Likkutei Sichos, Vol. 3: Yud Shevat (Part 3)
From the Baal Shem Tov's hidden stories to the Frierdiker Rebbe's translated maamarim -- tracing how Chassidus was gradually opened to every Jew, and the Rambam's blueprint for the geulah.
Part of Likkutei Sichos: Volume 3 - Yud Shevat · 27:08
Closing the Yud Shevat trilogy, this shiur contrasts the Baal Shem Tov's method of concealing deep secrets inside simple stories with the Maggid's practice of teaching Chassidus openly but only to his greatest scholars -- among them the Alter Rebbe, the sole talmid able to absorb the Maggid's Torah from start to finish, and der Valfer, whose spiritual decline the Maggid had cryptically foreseen. It traces how the Alter Rebbe's innovation of dressing Chassidus in sechel gradually widened its circle until the Frierdiker Rebbe insisted on teaching Chassidus, translated if necessary, to Chassidim and non-Chassidim alike wherever he traveled. The shiur closes by quoting the Rambam's Hilchos Melachim on the precise sequence of the geulah as the culmination of the process the Baal Shem Tov began.
Audio Transcript
As a hachana to 讬讜状讚 砖讘讟. 讘讬讬 讚注专 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟注专 it says, 讜专讗讬转 讗转 讗讞讜专讬. But stam azoy is not. We're holding page 874, 住注讬祝 讚壮. The Rebbe explained the three roshei teivot in the word 讘专讗砖, 讘专讗砖 讙诇讬, which is the the Targum of 讬讚 专诪讛, talks about Yetzias Mitzrayim, and the three people who are 诪专讜诪讝 in the word 讘专讗砖 is the Rashbi, the Arizal, and the Baal Shem Tov, because they are connected to the geulah, which is like Yetzias Mitzrayim. Then the Rebbe added that the Frierdiker Rebbe's name is also hinted in the word 讘专讗砖, because he is also 砖讬讬讻讜转 to the geulah. Then the Rebbe explained the connection between this and Targum, why the hint is 讚讜讜拽讗 in Targum, not in the 驻住讜拽. Because Targum is exactly the same thing as the geulah. The geulah is to transform 拽诇讬驻讛 into 拽讚讜砖讛, and Targum is also taking Targum, which is a different language, and bringing 拽讚讜砖讛 into it by using it for Torah. Okay. So here we're holding 讗讝讜讬: 讜讜讬 讚注专诪讗谞讟 驻专讬注专, as he mentioned before the Rebbe says, is the 讛转讞诇讛 驻讜谉 诪讙诇讛 讝讬讬谉 讞住讬讚讜转 爪讜 讗诇注诪注谉 讗谉 拽讬讬谉 讛讙讘诇讜转, the beginning, who started spreading Chassidus to everybody without any limitations, 讛讗讟 讝讬讱 讗谞讙注讛讜讬讘谉 驻讜谉 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘, started with the Baal Shem Tov. Okay, 讬讚讜注, it's known, 讗讝 讚注专 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘 讗讬讝 讙注讙讗谞讙注谉 诪注讬专 诇注讬专 讜诪讻驻专 诇讻驻专, the Baal Shem Tov used to go from city to city, from village to village, 讗讜谉 讙注专注讚讟 注谞讬谞讬诐 驻讜谉 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转 讗讜讬讱 爪讜 讗谞砖讬诐 驻砖讜讟讬诐 讘讬讜转专, and he spoke Chassidut even to simple people. This was done before he became 谞讙诇讛, while he was a 爪讚讬拽 谞住转专, but even afterwards also. After he became 谞讙诇讛 as a 爪讚讬拽, he used to go from city to city and speak to people very simple things. 讗讘注专 讻讚讬 讗讝 讗谞砖讬诐 驻砖讜讟讬诐 讝讗诇谉 讚讗住 拽注谞注谉 讘讗讙专讬讬驻谉, in order the simple people should be able to grasp it, 讛讗讟 讚注专 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘 讚讬 注谞讬谞讬诐 驻讜谉 讞住讬讚讜转 讗专讗驻讙注讟专讗讙谉 诇驻讬 注专讱. He would take the 注谞讬谞讬诐 of Chassidut and bring it down at their level, in 住讬驻讜专讬诐, would tell them stories, 诪注砖讬讜转, 诪砖诇讬诐, which everyone could understand, and from that he brought out a certain vort that would affect their heart, or in 拽讜专爪注 转讜专讛 讜讜注专讟注专 讜讻讚讜诪讛, short 讜讜注专讟诇讗讱. Would give a peshat, a 讟讬讬讟砖 in a vort, and that vort was so powerful that it affected the people. And it was very simple, there was no deep 注谞讬谞讬诐 in Kabbalah or Chassidut. 讗讜谉 讗讬谉 讚注诐 讝注谞注谉 讙注讜讜注谉 专讝讬谉 讜专讝讬谉 讚专讝讬谉. In these simple things were hidden secrets of the Torah, the deepest 注谞讬谞讬诐. Sometimes the Baal Shem Tov even spoke to people things which seemed like 讘讘讗 诪注砖讬讜转, 驻砖讜讟 stupidity. Told him one guy came, he told a 诪注砖讛 with a horse, a horse came here and this, sounded like stupid things. In that sounding stupid 诪注砖讛 was the deepest 注谞讬谞讬诐 in in Kabbalah and 专讝讬谉 讚专讝讬谉. But for the simple people to understand it, he had to make it most very simple and put it down to their level. That's the Baal Shem Tov. 