Judge Ira B. Harkavy presented his final verdict today, granting the International Agudas Chassidei Chabad and Merkos L'inyonei Chinuch complete ownership over the Central Chabad buildings in Brooklyn, New York. The verdict claims that these bodies have the only right to display any sort of ownership.
An excerpt from the Court statement reads:
“'Ordered Adjudged and Decreed that pursuant to the decision entered March 13th, 2006, that plaintiff Merkos L'inyonei Chinuch INC, shall have judgement against Lubavitch Congregation INC. declaring that Merkos has all right, title and interest in and to the premises located at 784-788 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, and is the owner thereof and has the right to exercise all incidents of fee title ownership”.
Click the 'Extended Article' to read the complete 'Order and Judgement' released by the judge.
Final Verdict: The Rebbe’s Institutes are Rightful Owners of 770
Judge Ira B. Harkavy presented his final verdict today, granting the International Agudas Chassidei Chabad and Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch complete ownership over the Central Chabad buildings in Brooklyn, New York. The verdict claims that these bodies have the only right to display any sort of ownership.
An excerpt from the Court statement reads:
“’Ordered Adjudged and Decreed that pursuant to the decision entered March 13th, 2006, that plaintiff Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch INC, shall have judgement against Lubavitch Congregation INC. declaring that Merkos has all right, title and interest in and to the premises located at 784-788 Eastern Parkway, Brooklyn, New York, and is the owner thereof and has the right to exercise all incidents of fee title ownership”.
Click the ‘Extended Article’ to read the complete ‘Order and Judgement’ released by the judge.
Shalom Yisroel
A right wing Crown Heights weblog incorrectly posts that Merkos and Aguch do not have the right to evict the shul. As those who can read and understand Engliish will see, the judge simply expects an eviction proceeding to proceed.
no idea whats goin on
so now what does all this mean for us? and why does it say 784 and not 770
AB
What they must do know is clear out 770 on the pretense of redoing the ac system or something.
Then they put black bags over the windows so no-one can see in, and rip down all signs/poster, etc.
They then arrange another place for Kevutzah to learn (that’s actually what the Rebbe wanted in the first place all those years ago – he said that 770 is a shul and is meant for davenning in and not for the Kevutzah) and see to it that 770 is open from 6:00 am through 12 midnight for minyonim and after that the place is locked up.
Will this happen? Probably not. But it’s wishful thinking – and maybe if it would then myself and my friends who have avoided 770 for the past 5 years may actually go back there.
Moshiach is the only Answer!
Very Very Sad Why are we fighting over the rebbes home this is the rebbes home and no court should be saying whos it is its the rebbes what ever name you put after rebbe doesnt matter Its OUR REBBE we all are Chassidim and we know the Rebbe always wanted us to Have AHAVAS YISREAL what has this come to SINAS CHINOM there is no reason that a federal Court should say this about 770 the Rebbes home!!! Moshiach Now How can this go on any longer!!!
CHer
Now maybe we can get these crazys out of 770 and stop this horrible chillul…
Yasher koach to who ever is involved with the case…
zalman
the shul is a renter and AGUCH can go ahead now and throw them out of course its not easy but they can do it
the shul is renting space from 770 krisnky cant tell them what to do inside the shul but he can throw them out and do what he wants there
and of course he can now demand their money
Chaim
This Judgement from court is leading in the right direction.
But it does not yet give the official right to evict the terrirosts from 770.
The next step is the ejection of all terrorists from 770 which will be the final phase.
lo
Shalom Yisroel,
I do not know if you are aware of the laws pertaining to eviction but suffice it to say it is very hard to evict someone even if the building is with out doubt yours, this is with out getting into the religious nature of the building and its occupants which just complicates further the issue.
CHer
Finally….
The Rebbe has won again….
Enough of the lunatics and their crazy antics.
Questionable
They don’t have it until they get it. This judge has no juridiction over that issue. They have to go to diferent court if they want to try that.
Ownership was never a question.
Now if CLI has the right to remain there the question will be: If for example you a tennant by a goy and he puts a cross on the wall (he ownes) next to your door do you have rights over that or not?
What Know???
What will happen know?
Will Aguch/Merkos do something?
