English translation — שיחות שנאמרו ב"יחידות" - כ"ו תשרי, אור ליום שלישי פ' נח ה'תשד"מ

A general "yechidus" of the guests, may they live, who arrived here for the month of Tishrei.

May the Almighty bless each one of you,

among all of Israel,

with all that is needed,

in material and spiritual matters.

And especially since we now stand at the conclusion and seal

(completion)

of the month of Tishrei,

which is the "beginning"¹ of the year,

the head of the entire year²,

when the Almighty has surely given each and every one of you, with all the members of your household –

a good writing and sealing for a good and sweet year in a revealed and evident good,

below ten handbreadths,

and with all that is needed,

it is according to the command of the Almighty Himself that one must ascend in holiness³,

surely He will add further to the blessing,

in the days and months that follow the writing and sealing and final sealing for good.

Furthermore:

Since surely each one of you,

among all of Israel,

will add and increase the vessels for the Almighty's blessings,

through good deeds which include Torah, service, and acts of kindness –

then the vessels will draw down more and more of the Almighty's blessings,

until in a revealed and evident manner.

And it will be a year of light,

a year of blessing,

until a year of joy and a year of Torah and a year of Simchat Torah,

as is called the festival with which the festivals of the month of Tishrei are concluded.

For this year "Simchat Torah" had a special blessing,

since immediately after Simchat Torah came Shabbat Bereishit,

and the day of Shabbat is a blessed day and adds blessing to all the days before it, and especially to the eve of Shabbat,

Simchat Torah.

Following this, it is worthwhile,

that one utilize the days that remain in the month of Tishrei for matters of strengthening in love of Israel and unity of Israel,

for this is indeed the foundation and reason for the festival of

(Shemini Atzeret and)

Simchat Torah,

as our Sages, of blessed memory, said⁴ that this is "like children who are parting from their father, and he said to them, 'Your separation is difficult for me,

stay one more day'",

and as was discussed many times⁵ the emphasis on this,

that it does not say "our separation" but "your separation",

which means the separation between Jews.

And simply⁶ –

that each one should utilize the days that remain of the month of Tishrei

(including –

the day of Shabbat,

which is the first day of Cheshvan)

to take part in a gathering together,

a farbrengen with other Jews,

men with men and women with women.

For when there is the "all of us as one"⁷,

then when the Almighty sees that Jews are drawing closer to each other,

and become closer one to another,

more than what was resolved during the festivals and the month of Tishrei in general –

this adds to all the blessings that are included in children, life, and ample sustenance,

and in all of them, ample.

And the blessings also include the nachat,

true nachat,

that one has from oneself,

and from children and grandchildren,

until the true nachat from all those with whom one comes into contact and will come

(in the future)

into contact –

That with each one there will be material good and spiritual good.

And each Jew will feel the other's joy and goodness as if it were his own personal good,

so that the joy of all Jews will be one goodness and one joy.

For through the fact that all Jews become united in everything,

including in their prayers and requests to the Almighty,

and especially when they will gather together

(at least once),

there will be a union of more than ten from Israel –

then the union of the requests itself will bring a blessed year,

until in a manner of "and you shall burst forth"⁸,

beyond measure and limitation,

and one will also be able to receive the Almighty's blessings,

even though they are "abundant goodness"⁹. And one will prepare with more joy for a year of redemption,

the reception of the face of Mashiach our righteousness.

Along with this comes an additional special arousal:

One should increase especially in the mitzvah of charity,

for charity is equivalent to all the mitzvos¹⁰,

and it brings an increase in the Holy One, blessed be He's charity,

i.e., in all the blessings that the Almighty gives,

for all these blessings are only in the manner of charity,

and He gives them according to His capacity

(as is the law regarding charity that one must give according to his capacity¹¹),

in a very great measure.

That this too will add to the preparation with joy and a good heart for the true and complete redemption through our righteous Moshiach,

may it be very soon.

And a special emphasis in the matter –

through that which one will increase

(as mentioned)

in the "all of us as one",

by holding at least one additional farbrengen in the month of Tishrei or on Shabbos Parshas Noach,

and this farbrengen need not specifically be of those who are now here or were here or those who hear what is being spoken now –

rather one should influence every Jew that one can reach to gather together with additional Jews.

