English translation — שיחת ליל ג׳ פ׳ תצוה, ט׳ אדר ה׳תש״נ

- The fiftieth anniversary of the transfer of the center of Chabad Chassidus to the lower hemisphere -

The 9th of Adar is the day on which the center of Chabad Chassidus was transferred from the upper hemisphere to the lower hemisphere — when my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, the Nasi of our generation, came to the United States in a permanent manner

(as discussed many times²)

And there is special emphasis on the 9th of Adar of this year — in which the fiftieth anniversary occurred

(fifty years)

for the arrival of the Rebbe, my father-in-law, to the USA

(9 Adar 5700 — 9 Adar 5703)

And in addition to this,

there is also the elevation that comes from the entire year,

including also the special occurrence of 9 Adar on the days of the week,

as follows.

And the explanation of the matter:

The known saying³ is that in the lower hemisphere there was no revealed giving of the Torah.

And from this we understand the magnitude of the innovation that occurred with the arrival of the Rebbe, my father-in-law, to the United States

(on the 9th of Adar)

— that specifically in the lower hemisphere the center of Chabad Chassidus was established,

the inner dimension of the Torah,

"the soul of the Torah"⁴.

And one should add regarding the connection of the inner dimension of the Torah specifically to the Giving of the Torah:

It was spoken many times that at the Giving of the Torah there was a revelation primarily of the inner dimension of the repetition,

As it is stated in the Midrashim of our Sages of blessed memory⁶ that at the giving of the Torah at Mount Sinai, the Jewish people saw the Maaseh Merkavah,

And this is emphasized at the beginning of the Ten Commandments

(which are included in the first two utterances⁵)

"Anochi" and "Lo Yihiyeh Lecha" — that is the matter of knowledge of G‑d,

the content of the innerness of the Torah.

And in more detail — the first utterance,

"I am the L‑rd your G‑d who brought you out of the land of Egypt"⁸:

"I am the L‑rd your G‑d" — these are three levels in G‑dliness.

"which

(I brought you out of the land of Egypt)

" — also from the word "osher" (happiness),

which alludes to the Sefirah of Kesser⁷,

and in Kesser itself — Kesser that is above Kesser of Kesser,

until His Essence and Being, may He be blessed.

"I brought you out of the land of Egypt" — through the drawing down and revelation of His Essence and Being, may He be blessed,

And in the language of our Sages, of blessed memory,⁸ that the Exodus from Egypt came about by means of "the King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, revealed Himself to them in His glory and in His very Self and redeemed them,"

And known is the explanation of the Rebbe, my master, my teacher, and my teacher, of blessed memory, that "in His glory and in His very Self"

Night of the third [day] of the portion of Tetzaveh,

9th of Adar

Refers to His Essence and Being, may He be blessed,

Which was drawn down and descended to the very lowest,

To "the land of Egypt,"

"corrupted of all nations"¹²,

and in the land of Egypt itself "within the land"¹⁵,

even the capital city was "full of idols",

therefore the speech had to be specifically outside the city¹⁵ — there He descended "and revealed Himself to them, the King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He, in His glory and essence and redeemed them."

and based on this, the novelty in the transfer of the center of Chabad Chassidut to the lower hemisphere is understood — that specifically in the lower hemisphere, where the giving of the Torah was not revealed,

the center for the revelation and dissemination of the inner dimension of the Torah was established,

the essential concept of the giving of the Torah.

In a slightly different style:

The transfer of the center of Chabad Chassidus to the lower hemisphere is a matter of descent¹⁶ — a descent to a place where the giving of the Torah was not revealed.

But on the other hand,

according to the known principle¹³ that according to—

the measure of the descent, the ascent becomes higher,

it is understood,

that specifically through the descent of the spreading of the Torah to the lower hemisphere, the ascent reaches the ultimate perfection,

the ascent of the true and complete Redemption,

that then there will be the completeness of the revelation of the Giving of the Torah

("A new Torah from Me shall go forth"•')

And this matter

(the ascent of the true and complete redemption)

pertains especially to the teachings of Chassidus Chabad,

through which the inner dimension of the Torah and the revealed dimension of the Torah are united and become "one Torah"¹⁴ — because,

the teachings of Chassidus Chabad are of the aspect of the yechidah

(which is called "One"²⁰)

in the Torah²¹,

which is connected with the aspect of the yechidah in Israel,

the soul of our righteous Mashiach²²,

through whom is accomplished the completeness of the revelation of the "Unique One of the world"²⁵,

in the entire world, as it will be revealed in the true and complete Redemption.