I ask b/c in Bais Rivka (310 Crown) which was always run under Merkos (Rabbi A. Shemtov) there is a huge Yechi sign. (with this Verdict, will they be able to atleast take that down? ha ha).
When the girls go on Mivtzoyim They give out card that proclaim that the Rebbe is Moshiach (causing a big Chillul Hashem).
[i.e. Does Agoch/Merkos believe that the Mishicstim are making or have made a big Chillol Hashem and a Chillol Lubavitch and that we most get ride of them? if so why in there own Mosdos do they have Chillol Hashem/Apekorses going on?]
Hashem sould give them the strenght to do the right thing.
On another subject:
Can we please have more leadership from Agoch/Merkoz/Rebbe?
I guess well just have to live and see.
Itzik_s
Page 5 makes it pretty clear. I just hope that finally there is peace, but sadly, I predict that this is not the end of the issue by any means.
VoidHakahal
right wing weblog? u must be refering to the anti-rebbe blog. written like two-year olds write it.
they are so bored that he every comment there is written by himself. u used to be able to see by the times, the "questions" by somenoe who didn’t "understand" gets answered by some other "commenter" within minutes of each other. (if you ever made a blog you know that when u have to approve comments u get emailed that there is a comment then u approve it. now u can tell when the real ones are written there is a big gap…for those who have used blogger u can relate to what i am saying..)
thats why they removed the time stamp from the comments!
its so pathetic!
anti-terrorist
AB…ONLY 5 YEARS??? I cant remember the last time I went in, forget davenning there!
Isn’t there a Halacha about pictures, signs etc in a Shul? we need a Rov to answer. Anyobody out there???
Reject terorism…send the Sfatim back. Call the INS. Revoke there visas if they have them.
Shalom Yisroel
Readers should go back and carefully read what a STATE, not federal, judge ordered. Aguch/Merkos will have to motion to evict the Gabboim Shul, something the court will likely do under this ruling. State law clearly provides some relief for tenants, even squatters, however minimal. The Gabboim Shul is NOT A TENANT. They have no lease or papers from Merkos to use the space. They are legally squatters. A court of proper jurisdiction would give the Gabboim reasonable time to move out upon motion of eviction.
The Gabboim can yell and scream, even talk quietly through their lawyers, about the improvements they allegedly made to the premises. But the law is different. Owner in fee simple (old English common law for total ownership, no question about it) has the keys and the building. This is all just a matter of time.
I do not think that the circus banners will come down anytime soon, certainly nothing before a court orders eviction.
It’s sad that the right wing websites calll this a victory. It’s a short coming of not having good command of the English language and the need to have legal decisions issued in legalese.
Member
As a member of CLI (by purchasing seats for RH & YK, I am a defacto member) I’m waiting to receive a copy of this ruling in the mail, as ordered on page 6.
Yong Crowh Heightser
Some big issues are going un-noticed.
1) The court accepted that Rabbi Y Krinsky represents Agudas and Merkos.
2) Agudas and Merkos own the building.
3) CLI has no right to the building, regardless that a proceeding is needed for eviction.
4) The court expects that there will be an order or judgment will be sought to eject CLI.
5) CLI voluntary became party to the case and got nothing that it wanted.
6) CLI later wanted to be removed from the case and the judge did not allow it.
7) CLI joined the case to be able to affix a plack they wanted and is prohibited to do so.
8) CLI must send this order by mail to each of its members, i.e. everyone buying a seat for Rosh HaShana, clearly indicating that they lost from this case.
9) Agudas and Merkos got all they wanted in this court case. (Not sure, can anyone clarify?) The case was not started to evict CLI; in fact, CLI was not part of the case in the beginning.
To Itzik
The Sitro Achara is hoping that this is the end of the case. Apparently, they hope not to be evicted. It is certainly true that it takes a while to evict legal tenant, but eventually it will be done. Keep in mind that CLI is an entity that never got permission to the place.
Sara
Mazel Tov to the Aguch and Merkos for the win. Now 770 can really be a makom Torah, and not a battleground field. This may be the beggining of a long, hard road, but at least it is a beggning. We want Moshiach Now!
What Next???
Does this mean that the Yechi sings in Bait Rivka (310 Crown) which was always ran under Mekos (Rabbi Shemtov) will come down now???
[When they take down that (I don’t understand why it’s there in the first place) we can start talking about whether they will do anything in 770.]