That the activity with joy and a good heart,

gladdening one another,

"each one helps his friend"¹²,

together with the addition in good resolutions,

that it should be a Jewish year in all its details,

through that which each one will conduct himself in a true Jewish manner in his daily life,

and with joy and a good heart –

will surely draw additional Jews,

many additional Jews,

until the entire Jewish people.

And it will become the "great congregation"¹³,

all Jews together. Who will go

(together with those whom one needs to awaken in the matter of Judaism)

to greet our righteous Moshiach!

And one will go to greet our righteous Moshiach,

taking with them the Torah and mitzvos that they have already fulfilled in the new year,

beginning from Rosh Hashanah;

And the Torah and mitzvos that one has resolved to fulfill during the coming year,

which is a special year,

a year that is blessed with the greatest number of days that a year can have according to the Jewish Torah calendar

(as already mentioned several times),

that when the Almighty gives additional days it also means an addition in Judaism –

because a Jew endeavors not only to fill the days with Jewish content,

but he makes the days themselves long days¹⁴,

through the very fact that he fills them with true content,

a content of Judaism.

And as spoken several times,

that when the Almighty grants length of days and good years –

every Jew must take this as a sign that the Almighty is giving him additional powers,

so that he can accomplish even more in his service,

until that this itself should also add to him powers in physicality.

That when one will have the Torah and mitzvos with the resolutions etc. –

each one from the "great congregation" takes with him also the "great is study"¹⁵,

together with the "great deed"¹⁶,

i.e., a completeness in Torah and in mitzvos

(good deeds).

And they all go together,

and they come with joy and a good heart to our holy land,

"a land that the eyes of Hashem your God are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year"¹⁷,

and "beginning of the year" is indeed "Rosh Hashanah"¹⁸,

and the month of Tishrei in general,

"Tishrei is the letters of beginning"¹⁹,

is the end of the year –

a blessed year in all details and particulars.

And one also finds the Holy Land in completeness,

in a manner of "and I will grant peace in the land"²⁰,

until "for Hashem your God will expand your border"²¹,

And it becomes illuminated with the candle of mitzvah and the light of Torah²²,

by each Jew and by all Jews,

even in the last days of exile;

And this brings closer the light of redemption that comes immediately, speedily,

and with a great light,

with greatness in all matters.

And as mentioned,

one finishes the last days and moments of exile,

and one goes out in a manner of "and for all the children of Israel there was light in their dwellings"²³,

and with joy and a good heart,

together with our righteous Moshiach,

to our holy land,

immediately, speedily, in our days.

In order that I should participate in all the aforementioned matters,

matters of Torah and mitzvos that are included in charity –

one will give each one a dollar on condition to give it to charity.

And as mentioned,

since certainly you will gather together each one in his place and accept good resolutions in Torah, service, and acts of kindness,

and also decide on the spot regarding charity and also give charity as a beginning

(in addition to the "Keren HaShanah" etc.) –

I will give as a participation in this to each one a dollar,

that he should give the dollar himself

(or its equivalent)

in local currency,

when he returns to his city and country.

And "great is charity which brings the redemption closer" ²⁴ –

let this further hasten and bring closer the redemption with joy and a good heart,

through our righteous Mashiach,

and speedily in our days, literally.

[Afterwards he said:

In order not to trouble the people to go up again,

I will approach and you will take a dollar and immediately go out,

and later the women will approach and then go out from the other side].

b) "Yechidus" of the group of Bar Mitzvah and their parents, may they live.

May the Almighty bless and grant success to each of the Bar Mitzvah and Bat Mitzvah,

together with their parents,

in everything they need,

in material and spiritual matters.

And regarding the Bar Mitzvah in particular:

May they accept upon themselves the yoke of Torah and the yoke of commandments with joy and a good heart,

and go from strength to strength,

with proper health,

and bring much true nachat,

Jewish nachat,

Torah nachat,

and Chassidic nachat,

to the parents and teachers and Roshei Yeshiva.