And one should add in connection with the unique service of the Rebbe, my father-in-law, the Nasi of our generation — as hinted in his name

(the first)

See there "Joseph has added to me another son"²⁶,

to affect also the aspect of "other"²⁵,

and also regarding the entire world,

that the Divine light shines revealed in this entire physical world²⁶,

also in the lower hemisphere,

as

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that will be revealed in the true and complete redemption,

that it is also hinted at in his name — "And on that day the L-rd will again extend His hand..."²².

"And these days are remembered and performed every year"²:

On the 9th of Adar each year, the renewal of the drawing down and revelation of the inner dimension of the Torah is repeated and renewed

(the main aspect of the Giving of the Torah)

in the lower hemisphere,

and moreover, it is added to in a manner of renewal — "like new ones",

up to "new [things]"²⁹,

And even to actual months.

And from this it is understood that the 9th of Adar of each year is superior to the 9th of Adar of the previous years,

And even to the 9th of Adar of this year, which is superior to the 9th of Adar of last year,

Even though it was a special year — "Your hand will be released"²,

And similarly the year before — 'You will arise and rejoice.'

And in particular, due to the special superiority of this year — 5750,

According to the interpretation of Bnei Yisrael that goes and spreads² in the initials of 5750: 'May it be a year of miracles,'

And especially also the true and complete redemption,

And especially that its beginning and origin

("Rosh HaShanah",

which includes all the days of the year²²)

on the day of Shabbat,

which is connected with "a day that is entirely Shabbat and rest for everlasting life"³².

And an additional elevation in this year regarding the date of the 9th of Adar on the days of the week — on the third day which had 'ki tov' doubled in it²⁴,

good that is explicitly explained in the Oral Torah,

and twice 'good',

"Good to Heaven and good to the creations"²⁵,

a double good,

and it is known²⁶ that "double" is connected with the Redemption,

as the saying goes, "Five letters are doubled, and all are expressions of Redemption,"

the true and complete Redemption,

when then all matters of good will be in the manner of "double wisdom" •².

And furthermore, mainly — that in this year, fifty years have been completed since the innovation of the drawing down and revelation of the inner dimension of the Torah

(the essence of Matan Torah)

In the lower hemisphere:

Yovel years

(in addition to being a complete period)

is called by the name "Olas",

"a complete world",

which includes the entire world and all the worlds entirely,

and its meaning in avodah — it includes all aspects of avodah,

As the verse states,⁴ 'and they shall serve forever,'

And it includes also the interpretation of 'olam' as meaning eternity.

And similarly in our case — that upon the completion of fifty years, the work of drawing down and revealing the innermost of the Torah is completed

(the main point of the Giving of the Torah)

in the lower half of the globe,

and it is done in a manner of permanence and eternity.

And through this, its parallel is effected regarding the matter of redemption — that it becomes an 'eternal redemption'³⁴,

night of the 3rd of Parshat Tetzaveh,

9th of Adar

Eternal redemption after which there is no exile⁴¹,

to the eternal nation\",

through the completeness of the revelation of the eternal Torah\",

the revealed part of Torah and the inner part of Torah in a manner of one Torah\",

through the revelation of the aspect of yechidah in the Torah

(as above, sec. 63)

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And it can be said,

that the elevation of the Jubilee years for the revelation of the inner dimension of the Torah

(M.T.)

in the lower hemisphere in a manner of permanence and eternity,

extends also into the content of the time — the 9th of Adar.

And first and foremost — from the perspective of the general nature of the month⁴³:

The essence of the month of Adar is — the days of Purim⁴⁴,

in which they "fulfilled what they had already accepted"⁴³ — the fulfillment and validity

(in a manner of permanence and eternity)

of the Giving of the Torah.

And one should add,

that the matter of permanence and eternity is emphasized in the days of Purim more than all the festivals — as it is written*⁴ "And these days of Purim shall not pass from among the Jews, and their memory shall not cease from their seed"⁴⁷.

And this matter is highlighted also in the name of the month — "Adar" — as it is stated in the Gemara•⁴ "One who wants his property to endure should plant an adar in them,

for it is said⁴² "Adir bamerom Hashem""³,

"That is,

For 'Adar' is a term of endurance and strength,

And therefore it is called Adar"³¹.

