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

- Jubilee years since 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 — with the arrival of the Rebbe shel HaGolah, the Rebbe of our generation, in the United States in a permanent manner'

(as mentioned many times²)

And an extra emphasis on the 9th of Adar of this year — in which jubilee years were completed

(Fifty years)

the arrival of the Admor [my master, 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 generality of the year,

including also the special determination of 9 Adar in the days of the week,

as follows.

And the explanation of the matter:

The saying³ is known that in the lower hemisphere the giving of the Torah was not revealed.

And from this one understands the greatness of the innovation that occurred with the arrival of my father-in-law, the Rebbe, to the United States

(on the 9th of Adar)

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

the inner dimension of the Torah,

"the soul of the Torah"⁴.

And we must add regarding the connection of the inner dimension of the Torah specifically to the Giving of the Torah:

It was said numerous times that at the Giving of the Torah, the inner dimension of the [oral] tradition was primarily revealed,

As stated in the Midrashim of our Sages⁶ that at the event of Mount Sinai, the Jewish people saw the Maaseh Merkavah (the inner workings of the Divine Chariot),

And emphasized at the beginning of the Ten Commandments

(which are included in the first two commandments⁵)

“I am” and “You shall not have” — this is the essence of the knowledge of G‑dliness,

the content of the inner dimension of the Torah.

And in greater 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.

"Who

(brought you out of the land of Egypt)

" — also from the word happiness,

which alludes to the Sefirah of Keter⁷,

And in Keter itself — Keter above Keter,

until His essence and Being, may He be blessed.

"I took you out of the land of Egypt" — through the drawing down and revelation of His Essence and Being,

And in the language of our Sages⁸ that the Exodus from Egypt was by means of that "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, father-in-law" that "in His glory and in His very Self"

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9 Adar

Refers to His Essence and Being,

Which was drawn down and descended extremely low,

Even to "the land of Egypt,"

"corrupted among all the nations"¹²,

And in the land of Egypt itself, "in the midst of the land"¹⁵,

Even the capital city was "full of idols,"

Therefore, the communication 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 His very Self, and redeemed them."

According to this, the novelty of transferring the center of Chabad Chassidism to the lower hemisphere is understood — that specifically in the lower hemisphere, where the Giving of the Torah was not revealed,

it becomes the center for the revelation and dissemination of the inner dimension of the Torah,

the essence 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 well-known¹³ that in accordance with—

The value of the magnitude of the descent causes the ascent to be higher,

It is understood,

That specifically through the descent of the inner dimensions of the Torah to the lower hemisphere, the ascent to the ultimate perfection is achieved,

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 will go forth from Me"•')

And this matter

(the ascent of the true and complete redemption)

pertains specifically to the Torah of Chabad Chassidus,

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

the Torah of Chabad Chassidus is the aspect of Yechidah

(that is called "Echad"²⁰)

in the Torah²¹,

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

the soul of Moshiach Tzidkeinu²²,

through whom will be the completeness of the revelation of "the Only 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 special service of his holy honor, my master, my father, the Rebbe, the leader of our generation — as hinted in his name

(the first)

Refer to "May Hashem add for me another son"²⁶,

to also affect the aspect of "another"²⁵,

and also regarding the entire world,

that the Divine light will shine revealed in all of this 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 in his name — 'And on that day the L-rd will again apply His hand, etc.'²²

"And these days are recalled and reenacted every single year"²:

On the 9th of Adar, year after year, the innovation of the drawing down and revelation of the inner dimensions of the Torah is repeated and reiterated

(the essence of the Giving of the Torah)

in the lower hemisphere,

and moreover, it is added in a manner of renewal — 'as new ones',

until 'new ones'²⁹,

And even to actual months.

And from this it is understood that the 9th of Adar in every year is loftier than the 9th of Adar in previous years,

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

Even though it was a special year — "your hand shall drop"²,

And similarly the year before it — Tikomakh Vetismach.

And especially from the aspect of the special elevation of this year — 5750,

As the interpretation of Bnei Yisrael that goes and spreads² in the acronym of 5750: Tehei Shnat Nissim,

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 to "a day that is entirely Shabbat and rest for eternal life"³².