And it is also good that they keep the custom ¹ that on the day of Bar Mitzvah

(or,

if it is on Shabbat –

on the day before or after)

they should give charity from their own money,

in the morning before praying and before Minchah,

and also learn chapter 14 in the Book of Tehillim ²,

together with accepting all good resolutions.

All of which will add further success in everything needed,

and one will prepare for this that additional Jews, keepers of Torah and commandments, should come,

which will further hasten the true and complete redemption through our righteous Mashiach,

for which we must have "a great congregation shall return here" ³,

a greatness in the Jewish people,

which comes through the greatness in Judaism –

and will bring the greatness of the redemption,

speedily in our days, literally.

As a participation in the aforementioned giving of charity –

which also pertains to the parents:

it is worthwhile that the parents also give from their money to charity for the merit of the Bar Mitzvah,

and how good –

to a charity that is connected with education in holiness –

I will also participate,

by giving each of you a dollar for him to give

(or its equivalent)

to charity in connection with education. And "great is charity which brings the redemption closer" ⁴,

through this the redemption will come even more quickly,

and in the best manner "and behold, with the clouds of heaven" ⁵,

and with joy and a good heart,

and "I will hasten it" ⁶.

c) "Yechidus" of the group of bridegrooms and brides, may they live.

May the Almighty bless and grant success to each of you,

and all of you together. To make all these preparations

(the preparations)

for the wedding in a successful manner,

in a Jewish manner,

and with joy and a good heart,

and with expansiveness,

And afterwards –

may the wedding be at a good and auspicious hour –

an everlasting building upon the foundations of Torah and commandment,

and be blessed with sons and daughters engaged in Torah and commandments ¹,

And may you disseminate the wellsprings,

and Judaism in general,

from each of the houses –

in a manner of increasing and going and light,

and with success and with expansiveness,

And all these matters should be done

(as said earlier)

with joy.

How good that on the day of the wedding ² in the morning the bridegroom and bride,

and how good also the parents –

give money to charity,

and how good that the relatives who desire their welfare should also do so.

And great is the commandment of charity ³ to further increase in the blessing of Hashem in general,

and the blessing of Hashem connected with an everlasting building,

and may the Divine Presence dwell between them ⁴.

And very soon may we merit the fulfillment of the prophecy that "there shall be heard in the cities of Judah and in the streets of Jerusalem etc. the voice of joy and the voice of the bride" ⁵,

in the true and complete redemption through our righteous Mashiach,

speedily in our days.

Also participation in this matter of charity at the joy of a groom and bride –

each of you will be given a dollar,

to give this together with your own money for a matter of charity,

and how good is a charity of welcoming a bride,

on the day of the wedding at a good and auspicious hour.

And to hear from you good tidings always, all the days.

"Yechidus" of a group of young men, may they live, traveling to yeshivas in other places

May the Almighty bless each one of you and all of you together within the entirety of Israel in all that is needed in material and spiritual matters,

And especially –

in the particular role that each of you has upon himself –

the mission and the role of being "lamps to illuminate"¹,

within the general role of "I was created to serve my Maker"²,

which is first and foremost –

through true diligence and persistence in the study of Torah –

"Torah is light"³,

both in the revealed aspect and in Chassidus,

and with the precedence of prayer⁴,

and in the study of "Torah Ohr" in a manner of "great is study that brings to action"⁵ –

from "a mitzvah is a lamp"³,

And to be "an example I became to the many"⁶ –

how a young man should conduct himself in general,

and especially regarding the study of Torah,

which is the Torah of the Holy One, blessed be He.

And to do this in a manner of increasing and going in light.

And particularly since one comes from the conclusion of all the festivals of the month of Tishrei,

each of which is indeed a matter and a general festival for all the years⁷,

all the more so the seal of all the appointed times of the month of Tishrei,

which is Simchas Torah –

One should study Torah with joy which breaks boundaries⁸,

study with diligence and persistence,

with all your might⁹,

beyond measure and limitation¹⁰,

Which further adds to the blessing of Hashem –

upon His chassidim,

G-d-fearing and Torah scholars,

and to further increase in "magnify the Torah and make it glorious"¹¹,

in the spreading of the wellsprings –

through one's own doing in this and by being a living example for the entire surroundings,

so that from him they shall see and thus do.