And so too regarding the joy of the month of Adar — "When Adar enters, we increase in joy"³²:

The joy of Purim is greater than the joy of all the Festivals,

"Festivals for rejoicing"³³,

the Festivals of the month of Tishrei,

the month of Nissan,

And also

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Month of Sivan

(the joy of 'the time of the giving of our Torah')

— that during all festivals, the Beis Din would appoint guards to limit the joy

(so that they should not come to undesirable matters, G‑d forbid)

However, on Purim, the joy must be above measurement and limitation,

"Until one does not know"⁵⁵.

And from this it is also understood regarding the joy of the month of Adar — that in addition to the general concept of joy being a breach of boundaries⁵⁶,

However,

the joy of the month of Adar is connected to and belongs to and becomes a preparation for the joy of Purim which is above measure and limitation,

And from it and through it we come to the ultimate perfection of the matter of joy — the breaching of all boundaries and above all measure and limitation — the joy of the true and complete redemption,

an eternal redemption,

that then the joy will also be in an eternal manner — "eternal joy"⁵⁰.

And in the month of Adar itself — the ninth of Adar⁵:

Additionally, at the beginning of the month of Adar, the matters of Purim already begin,

"When Adar enters, we increase in joy,"

until "the entire month

is fit for reading the Megillah.

"The month which was turned ... to joy" — thus,

in the month of Adar itself, it increases day by day in all the matters of Purim.

And in particular after there is also the holy Shabbos in the month of Adar — which is connected with the matter of joy,

as it is said⁶ "And on your joyous days, these are the Shabbosos,"

and it is also connected with the general concept of Mattan Torah

(the concept of Purim,

"they fulfilled what they had already accepted")

as our Sages said⁶ "Everyone agrees that the Torah was given on Shabbos."

And an additional addition — on the ninth of Adar:

Ninth of Adar

(from the beginning of the day)

It is after the completeness of counting days⁶².

And known is the elevation of the number eight

[That this is the advantage of Chanukah, which has eight days,

relative to the festivals of Pesach and Sukkos,

which are seven days,

and certainly relative to Shavuos,

one day]

— that is connected with the Geulah

Night of 3rd [day] of Parshas, and what,

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the future,

as our Sages said⁶⁴ 'a harp.'

of the days of Moshiach, eight⁵⁶.

From this it is understood that on the ninth day after it there is an even greater elevation

(to the extent that it becomes a preparation for the kinnor of ten strings",

for the elevation of the tenth day,

"the tenth shall be holy⁵⁷)

Accordingly, it is understood that the ninth of Adar is an auspicious time for the drawing down and revelation of the inner dimensions of Torah in the lower hemisphere,

and even to the level of permanence and eternity,

When the jubilee of years is completed — both from the aspect of the month as a whole, which relates to Purim,

the permanence and validity of the Torah,

and from the aspect of the ninth day, which is connected with the future redemption,

for then is the ultimate perfection of the Torah.

And there is to add another matter regarding the elevation of this 9th of Adar:

the completion of the "jubilee of years"⁵⁸ for the innovation that was made by my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, our leader, upon his arrival to the southern hemisphere on the 9th of Adar,

is,

In proximity to the completion of the 'forty years⁵⁹ from the day of his hillula, beginning from the tenth

("the tenth shall be holy")

of the eleventh month⁶⁶,

for then the elevation of 'stands• I_n my_knowledge' _{of the Rebbe} occurs,

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And accordingly, one should add in the explanation of the elevation of the eleventh of Adar — since it is after the completion of the seventh-tenth of the eleventh month,

It is understood,

that there is an even greater elevation in it.

*

And one should connect the above with the weekly portion — Parshas Tetzaveh:

At the beginning of Parshas Tetzaveh it says: "And you shall command.

the children of Israel.

to kindle a lamp continually.

From evening until morning.

A perpetual statute throughout your generations⁶¹.

And the matter of this in the service of man⁶²:

Known is the explanation of my revered father-in-law, the Rebbe, the president of our generation⁷⁰, that “v’Atah⁶⁴” is “the essence of your very self⁶⁵” of Moshe,

That is connected with the “Essence of the Ein Sof, blessed be He, who is called Atah⁶⁶”,

And through him is made a union and connection of Bnei Yisrael — “half of Hashem”

(from the language of union and connection⁷⁷)

Ach Bnei Yisrael⁶⁸ — with His very Essence, may He be blessed.