And an additional elevation in this year regarding the date of 9 Adar in the days of the week — on the third day, in which "that it was good" was doubled²⁴,

good that was explicitly explained in the Oral Torah,

and twice "good",

"Good to Heaven and good to creatures"²⁵,

double good,

And it is known²⁶ that "kefel" (double) is related to the redemption,

as it is explained: "Five letters are doubled and they are all language of redemption",

the true and complete redemption,

that then all matters of good will be in a manner of "doubles of wisdom"•².

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

(the main point of Mattan Torah)

In the lower hemisphere:

Jubilee years

(in addition to it 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 — that it includes all matters of avodah,

As the verse states⁴ 'and they shall serve Him forever',

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

And so it is in our case — that upon the completion of fifty years, the work of drawing down and revealing the inner dimensions of the Torah is completed

(the essence of the Giving of the Torah)

in the lower hemisphere,

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

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

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9th of Adar

Eternal redemption after which there is no exile⁴¹,

for "an eternal people",

through the completeness of the revelation of "Torah of the world",

the revealed part of Torah and the inner dimension of Torah in the manner of "One Torah",

through the revelation of the aspect of the singular essence of the Torah

(as mentioned above section 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

(the giving of the Torah)

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

belongs also to the content of the time — 9 Adar.

And foremost — from the perspective of the totality of the month⁴³:

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

during 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 it should be added,

that the concept of permanence and eternity is emphasized in the days of Purim more than in all the festivals — as it is written*⁴ "And these days of Purim shall not pass from among the Jews, nor shall their memory cease from their seed"⁴⁷.

And this concept is elevated also in the name of the month — 'Adar' — as it is stated in the Gemara•⁴ "He who wishes his property to endure should plant an adar (a type of tree) in them,

as it is said⁴² 'Mighty is the Lord on high'""³,

That is,

that Adar is a term of endurance and strength,

and therefore it is called Adar³¹.

And likewise regarding the matter of joy in 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 joy"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 on all the festivals, the court would appoint officers to limit the joy

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

but not so on Purim, where the joy must be beyond measure and limitation,

"Until one does not know"⁵⁵.

From this it is also understood regarding the joy of the month of Adar — that in addition to the general nature of joy being a breaking of boundaries⁵⁶,

behold,

the joy of the month of Adar is connected, related, 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 in the matter of joy — the breaking of all boundaries and above all measure and limitation — the joy of the true and complete Redemption,

an eternal Redemption,

when the joy will also be in an eternal manner — 'eternal joy'⁵⁰.

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

In addition to the fact that at the beginning of the month of Adar the matters of Purim already begin,

"When Adar enters, we increase in joy,"

And until "the entire month

is fit for the reading of the Megillah.

"the month which was turned etc. to joy" — behold,

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

And especially since there is also the holy Shabbat 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 Shabbats,'

And it is also connected with the general matter of the Giving of the Torah

(the essence of Purim,

'they reaffirmed what they had already accepted')

as our Sages of blessed memory said,⁶ 'all agree that the Torah was given on Shabbat.'

And an additional element — on the ninth of Adar:

Ninth of Adar

(from the beginning of the day)

It is after the completeness of the count of days⁶².

And known is the superiority of the number eight

[For this is the quality of Chanukah, which has eight days,

relative to the festivals of Pesach and Sukkos,

seven days,

and certainly relative to the festival of Shavuos,

one day]

— which is connected with the redemption

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the future,

as our sages said⁶⁴ “a harp.

of the days of Mashiach, eight⁵⁶.

And from this it is understood that on the ninth day after it there is an even greater elevation.

(and even to the point that it serves as preparation for the harp of ten strings",

for the elevation of the tenth day,

"the tenth shall be holy⁶⁵)

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

and even to the level of permanence and eternity,

When a Jubilee of years is completed — both from the perspective of the general aspect of the month that belongs to Purim,

the existence and validity of the Giving of the Torah,

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

for then is the ultimate perfection of the Giving of the Torah.

