Leadership Goals & Celebration. Parshas Bo Yud Shvat. 73 years of the Rebbe‘s Leadership.
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In Honor of 83 Years of The Rebbe’s Leadership
Leadership Goals & Celebration
The world will honor and celebrate 73 years of the Rebbe’s leadership, Wednesday 10 Shvat, February 1. There will be thousands of Farbrengens around the globe. Today there is no Jewish community around the globe which has not benefitted from the Rebbe and and his Shluchim - Emissaries.
In Torah Or -Bo- the Alter Rebbe explains why the Prophetess Chana, the mother of Shmuel (Samuel) the Prophet, in her famous prayer for a child -which was whispered with heartbreaking tears- was the first to call G-d ה׳ צבאות. Lord of Hosts.
This is because Chana knew the secret of bringing down Divine mercy and blessings, even in situations where the Jewish people are not on their best behavior. Chana gave us the secret of how to deal with situations of darkness and challenges.
Our sages teach us that the word “Hosts“ refers to groups of Heavanly “soldiers”. This refers to situations which require us to defeat enemies and challenges. Chana was able to fix and cure negativity, suffering and pain and transform it into happy and healthy situations with the Blessings of our loving Father in Heaven.
Even if we face darkness we can transform the world into light. We can build a beautiful bright home for the Divine presence here in our physical world.
It is noteworthy, that the mother of the Rebbe, Rebbetzin Chana Schneerson, has the same name as the mother of the prophet Samuel. Perhaps there is a connection here between them which is expressed in the two words of “Lord of hosts“.
The Rebbe and his “soldiers” Emissaries, continue to help every part of the world and to transform situations of darkness into light. Pain into healing. Loss into growth.
The Rebbe writes that since he was a very young child he has been imagining the great day of Moshiach. The time when the exiles, sufferings and pains of the Jewish people will finally be transformed into real & tangible good.
The Rebbe as a young child was not just bothered by the pogroms and the current events in Russia etc. The Rebbe was looking to help and find global historic purpose and meaning in the thousands of years of endless Jewish pain and Jewish bloodshed. The Rebbe writes that his imagination continues to be curious about what grade rewards of reality will be given to the Jewish people when Moshiach comes.
This gives us motivation and inspirations inspiration:
The Rebbe is teaching us to never give up until always see the positive. Life and the physical world are filled with blessings and opportunities for happiness. Nothing is random and we are the ones who were chosen to be the Jews of the seventh generation since the founding father of Chabad, the Alter Rebbe.
We are the ones who can transform the “foolishness“ of the world into “foolishness“ of holiness which is achieved by transforming negative into a positive and darkness into light, suffering into pleasure, by going above and beyond the limits of logic and bringing the Divine holiness and goodness to every situation.
You can heal the world and bring about, joy, health and happiness.
Don’t underestimate the power and blessings which are bestowed within you. There is no question that every person has the potential to be the individual who will change world history. A world which will be filled with wealth and riches and the knowledge of our beloved Creator.
Your good deeds of goodness and kindness can bring Moshiach Now!
3 messages based on the teachings of the Rebbe:
1) Since our entire existence is only as representatives of the infinite Creator, therefore we have the ability to reflect the infinite potential of the Creator. Maximize your potential, rise to the occasion and you will see that you are unstoppable. You have infinite potential.
The source of all problems is ego and vanity. When a person disposes of their selfish ego, their life is filled up with new blessings beyond anything they could have imagined.
Be consistent and rise above and you will always be happy.
2) Being happy brings you blessings. Sadness does not produce anything good. Soldiers who are going out to war, leave as they sing a marching song of victory. Their singing a march of victory helps bring about the reality of actual victory. A person who is happy despite living with hardships or challenges, causes our loving Father In Heaven to help him. As our Sages teach us “One who comes to purify themselves is given assistance from above“. Your being happy causes your blessings.
Be happy and you will be blessed.
3) We are the 7th generation of the founding father of Chabad Rabbi Schneur Zalman. The number 7 is beloved, as our sages say “All who are 7th are beloved”. For example Shabbos is the seventh day, Moshe is the seventh generation since Avrohom our founding father.
You are blessed to be part of the 7th generation. Like Moshe who brought down the 10 Commandments and the Torah into our physical world, so too can you be a partner in bringing down the Divine blessings of global healing and redemption. Moshiach is ready to come now, it is only on our part to do something additional in the realm of goodness and kindness.
You have infinite potential. Actualize your true inner self, your true potential and you will discover that you are infinitely valuable and you can achieve what may seem impossible. Your soul came down to this physical world in order to achieve a historic success and priceless accomplishments.
Everybody in this 7th generation is an Emissary and representative of the Rebbe to bring Moshiach Now!
Lchayim
Velvl
Rabbi Velvl Butman
Executive Director
Chabad Lubavitch of Westchester County
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