讚讬 讛谞讛讙讛 驻讜谉 诪注讝专讬讟砖注专 诪讙讬讚, 转诇诪讬讚讜 讜诪诪诇讗 诪拽讜诪讜 驻讜谉 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘, 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 his he he behaved differently. He bichlal didn't travel. It's one of the difference of the Baal Shem Tov and the Maggid. The Baal Shem Tov traveled from city to city, a lot of place, he kept on traveling. The Maggid didn't go anywhere. The Maggid stayed in his town, which is the city of Mezritch, and there people came to him. He sent out 转诇诪讬讚讬诐, this, but he never he didn't travel. And his seder was 爪讜 专注讚谉 讞住讬讚讜转 讘讙诇讜讬. He didn't hide Chassidut in 讜讜注专讟诇讗讱 or in stories. He said outright 讞住讬讚讜转, 谞讬砖讟 讗谞讙注讟讗谉 讗讬谉 诇讘讜砖讬诐 驻讜谉 住讬驻讜专讬诐 讜讻讚讜诪讛, not put into a a cover-up stories. 讚讗住 讗讬讝 讗讘注专 讙注讜讜注谉 谞讗专 驻讗专 讝讬讬谞注 转诇诪讬讚讬诐 讙讚讜诇讬 转讜专讛 讗讘注专 谞讬砖讟 驻讗专 讗诇注诪注谉. But he said, simple people couldn't understand. He said things that only the 讙讚讜诇讬 讛转诇诪讬讚讬诐 understood were able to understand. And the truth is, between the talmidim, who were the ones that were able to grasp the whole Torah from beginning to end? Only the Alter Rebbe. Even great talmidim, most of them weren't able to listen through from the beginning to end, because it was such deep inyanim and such holy inyanim that it got them so excited. Reb Zusha Anipoler would get excited when he would just hear the Maggid walking in, because everyone could hear him, because he used to walk with crutches, and it made noise. So when he hear him coming, he already would start climbing the walls from hitpa'alut. The Berditchever when he heard the beginning of the Torah would couldn't take it, I mean it was the the the kedushah that was there was so much. The Alter Rebbe was the only one that was able to listen from the beginning to end, and he chazar't over the Torah. Beginning the talmidim thought because he's not so great, so he doesn't he doesn't get the depth of it, and doesn't get the holiness of it, and therefore to him it's like listening to a fine piece of Torah. Later they found out that it's not like that, it's because he's so great that as holy as it is and as great as he is, he's able to absorb it, which they couldn't absorb it. And the story goes there was another talmid who was able to sit from the beginning to end. Who was that? No, was it wasn't Was it was younger? No, he was not that. He was the same type of, yeah, but he was was No, somebody who later on was the only one of the talmidei haMaggid who had a yeridah: der Valfer. Why he's called der Valfer and what his real name is, I think is not even known. He was from the city of Valfe or something, they don't know, but he was a talmid of the Maggid, and he was would sit with the Alter Rebbe and chazar the Torah of the Maggid, because he was the only the only two were able to listen. The The Maggid had said once, 讗讝 讗讬谉 诪讬讬谉 讙讗专讟谉 讟讜讟 讝讬讱 讗 讜讜注专讬诪诇. In my garden, in one of the apples, let's say, there is a worm forming, and they knew it meant one of the talmidim, but they had no idea who it was. I mean, imagine, all the kedoshim elyon, the greatest, till once the Alter Rebbe was sitting with der Valfer and chazar'ing the Torah. Where did they sit? They had no place to be, so the Alter Rebbe stayed in a house that belonged to a lady, an almana, and the chimney was broken, and it was cold, so they had to put on a fire, and there was no chimney, so the smoke got into the house, so they couldn't even sit, because they couldn't breathe. So smoke rises, so they sat down on the floor. And in the middle of middle of chazar'ing the 转讜专讛, der Valfer said to the Alter Rebbe something like, \"I wish we would have better circumstances and be more comfortable bagashmiyut.