English translation — שיחת יום ג׳ פ׳ מקץ כ״ח כסלו, גר ה׳ דוזנוכה ה׳תש״ג - בבית הכנסת, לילדי ״צבאות השם״ שיחיו בכל קצוי תבל* -

[After the Minchah prayer,

they said, “In all corners of the earth.”

(New York,

Jerusalem the Holy City,

Moscow,

London,

Paris)

the "Twelve Pesukim and Chazal's sayings".

And then they lit Chanukah candles

(five candles)

and everyone sang "Haneiros Hallalu"]

When Jews gather together - they must first and foremost speak words of Torah,

As the Mishnah explains: Even when one is alone - he is "sitting and occupied with Torah"²

[For every Jew - even when he finds himself alone in a desert,

is obligated in the study of Torah at every moment¹.]

And it has a wondrous virtue,

that "the Shechinah is with him"⁴,

as it is stated: "In every place where I cause My name to be mentioned, I will come to you and bless you."

all the more so "two who sit and engage in Torah,

and certainly the higher levels in this

(as out-

detailed particularly in the Mishnah*)

"three",

"five",

"ten",

And consequently, in our case – a situation of many more than ten,

a hundred and a thousand of Israel,

men, women, and children,

and in a worthy time,

the days of Chanukah,

and a worthy place,

a synagogue and a study hall.

And through all this there comes to more in "In a multitude of people is the glory of the king"⁷.

And the conduct of the Above is 'measure for measure,' and several times over - so that He 'pays back' all the accumulated things - and certainly all the more so those who were the organizers - with all that they need.

And to all the foremost - the main 'need' of every Jew: 'I was created to serve my Master' - that he should be able to serve the Above,

learn Torah and fulfill commandments without any distractions,

out of expansiveness and proper health in the revealed and apparent good.

Until we come to the true and complete redemption,

when we will fulfill the commandments in perfection

as the commandment of Your will")

from true rest\,

and in a revealed manner - "points with his finger and says 'this' "²' - like the kindling candles

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Chanukah,

which one has just lit,

and all see that they burn in the manner of "שהחיינו וקיימנו והגיענו לזמן הזה"⁶-',

Including - the blessing of Shehecheyanu upon the last moment of exile which becomes the first moment of redemption,

And one sees how Aaron the High Priest kindles the Menorah in the Holy Temple,

And everyone sings together 'Haneiros Halalu etc.' - "Berov am hadras melech."

[The Rebbe Shlita commanded that they sing 'Haneiros Halalu' in all the above-mentioned places together]

The Chanukah lights teach a Jew various instructions in his manner of serving the Above:

The place where one kindles the Chanukah lights is - "on the entrance of his house from the outside"⁴,

And the time - "from sunset until the foot ceases from the marketplace,

until the foot of the Tarmodai ceases"⁸.

The lesson from this: In addition to one's own service of "a candle is a mitzvah and Torah is light"⁵

(on the entrance of his house/ a Jew must also spread the light of Judaism and Torah and mitzvos to the outside,

in the surrounding environment and public domain around him.

Until this brings about and effects a nullification and destruction

(destruction)

in those who are rebellious

(Tarmudai)

⁷ against the Almighty

i.e.,

even in their lowest level

(Rigla)

so that woe is transformed into good and holiness"¹¹.

Chanukah lights are kindled in a manner of "increasing and going" from day to day¹²

(as the "simple custom" of all Jews in this generation)

What this means,

and teaches that one must always add in "a lamp is a mitzvah and Torah is light" - both in oneself and in illuminating the surroundings,

in the environment.

In this year's study of Chanukah - there is a novelty - that Chanukah begins

(and ends)

on the day of Shabbat Kodesh

[in addition to the fact that the entire year began with a Shabbat]

- that according to the beginning, the spirit of the entire matter "sets itself" out

(all the days of Chanukah)

"Shabbat Kodesh" means - holiness,

The separation and detachment

(Havdalah)

from holiness

(regarding the profane)

In truth, the entire life of a Jew is on the level of "Shabbat",

because "I was created to serve my Master",

and the Torah states: "All your deeds should be for the sake of Heaven" and "In all your ways know Him" - so that his entire life should be permeated with holiness - Godliness.

