Today, the 10th of Kislev is marked by Chabad Chassidim all over the world in celebration of the release of Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch from the Czar's prison in 1826. Fifty six years later, in 1882, an anti-religious newspaper called 'Hamelitz,' published by the Haskalah/Zionist movement, “described” how the Chassidim in the Lithuanian town of Shvintzan conducted themselves throughout the Yud Kislev celebrations.
Flashback: Yud Kislev Adventures in 1882
Today, the 10th of Kislev is marked by Chabad Chassidim all over the world in celebration of the release of Rabbi Dovber of Lubavitch from the Czar’s prison in 1826. Fifty six years later, in 1882, an anti-religious newspaper called ‘Hamelitz,’ published by the Haskalah/Zionist movement, “described” how the Chassidim in the Lithuanian town of Shvintzan conducted themselves throughout the Yud Kislev celebrations.
Free translation:
Shvintzan (Vilna Region). The day of 10 Kislev [is a] holiday for Lubavitch Chassidim, the day the Mitteler Tzadik (Rebbe) was released from prison. The Chassidim of our town celebrated it, and they drank and became inebriated the entire night, and they then went to the inn of a Misnaged and stole from him a bottle of Mashke to “Take revenge on him.” They then went and smashed the windows of the house of the Rov of the town (also a Misnaged), and they wrote on the wall of his house “here lives Ivan the Drunk,” and on the house of the Misnagdishe Shochet “here lives the horse killer;” then they rejoiced in the street with shouting and singing until the policemen apprehended them and put them in jail. With the efforts of R’ Mordechai Vilk they were released the next day. [Written by] Yaakov Bushkanetz.
surprised
The beautiful painting of Purim from Zalman Kleiman you are unwittingly using to support for Yud kislev as if its Ch”V true what they wrote
Yankel
This sounds my people! Ah how they don’t make real Chassideim anymore!
Get Over It!!!
185 years ago and your still talking about it? 185 years ago and your still celebrating this day?
Don’t you think it’s time to move on and forget about it, after all it was so long ago. Everybody from that time is long dead!!! The mosser is dead, those he ratted on have long passed on…let’s move on.
And while were forgetting things. How about that 19 Kislev celebration, (you know, the day when Rabbi Shneur Zalman -the Alter Rebbe- was free from his imprisonment and had all charges against him dropped), this event happened 213 years ago, way to long ago. It’s time we move on in life and get over it!!!
to #3
I guess I’m returning the gift I bought you for Chanukah. The Hellenists and Antiochus are long gone and I think it’s time I got over things that happened 2100 years ago.
Bush
Yaakov Bushkanetz. oy they still blame Bush
To #1
Why “chas vesholom”?
Milhouse
The 4th of July was 236 years ago. Columbus day was 420 years ago. Pesach, Shovuos, and Yom Kippur were 3321 years ago. Rosh Hashono was 5770 years ago. Ancient history, all of it.
What does the Baal Shem Tov say? “Hakorei es hamegilah lemafreia, lo yotzo”. If you read the megillah as if it’s something that happened long ago, you are not yotzei. Bechol dor vodor uvchol yom voyom chayov odom lir’os es atzmo ke’ilu hu yotzo HAYOM mimitzroyim.
to #3
to #3:
you obviously missed out on the true beauty of what yud tes kislev is all about. why do you post on a website when you don’t know what you’re talking about. Are you bored? Get a life. There is great beauty in this, and you come to a Chabad website and talk down what we know is meaningful and beautiful. Sounds like you have nothing else to do.
why don’t you read up on it and know what you’
re talking about
Not credible
This was written by a anti religious newspaper and I am sure they embellished the details. One is not allowed to believe such slander.
And?
And if it were true? There are crazy people, who do all types of crazy things in all generations(example being the nut case messianic thugs today).
Wake up!
@#3 so you want to forget about the Torah-it’s over 3,000 years old.
@#5-cute
WHY
“…Fifty six years later, in 1882, an anti-religious newspaper called ‘Hamelitz,’ published by the Haskalah/Zionist movement…” Why reprint attacks on us by our enemies?
Chatzkel Boim
To #3
How many years before we can forget about your comment and move on ? You’re a riot!!
carroll st.
obviously this was written tongue in cheek, to get a laugh (a cheap shot) at religous people, and lubavitchers in particualar in this case. It made me smile, 100+ years later. I’m sure they did this kind of “reporting”on religeous communities regularly. this only came up bc it was about lubavitchers.