\" So the Alter Rebbe said, \"I assume that he is the one that the Maggid meant when he said 讟讜讟 讝讬讱 讗 讜讜讗专注诐.\" Imagine, in the middle of chazar'ing the Rebbe's Torah you should be worried about that it's not so comfortable. And the truth is turned out that he had a 讬专讬讚讛. What exactly happened to him, no one knows too much of it. He went away, he became a 砖讬讻讜专. He did. He wandered from city to city, no one knew what where he is. Once he came in a city, and who was it, 专' Pinchas Reizes? who saw him, and according to the descriptions that he heard assumed, came walking like like a beggar, assumed that he must be the guy, because they heard, people knew that there was a guy, a 转诇诪讬讚 of the 诪讙讬讚, looked like this, had this kind of beard, whatever. So so he saw this guy, he says, \"Maybe this is him.\" He thought maybe it's him. So when he walked away, he tried to open his bag to see, because he thought if he's 讚注专 讜讜讗诇驻注专, maybe he has 讗驻砖专 a 讻转讘, some 讜讜讗专讟 讞住讬讚讜转, a 讻转讘 from the 诪讙讬讚. As he's looking through his bag, he happened to walk back in. He says, \"What are you doing here? What are you You think I'm a 讙谞讘? You're looking if I stole something from you?\" So he said, \"No, I'm looking for a 讻转讘.\" Says, \"A 讻转讘?\" Says, \"That's the difference between our time and your time.\" Time of the Alter Rebbe already. \"You guys already are on a low 诪讚专讙讛. In our time, we had no 讻转讘讬诐, because the Torah of the 专讘讬 and us were one, we didn't have to write it down. You guys need a 讻转讘. Has to be written down. In our times, we didn't have to write it down.\" But 讚注专 讜讜讬讬诇注 he realized that this is like 讚注专 讜讜讗诇驻注专. Later when he came to the Alter Rebbe, he told the Alter Rebbe the story, so the Alter Rebbe said, \"Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you just stop him? You should have brought him to me. I would have taken care of him. I would have uplifted him.\" Anyway, so but otherwise it was just the Alter Rebbe was able to understand. So the 诪讙讬讚 spoke the 讟讬驻住讟注 注谞讬谞讬诐. Sometimes he said things which no one understood. Famous that the 诪讙讬讚 would sit and all of a sudden say something, psh psh, no one understood. And the 诪讙讬讚 said he said it because came into his mind, so at least he should bring it out into the 讗讜讬专 讛注讜诇诐. So later on, maybe someone could figure it out. Uh? No. No.
So anyway, the Baal Shem Tov traveled around and so said over his deep 讟讬驻住讟注 注谞讬谞讬诐, but he put it in very simple things. The 诪讙讬讚 didn't, the 诪讙讬讚 said the highest 注谞讬谞讬诐 in Torah to the great people. The 讛谞讛讙讛 of the 讗诇讟注 专讘讬'诐, 转诇诪讬讚讬诐 讜诪诪诇讗 诪拽讜诪讜 from the 诪讙讬讚, 讗讜谉 讚讬 专讘讬'讬诐 诪诪诇讗 诪拽讜诐 the Alter Rebbe and the next 专讘讬'讬诐 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉, their 讛谞讛讙讛 was 讗谞讟讗指谉 注谞讬谞讬 讞住讬讚讜转 讗讬谉 砖讻诇. It was to put 讞住讬讚讜转 into 砖讻诇, 讗讝 讗讜讬讱 砖讻诇 讛讗谞讜砖讬 讝讗诇 拽注谞注谉 讘讗讙专讬讬驻谉 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转, even common sense, 驻砖讜讟 砖讻诇 should be able to grasp inyanim of Chassidus. 讗讜谉 讚讗住 讗讬讝 讚注专 讗讜讬驻讟讜 驻讜谉 讞住讬讚讜转 讞讘状讚! That's the specialty of 讞住讬讚讜转 讞讘状讚, 爪讜 诪讙诇讛 讝讬讬谉 讞住讬讚讜转 驻讗专 讗诇注 讬讬讚谉, to reveal Chassidus for everybody, 谞讬讟 谞讗专 驻讗专 讬讞讬讚讬 住讙讜诇讛 讜讜讗住 讝讬讬注专 砖讬讬讻讜转 爪讜 讚注诐 讗讬讝 讗 讙讜讚诇 谞砖诪讜转, not only for a few people that are connected to, shaychus to Chassidus because the neshamah is in a higher 诪讚专讙讛, 讗讚注专 诪爪讚 注讘讜讚转诐 or because they worked themselves up, to everybody. 讜讘驻专讟 讗讬讝 注住 讙注讜讜注谉 谞讗指讱 讚注专 讙讗讜诇讛 驻讜谉 讬状讟 讻住诇讜, certainly it was after 讬状讟 讻住诇讜, 讗讜谉 讚讜专讱 讚注诐 讛讗指讟 讝讬讱 讘诪砖讱 讛讝诪谉 讗诇抓 诪注专 驻讗专讙专注住注专讟 讗讜谉 驻讗专讘专讬讬讟注专讟 讚注专 拽专讬讬讝. And from after that, as time passed, the circle 驻讗专 讚讬 讜讜讗住 诇注专谞注谉 诪注讬谞讜转 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转, to learn Chassidus, became bigger, broader, 讘驻讜注诇 讜讘诪注砖讛, 讚讬 讛谞讛讙讛 讞住讬讚讬砖注, and the 讞住讬讚讬砖注 讛谞讛讙讛 became more. From the Alte Rebbe on, they started learning more Chassidus and more people started understanding, and the circle of Chassidus became bigger. The learning of Chassidus and the behavior of Chassidus. So that happened by the Alte Rebbe. The Rebbe is going through the history here. 