And the study should join together and will join together within the entirety of Israel,

with the rest of the yeshiva students –

in a manner that there will be a great light¹² from "Torah Ohr",

And this will further hasten to bring the time when there will be "his study in his hand"¹³,

one will study Torah from the mouth of Moshiach¹⁴,

until "a new Torah from Me shall go forth"¹⁵,

from the Almighty¹⁶.

And every addition in diligence and persistence in the revealed aspect and Chassidus,

as discussed above,

further adds to the blessing of Hashem and His success in all that was mentioned.

And it should also provide true nachas and Jewish nachas,

Torah nachas,

to the parents and teachers and the roshei yeshiva and the counselors and the mashpi'im,

And may all go together very soon to greet Moshiach our righteousness,

and as mentioned earlier –

to study Torah from his mouth,

and together and afterwards –

a new Torah from the mouth of the Holy One, blessed be He¹⁶,

"a new Torah from Me shall go forth".

Just as charity is a vessel that holds blessing for all matters –

how good it is that still in the month of Tishrei you should increase in the charity contributions upon which you had decided in any case,

And as participation in this –

each of you will also be given a dollar –

to combine this with your contributions.

And may all this be joined to all the actions,

which effect the "I will hasten it"¹⁷ in the "I will hasten it",

and may it be "behold, with the clouds of heaven"¹⁸ –

the true and complete redemption through Moshiach our righteousness,

speedily in our days, literally.

At a "general yechidus" - for residents of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad in the Holy Land, may it be built and established

It is known and famous that Kfar Chabad was founded by the Rebbe, my father-in-law, the Nasi of our generation¹,

and in continuation of this was also the founding of Nachalat Har Chabad.

Along with the founding, the Rebbe, my father-in-law, also indicated the spiritual foundations upon which they must be built,

they should be built,

and upon which they were actually built.

And their foundation was in a manner that their role should be to disseminate the spiritual foundations throughout the entire Holy Land,

and from there light goes forth to the entire world.

The spiritual foundations of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad are:

First of all,

as is understood from the name "Kfar Chabad" and "Nachalat Har Chabad"

(and the like) –

is the foundation of the study of Chabad in the Torah,

the inner dimension and soul of the Torah,

together with the revealed part of Torah. Since they are compared to a body and a soul²,

it is understood,

that just as a body and a soul –

in their simple sense, need to come one to the other,

and one completes the other,

so too in Torah –

that both parts of Torah complete one another.

Afterwards comes the matter of the service of prayer –

which is the introduction through which the study of Torah is in its perfection –

as explained in many places³.

And all these matters are an expression of love of Hashem –

which is expressed through service of Hashem in prayer and study of His Torah

(which is "His wisdom and His will"⁴)

as well as

(since "study leads to action"⁵)

the fulfillment of the commandments with beauty.

Consequently –

it is understood that the foundations of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad are also connected with love of Israel,

as is known the saying of the Alter Rebbe⁶,

that "And you shall love Hashem your G-d"⁷ is "one" with "And you shall love your fellow as yourself"⁸.

The upshot of all the above –

that the matter of love of Israel is among the first foundations in the building of Kfar Chabad,

and following from this also Nachalat Har Chabad and also the other settlements which will be built, with the help of Hashem, in other places in the Holy Land –

and in a manner that this love is combined together with the other two loves,

love of Hashem and love of Torah –

thus,

that one has the triple love: love of Hashem, love of Torah, and love of Israel⁸.

And this triple love –

is the vessel that brings with it the "triple blessing in the Torah written by Moshe Your servant",

i.e., all blessings in the ultimate perfection.

And simply, and in our matter –

through conducting oneself in accordance with the will of the founder of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad,

one has his blessing,

a continuous blessing and a continuous effect,

in a manner of "increasing and going and light",

for he invested himself in this with his entire essence,

"I gave my very soul"⁹.