And continues with the verse: “to kindle a lamp continually.”

From evening until morning⁶⁹ — which are two opposite modes of service,

“A continual lamp⁷⁰ indicates light and revelation in a manner above change,”

And “from evening until morning⁷¹ indicates service in a manner of changes,”

Evening until morning; and their union is achieved through the empowerment of “And you shall command⁷² — by the power of the essence that is above both,

And even beyond the category of upper and lower,

The ladder, through it, connects the two extremities,

Including that the uppermost is drawn down to the lowermost.

And this is accomplished through the study of Torah

(the aspect of Moshe Rabbeinu⁷³)

— for being the actual word of G‑d⁷⁴,

Through it is revealed His oneness below as above⁷⁵.

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And he concludes with the verse "An eternal statute for your generations" — that it is done in a manner of engraving

("Chukas")

as explained in Chassidic discourses, "the superiority of the letters of engraving

(the letters on the tablets,

"engraved on the tablets"⁷⁶)

that "they are from it and in it, and they are one and the same with the stone in which they were engraved",

therefore,

it is fixed and eternal forever and ever — "an eternal statute for your generations"⁷⁷.

And in this matter, the connection to the 9th of Adar is hinted,

in which the revelation of the inner dimension of the Torah occurred in the lower hemisphere in a manner of permanence and eternity — in the manner and likeness of the action of Moshe, and they understood⁷⁸

("And you shall command")

through the Torah

(including and especially the inner dimension of the Torah that was revealed when 'Moshe received the Torah from Sinai'⁷⁶)

that also below

("from evening until morning")

there will be constant light and revelation

("Perpetual Lamp")

in a permanent and eternal manner

("an eternal statute for your generations")

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And the deed is the main thing⁸⁰:

One must utilize this auspicious day

(and the days adjacent to it,

and especially on Shabbat and on the days of Purim,

and in a manner of increasing and going on)

when completed fifty years from the revelation of the teachings of Chassidus in the lower hemisphere — to add with greater vigor and strength in spreading the Torah in general,

and the spreading of the wellsprings outward in particular,

in every place,

in all corners of the world.

And it begins — with arranging farbrengens in connection with the 9th of Adar in every place,

And to all, first and foremost — in the capital city of holy Brooklyn, of my teacher and father-in-law, the Rebbe, leader of our generation,

here in Brooklyn,

where he established his residence during the last ten years⁸¹ of his life and vitality in this world,

And "holiness does not move from its place"⁸³,

Moreover,

in a manner of increase from year to year,

and all the more so upon the completion of fifty years since the establishment of holiness in this place⁸⁴.

And may it be His will that the speech and acceptance of good resolutions as above will further hasten and expedite the true reward — the true and complete redemption through our righteous Moshiach,

And in a manner that “He did not delay it even for a blink of an eye”⁸⁵,

immediately and forthwith,

at the start of the 24-hour period of the ninth of Adar,

and especially since we are already after the evening prayer,

and its conclusion: “But⁸⁶ the righteous will give thanks to Your name; the upright will dwell in Your presence”⁸⁷,

so may it be for us — that immediately and forthwith

(even before the recitation of the Shema before retiring,

And before the continuation of this farbrengen)

The prophecy “The upright will sit before Your face” will be fulfilled in the Third Beis HaMikdash,

And there — the Kohen will be seen in Tzion⁸⁸,

Aharon the Kohen,

who fulfills

Night of the 3rd day of Parshas Tetzaveh,

9 Adar

the commandment “to kindle a perpetual lamp.”

From evening until morning.

An eternal statute for your generations.

And in particular through the addition in the mitzvah of charity — as is customary in such a case to conclude with a mission of mitzvah for charity — that “brings close

(until the greatest closeness and urgency)

the redemption,”

the true and complete redemption through our righteous Mashiach,

To all the Children of Israel,

including all the Children of Israel in all the gen-

erations,

since 'Awake and sing, you who dwell in the dust'

and the holy, our master, teacher, and Rebbe, the Rebbe of our generation, at their head.

And moreover, and this is the main point — immediately and instantly, literally.

[The holy Admo"r shlita gave each one of those present, may they live, a dollar bill — to give it to charity]

Isaiah* 26,

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