Also, The girls that go out on Mivtozyim on Bait Rivka (which was and is ran by Merkoz) clock, they give out Mishichist material (cards proclaiming the Rebbe as Moshiach) causing a big Chillol Hashem.
What Next???
Does this mean that the Yechi sings in Bait Rivka (310 Crown) which was always ran under Mekos (Rabbi Shemtov) will come down now???
[When they take down that (I don’t understand why it’s there in the first place) we can start talking about whether they will do anything in 770.]
Also, The girls that go out on Mivtozyim on Bait Rivka (which was and is ran by Merkoz) clock, they give out Mishichist material (cards proclaiming the Rebbe as Moshiach) causing a big Chillol Hashem.
a jew
I dont know the exact property laws for the state of new york, but just because the state has declared that aguch / merkos are the rightfull owners means jack. First CLI will appeal and file a temporary injunction against eviction, that can drag on for years. heck CLI canm actually win in court by the court granting it the right to purchase the property from aguch…
To AB:
If you didn’t walk into 770 for 5 years, it’s only YOUR fault, nobody elses, i dont care if Hamas or Al Quaeda occupies 770, there is abslutely no reason for not visiting the Beis Hamikdash Sheb’bavel, you didnt visit? YOUR loss.
Nice excuse, but your probably just too lazy too walk to 770, dont blame it on the Tzfatim, blame it on yourself, if your R"L an Avel, i ‘d promise that you’ll go to 770 to get your Minyan at 12 midnight….WWMN!
Yossi
Did I understand?
After reading this article I understood that the writer of the article either 1) Unknowledgebale of the history proceedings of of this courtcase and above of ignorance exists on the Rebbe’s directives are on this matter (if this is important to anyone).
2) dived off the deep end into the swamp of POLITICS.
This site was a pleasure to browse when it was just put up. I felt that both opinioins were represented equally and justfully. As time passed so did the Yetzer Tov- making room for desire for income and greed for public recognition. NOW THE SITE BECAME BIASED and it pains the UNBIASED public which review its articles.
My brother, you can easily revert to the good, grow unlimitedley among Chabad and simoltaneously promote peace.
Thank You!
Eviction?
How would it possible to evict a 500 people that come everyday to daven and would sing Yechi before….????
I admire the excitement of you left-wingers out there who think your "Pro Rebbe" (so much for the people whose whole agenda is NEGATIVE NEGATIVE & HATE), but calm down, it’s nice wishful thinking, but it’s very highly unpractical for a orthodox synagouge to be treated as such, i know you been dreaming/envisioning many times a Gush katif-like expulsion R"L, from 770, but, sorry my fellow haters, it aint happenin’, all i can tell you is-sweet dreams, the Rebbe will not abandon his flock, May the Rebbe reveal himself to us NOW!
Shmuli
Who is Aguch & Who Is Merkos does anyone know how these corporations work, maybe a whole issue can begin, maybe there has to be elections, every Lubavitcher Chosid should technically be a part of Agudas Chassidei Chabad legally? we all own Seven Seventy.
Sholom
This is going in opposite of Hei Teves. The court ruled that a Rebbe belongs to the Chassidim, and cant be inherited by a single individual or organisation, rather, the Rebbe is there for every Chassid, and every Jew. Therefore, how can Merkos and Aguch suddenly think they have the right to lock people out of The Rebbes Shul?????
The Rebbe told us 100’s of times that we have reached the final seconds of Geulah. Why dafka now do we have to let the Kelipah get us through Sinas Chinam????
TO WHAT NEXT?
I have a question for you. Do you say chitas every day. I have no idea if your’e a female or not but if you are do your skirts cover your knees? The Rebbe always wanted and still wants from us to dress tzniusdik and spoke strongly about the importants of saying chitas everyday. Before Gimmmel Tammuz whenever we would sing Yechi to the Rebbe The Rebbe always encoraged us with his arm. Even when the Rebbe had his stroke and would come to the balcony he would encorage us with his head. Now after Gimmel Tamuz we’re still doing the Rebbe’s 10 mivtzoim and doing things the Rebbe wants from us. If your’e saying that giving out mivtzoim material proclaming the Rebbe as Moshiach (Which by the way as I mentioned above the Rebbe agreed that he is.) is a chilul hashem then you are saying that encoraging women to light shabbos candles and men to put on tefillin is a chillul hashem as well. What is the diffrence. The Rebbe encoraged both. If you are saying that what the Rebbe encoraged and still encorages us to do is a chilul hashem then what kind of chossid are you?