驻讜谉 讚注住讟讜讜注讙谉, still, 讗讬讝 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转 驻讗指专讟 谞讬砖讟 讙注讜讜注谉 讗讝讜讬 驻讬诇 爪讜讙注谞讙诇讬讱 驻讗专 讗诇注诪注谉. Even from the Alte Rebbe and on, Chassidus was really not approachable by everybody, 讜讜讬讬诇 谞讗专 讘注诇讬 砖讻诇 讛讗讘谉 讙注拽注谞讟 驻讗专砖讟讬讬谉 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转. Only intellectual people were able to understand it. You don't have to be a high madreigah, but a person with seichel, you explain to him an inyan in Chassidus, he could understand. But simple people who are not intellectual, not intelligent, 讚专讻讬 讛讞住讬讚讜转 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 驻讗专 讗诇注诪注谉. The behavior and the ways of Chassidus, that was for everybody, 讗讜讬讱 驻讗专 讗谞砖讬诐 驻砖讜讟讬诐. Even the simple people behaved like Chassidim, to a certain degree they probably behaved better than others. 讗讘注专 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转, 讛讗讘谉 讙注拽注谞讟 驻讗专砖讟讬讬谉 谞讗专 讘注诇讬 砖讻诇, but the learning of Chassidus, only people with seichel can understand. 讗讜讬讱 讘谞讜讙注 爪讜 诪驻专住诐, 诪驻专住诐 讝讬讬谉 讞住讬讚讜转, also about spreading 讞住讬讚讜转, 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讗 讞讬诇讜拽 爪讜讜讬砖谉 讞住讬讚讬诐 讗讜谉 谞讬砖讟 讞住讬讚讬诐. When the Rebbeim spread Chassidus, where did it reach? Chassidim. Non-Chassidim did not hear anything of Chassidus. 讚注专 讞讜讙 驻讜谉 讞住讬讚讬诐 讛讗讟 讝讬讱 讟讗拽注 讙注讛讗诇讟谉 讗讬谉 讗讬讬谉 驻讗专讙专注住注专谉, the circle of Chassidim became bigger and bigger, 讝讬讬谞注谉 谞讗指讱 讗诇抓 驻讗专讘诇讬讘谉 爪讜讜讬讬 讞讜讙讬诐, there was still two circles: 讞住讬讚讬诐 讗讜谉 谞讬砖讟 讞住讬讚讬诐. Doesn't say the word Misnagdim, he's not talking about 诪转谞讙讚讬诐 讚讜讜拽讗. Chassidim and not Chassidim. This all went on, the Rebbe says, till nu, till who? What is he trying to bring out? Till the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬. 讛谞讛讙讛 驻讜谉 专讘讬谉 讘注诇 讛讛讬诇讜诇讗 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉, 讛谞讛讙讛 of the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 was, 爪讜 专注讚谉 讞住讬讚讜转 驻讗专 讗诇注诪注谉 讗指谉 拽讬讬谉 讛讙讘诇讜转.
He spoke Chassidus to everybody, not only by Chassidim. 讗讜诪注讟讜诐 讜讜讗讜 讚注专 专讘讬 讗讬讝 讙注拽讜诪注谉 讛讗指讟 注专 讙注专注讚讟 讞住讬讚讜转. Wherever the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 came, he said a maamar, said 讞住讬讚讜转, 谞讬砖讟 专注讻谞注谞讚讬讙 讝讬讱 爪讬 住'讗讬讝 讗 讞住讬讚讬砖注专 讗指专讟 爪讬 谞讬砖讟, whether a 讞住讬讚讬砖注专 place or not, because when he came to America for instance, he came to America the first time on a visit. Which year did he come to America? He came 转专驻状讟 through the year 爪讚讬拽, he stayed in America almost a whole year. Went to different cities to visit. Which cities you know he visited? Came to New York, that's for sure. Came to Chicago, came to Detroit, came to Milwaukee. First time? I don't know if he came to Chicago, second time he was there. Huh? Sheboygan, yeah. You guys have heard of Sheboygan? Sheboygan used to have a lot of Chassidim. There was an hava amina that the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 should move to Sheboygan. Imagine if 770 would be in Sheboygan. Worcester, yeah. Philadelphia, yeah. Did he come to Miami? No, didn't come to Arizona, didn't come to Miami. So the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 came and he spoke in different shuln, what did he speak? Said a maamar. Even though the people there were many, most of them were not shayach to Chassidus. 谞讗指讱 诪注专, 讚注专 专讘讬 讛讗指讟 住驻注爪讬注诇 讙注诇讬讬讙讟 讙专讜讬住 诪讬讛, the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 put a lot of effort, 讗讝 讗讜讬讱 讚讬 讜讜讗指住 注住, 讜讜讗住 注住 驻注诇讟 讝讬讬 谞讗讱 讗讬谉 拽讬讜诐 讛诪爪讜讜转, even people who are not so frum! 讝讗诇谉 诇注专谞注谉 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转, should learn Chassidus. 讛讗指讟 讗专讗驻讙注讟专讗讙谉, 讙注讟专讗讙谉 讗讜谉 讙注讙注讘谉 爪讜 驻讗专砖讟讬讬谉 讞住讬讚讜转 讗讜讬讱 驻讗专 讚讬 讜讜讗指住 注住 驻注诇讟 讝讬讬 讗讬谉 讬讚讬注讛. People who did not have much knowledge, brought Chassidus to them. 