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PARADES WITH
THE REBBE
LIFESAVING
12 ONE
DESERVES ANOTHER
Nosson Avraham
DOWN WITH
18 SITTING
THE FOUR WISE SONS
Nosson Avrohom
- HOW, WHAT,
28 A.D.H.D.
WHEN, AND HOW MUCH?
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EDITOR-IN-CHIEF:
M.M. Hendel
HEBREW EDITOR:
Rabbi S.Y. Chazan
editorH@beismoshiach.org
ENGLISH EDITOR:
Boruch Merkur
editor@beismoshiach.org
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DVAR MALCHUS
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FEATURE
Even before the nesius, one
of the special events at Beis
Chayeinu was the parade
that took place when Lag
BOmer fell out on a Sunday.
Hundreds and thousands
of children from Mesibos
Shabbos and Shaloh would
come to an event that was
an unprecedented Jewish
experience for them. * Brief
recollections from some
parades, some of which are
less known, from years past.
PARADES
WITH THE REBBE
5713 THE FIRST PARADE
AFTER THE REBBE
ACCEPTED THE NESIUS
We have a short description
of the first parade after the Rebbe
accepted the nesius from a letter
written by R Yoel Kahn:
There was a short sicha today
and I will describe the events
surrounding the sicha. On Lag
BOmer, all the talmidim from
our yeshivos and Talmudei Torah
5717 A DEMONSTRATION
WHICH MADE A BIG
IMPRESSION
We have a colorful description
of a parade in 5717 from the
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5713
5717
Bitaon Chabad of that year:
On Lag BOmer 5717 there
was an especially beautiful
parade, attended by over 6000
youth, boys and girls, from all
sectors of Jewry in Brooklyn and
outlying cities like Philadelphia,
Boston, Pittsburgh, Montreal,
etc.
The parade was arranged by
the division of Mesibos Shabbos
which is part of Merkos LInyanei
Chinuch under the leadership of
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medrash on that street, a large
platform was erected on which
the Rebbe greeted the parade
and delivered an address to the
participants.
The boys and girls passed
by the platform and blessed the
Rebbe. They held various signs
such as: Observe Shabbos,
Dont shop on Shabbos, Give
your children a complete Jewish
education, etc.
The Rebbe addressed the
participants at the parade and
spoke about the importance of a
Jewish education and the special
quality of Jewish children who are
our guarantors for our receiving
the Torah.
At the conclusion of the
Rebbes talk, the boys loudly sang
Ani Maamin accompanied by the
band and the girls clapped. The
children marched down the street
to MiMitzrayim Geialtanu
and Ki Bsimcha Seitzeiu as
they held aloft their signs about
Shabbos and chinuch. They
walked until where the vehicles
were parked that brought them to
Prospect Park.
The streets of Brooklyn were
full of men, women, and children.
Passersby stood in amazement at
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each child.
In the evening we were
surprised by an unexpected
farbrengen in which the Rebbe
spoke forcefully about the
enormous devastation of the
Mihu Yehudi law.
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English by R J. J. Hecht and one
sicha in Russian. The following,
in very brief, are points that
were addressed: an emphasis on
achdus between the participants
and Am Yisroel; the idea of
returning the heart of the fathers
(through) the children, as in the
redemption from Egypt when
they [the children] recognized
Him first; the words of the Rashi
that wherever they were exiled,
the Shchina went with them;
and the lesson to fulfill Torah and
mitzvos even during exile and not
to be fazed by disturbances; and
an emphasis on the statement of
Chazal and I will dwell among
them within each one of them.
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SALUTE TO MOSHIACH
During the parade, some
bachurim had a surprise for the
crowd. Five planes wrote the
words Salute to Moshiach in
the sky in Hebrew and English.
During the parade they did this
four times. This is something
that could be seen by two million
people. In Manhattan, where a
Salute to Israel parade was taking
place at the same time, they also
saw it.
There was also a small
helicopter that flew over the
parade pulling a sign that said
Salute to the Rebbe King
Moshiach on it. It made a
number of flyovers and drew the
attention of all the participants
and then went to the parade in
Manhattan. The parade lasted
about an hour and a half at the
end of which people went to the
park.
Needless to say, people were
disappointed. It was such a
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MIRACLE STORY
ONE LIFESAVING
DESERVES
ANOTHER
Shortly after Mrs. Chana Malka returned from the hospital where she had
taken a seriously ill student to the emergency room, she came home and
saw that her young daughter was also in dire need of G-ds Divine Mercy.
