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Shabbos Parshas Naso

15th Day Of Sivan, 5749

The Address To The Graduates Of Bais Rivkah

Shabbos Parshas Behaalos'cha

Shabbos Parshas Shelach

3rd Day Of Tammuz, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Korach

Shabbos Parshas Chukas-Balak

13th Day Of Tammuz, 5749

Yechidus

15th Day Of Tammuz, 5749

17th Of Tammuz, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Pinchas

Shabbos Parshas Matos-Masei

Rosh Chodesh Menachem-Av, 5749

Night After Rosh Chodesh Menachem-Av, 5749

The Night Following The 2nd Of Menachem-Av

The Third Of Menachem-Av, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Devarim, Shabbos Chazon

The Night Following The 5th Of Menachem-Av, 5749

The Night Preceding The 7th Of Menachem-Av, 5749

Eve Of Erev Tishah Beav, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Vaes'chanan, Shabbos Nachamu

Eve Of 15th Of Menachem-Av, 5749

Night Following The 15th Of Menachem-Av, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Eikev

Eve Of The 20th Of Menachem-Av, 5749

Address To The Children Of Camp Gan Israel

Address To Camp Gan Israel (Montreal)

A Message To Children From The Day Camps

23rd Day Of Menachem-Av, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Re'eh, Shabbos Mevorchim Elul

26th Day Of Menachem-Av, 5749

Address To Tzivos Hashem

Eve Of The 1st Day Of Rosh Chodesh Elul, 5749

Eve Of The Second Day Of Rosh Chodesh Elul, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Shoftim

The Challenge Of The Sea

3rd Day Of Elul, 5749

7th Day Of Elul, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Seitzei

10th Day Of Elul, 5749

Eve Of The 13th Of Elul, 5749

Eve After The 13th Of Elul, 5749

Eve Of The 15th Of Elul, 5749

Shabbos Parshas Savo

18th Day Of Elul

Night Following The 18th Of Elul, 5749

Eve Of The 22nd Of Elul, 5749

Shabbos Nitzavim-Vayeilech

Eve Of The 25th Of Elul, 5749

Eve Of The Third Day Of Selichos, 5749

Night Following The 3rd Day Of Selichos

Address To N'shei Ubnos Chabad

   27th Day Of Elul, 5749

Erev Rosh Hashanah, 5750

Blessing Recited By The Rebbe Shlita After Receiving The Pan Klalli

Sichos In English
Volume 42

Address To N'shei Ubnos Chabad
27th Day Of Elul, 5749
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The Alter Rebbe declares that one should "Open with a blessing." Thus, it is appropriate that whenever Jews meet, they begin by blessing each other. This expresses the love which each Jew has for his colleague. Blessing each other in this fashion will increase the blessings which G-d conveys upon the Jewish people.

These blessings are intensified by the place, a synagogue and a house of study, and the time, the month of Elul and, in particular, the days of Selichos, when this gathering is being held.

Elul is a month where the king (G-d, the true King) is in the field, i.e., He makes Himself accessible to every Jew even those whose service is not confined to a synagogue, a house of study, or even a Jew's private home (a "sanctuary in microcosm"), but involves being "in the field."

In particular, the days of Selichos are characterized by the quality of tzedakah as emphasized by the opening verse of the Selichos, "tzedakah, O L-rd, is Yours," i.e., G-d bestows tzedakah upon the Jews, as individuals, how much more, as they join together as a community and forgives and grants atonement for their sins. This, in turn, adds to the blessings which G-d will convey upon each individual.

We may rest assured that we will receive these blessings. Therefore, on Rosh HaShanah, we dress in white, make kiddush, and indulge in other practices which express happiness confident that we will receive a kesivah vachasimah tovah for a good year in regard to both spiritual and material affairs. (Note the Hagahos Maimoni which states that the judgment of Rosh HaShanah is primarily concerned with material affairs.)

The above also shares a connection to this week's Torah portion which contains the verse, "For the L-rd's portion is His nation, Jacob is the lot of His inheritance," emphasizing how each Jew is connected with G-d. This is also emphasized by the Alter Rebbe in Tanya which states that each Jew is "truly a part of G-d." Because of this essential G-dly nature, each Jew is granted an abundance of material and spiritual blessings.

This gathering is unique because it is attended by Jewish woman. A woman is the akeres habayis, the mainstay of the home. She develops the atmosphere of the home, causing it to be a "sanctuary in microcosm." This role is emphasized by the three mitzvos whose fulfillment is given over to Jewish women.

These include the lighting of Shabbos and Yom-Tov candles.[283] Just as Sarah's candles would shine from one Shabbos until the next, the candles lit by every Jewish woman grant light to her home in the entire week that follow. Similarly, every Jewish girl has the potential to add light to the home. This light is reflected in the light of appreciation on the faces of even the youngest children when they light Shabbos candles. (Accordingly, candles should be lit by girls at even the youngest ages, at three, at two, or even at the age of one if they appreciate what they are doing.)

There are two unique dimensions to the present occasion:

  1. This year, Rosh HaShanah falls on Shabbos. This teaches that the entire year must be permeated by a Shabbos-like atmosphere.

  2. This Erev Rosh HaShanah marks the 200th anniversary of the Tzemach Tzedek's birth. A birthday is a day on which the spiritual source of a person's soul shines powerfully.[284]

Tzemach means "grow" and Tzedek means "righteousness." Tzemach Tzedek means that a person should constantly grow in Torah (and in the practical expressions of the Torah's teachings in deed) which is called "righteousness."

{The Rebbe Shlita distributed money to be given to the women to give to tzedakah. Afterwards, he stated:} During these days, it is customary to bless each other, L'Shanah Tovah Tikasaivu. May you and your entire families receive this blessing and may G-d "sound the great shofar for our freedom" and then, we will be "Next year, in Jerusalem."

   

Notes:

  1. (Back to text) Even though when the woman of the house is not at home on a particular Shabbos, the mitzvah is fulfilled by the man, the mitzvah is primarily that of the woman and the man is merely taking her place.

  2. (Back to text) Therefore, it is customary for children to give generously to tzedakah on their birthdays. (It is preferable that they give from their own money.) Similarly, a child should have a tzedakah pushka together with a chumash, a siddur, and a Tanya in his room.


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