For the blessing that he gave was together with his certainty that they would conduct themselves according to his instructions,

and they would not allow themselves to be persuaded by the "alien god that is within you"¹⁰,

from their own reasoning or from reasoning that comes from outside,

but they would conduct themselves in a manner of increasing and going and light in accordance with his instructions.

With the help of Hashem,

and with the participation of the residents of Kfar Chabad and the residents of Nachalat Har Chabad –

the settlements were built,

and they do not stand in one place,

rather it is "and it blossomed, the bud went up"¹¹,

it continues to grow and spread;

but unfortunately, all this is done not in such a measure and not in such perfection as it should have been according to the will of the founder of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad and its actual director.

And since the Almighty gives His blessing from His full, open, holy, and broad hand¹²,

and also the connecting intermediary,

His Holiness, my father-in-law, the Rebbe, the Nasi of our generation, is "a good¹³ eye, he will be blessed"¹⁴ and also gives his blessings and successes in a manner of increasing and going –

the only explanation for the fact that the expansion of Kfar Chabad etc. is not in its perfection,

and they do not utilize the blessings to their fullness

(until they are very far from utilizing them to their fullness)

is –

because, due to our many sins, there is a lack in the matter of "And you shall love your fellow as yourself"!

Certainly, everyone has reasoning that he is the righteous one. He claims that the lack is in the other,

so why should he need to fulfill "And you shall love your fellow as yourself"? –

But it is explained in Chassidus

(and also in the revealed part of Torah),

that this is a reasoning that comes from the "opposite side",

which does not want to allow Jews to fulfill "to serve my Master"¹⁵ with joy and a good heart!

And particularly according to the teaching of the Baal Shem Tov

(which the Rebbe of our generation repeated several times),

then the meaning of "And you shall love your fellow as yourself" means "as yourself" simply¹⁶,

that just as regarding oneself, even though he knows his own shortcomings, it does not affect his self-love,

for "love covers all transgressions"¹⁷,

self-love,

so too must it be regarding the shortcomings of the other. And on the contrary,

it is a fortiori:

if his own shortcomings,

which he himself certainly knows that he has them,

love covers,

all the more so a shortcoming of another,

which may even be an exaggeration or an imagined shortcoming and the like –

surely then "love covers" must apply to this!

And from all this it is understood regarding practical action –

that there must be a strengthening in love of Israel in Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad etc.

And particularly since one sees with fleshly eyes how the opposite of love of Israel is damaging and does not allow receiving the blessings of the Almighty and of the founder of Kfar Chabad –

His Holiness, my father-in-law, the Rebbe, the Rebbe of our generation –

that in the blessings which the Almighty gave through the Rebbe of our generation to all Jews, and especially to the residents of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad,

the men, women, and children –

is certainly included also the blessing to fulfill with joy, with a good heart, and in its fullness the command which is "a great principle of the Torah"¹⁸ for all Jews,

"And you shall love your fellow as yourself." And particularly according to how Chassidus explains with lengthy explanation and with simple words how much it is self-understood that it must be "And you shall love your fellow as yourself" with all one's might.

And consequently it is understood,

that when one himself does the opposite of "And you shall love your fellow as yourself" or causes another to do so,

or acts as if he does not understand what another wants to do through him the opposite of "And you shall love your fellow as yourself" –

not wanting to consider that this is against "love of Israel",

and consequently against "And you shall love Hashem your God" and against the will of the founder of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad and their actual director –

it makes no difference what explanation one has for it,

for one must know that this has to do with the Rebbe of our generation,

who sees the truth as it is! And he wants nothing but the true good and the apparent and revealed good of each one! And in any case he will bring it about that there will be "And you shall love your fellow as yourself" –

so consequently,

as said several times¹⁹,

a chassid is clever, so why should he wait and put off until tomorrow something he can do today...

We speak only "in the merit of Israel" –

regarding practical action one must know,

that both in Kfar Chabad and in Nachalat Har Chabad there are the "masters of the place",

the rabbis,

and consequently,

whether one agrees with their rulings or not,

the Shulchan Aruch says,

which is the will of the Holy One, blessed be He –

that one must obey the rabbi!