In the very Shabbat itself there are levels: the holiness in the conduct during the weekdays is not equal to the holiness on the Shabbat day when one is separated from weekday activities;

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So too among Jews, the holiness is not equal

(Shabbat)

of a "Kollel young man",

of a student in yeshiva,

and so forth,

And we come to "Toraso Umanaso"¹¹,

regarding a businessman who does his work

(business)

for the sake of heaven.

And the difference is very simple: on weekdays,

and weekday work - the holiness is clothed in "garments" of profane,

and a Jew through his service reveals the hidden holiness within.

In contrast, Shabbat,

And in Torah

(holy)

activities - holiness stands initially revealed

(without garments)

And in this consists the task of a Chanukah which begins with Shabbat: one receives then the strength that the service of "a mitzvah is a lamp and Torah is light"

(in Chanukah)

should initially be a "Shabbat-like" revealed

(Not like when it is dressed and covered in "weekday" impurities)

And this - the beginning - causes that thus should be the service of all the days of Chanukah - that also the weekday aspect in his life

(including - also the external and the Torah scholar)

should be completely taken over and permeated with Shabbat-ness.

[As emphasized also in the lighting of the first Chanukah candle

(on Erev Shabbat)

: One lit the candle a duration of time before Shabbat; but - this is the lighting of the first candle of Chanukah - Shabbat

(And therefore, the lit candle must draw in the proper amount on Shabbos)

The establishment of the first day

(And the day

last)

of Chanukah on Shabbos also strengthens the connection of Chanukah with the true and complete redemption

[Dedication of the Third Holy Temple]

- Because every Shabbat is connected² with the day that is entirely Shabbat and rest for the life of the worlds²⁵ - what then will holiness

(Shabbat)

stand revealed in the entire creation,

In all of creation, "And the kingdom will be Hashem's""².

This matter is also emphasized in this week's Torah portion - "And it came to pass at the end of two full years, and Pharaoh was dreaming, etc."²⁷,

And Joseph was brought from the prison to interpret the dream"²,

And through this he became the "Mishneh Lamelech"²⁰:

At the time of Pharaoh's dream, Joseph was in the prison,

Afterwards, he not only left from there,

But he immediately became the viceroy,

"From the prison he came forth to reign"",

Until that "without you" no man shall lift his hand or his foot"!

Similarly, this is also the case in the "dream" of our exile²',

"We were like dreamers"",

So, not looking at the fact that one finds oneself in the "prison" of exile

(chol,

and below this)

immediately comes the redemption

(Shabbos)

and every Jew

(Being the only son of the One Above)

Becomes 'error for the king' -

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To the King of kings, the Holy One, blessed be He,

'Children of kings'⁴',

until 'kings'⁵ actually.

And the reason for this is - because descent is necessary for ascent/ and from the greatest descent becomes immediately the greatest ascent.

All this is further underscored in the fifth candle of Chanukah - when there is a special custom

(as we have seen from our Rebbes and Nessi'im⁵⁴)

to give "Chanukah gelt" to the children

(both small and grown-up)

- what the content of "Chanukah gelt" is: making from a mundane thing

(money)

- "Chanukah",

holiness.

This also directly arouses concerning the custom of Israel - as discussed several times - that it is worthwhile to give the children "Chanukah gelt" at least twice during the days of Chanukah,

And how good - each day

[including also

on Erev Shabbat - before the entrance of Shabbat]

And on the fifth candle - to add in this,

according to the aforementioned custom.

Therefore, we will now conclude by giving - in addition to the regular charity - also "Chanukah gelt".

And may it be His will,

That all this should further hasten the dedication of the Third Holy Temple,

And it will be the completion of the kindling of "a mitzvah candle and Torah light" "at the entrance of his house from the outside" - in the entire world,

including the seventy nations - "and the kingship will be Hashem's",

in the true and complete redemption,

through David, the king Moshiach,

"David, King of Israel, lives and endures"".

Immediately and at once, literally.

[The Rebbe, Shlita, distributed to each of the boys and girls, Shiyu, four ten-cent coins.

Afterwards, he gave to the tankist dollar bills,

to give to each of those present, Shiyu, two dollar bills]

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