lizman
this will be like iraq
america will throw out sadaam hussein and be left with the insurgents
so lets ask and if aguch/merkoz get an eviction of CLI then what? will they put security guards in 770 to prevent anyone from yelling yechi? will they put security guards from preventing the putting up of signs?
let us see. everyone (almost everyone) agrees that aguch/merkoz won the right to put up the plauqe they want. nu lets see them do it. do you think the people that broke it before will not do it again even with a court order? they will go on mesirois nefesh to do it.
so what is the victory if you will need security gurad 24/7 again in 770. is that what the rebbe wanted?
and to the poster that wrote "the rebbe didnt want learing and only davening in 770 " what planet are you from?
and you want 770 only to be open till 12 midnight? why there are minyanim for maariv there later then that 770 should be open 24/7 for davening and learning albeit maybe some light and ac should be off
and to the one that didnt go into 770 for 5 years. you are the problem. we dont need the courts to decide you and everyone should vote in the elections for gaboyim and then you can take over CLI
and to the poster that says who runs aguch and you have questions about membership in aguch. and you say "all lubavitchers should vote" i always had this questions
how would you identify who is a lubavircher to vote? will every memeber of ebery chabad house around the world be eligble? will everone ateening any chabad school/yeshiva vote? what will be the litmus test ?
just saying you need to "join" will that be enough? i wish someone can explain that
Anti Mishichist -Pro Chabad
GOOOOD MORNING TO…
a Jew.
GOOD MORNING to..
To AB
GOOD MORNING TO…
Yossi
GOOD MORNING TO…
Eviction?
And GOOD MORNING TO…
Shmuli
What took you so long?
Were you waiting to see what your friends said is Shul Before you decided to respond (with your stupidly).
Now I do not know what will happen (for I have nothing to do with Agoch or Merkoz (I never spoke with anybody from those organizations).
All I do know is that all these years as a chabadnik Watching how People who look like use and Dress like use, took our Rebbe and put his face in the mud, will now be the ones watching a blabbing.
I.e. All these years they had control of 770 (did what they wanted) and all we can do was talk (watch with decrease) NOW we will control 770 and they can talk (watch).
If you want you can join – of course with peach (no hand).
Anti Mishichist - Anti Machlokes
Yossi Wrote:
"This site was a pleasure to browse when it was just put up. I felt that both opinioins were represented equally and justfully. As time passed so did the Yetzer Tov- making room for desire for income and greed for public recognition. NOW THE SITE BECAME BIASED and it pains the UNBIASED public which review its articles"
First of all, you have the free choice to log on to this site, to read this site and to respond to any comment you want.
If you don’t like it you can go somewhere else.
(To the other BIASED sites.)
Even I went to see what the "Other" site wrote about the court case. Being a person of Chabad, using my Chochma, Bina and Dase I can choice the right path (I can Pick which one is the truth and of course who is lying).
I am Very BIASED about my Yiddeskit.
I am Very BIASED about my Chassidishkit (being a Chossid of CHABAD).
I am Very BIASED about My REBBE.
And if someone is making a Chillol Hashem For my Community (my Chassidish/Rebbe) I will be VERY BIASED against them (Hence, I will Be very ANTI, I will to all I can To get them Out of the way, Just as I would any Missionary.)
There is nothing wrong in being "BIASED".
I am proud to be biased for what is the only one EMES/Truth/Path.
I will not waist more of my words (Yes, right now I am bored and have a lot of time on my hands, just like you)
I think That tat Ziser (in a diffrent post said it best..
tate ziser… wrote:
oy tate ziser… hob rachmonus… seh pzuroh yisroel… so many confused people… so much silliniess… how did this generation end up with so many ‘fantaziyes’?…..
You know guys, the source of all "krumkeit" and twisted perspectives comes from a lack of being thorough…
Comments are spat out without much thought, assumptions, conclusions, announcements, are shouted from the rooftops with with even less…
Weren’t you taught in Cheder to use "a bisele seichel?"