And we should add another matter regarding the elevation of this 9th of Adar:

The completeness of "a Jubilee of years"⁵⁸ to the innovation that was made by the Honorable, our master and teacher, the Rebbe, the Nasi of our generation, upon his arrival in the southern hemisphere on 9 Adar,

is,

In close proximity to the completion of 'forty years'⁵⁹ since the day of his hillula starting from the tenth

("the tenth shall be holy")

to the eleventh month⁶⁶,

that then the elevation of 'קאיי• אי_ני_{ש אדעת}י׳ _ךרבי,' occurs.

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

it is understood,

that there is in it an even greater elevation.

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

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

the children of Israel.

to kindle the lamp continually.

From evening until morning.

An eternal statute for your generations⁶¹.

And the concept in this in the service of man⁶²:

Known is the explanation of the Rebbe, my father-in-law, the leader of our generation⁷⁰ that 'and you⁶⁴' is 'the essence of your being⁶⁵' of Moses,

which is connected with 'the essence of Ein Sof, blessed be He, who is called 'you'⁶⁶,

And through him is made fellowship and connection of the Children of Israel — 'Chatzo Hashem'

(from the term fellowship and connection⁷⁷)

Brothers, the children of Israel⁶⁸ — with His very Essence.

And continues in the verse: "to kindle a perpetual lamp."

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

"A perpetual lamp⁷⁰ indicates light and revelation in a manner beyond change,

And 'from evening until morning'⁷¹ indicates service in a manner of changes,

Evening until morning; and their connection together is achieved through the empowerment of 'And you shall command'⁷² — by the power of the Essence that transcends both,

And even beyond the categories of higher and lower,

Therefore, through it, a connection is made between the two extremes,

Including that the highest is drawn down and descends to the lowest.

And this matter is accomplished through the study of Torah

(the aspect of Moshe Rabbeinu⁷³)

— that since it is "the actual word of G‑d⁷⁴,

through it is revealed "His unity below as above⁷⁵.

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

("Chukas")

as explained in the discourses of Chassidus, the superiority of the engraved letters

(the letters of the Tablets,

"engraved on the Tablets"⁷⁶)

that "they are from its kind and in it, and they are literally one thing with the stone in which they were engraved,"

therefore,

this is fixed and eternal forever and ever — "a perpetual statute for your generations"⁷⁷.

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

in which the revelation of the innermost aspect of the Torah in the lower hemisphere occurred in a manner of permanence and eternity — in the manner and example of the action of Moshe, 'and they understood'⁷⁸

("And you shall command")

through the Torah

(including and especially the innermost aspect of the Torah which was revealed when 'Moshe received the Torah from Sinai'⁷⁶)

that also below

("from evening until morning")

there will be light and constant revelation

("Ner Tamid")

In a constant and eternal manner

("a perpetual statute for your generations")

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And the deed is the main thing⁸⁰:

One must utilize this special day

(And the days adjacent to it,

And especially on the Shabbat and on the days of Purim,

And in a manner of increasing and progressing)

In which fifty years were completed since the revelation of the teachings of Chassidut 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 and location,

In all corners of the earth.

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

And to the head of all — in the capital city of our master, our teacher, and our Rebbe, the Rebbe of our generation,

here in Brooklyn,

where he established his residence during the last ten years⁸¹ of his life⁸² in this world,

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

and on the contrary,

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 in the aforementioned manner will hasten and speed even more the true reward — the true and complete redemption through our righteous Moshiach,

And in a way that 'He did not delay them even for the blink of an eye'⁸⁵,

Immediately and at once,

At the beginning of the night 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 at once

(even before the bedtime Shema,

And before the continuation of this farbrengen)

The prophecy "the upright shall 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

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9 Adar

the commandment "to kindle a continual lamp."

From evening until morning.

An eternal statute for your generations.

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

(to the greatest closeness and hastening)

the redemption.”,

The true and complete redemption through our righteous Moshiach,

To all Bnei Yisrael,

including also all Bnei Yisrael in all the

generations,

since it says “Awake and sing, you who dwell in dust”

and the Rebbe, my father-in-law, the Rebbe, leader of our generation, at their head.

And moreover, and this is the main point — immediately and at once.

[The Rebbe, may he live long, gave each of the present, may they live, a dollar bill — to give it to charity]

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