will go from strength to strength""

(In addition to that which he utilizes every moment to perfection)

And even when he already attains perfection,

until the perfection of one hundred and twenty years,

is that it comes to yet a moment,

yet an hour, etc.,

he can and must ascend yet higher⁴.

And consequently,

in the time of all the details of levels in the service of man,

(בכל הזמנים)

are part of one principle,

then when he ascends higher,

it also elevates his service that preceded this,

which is a preparation and introduction for the later service"⁴.

According to this, it is also understandable on the other hand: if one has

(for whatever reason it may be)

is lacking in the fulfillment of the mission at the moment

(etc.)

Specifically - we have the instruction from our Rabbis and Leaders"⁴,

that "there is nothing lost",

and one has the opportunity to correct it in the moments that follow,

through that which one does - in addition to the service belonging to this moment - also the service belonging to the previous moment,

in conjunction with the service of teshuvah, which makes him a master over the past"⁵

[Even a past that is a great length of time before this,

all the more so if it is about a service during this year,

month,

week or hour]

that he may be able to fulfill the service and mission pertaining to that time in the past.

And it is sweetened according to the above,

that all these distinctions in the time of man's service are connected and are a part of one principle,

And consequently, one can fulfill and complete a mission in the past through the service - together with the service of teshuvah - in a time after this.

May it be His will,

Then each one should meditate on these words regarding the mission - in addition to the meditation on the matters of mission about which we certainly spoke at the "International Conference of Emissaries",

And the meditation should bring down in him in an easy manner into actual deed,

The deed is the main thing⁵,

In fulfilling the mission of each and every one,

And in a manner of adding thus and so in all matters of the mission,

In the words of our Sages, may their memory be blessed,⁵ Mai

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One who has a hundred wants two hundred,

And one who has two hundred wants four hundred etc., in the manner of 'they go from strength to strength',

Then in addition to this, when one utilizes every moment to perfection,

one adds and ascends in this higher and higher,

until one comes to the perfection of one hundred and twenty,

until - the perfection of 'one hundred years and twenty years and seven years' of 'the years of Sarah's life'⁵⁶,

and together with the perfection of the mission in all the days and years,

one also has the perfection in fulfilling the mission with all the powers of the soul,

the desire and will of the emissary

(one hundred years/ his intellects

(twenty years)

and his seven attributes

(seven years)

⁵/ "with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your might"⁶/

And through this, that the emissary utilizes all his ten powers in fulfillment of his mission - he then immediately brings the revelation of Moshiach

(emissary combined with ten)

-the revelation of Moshiach that is in every Jew,

until -the revelation of Moshiach Tzidkeinu in a simple sense - the ultimate perfection of the purpose of the mission⁵⁷.

And also afterward, one continues the service as souls in bodies - without any interruption - in the long life that follows

(after 120 and 127 years etc.)

until in eternal life in the true and complete redemption,

And

Rosh Sefer Chayei Sarah.

Shaarei Teshuvah by Rabbi Yitzchak N.,

From Nachalat Hashem to Rabbi Yosef Alnakwa, Part 4, Chapter 14, page 250.

Thus, it comes to an additional mission for Bogdan with the new days and years of eternal life,

And if it gives air to in the work of the mission now, in this time,

As one sees the nature of man,

So when he knows that his present service

(is not merely an action for a small moment,

but it)

will be drawn out and affects him for many years,

until for all the days of his life - he does this with extra effort,

and utilizes to the fullest all the years and powers that the Almighty gave him

(since a person's agent

(the Supernal)

like him,

until like him literally, so to speak)

in order to fulfill his mission every moment,

every hour every day,

every week,

every month,

every year,

and throughout all the days of his life,

And if this is so regarding his limited days of life,

all the more so when it comes to eternal life

(without any interruption in the meantime)

- that he knows that his service and action now affects eternal life,

then certainly it is understandable that there is the greatest effort and greatest joy in this service.

And one could say further: through his service he contributes to eternal life itself - as it is known that even in eternal life there is the concept of "ילכו מחיל אל חיל"

(in ascents in holiness itself)

And so it will be for us immediately and directly,

Then "they will go from strength to strength" in fulfilling the mission,

until "God will appear in Zion"⁶/ that is, the revelation of Zion simply - the part of Zion in Jerusalem, the holy city

(the inner essence of Jerusalem)

in our holy land,

and that is the revelation of the Zion within the soul,

the inner aspect of the

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his soul⁵,

the yechidah of the soul

(in the aspect of Moshiach, shnu"^

Through the fact that each shliach - through using his ten powers - reveals in himself his "Tzion" of the soul,

In the aspect of "Moshiach" that is within him,

And he also reveals the aspect of Tziyon in his portion of the world - the inner dimension of the world,

And in a revealed manner until a tangible way,

So that one can grasp it with the sense of touch,

And on the contrary - the novelty of a dwelling place in the lower worlds is specifically in the physicality and tangibility of the world,

As is known?

And the summary of the matters - and simply:

From the fulfillment of the mission at this moment,

The last moment in exile - one dances directly into the fulfillment of the mission of that moment

That is after this,

The first moment of redemption,

Indeed one moment,

But such a moment that changes - in a way that is incomparable - the entire existence of time and place from now on,

And one then has a new mission,

With new powers,

In accordance with this situation after the true and complete redemption,

- And in this itself, one adds further by giving now an additional mission of tzedakah to all the shluchim who are here.

And further, and this is the main point: one has all these matters below ten tefachim,

Beginning from the very first moment of the true and complete redemption,

And 'They go from strength to strength, appears before G-d in Zion,'

the revelation of Zion in Jerusalem,

and the Zion in the soul,

And in an actual way,

immediately and at once literally.

[The Rebbe shlita gave to each of the shluchim shiyu and their families,

and to all those present - a one dollar bill,

to give it

(or its equivalent)

to charity,

and with an addition of their own]

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