So much narishkeit! such absurdities and foolishness… WHERE are your brains my friends…??
Do you really expect 770 to be a total free for all?
Do you really think all the insanity and ugly scenes that that have taken place there should be shoved under the carpet and disregarded because "770 belongs to all chassidim" – even the crazy ones?
Would YOU, my dear friend, have entrusted your OWN home to "all chassidim", as well as the meshugoyim? why after all, your home is a Bais Chabad, and anybody and everybody is welcome,
If the answer is in the affirmative, please crawl back under the bench and have another shot of smirnoff…
– So why would the Rebbe entrust HIS home to "all chassidim"? should there be no authority whatsoever? should 770 remain the jungle that it is? should a wild, disheveled group of fundamentalist youth be allowed to buly, harass and tyrannize the people who’ve come to daven in 770 light years before they knew their hebrew name? should a brand new religion parading around under the facade of "Chabad" be allowed to exploit the Rebbe’s shul to further its false and futile beliefs?
I wrote there:
Whatever it is, all the people that went up againt the Rebbe are either Passed on, or living and killing each other (if you know history you will see what I am talking about).
The only people to servive are the ones that ask Michela from the Rebbe and Chaned there way.
did you notice that a Pushka with only a few coins will make a lot of noise, but a full one (if some one owns a pushka and it’s emtey right now its probly b/c hes filling it up again) won’t make any noise.
That my friends is the mishichistem, a pushka with not tomany coins.
Chabad- full Pushka (if you know what ChaBaD means you will understand)
My brother, you can easily revert to the good, grow unlimitedley among Chabad and simoltaneously promote peace.
Thank You!
Anti mishichist – Anti Moclokes -Anti Terrorist – Anti Missionary – Anti Chillol Hashem.
One more thing.
When I hear that someone got beaten up in 770, I get angrier at the people that stood around and did nothing. (They are just as much responsible as the ones hitting) maybe is HashKocha Protsce that I was not there, for the one time that I was I did stop (to my best) what was going on.
How can A JEW see what is going on there and Deny and Ignore and worst try to excuse them?
Antii Mishichist...
By the way i use many other names, depending on the subject.
That does not mean that in this one subject I will use diffrent names.
I Say this b/c some might think that I only have an opinion when it comes to this subject.
Vda’l
Anti…
Counting now???
Eviction? wrote:
"How would it possible to evict a 500 people that come everyday to daven and would sing Yechi before…?”
500 people????
I might need to get new glasses.
Anyway it is a waist of time to reply to that lye.
Even if it would be 10,000 people they can be evicted.
"I admire the excitement of you left-wingers out there who think your "Pro Rebbe" (so much for the people whose whole agenda is NEGATIVE NEGATIVE & HATE), but calm down, it’s nice wishful thinking, but it’s very highly unpractical for a orthodox synagogue to be treated as such, i know you been dreaming/envisioning many times a Gush katif-like expulsion R"L, from 770, but, sorry my fellow haters, it aint happening’, all I can tell you is-sweet dreams…"
SAY A LYE ENOGHT TIMES AND IT BECOMES THE TRUTH.
THAT IS THE WAY OF THE MISHICHIST.
We will live a see.
so far weve seen were you’v been going the last 12 years.
The Yechi on all you’r posters are getting smaller (and less visible), less and less kids have yechi Yamukas (from even 5 years ago)…. it’s over, it was a long time ago. You are finding less Yechiniks in every Yishiva (Bocherim are not fooling to this B.S. like they used to.)
Besides losing every court case.
Every body fighting amongst them self’s…
zimmerman
just for everyones info;
the rebbe set up aguch and merkos in a way that there should be no elctions! the rebbe made sure to pass a clause in the ny state legistature in albany that aguch merkos dont need elections.
the rebbe knew what would be. he knew that c""v if there are elections maybe some people who fought the rebbe all thru the nesious and after will try to take control. but the rebbe saw this b4. thank g-d
Rabbi M.Brod: The Mission we were given1
In his evaluation of the Rebbe’s message on the 28th of Nissan of 5751, Rabbi Menachem Brod points out the abundance of interpretations given a …Continue In his evaluation of the Rebbe’s message on the 28th of Nissan of 5751, Rabbi Menachem Brod points out the abundance of interpretations given all along to this vital statement, mentioning that ‘our nature of delving into the depth of meanings’ produces a search for concealed and hidden interpretations while the real intention may be the simple connotation of the words.