And regarding practical action –

when the rabbi approves the elections that take place both in Kfar Chabad and in Nachalat Har Chabad,

in the past, present, and future –

one must first and foremost fulfill the instructions of the rabbis, the "masters of the place"!

And the committees or other organizations that have been elected and confirmed according to the opinion of the majority –

even if previously there was a minority that held otherwise,

and it may even be that the minority had claims and explanations in the matter,

after the holding of the elections the entire minority becomes nullified as an independent entity,

and is nullified and secondary to the opinion of the majority.

That is, not only will the minority certainly not do

(G-d forbid)

anything to affect the activities of the rabbis and the activities of the committee,

in any manner whatsoever,

whether in an open manner or in a hidden manner or in a manner of setting up another to do it

(because that one does not gather himself together etc.) –

rather the minority should submit to the opinion of the majority,

for what is past is past,

and from now on true peace shall dwell among all.

And that which one wishes to cover over the peace with explanations etc. –

he has to do, as mentioned,

with the Rebbe of our generation,

who sees the truth as it is.

And as mentioned above –

all residents

(whether men, women, or children)

must remember,

that if regarding all Jews it was said "love truth and peace"²⁰,

all the more so this was said regarding the places which have a special blessing and a blessing that is ongoing and continuous and in a manner of increasing and going from the Rebbe of our generation,

which only requires that there be the "stand ready all of you"²¹,

that one should do what one needs to do to receive and utilize the blessings that he gives,

in the best possible way, in the revealed and manifest good.

For the vessel for the blessings is, as mentioned, the matter of love of Israel,

and as is known the saying of the Rebbe the Tzemach Tzedek,

brought by the Rebbe of our generation²² –

that the letters Alef-Beit are the initials of "love, blessing",

meaning that through love comes blessing;

and he explained that Gimel-Dalet means an opposite matter which I do not wish to repeat,

because it is certain that this is not relevant at all and will never be seen nor found in all these matters of Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad.

What is past is past,

but from now on there should be absolutely no need to speak about these matters,

and that which previously had an existence of "minority" and "majority" shall be nullified,

because now there must be a true unity,

founded on true love of Israel.

And even when it seems that this is difficult –

one should know that this is a "temptation",

a persuasion,

of the evil inclination,

of the "old and foolish king"²³ who wishes to persuade a Jew that it is difficult for him to fulfill a "great principle in the Torah" which has been explained and elucidated by the Rebbe of our generation in his letters to Kfar Chabad in particular,

and in his Chassidic discourses and holy talks at length.

And certainly not only will the deficiency of the past be corrected,

but there will be "double for wisdom"²⁴,

meaning that even if at one time it appeared that there was dissatisfaction etc.,

and perhaps even more than "appeared" –

it demands, however, that from now on one should do even more in a manner of double for wisdom,

to establish and strengthen and spread all matters of Kfar Chabad and all matters of Nachalat Har Chabad,

and so too in the settlements that will yet be established with the help of Hashem in our holy land,

in a manner of increasing and going and light.

And as brought in our holy Torah,

which is the Torah of life,

instruction in life –

that "nothing stands in the way of will"²⁵,

consequently,

when one has the true will that a Jew must have,

which is the will of the Holy One, blessed be He and the will of the Rebbe of our generation –

one will certainly accomplish,

and do it in actual deed,

and with joy and a good heart and in a manner of increasing and going and light.

This matter also has a special connection to the women and daughters of Israel –

as related in the Torah,

that the women and daughters of Israel have a very great influence on their husbands and on their brothers and sisters,

and it depends on them that all matters be fulfilled and with joy and a good heart.

And this is done through their showing a living example,

and also ensuring that the "old and foolish king" have no access neither in Kfar Chabad nor in Nachalat Har Chabad.

And one should know that "the matter is very near to you, in your mouth and in your heart to do it"²⁶;

one only needs to want with truth,

and not mix in any personal calculations,

but rely on the calculations of the Rebbe, my father-in-law, the Rebbe of our generation,

who has clearly indicated –

that every Jewish settlement and place of dwelling

(and especially such a place of dwelling that was established according to his will and as per his will,

and has his blessings in a manner of increasing and going and light) –

should act according to the instructions of the rabbis, the masters of the place.