讘讬讝 讗讝 讗驻讬诇讜 讚讬 讜讜讗住 驻讗专砖讟讬讬注谉 谞讬砖讟 拽讬讬谉 诇砖讜谉 拽讜讚砖 讗讜谉 讗驻讬诇讜 谞讬砖讟 拽讬讬谉 讬讬讚讬砖, people who don't understand Lashon Hakodesh or 讬讬讚讬砖, 讛讗指讟 讚注专 专讘讬 讙注讛讬讬住谉 驻讗专 讝讬讬 讗讬讘注专讝注爪谉 讞住讬讚讜转 讘砖驻转 讛诪讚讬谞讛. He said you should translate Chassidus into the language of the country. Did he ever speak Chassidus in English? No. Did he ever speak Chassidus in Hebrew? In English? Hebrew. No, he didn't speak in Hebrew. Why would he speak in Hebrew? I believe he understood English. When you spoke to him he didn't speak English. You see the Rebbe spoke many, many languages. Somebody, there is a letter from the Rebbe, a little girl asked the Rebbe a shaila: is it true that you speak every language in the world? So the Rebbe answered her, unfortunately not. But there are languages that we know he knew. Hebrew, Yiddish, English, French, Russian, German and that was fluent, Spanish, Italian, Italian, Portuguese I don't know, Italian. No, that's not a language. Spoke to some people. Italian he even spoke in public once, not a sicha, but he spoke to somebody, an Italian guy from Italy. The Rebbe so said to him some words in Italian, said something. He spoke in Italian. They even say another story. You see, in the 诪专讻讝, in the Rebbe's office, they only would answer in Yiddish, Hebrew, English. But the Rebbe wrote to people that they could write any language they want. It was once the Rebbe got a letter in Chinese. So the Rebbe asked what's his name to translate to to read the letter for him. Who? Talking about in the in the '50s. Uriel Zimmer. Uriel Zimmer was a real chasidishe guy. He was actually baal teshuvah. He became Neturei Karta. Real 拽谞讗讬 from Neturei Karta, this. And then he became a Lubavitcher. With all the 拽谞讗讜转 that he had against Zionism, he kept it and he became a Lubavitcher, because he saw, he realized that the real 拽谞讗讜转 belongs by the Rebbe is the real 拽谞讗讬 in the proper way. And he worked, what was his job? He used to work in the UN as a translator, cuz there they spoke all kinds of languages. So because he knew many languages, and he knew Chinese. So the Rebbe asked him to read the letter to him, and then the Rebbe told him what to write as an answer. So he wrote the answer, and before sending it away, he gave it to the Rebbe to sign. So when he gave it to the Rebbe, so the story goes, the Rebbe read the letter, it was in Chinese, and the Rebbe fixed a few words someplace in the middle. And then he signed his name. So, I guess he knew Chinese also. This is besides the Rebbe and other, you know, this is pashut he was, knew so many languages, besides other things that he knew. Someone asked the Rebbe does he know, is there is there some truth in 讞讻诪转 讛讻转讘, in being able to read from the handwriting to see So the Rebbe said yes, and I know it also. So if you wrote a letter to the Rebbe, besides the Rebbe seeing, you know, everything 讘专讜讞 讛拽讜讚砖, 驻砖讜讟 讘讙砖诪讬讜转, he saw your 讻转讘, he was able to tell who you are, what you are. So it's not only from 谞驻砖 讗诇讜拽讬转, 谞驻砖 讛讘讛诪讬转 also. Anyway, that's why on the Ohel app, type it up with letters. Like you do what? Type the letter up, then you don't have to make any mistakes, handwriting or. Oh. Remember once, Rabbi Chadakov called, it was myself and somebody else he called in, and the Rebbe asked for something, the Rebbe wanted to know if you guys are maskim to do it. And the Rebbe was going to the Ohel that day and he wants, before he goes to the Ohel, he wants to hear from you if you're maskim. So, so the person knew how to type, I didn't know how to type, so he type typed up a letter, and I signed my name, and he hadn't gone to the mikveh that day, so he didn't want to sign his name, so he typed his name. I signed it with my hand, and he typed it. As soon as the Rebbe came back from the Ohel, Rabbi Chodakov calls us in, and shows us the Rebbe's letter, the Rebbe's answer. The Rebbe answered he's fine, but he circled around that other's name typed and he wrote: 讛讗诐 讛讜讗 诪拽讘诇 注诇 注爪诪讜, 讗讜 诪讻讜谞转 讛讻转讬讘讛? Is he accepting it upon himself, or the typewriter? So to type it really didn't, wasn't so good.