Rabbi Brod dwells upon three majoy factors in the Sicha.
The first one is an attempt to understand the Rebbe’s wonder about the fact that Moshiach had not yet arrived, claiming that according to this frame of thought, Moshiach should have already come in the past.
However, the Rebbe then continues with a subsequent wonder about the fact that a quite a few tens (minyans) of Jews gather at an auspicious time, and nonetheless, they do not make an upheaval regarding the arrival of Moshiach. This leads to the assumption that, they do not refute the fact that Moshiach may not arrive this very evening, and that he may not arrive tomorrow or the next day, may G-d forfend!!
Also when people shout ‘Ad Mosai’ (Till When?) – they do it since they are ordered to, but if if they would mean it for real, the Moshiach would have already arrived!!!
This triggers an inevitable question: The second wonder actually serves as an answer to the first one. As if to say, Whey did Moshiach not arrive till now? the answer being: Since we are indifferent. We do not create a commotion, we do not dispute the fact that Moshiach may not come tonight, tomorrow or the next day. In this case, how is the first wonder explained, if the answer is given just following it?
These few lines actually depict the Rebbe’s strategy which is evident in hundreds and thousands of his statements made throughout the years. The Rebbe addresses G-d Almighty on one hand, and on the other hand, he addresses us.
When the Rebbe speaks to Hashem, as the ‘faithful sheppard’ who represents the cry of the children of Israel, he declares that everything is ready, they have already reprented, and all tasks have been already completed, they even ‘polished their buttons’ and there is no evident reason to stall the Geula any longer thereupon it is a ‘great wonder that has no explanation whatsoever".
However, when he addresses us, the children of Israel, he demands that we add in our Torah study and fulfilling of mitzvos, that we increase are prayers and demand the Geula, that we examine if there is anything else to be done, that has not yet been accomplished. And when he believes that we do not demand the Geula strongly enough, he urges us to revive and reinforce the intensity of our genuine plea for Moshiach.
However, seemingly, a contradition is nevertheless present. Either everything is ready for Moshiach, and in that case even if we do not add to the amount of our Torah study, our mitzvos and pleas for Moshiach, he should have arrived. On the other hand, if we are still requested to fulfill our missions, how is it possible to claim that everything is already completed?
Truthfully, however, there is no contradition. For example, in many cases, discrepencies rose between the viewpoints of the yeshiva students and the yeshiva’s administration. The Rebbe discussed this situation at a farbrengen. At first he would denounce the yeshiva students for getting involved with issues that do not pertain to them, claiming that their paramount concern should be to sit and learn Torah, Nigleh and Chassidus, and to stay away from matters that are of concern to the administration. Immediately following this, he would address members of the administration and reprimand them for neglecting matters pertaining to the welfare of the students. The Rebbe emphasized that every individual is expected to carry out his particular mission, and there is no contradition between these two demands.
Rabbi M. Brod:The Mission we were given2
A different example is that of a proprietor who must pay salary to his worder. After several unpaid days, the proprietor is approached with a demand: Why do you not pay your worker? On the other hand, the worker is approached with the question: Why do you remain indifferent. Go ahead and demand your salary! If you demanded it sincerely, you would have probably been paid!
Our Role – to Arouse the Outcry
As the Sichah goes on, the Rebbe places upon us the role of doing all we can to bring Moshiach. Many have pondered about the meaning of this statement. What actions must we engage in? Many interpretations were given. But the Rebbe himself clarfies his intentions coherently:
"What else can I do so that all of the children of Israel protest and create an uproar to bring Moshiach after everything done so far, has not been effective, and this is evident by the fact that we still remain in exile, and moreover in an intrinsic exile in matters of serving G-d."
The message here is clear: What has to be done is to bring about a situation in which all the children of Israel would create an uproar and sincerely demand the coming of Moshiach. The Rebbe expresses his pain on that he hadn’t been able to, by the time of his address, to arouse the entire nation to demand Moshiach, since they are still engrossed in an intrinsic diaspora – concerning the service of Hashem. He therefore extends this mission to each and every one of us.