When they confirm the institutions and committees that were chosen according to the opinion of the majority,

it then becomes not only the committee of the majority,

but also the committee of the minority,

until the distinction between the opinion of the majority and the opinion of the minority is entirely nullified,

and they establish all together one "great congregation"²⁷,

and they disseminate with joy and gladness of heart the mitzvah of "And you shall love Hashem your G-d" which is the root of all the 248 positive commandments²⁸,

including also the positive commandment of "You shall fear Hashem your G-d"²⁹ which is the root and includes all the negative commandments²⁸, and

(as mentioned earlier the saying of the Alter Rebbe which the Rebbe of our generation repeated)

love of Israel is one thing with "And you shall love your fellow as yourself".

And another matter regarding this:

Even if there were once complaints etc. –

we have now come from Rosh Hashanah,

and from Yom Kippur when the Most High forgave and pardoned and atoned with a complete forgiveness and pardon and atonement,

and said that this will surely bring a complete forgiveness and pardon and atonement between one person and another

(between one Jew and another);

All the more so such Jews who belong to the Rebbe of our generation, His Holiness, my father-in-law, the Rebbe, and walk in his ways.

And consequently, what was, was,

and especially since surely there were no "serious matters" in the past,

and the little that there was, was due to a mistake or a distressing situation and the like,

for a person is not accountable in his time of distress³⁰ –

but from now on it is certain that there will be peace in its completeness.

And especially through this, that the women will show a living example –

that just as they showed a living example during the building of the Mishkan,

that they were the first³¹ who brought with generosity of heart from their most precious items so that the Mishkan would be built as soon as possible and in the best manner,

as the Most High desired –

so too regarding a "small sanctuary" which is every Jewish home,

and all the more so a gathering of many Jewish homes,

a city or a settlement;

and especially a settlement that is a Chassidic settlement and a true Chassidic settlement –

then surely from now on all together,

with the women and girls at their head –

will increase in the dissemination of "And you shall love your fellow as yourself" in a manner that it will bring to actual deed in daily conduct in such a way.

And the conduct in the aforementioned manner will add even more to the blessings of the Most High in general,

and in the blessings of the Most High through the Rebbe of our generation to Kfar Chabad and Nachalat Har Chabad,

in a manner of increasing and going –

they should fulfill their role with expansiveness and in a manner of increasing and going,

to disseminate the wellsprings throughout the Holy Land,

"a land which Hashem your G-d cares for; the eyes of Hashem your G-d are always upon it, from the beginning of the year to the end of the year"³²,

and to do this with expansiveness,

and with blessing in children, life, and sustenance with ease,

and in all of them, with ease.

And as is also hinted in this week's Torah portion,

Parshat Noach –

that through "These are the generations of Noach, Noach was a righteous man etc."³³,

where the generations are his good deeds

(as Rashi brings³⁴ that "the main generations of the righteous are good deeds"),

one brings "Noach, Noach" twice,

"rest for the supernal ones, rest for the lower ones"

(according to the interpretation of the Midrash³⁵) –

meaning, that through the good deeds one will bring true rest and true tranquility,

connected with true peace between each resident and the other residents,

and between all residents in general;

And each one of them,

and all together –

will be an example of true peace for the children of Israel in every place they are,

and also be an example, so to speak, to the Most High,

because peace is the vessel that holds blessing³⁶,

the blessing of the Holy One, blessed be He,

so that the Most High will add blessing in all the matters that one needs,

from His full, open, holy, and expansive hand.

And very soon, each one should say in his innermost heart,

between himself and the Nasi of our generation –

that he has carried out and carries out further, in an increasing and luminous manner –

the will of the Nasi of our generation,

which is "and love truth and peace",

and the will that there should be "and you shall love your fellow as yourself",

even when this is love for no reason,

and especially since here this is not a matter of "for no reason",

because he loves another Jew with whom he has lived together for so many years,

and both belong to the same faithful shepherd,

the faithful shepherd,

His Holiness, our master, my father-in-law, the Rebbe,

who is our "pastor",

our faithful shepherd –

then surely this is not love for no reason,

but rather it is a love that is justified one hundred percent,

and with all perfection.

