MOSHIACH WAS MEKAREV ME TO CHABAD

It’s a fascinating phenomenon that despite twenty years having passed without our seeing or hearing the Rebbe, thousands of Jews have become involved with Chabad and its teachings and particularly with the subjects of Moshiach and Geula. * We spoke with three young men from different backgrounds who told us about the major changes in their lives with their newfound connection to the Rebbe. * The Truth is mekarev and the Truth is Moshiach!

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HOW DO YOU LEAVE YOUR PERSONAL GALUS?

The question in the title is an existential question which pertains to everyone, at any age, in every situation, at all times. How do we really leave our personal galus and move even one step forward?

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TO RAISE UP THE LOWLY

A point from the weekly D’var Malchus with a relevant message.

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A SCEPTER WILL ARISE AMONG THE JEWISH PEOPLE

Shvat,” means “shivtei moshlim – the scepters of rulers.” This is especially evident in the rule of the Davidic dynasty, as it is said, “the scepter [of the dynasty] of Yehuda will never be withdrawn from (Dovid and his descendants – the rulers of the Diaspora in Babylon, who assert their dominion b’sheivet, with a scepter) until the advent of Shilo” (a reference to Melech HaMoshiach), regarding whom it is said, “A sheivet (a king, ruler, and dictator) will rise up among the Jewish people” – “this refers to Melech HaMoshiach.”

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WHY IS LEARNING ABOUT MOSHIACH SO CRITICAL

“…we are living in a time of instability, whether economically, because of Israeli leadership, or world events. People are looking to hear a clear message. When they learn about Moshiach and the period of Geula, they find the stability they are looking for.”

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DAYS WITHOUT GEULA, INCOMPLETE DAYS

Yaakov shared this sentiment with Pharaoh when they first met. He expressed his dissatisfaction with his life in order that Pharaoh would not err to think that Yaakov and his children would suffice with settling “in the land of Egypt, in the finest region of the country,” and be content with living off “the fat of the land,” which Pharaoh had given them; redemption is what was important to Yaakov.

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ADDING CONVERTS IN EXILE

“The Alm-ghty only exiled the Jewish people among the Gentile nations in order to add to them converts.” “Coverts” alludes to and signifies the sparks of holiness present in all aspects of the world. * This approach of taking a foothold in the place of our dispersal brings about fortitude and success in our avoda.

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A RADICAL INNOVATION IN TORAH

True progress is when the innovation of the student stems from his hidden abilities, powers he did not even know he possessed!

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A PERFECT PEACE?

A point from the weekly D’var Malchus with a relevant message. * This week: with so many details in life, how can we stay calm?

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PURE REDEMPTION

The message conveyed here about the redemption is (not about the correction for the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash and exile per se, but) about the special quality and perfection of the redemption unto itself, the redemption in its purity. * From Chapter Six of Rabbi Shloma Majeski’s Likkutei Mekoros (Underlined text is the compiler’s emphasis.)

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A NEW TORAH, A NEW WORLD

All of the Jewish people will enter…the Third Beis HaMikdash…to learn the “new Torah (that) shall emerge from Me.’”

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WILL THE REDEMPTION INTO REALITY

When a Jew cries out “Daloi galus! (Enough with exile!)” and “Moshiach now!” – were he simply to want it sincerely it would be fulfilled at once, without any delay (and there is no need to wait even the short duration described in the verse, “His word runs swiftly”), being that the redemption is already here in the world and a Jew must simply reveal it! * The lesson of the mahn.

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THE DOUBLE RETURN OF THE LAND

This parsha opens with the laws concerning the Sabbatical year known as Shmita.

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