Rabbi Brod #3
This then, is our role – to find a way to arouse within ourselves and within all other Jews a great yearning for the redemption, and to bring about a situation in which each and every Jew would add a measure of Torah and mitzvohs in order to hasten the arrival of Moshiach. These words are simple and clear, which hold no way for arguments or controversies and they may readily be shared with the entire nation of Israel including all of its variations and groups.
"All that you Can do" and not "All that you Wish to do"
The Rebbe then gives us the role:
"The only thing I can do – is to transfer the matter to your hands: Do all you can – matters that are considered the lights of ‘Tohu’ but in vessels of ‘Tikun’ – to bring Moshiach Tsidkeinu immediately!"
There are some who interpreted "Do all you can", meaning that from now on each and every individual may do all he feels like doing since the Rebbe instructed that people ‘do what they can’.
This is naturally, a complete distortion of the messsage. When a commander faces an army ready for an offensive and urges his soldiers: "Do all you can", he does not mean that from now on, every soldier does all he wishes and begins shooting in all directions, disregarding prior commands and orders. The idea is, that in the framework of prior commands and instructions, conventions and goals set by the commanders, that every individual does his utmost to win the war.
These are clearcut and comprehensible words, which would be redundant to repeat in ordinary times. Even an ordinary grocery shop cannot be managed effectively if every worker does as he pleases, even if he is dedicated to the shop and is interested in its prosperity. There are those who are skilled in organizing, and others who excel in marketing. If the organizer occupies himself with marketing and vice versa, the shop is apt to deteorate to bancrupcy.
This is even more true when considering the most vital role of creating a genuine yearning of Klal Yisroel for Moshiach. This is a great and responsible mission that requires the planning of the most quality experts and the cooperation of all people involved. For fact, we noticed that when actions were carried out in this way, they met up with great success and brought about the involvement of Klal Yisroel. On the other hand, when private persons, with intentions as positive as possible, but lacking the necessary skills in carrying out various actions successfully, and most of all, without being authorized to implement their plans, initiate publications and do "all they can", they acheive the exact opposite effect of their intentions and create a great deal of scorn and ridicule of Chabad.
Although the Rebbe instructed us to do all we can, he did not tell us to do ‘all we felt". Precisely because of the grave importance of this issue, the actions must be carried out with utmost level-headed calculations and responsibility, and the role of every individual is to carry out his/her portion of the overall plan.
Another point is that when the Rebbe mentions ‘the lights of Tohu in the vessels of Tikun’ it is clear that the factual actions are done in ‘the world of Tikun’, however, the lights are hidden within the actions. In other words, our intrinsic energies stem from ‘the lights of Tohu’ , as explained at length in Chassidus. However, if, G-d forfend, the actions per se are characterized by ‘the world of Tohu’ the results are ‘Tohu Vavohu’ (chaos and emptiness).
May we all unite under the clear words of the Rebbe and may we speedily merit the coming of Moshiach, as mentioned at the end of the Sichah, immediately and visibly and out of joy and full hearts.
Do all You Can and not all you Wish
Rabbi Tuvia Bloy – "Do all You Can and not all you Wish"
Rabbi Tuvia Bloy of the Neveh Shaanan Community in Yerushalayim attempts to decipher the Rebbe’s message which he boils down to four precepts: …Continue Rabbi Tuvia Bloy of the Neveh Shaanan Community in Yerushalayim attempts to decipher the Rebbe’s message which he boils down to four precepts:
Whoever heard the Sicha containing the painful cry of the Rebbe 15 years ago regarding the astonishing fact that the Moshiach had not yet arrived and the moving declaration: "I did all I can and I transfer the mission to you, do all you can" – is incapable of freeing himself from the impression of this insistent demand to do everything possible to bring Moshiach.
In this way, it may be assumed that whoever listens to a recording, watches the clip or even anyone who reads the Sicha, if he has a heart of stone – it would melt.
The big problem is though, like in many similar cases is when subjective interpretations, directed by feelings of the animal soul (as specified in chapter nine of Tanya that the location of the animal soul is in the heart, referring to personal feelings, and as known from the holy sicha that ‘Kelev’ is derived from the combination of ‘Kulo Lev’ – an entire feeling of the heart with no intelligence of the mind involved) that distorts the holy connotation of ‘live words of G-d’.