And this is done in such a manner,

that even in a place of doubt,

when there is a doubt as to how one should conduct oneself –

one acts immediately with the full force of "and you shall love your fellow as yourself",

and one also sees that all those upon whom one can influence should also do so.

Beginning from that which one conducts himself according to the Torah and according to the Shulchan Aruch,

which is connected to following the rabbis, the masters of the place, and the committees that they confirm and have confirmed and will confirm,

and not seeking any interpretations or hints in the matter,

because this means the benefit of each and every one, materially and spiritually alike.

And the matter depends only on will.

And when there will be the true will,

it will also bring the true delight,

which is through

(first of all)

having true Chassidic nachas from children and grandchildren,

and receiving the nachas in good health and good livelihood and a good mood,

and preparing oneself for the reception of Mashiach Tzidkeinu with joy and goodness of heart,

for he is waiting for the preparations for his reception, which consist first and foremost in true love between man and his fellow and between man and his wife,

and as a great principle in the Torah,

up to love for no reason

(if one needs to come to that).

And when there will be the love and unity of Israel,

it will immediately reveal the love of the Holy One, blessed be He, for Israel,

the "I have loved you, said Hashem"³⁷,

and as the Nasi of our generation related³⁸ in the name of the Alter Rebbe,

about the pleasure that the Almighty has when He sees that His children conduct themselves among themselves with true love, brotherhood, and friendship,

and one does not allow himself to be talked into

(may it not be so)

by the "old and foolish king" in any matter whatsoever,

and especially in a great principle in the Torah.

And as mentioned above –

that the good deeds bring the "Noach, Noach",

"rest for the supernal ones, rest for the lower ones",

rest of oneself and rest of all the inhabited world and all the Land of Israel,

a rest that is connected with delight and with true joy and with health and livelihood.

And all this also brings that it will expand and spread and grow higher and higher –

both Kfar Chabad,

and Nachalat Har Chabad,

and the other settlements –

until the entire Land of Israel,

both in quantity and in quality,

and it will be a year of light and a year of blessing and a year of greatness and a year of redemption,

speedily in our days, actually, through Mashiach Tzidkeinu,

amen, may it be His will.

Presumably each of you has already received a dollar,

may the charity also stand by each of you and all of you together, since it "brings the redemption closer"³⁹,

that one should be redeemed from all these undesirable matters,

from undesirable thoughts, etc.,

and know –

that by doing so one does good, first and foremost, to oneself,

and then to all of Kfar Chabad and all of Nachalat Har Chabad,

and good to the entire Jewish people.

And by doing so one also does good to Mashiach Tzidkeinu,

who stands and waits for the completion of the service of "and you shall love your fellow as yourself" together with "and you shall love Hashem your G-d" –

and immediately they are redeemed⁴⁰,

and immediately Mashiach comes.

And he comes to Jerusalem, "the city of the great King"⁴¹,

and there, to the Temple Mount,

and there, to the "Sanctuary, Hashem, Your hands have established"⁴²,

and they dance together a Chassidic dance on the Temple Mount,

and also while going to the Temple Mount;

Until one stands in a state of joy even in the last days of exile,

both the Jews in the diaspora and the Jews in the Land of Israel.

And one concludes the month of Tishrei taking along from Simchas Torah and from the time of our joy before this,

so that one finishes the month with great joy and true delight and good resolutions,

And one dances into the month of Mar-Cheshvan,

which one has already blessed on Shabbos Bereishis before this,

that all blessings come down in abundance and in manifest and revealed good,

and one has a year of light and a year of blessing and a year of greatness and a year of repentance, prayer and Torah –

together with all blessings from His full, open, holy and expansive hand of the Above,

in all that is needed,

in materiality and spirituality alike.

[Afterwards he said:

If there are those who have not yet received dollars,

they should take now].

It would be a proper thing to make a Chassidic farbrengen,

and to immediately accept good resolutions regarding all that was said.

My participation will be when I find myself elsewhere –

but in spirit I am here!