Rebbe’s Edits on 1950 Sicha Discovered
An early talk from the Rebbe, delivered at the aufruf kiddush of Mr. Chaim Chanowitz, which took place in 770 on Shabbos parshas Chukas in 1950, was recently discovered with edits of the Rebbe by Lubavitch Archives. The talk was previously published unedited, and is one of a few edited talks by the Rebbe discovered after 3 Tamuz, 1994.
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The sicha discusses a length how we could learn from the Parah Adumah to reach out to every Jew, no matter what level of observance they find themselves. The Rebbe lauds the fact that the chosson received an Aliya in the Friediker Rebbe’s office.
The Rebbe’s edits were published, in time for Parshas Parah, in last weeks Kfar Chabad Magazine.
Some Background
Chaim Chanowitz was born in 1915 in Glubocke, Belarus, to a Chabad family. He was one of ten children.
Glubocke was also a stronghold of religious Zionists. As he came of age, Chaim was attracted to this group, and he immigrated to the Land of Israel, then Palestine, in the 1930s.
He continued to work for Zionist causes there, and eventually he was sent back to Warsaw, Poland, to be a representative of a Zionist organization. In this capacity, he shored up many connections with local officials and politicians.
Years later, Chaim traveled to the United States in the weeks before his own wedding. It seems that Chaim’s brothers Reb Gershon and Reb Yisroel, who had survived the war and lived in Crown Heights, arranged for Chaim to receive an aliya in 770 for his Shabbos aufruf. That Shabbos afternoon, the Shabbos before 12 Tammuz, the Rebbe said a sicha in honor of the aufruf kiddush.
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for further study and publication?
Already printed
This sicha, with the corrections inside, was printed in Sichos Kodesh 5710. The Rebbe’s ksav yad kodesh is certainly a new revelation, but the line “the talk was previously published unedited” is incorrect.