She called an ambulance for the second time that night. A few hours later
in New York, the Rebbe told Rabbi Yitzchak Dovid Grossman in a revealed
prophecy during yechidus: Her mother just saved a Jewish life. She has
nothing to worry about...
By Nosson Avraham
Translated by Michoel Leib Dobry
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transported by ambulance to
Afulas Emek Medical Center,
as we escorted him, deeply
concerned for his welfare. After a
series of comprehensive tests, the
doctors determined that he had
suffered a blow to the head, and
the fact that we had found him
and called the paramedics saved
his life.
We informed his parents
and they came straight to the
hospital. It was already five
oclock in the morning, and on
my way back to Migdal HaEmek,
I asked Rebbetzin Grossman
if she could find someone else
to wake up the students. I was
absolutely exhausted and I would
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suffering from meningitis. My
husband told me that her body
temperature had risen sharply,
and when she started speaking in
delirium, he called for the doctor.
Instead of going to bed, I called
an ambulance for a second time
that night and headed back to the
hospital with my daughter, whose
condition had been declared
very serious by the attending
physician.
At the emergency room,
the
initial
diagnosis
was
confirmed - meningitis. She was
immediately hospitalized as the
doctors saw that her life was in
serious danger. I quickly ran
to the telephone and called the
Grossmans to tell the Rebbetzin
that I was again at the hospital
- this time with my daughter in
a literal life and death struggle.
I was beside myself with fright
as I sobbed uncontrollably. The
Rebbetzin tried to calm me down,
instilling me with hope and faith
that everything would turn out all
right. I still felt like a boat adrift
at sea.
The Rebbetzin eventually
told me that her husband, Rabbi
Grossman, was presently in
New York and he was about
to go in for a yechidus with
the Lubavitcher Rebbe. She
promised that as soon as she got
off the phone with me, she would
call her husband and ask him to
make this the first issue raised
when he went before the Rebbe.
This calmed me down a bit.
However, the tremendous fear
over my daughters condition and
the long hours without sleep were
simply too much for me.
The following day, at three
oclock in the afternoon, my
daughters condition remained
unchanged and the Rebbetzin
still hadnt called me back.
During those hours, I
was sitting outside her room,
Rabbi Grossman
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PARSHA THOUGHT
THE LIMITS
This does not mean to suggest
that we ought to give away all
or even most of our earnings to
tzdaka. According to Jewish law,
we are obligated to donate no
less than ten percent of our net
income to tzdaka. Preferably, the
Talmud rules, we ought to give 20
percent. Obviously, in emergency
situations it is important to be
flexiblee.g. when a starving
man asks for food but we have
already met our quota of 20
percent
In addition, the Alter Rebbe
in his classic work, the Tanya,
allows for giving more than 20
percent if it is for the sake of
cleansing our soul. The rationale
for this leniency is that it is no
different from spending more
than 20 percent on our medical
expenses if so needed. Spiritual
health, the Alter Rebbe argues, is
no less important than physical
health. We may therefore pay as
much as required for our own
spiritual rehabilitation. There is,
THREE LESSONS
If we delve even more deeply
into the above, three messages
emerge:
First, by virtue of our
generosity in giving our share,
G-d promises us that we will
receive the other four parts
too. Indeed, tzdaka is the one
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SITTING DOWN
WITH THE FOUR
WISE SONS
Beis Moshiach spoke with four Israelis who lived
through exciting adventures and challenging
times, about their lives and how they became
Chassidim of the Rebbe.
By Nosson Avrohom
Photos by Moshe Meir Assouline
he Chabad community
in Tzfas is one of the
oldest and largest khillos
in Eretz Yisroel. It was
founded by R Aryeh Leib Kaplan
along with additional shluchim
who came to strengthen the
Chabad presence in the city and
to restore its glory. The shluchim
founded Kiryat Chabad along with
schools and organizations of Torah
and chessed for all ages. These
institutions have earned a sterling
reputation and many Lubavitchers
around the world were educated
there.
One of the outstanding
features of the khilla in Tzfas
is the high percentage of
baalei tshuva. We met with
four members of the khilla,
of different ages and different
professions, and asked about
their life stories, how they came
to Lubavitch and how the Rebbe
and Chassidus impacted them.