Okay, let's go weiter. 讚注专 讛诪砖讱 拽注谉 诪注谉 讝讗讙谉, 讚注专 专讘讬 says, you could say, 讗讝 讗讬谉 讚注诐 讙诇讬讬讻讟 讝讬讱 讚讬 讛谞讛讙讛 驻讜谉 专讘讬 诪讬讟 讚注专 讛谞讛讙讛 驻讜谉 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘. 讚注专 专讘讬 says there is a similarity between the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 and the Baal Shem Tov. 讝讬讬 讛讗讘谉 讘讬讬讚注 讙注专注讚讟 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转 讗讬谉 讗谉 讗讜驻谉 讜讜讗住 讗讬讝 爪讜讙注驻讗住讟 驻讗专 讗诇注诪注谉. Both had this idea of giving chasidut that everyone should understand. 讗讜讬讱 驻讗专 讗谞砖讬诐 驻砖讜讟讬诐, also simple people, 讗讜谉 讗讜讬讱 讛讗讘谉 讝讬讬 讘讬讬讚注 诪驻讬抓 讞住讬讚讜转 讗讬谉 讗诇注 拽专讬讬讝谉. They spread 讞住讬讚讜转 讗谞讚注专注 专讘讬讬诐 讛讗讘谉 讙注诪讗讻讟 爪讜讙注谞讙诇注讱 驻讗专 讗诇注诪注谉, 讗讜讬讱 驻讗专 讗谞砖讬诐 驻砖讜讟讬诐, 讚注诐 讙讬讬谉 讗讜谉 诇注讘谉 诪讬讟 讚专讻讬 讛讞住讬讚讜转. Other Rebbeim made chasidut available for everybody, but only in the behavior of chasidut, but in the knowledge of chasidut, not. 讚注专 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘 讗讜谉 讚注专 专讘讬 讛讗讘谉 谞讬砖讟 谞讗专 讚专讻讬 讛讞住讬讚讜转, 谞讗专 讗讜讬讱 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转 讙注讙注讘谉 爪讜 讗诇注诪注谉. Not only the ways of chasidut, but also the learning of chasidut. 讚注专 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘, 讗讝讜讬 讜讜讬 讙注讝讗讙讟, 讘注诇 砖诐 讟讜讘, as I said, 讚注专 专讘讬 says, 讗专讗驻讙注讟专讗讙谉, 诪诇讘讬砖 讙注讜讜注谉 讞住讬讚讜转 讗讬谉 住讬驻讜专讬诐 讜讻讚讜诪讛. Baal Shem Tov brought down chasidut in stories, 讜讜讗住 注专 讛讗讟 讚注专爪讬讬诇讟 驻讗专 讗谞砖讬诐 驻砖讜讟讬诐, and told them to simple people, 讗讜谉 讗讬谉 拽讜专爪注 转讜专讛 讜讜注专讟注专, simple Torah words. 讗讜谉 讛讙诐 讗讝 讗讬谉 讚讬 转讜专讛 讜讜注专讟注专, 讗讜谉 讗驻讬诇讜 讗讬谉 讚讬 住讬驻讜专讬诐 讝注谞注谉 讟讗拽注 讙注讜讜注谉 专讝讬谉 讚专讗讝讬谉, in these stories he had the hidden secrets, 讛讗讘谉 讗讘注专 讚讬 讗谞砖讬诐 驻砖讜讟讬诐 驻讜谉 讝讬讬 讙注谞讜诪注谉 讻驻讬 讙讬诇讜讬 讚讬 住讬驻讜专讬诐. What did the simple people take? The stories. 讗讚注专 讚注诐 拽讜专爪谉 讜讜讗专讟, the simple 讜讜讗专讟, a short 讜讜讗专讟, 讗讜谉 谞讬砖讟 讚讬 驻谞讬诪讬讜转. They didn't take the depth, 讚讬 住讜讚讜转 讜讜讗住 讝注谞注谉 讙注讜讜注谉 讗讬谉 讚讬 转讜专讛 讜讜讗专讟 讗讚注专 讗讬谉 讚讬 住讬驻讜专讬诐, that was there in this 讜讜讗专讟. 讚注专 专讘讬 讗讘注专, that the 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬, 讛讗讟 诪讙诇讛 讙注讜讜注谉 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转 讗讝 讗诇注 讝讗诇谉 注住 拽注谞注谉 驻讗专砖讟讬讬谉. He made that everyone should understand. 讚讗住, they should understand the chasidut. 注专 讛讗讟 讟讗拽注 讗专讗驻讙注讟专讗讙谉 讗讬谉 讙专讬谞讙注 注谞讬谞讬诐, 讗讬谉 驻砖讜讟注 注谞讬谞讬诐. He 讟讗拽注 brought it down as simple 注谞讬谞讬诐 of chasidut. 讗讘注专 讚讗讱 讛讗讘谉 讚讬 诪拽讘诇讬诐 讘讗谞讜诪注谉 讗讝 住'专注讚讟 讝讬讱 讞住讬讚讜转. They saw it was chasidut. 注诇 讻诇 驻谞讬诐 讗驻住 拽爪讛讜 驻讜谉 讚讬 专讝讬谉 讛讗讘谉 讝讬讬 讗讜讬讱 讙注谞讜诪注谉 驻讜谉 讚注诐. And a little bit of Chassidus they took. 