The psychology of the animal soul may create a feeling on the side of the recipient that he may have been given the sole responsibility and that all is within his power – a feeling of liberty and ownership (as if to say): "Well the Rebbe has appointed me as his replacement and he is ‘throwing the ball to me’".
This feeling that derives, as mentioned above, from the animalistic soul, is grossly perverted. The Rebbe asked that we do to the utmost of our ability all that he had asked, and he did not thereby grant us the liberty to act by our personal tendencies and understandings in order to bring Moshiach. These ‘independent’ activities directed by feelings of arrogance may only serve to delay the Geula, may G-d forfend…
The same paragraph stated by the Rebbe in that painful Sicha refers to the need for an intrinsic cry of ‘At Mosai’ (until when) and that these words are merely recited because of the Rebbe’s command.
In this very Sicha the Rebbe continues: "If people would really mean what they say and cry wholeheartedly (Ad Mosai) – the Moshiach would have most definitely already come" – A very clear and weighty statement.
In addition (the Rebbe mentioned): "What else can I do to motivate Jews to make to call out for Moshiach with real sincerity?" etc.
Other clear cut and detailed guidelines on what the Rebbe expects of us are present in the 40 Sichahs the Rebbe delivered after that vital Sicha (summaries of these Sichahs are detailed in the "Pardes Chabad", edition 16 starting page 146 and onward), and the first of these was uttered a day after the 28th of Nissan: "Every individual must do the job himself.. and simply: by adding Torah study and Mitzvos, learning Torah – Nigleh and Pnimius (revealed and esoteric sections) and by observing mitzvahs diligently" etc.
A week later, the Rebbe said: "In order to bring about the revelation of Moshiach hurriedly – each and every Jew ought to increase his daily Torah study portions and especially – his studies on the topic of Geula and Moshiach and preferably, these classes should be held in public etc". This message repeats itself throughout the subsequent Sichas as can be verified by anyone who reads them.
Consequently, the four items that each and every one of us ought to be doing to hasten the arrival of Moshiach are:
* Adding to the amount of our Torah studies and the mitzvos we fulfill with an intention to speed up the Geula.
* The study of and dispersion of the esoteric portion of Torah – Chassidus.
* The study of topics pertaining to Geula and Moshiach, preferably in public.
* Cultivating a genuine outcry from the depth of our hearts to G-d Almighty: "Ad Mosai?" (Until when?)
These are the very actions we must be occupying ourselves with – in order to hasten the coming of Moshiach – no additions or omissions are expected!
easterner
halevai chabad would have the guts to remove the heretics amongst them , who perpetuate the Meshichist heresy that is a chillul hashem and chillul chabad and risks shmadding all of klal yisrael. and even though they are the majority—so what, so were the meraglim. u’viarta hara mikirbecha….
fellow jew
Re:counting now???
who cares? does it bother you that much, to use such hateful language?i dont exactly know what the REBBE held in regard to yechi-anti etc., but the REBBE definetly w/o a doubt always wanted ahavas yiroel-LOVING YOUR FELLOW JEW AS YOURSELF.
anti-terrorist replay
No one will listen!
Itzik_s
(QUOTED APPARENTLY FROM R TUVIA BLOY)
* Adding to the amount of our Torah studies and the mitzvos we fulfill with an intention to speed up the Geula.
* The study of and dispersion of the esoteric portion of Torah – Chassidus.
* The study of topics pertaining to Geula and Moshiach, preferably in public.
* Cultivating a genuine outcry from the depth of our hearts to G-d Almighty: "Ad Mosai?" (Until when?)
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If we all did the above we would have no time for politics, fighting or other forms of shtus!
ahavat yisroel
To all you bored people or so called "chassidei chabad".
You all bring pain and suffering to the one you claim to love -the Rebbe.
All the Rebbe wants to see is "ahavat yisroel" pure and simple. Is there any one among you , the responders, who is able to put himself aside and actually DO what the Rebbe really wants?
There is no perfection in this world. the only perfetion is found six feet under. But by then its too late.
So why can’t the hatered be left to entertain itself, and give us the chance and the ability to rejoice in the beauty of what and who we are ,and are able to do.
One.It will only take one mitzva/ goodness/kindness/ acceptance/ to change it all. Both privately and globaly.
Enjoy a great and happy summer.