10 Shvat STORY (and preparation) (5780)

10 Shvat STORY (and preparation) (5780)

Part One:
Some history and some sense of the seriousness and awesomeness of the times and the date today.
“Hiskashrus” is about us.

Part Two:
1) The change in the signature.
2) Kuntres 10-13 Shvat 5709
3) Pan Klali, included with the group
4) Motzoei Yom Kippur, late, guests
5) Simchas Torah joy.
6) מוועט ארויפגיין
7) stories of saying good-bye to Chassidim and discussing OUR Rebbe with them.
8) מאמר באתי לגני ה’תש”י a repeat from תרפ”ג (in 1923). Divided into 4, 1) 10 Shvat, 2) 13 Shvat, 3) Purim, 4) 2 Nissan.
9) Friday night the Rebbe told Rabbi Hutner the story about a grandson of the צמח צדק becoming a Rebbe.
10) The Histalkus, from room to office back to room.

Part Three:
1) Seeing the Bochurim during the winter of 5710. The Minhag of seeing the Chassidim before.
2) 770 on that Shabbos was very confused, the Mashpiim told the students to “ask the RaMaSh”.
3) Informing people about the Histalkus particularly those who would make it to the Levaya.
4) The Tahara, Rav Berel Rivkin, the Seder of the Tahara.
5) The Levaya, passed the Yeshiva and went to the Bais HaChayim
6) The Aron from tables the Bochurim learned by.
7) Kapota on top.
8) The Rebbe’s condition that they would never be separated.
9) Shiva, the Ohel
10) Answers, many stories.
11) Akshanim, not shaking his hand.
12) Azkaros overseas, Reb Avrohom Paris, Ksav Hiskashrus, Rebbe Shlita.
13) Ich hub nisht kain horaa.

Part Four:
The effort to make the Rebbe, Rebbe.
The idea was altogether foreign to him, even if he knew that he was destined to actually become THE Rebbe.
He did all that a Rebbe does, but as the “son in law”.
The process began.
1) He is alive
2) I will run and hide
3) I need help if I am to take on more
4) No one came Pesach
5) Lag BaOmer, Horaa
6) Chassidus, not necessarily now (Shavuos)
7) Yechidus, finally appointments, every night, later three nights a week.

Part Five:
1) The Rebbe, the intellectual needs to become a (public) “people’s person”
2) “The young I never refused”.
3) The love the young felt to him and the optimism The Rebbe engendered.
4) Simchas Torah, The need for each one to deliver a Minyan.
5) The letter to all the “Rebbes” about 19 Kislev, the Belzer Rebbe.
6) 24 Teves in the Papers, the Rebbe threatens to deny it but do
7) Rosh Chodesh Shvat letter with Minhagim for Yahrtzeit.
8) 10 Shvat 5711, Minyan, Buses to Ohel, the Pa”N, the Farbrengen.
9) by his mother.
10) The Ma’amar, each Rebbe is referenced five times.
11) The obligation on all of us.
12) The joy of Chassidim.

Part Six:
The immediate aftermath.
1) The Joy of the Chassidim.
2) The secretariat, and its members and their roles.
3) The next day; the new stationary.
4) Purim 5711, ס’איז א גרויסקייט פון אייער זייט…
5) 11 Nissan.
6) “A different set of glasses”.
7) Meeting him on the street.
8) מלכות the two extremes of total Bittul and such strength at the same time.
9) working non-stop, A. length of Farbrengens, B. nights of Yechidus and more.