讜讜讗住 讛讬讬住讟 讗讝 讚注专 砖讟注诇 讗讬谉 讛驻爪转 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转 讗讬谉 讗讝讗 讗讜驻谉 讜讜讗住 驻讗讚注专讟 讝讬讱 讗诇住 讛讻谞讛 拽专讜讘讛 讜住诪讜讻讛 诪诪砖 爪讜 讘讬讗转 讛诪砖讬讞. The spreading Chassidus when it's close to 诪砖讬讞, 讜讜讗住 诪砖讬讞 讜讜注讟 讚讗讱 拽讜诪注谉 讘讙讬诇讜讬 讘讙讬诇讜讬 爪讜 讗诇注 讗讬讚谉, 诪砖讬讞 will be revealed, 讗讘注专 讚讗专祝 讗讜讬讱 讚讬 讛讻谞讛 讚注专爪讜, 讚讬 讛驻爪讛 驻讜谉 转讜专转 讛讞住讬讚讜转, 讝讬讬谉 爪讜 讗诇注 讗讬讚谉 讘讗讜驻谉 诪注讬谉, 讚注诐 砖讟注诇 讛讗讟 讙注谞讜诪注谉 讚注专 专讘讬. The 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 is the one that made it close to Mashiach, that you should be able to take Chassidus for everybody and all over. 讚注专 专讘讬 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讚注专 讜讜讗住 讛讗讟 讙注谞讜诪注谉 讚注诐, 讗讘谉 讟讜讘 砖讘讻转专 讛诪诇讱. The 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬, he's the one that took the stone, the gem, the diamond that's in the crown of the king, 讜讜讗住 讗讬谉 讚注诐 讛注谞讙讟 讗驻 讚讬 讙讗谞爪注 讞砖讬讘讜转 驻讜谞注诐 讻转专, 驻讜谞注诐 讻转专, 讻诪砖诇 讛讬讚讜注, the famous 诪砖诇 that the stone that the whole greatness of the crown depends on this stone, 讗讜谉 注专 讛讗讟 讗讬诐 讗专讗驻讙注讟专讗讙谉 讘讬讝 讗讬谉 注谞讙诇讬砖 讗讜谉 驻专讗谞爪讜讬讝讬砖. Took that crown and brought it down into English, into French. 'Cause those languages, English 讚注专 专讘讬 you could hear speak sometimes, French 讚注专 专讘讬 spoke, and Russian, 讘讬讬 驻讗专讘专注谞讙注谉 讚注专 专讘讬 spoke, besides Yiddish. 讬讞讬讚讜转 讚注专 专讘讬 spoke to some people in French. One person told me he once went into 讬讞讬讚讜转 with two bar mitzvah boys, non-frum boys that he was 诪拽专讘 and he took them into 讬讞讬讚讜转, and 讚注专 专讘讬 spoke to them in English, and in the middle of speaking, his language switched to French, and the guy didn't understand half a word that 讚注专 专讘讬 said in the second half of 讬讞讬讚讜转. 讚注专 专讘讬, it seems like French was more his language, his foreign language to speak, more than English. Huh? He was in France, yeah. Huh? Two kids didn't understand French, they were Americans. 讜讜注讙谉 讚注诐 拽注谉 诪注谉 讝讗讙谉 讗 拽砖讬讗 讗讜讬驻谉 诪注砖讛. 'Cause he spoke to some people in Spanish. French, yeah, 讚注专 专讘讬 said it. But he spoke in French, and he spoke in Russian, spoke in English. Oh, another language, Hungarian! Hungarian. Okay, 讗讬讚讱, 驻讗专砖讟讗谞讚讬拽 讗讝 讚注专 专讘讬 讗讬讝 讙注讜讜注谉 讚注专 讜讜讗住 讛讗讟 讙注诪讗讻讟 讚讬 诇注爪讟注 诪诪砖 讚讬 诇注爪讟注 讛讻谞讜转 爪讜 讚注专 讙讗讜诇讛, 讙讗讜诇讛 讛讗诪讬转讬转. The 驻专讬注专讚讬拽注专 专讘讬 is the one that made the last 讛讻谞讜转 to the Geulah. 讜讜讗住 讝注讟 讝讬讱 讚讗讱 讜讜讬 讚注专 Rambam 驻住拽谞'讟 讗驻 拽诇讗专, here 讚注专 专讘讬 goes in, something has nothing to do with the 砖讬讞讛, 讗拽专讗讬, and what is the 住讬诪谉 on the coming of Mashiach? So he quotes the Rambam, and it's 讛砖讙讞讛 驻专讟讬转, 诪诪砖 讛砖讙讞讛 驻专讟讬转, that we didn't work it out and it didn't, that this is the last end of the Rambam. I mean, not 诪诪砖 the last 讛诇讻讛, but it's the last, it's 驻专拽 讬\"讗 or the famous 驻专拽 讬\"讗 of the Rambam. And tonight, in