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I woke up this morning wondering which seforim to purchase today, Hei Teives. Came home from shul & there was a package (that I didn't order) at the door. Newest volume (#71) of Toras Menachem, the Rebbe's Farbrengens. Here is a snippet of hashgocho protis:
Volume 71 of this epic (literally) publication spans Parshas Mikeitz through Shemini/HaChodesh/Mevorchim Nissan 5733 (1972-3).
There is an entry for Hei Teives (of course, this was before the "seforim case"). Apparently, on Hei Teives 1972, Zalman Shazar visited the Rebbe...
There is an entry for Hei Teives (of course, this was before the "seforim case"). Apparently, on Hei Teives 1972, Zalman Shazar visited the Rebbe...
The Rebbe left 770 to greet Mr. Shazar upon his arrival. Escorting him inside, the Rebbe instructed Shazar to enter first.
Shazar remarked about the biting cold and frosty weather in New York, as opposed to the warmer weather in Israel...
Shazar remarked about the biting cold and frosty weather in New York, as opposed to the warmer weather in Israel...
The Rebbe remarked humorously that having spent years imprisoned in Russia, we [note: I assume the Rebbe meant Lubavitchers in general] are accustomed to the cold.
And then: "Indeed, this is the Shlichus of a Jew: to completely eliminate the frost..."
And then: "Indeed, this is the Shlichus of a Jew: to completely eliminate the frost..."
אך זוהי מטרת שליחותו של יהודי - לבטל מכל וכל את הכפור ("אויס פראסט") וכו