a few hours, is the 住讬讜诐 Rambam. And this is, this what we're going to learn now happens to be in tonight's 砖讬注讜专, tomorrow's 砖讬注讜专. And the Rambam says, 讜讜讬 讜讜注讟 讝讬讬谉 讚注专, 讜讜讬 讜讜注讟 讝讬讱 讗谞讛讬讬讘谉, 讚注专 讙讗谞爪注专 住讚专 驻讜谉 讚注专 讙讗讜诇讛 讜讜注讟 讗谞讙讬讬谉. The Rambam describes exactly the seder of the geulah. And this is what the Rambam says: 讚注专 讗谞讛讬讬讘, 讗谞讛讬讬讘 讜讜注讟 讝讬讬谉, it'll be, 住'讜讜注讟 讗讜讬驻砖讟讬讬谉 讗 诪诇讱 驻讜谉 讘讬转 讚讜讚, it'll be a king from the house of 讚讜讚, 讜讜讗住 诇注专谞讟 转讜专讛 讗讜谉 讗讬讝 注讜住拽 讘诪爪讜讜转 讜讜讬 讚讜讚 讝讬讬谉 驻讗讟注专, learns Torah, does mitzvot like David Hamelech. And he'll do it like 转讜专讛 砖讘讻转讘, 转讜专讛 砖讘注诇 驻讛. 讗讜谉 注专 讜讜注讟 爪讜讜讬谞讙注谉 讗诇注 讗讬讚谉 爪讜 讙讬讬谉 讗讬谉 讗讬专 讜讜注讙, 讚讬 讜讜注讙 驻讜谉 转讜专讛, he's going to force all the 讗讬讚谉 to go in the ways of 转讜专讛, 爪讜 诪讞讝拽 讝讬讬谉 讗讬专注 砖驻讗诇讟谉, and to fix the cracks in 讗讬讚讬砖拽讬讬讟, 讜讜注讟 诪诇讞诪讛 讛讗诇讟谉 诪诇讞诪讜转 讛砖诐 诪诇讞诪讜转 讛砖诐, and will fight the wars of Hashem, 诪爪诇讬讞 讝讬讬谉, 讘讜讬注谉 讚注诐 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖 讗讜讬祝 讝讬讬谉 讗专讟, he'll build the 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖 in this place, 讗讜谉 讜讜注讟 讝讗诪诇注谉 讚讬 驻讗专讜讜讗讙诇讟注 讗讬讚谉, and collect all the 讗讬讚谉 from all over, but 诪转拽谉 讝讬讬谉 讚讬 讙讗谞爪注 讜讜注诇讟 爪讜 讚讬谞注谉 讚注诐 讗讜讬讘注专砖讟谉, will fix the whole world to serve Hashem. And we see clearly the seder here is, what comes first: building the 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖 or 拽讬讘讜抓 讙诇讜讬讜转? Says here clear: will build the 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖 and then he's going to collect all the 讗讬讚谉, which means the 讘讬转 讛诪拽讚砖 will be built before the coming of, before, not the come, before the full-fledged geulah. 讗讜谉 讜讜讬 讚注专 谞讘讬讗 讝讗讙讟, 讗讝 讚讬 讗讬爪讟讬拽注 讙讗讜诇讛 讜讜注讟 讝讬讬谉 讻讬诪讬 爪讗转讱 诪讗专抓 诪爪专讬诐, as the navi says the geulah now will be like the same time as went out of 诪爪专讬诐, 讗讜驻谉 驻讜谉 讗专讗谞讜 谞驻诇讗讜转, there will be wonders, 讗 讙讗讜诇讛 讘讬讚 专诪讛, 讜讘专讬砖 讙诇讬, we'll go out of galut with the uplifted hand, 讗讜谉 讘专讬砖 讙诇讬, which means with the inyan of chassidut, with 诪砖讬讞 爪讚拽谞讜 讘拽专讜讘 诪诪砖. Make sure the light in my room is off. If it's not off, turn it off. Where? If my light in my room is not off, shut it off, turn it off. Which one? Which one? Which light? Actually, when my grandmother went to the Rebbe to ask him for a brachah for my uncle's wedding, she spoke to the Rebbe in Hebrew, and the Rebbe answered her back in French. French? Yeah? Did she understand? Yeah, 'cause she's from France, yeah. There are a lot of people that have spoken French. Yeah. Did the Rebbe know she spoke French? No. That's interesting. Non, non. Adam. Adam. Daniel, tell him something. Non, non. Adam.