The first is Nissim Ben
CHAIN OF MIRACLES
I first want to hear about
your
backgrounds
before
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Colombia. This, along with a
strong feeling of exhaustion
from my meaningless life, is
what led me to remain in Crown
Heights. I had arrived in 5750,
Shnas Nissim, and my name is
Nissim too. I met Chassidim
who had become baalei tshuva
before me like Amram Muell and
Nissim Solomon, both from the
community in Tzfas, who guided
me in my initial steps in Judaism
and Chassidus. That very first
Friday night, when I saw the
Rebbe, I knew that this is my
place and I quickly became part
of the local scene.
I SAW DEATH
SEVERAL TIMES
Shachar Shoshani: I was born
in Ramat HaSharon to traditional
parents. My father grew up in
Mea Sharim and my mother
was a new immigrant from Iran.
I have strong memories of my
father taking us to his parents
in Yerushalayim on Yom Kippur.
The atmosphere was uplifting
and every year we would walk to
the Kosel. But this did not inspire
me to strengthen my commitment
or to remain traditional, for
I considered that quaint and
nothing more.
In Ramat HaSharon we lived
near fields of berries and from a
very young age I loved nature.
Together with friends we hiked a
lot all over the country. When I
became of draft age, I aimed for
the top and was drafted into a
Special Forces unit the Sappers
of the Engineers Unit (Plugat
HaChabala vHaHandasa) Givati.
We began training with thirtyfive soldiers and ended with just
twelve. Our army service was
hard and challenging. Those
were the days of the first intifada
and we were placed on the front
lines of the conflict.
In Lebanon we were also
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I remember standing at the
payphone waiting for a call from
my parents in which I would tell
them that I was staying in India
indefinitely. For some reason
their call was delayed and later on
they told me they had tried calling
but their call was answered by
a pizza store in India. This was
divine providence because while
waiting for their call, I thought
things over.
I thought, maybe I should
return home after all, for if Indian
teachings were correct, I ought
to integrate it into everyday life
and not run away from it. When
the phone connection was finally
made, I said okay. I arrived at the
law offices for my first day as an
intern looking like a backpacker
who spent the year in India, with
long hair, and shirts that bore
motifs and images of idols.
I rented an apartment and by
divine providence there was a shul
of the Vasloi Chassidim, from the
Ruzhiner line, on the first floor.
At first, when they invited me to
attend shiurim, I contemptuously
declined. It was obvious to me
that they were living according
to rules established millennia
ago without understanding what
they were doing. Later on, a
roommate brought me a book
called The Empty Chair from the
teachings of R Nachman.
For the first time I realized I
was mistaken and that Judaism
has plenty of spirituality. Some
weeks later, again by divine
providence, a young guy with a
guitar was standing in front of
the shul and he began playing
and telling stories about the Baal
Shem Tov. I heard him and loved
it and I became a regular visitor
there.
In India I came to realize
that there is a Creator. You
see wonders of nature there,
mountains and rivers, and realize
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WHY CHABAD?
Each of you went through
an incredible journey. The first
question I have is, why Chabad?
Nissim Ben Chaim: When
I was in New York, I visited
different communities, wanting
to know the difference between
them, but my neshama went with
Chabad. I was drawn to Chabad
niggunim and felt that Chabad
has everything. There were
khillos where I saw simcha, and
khillos which were serious, there
were khillos which emphasized
middos
and
those
which
emphasized learning, those that
touched the emotions and those
which appealed to the intellect; in
Chabad I saw everything.
The moment it became clear
to me that I would be a Chassid
was when I began learning Tanya.
Shachar Shoshani: I only
encountered Chabad and wasnt
exposed to other religious
groups. I never had thoughts
that perhaps I would like another
group. I remember that when I
would go to my grandfathers
house in Raanana as a bachur, he
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would ask me why I dont have
a tallis. The truth is, as Nissim
says, I never felt drawn in this
direction. Like him, Tanya is
what finally did it.
I remember that R Ginsberg
brought me from Tel Aviv, when I
was still running the mini-market,
to the 770 building in Kfar
Chabad where he was learning
in kollel after getting married.
Together we learned chapter 19
of Tanya where the Alter Rebbe
explains about the candle of G-d
and the soul of man, that the
flame wants to ascend. Every
soul seeks its source and wants to
cleave to G-d. This spoke to me;
I was excited by this mashal and
on the spot I made the decision
to make a real change in my life.
Yitzchok
Kuby:
What
attracted me to Chabad is the
Ahavas Yisroel I felt there.
They dont just talk about it,
they do it. The whole shlichus
enterprise, the bachurim who go
on mivtzaim, its incredible and it
spoke to me. You see Chassidim
who sacrifice themselves and
not just in theory. Those born
into Chabad dont realize how in
other groups, people are worried
about their own ruchnius before
anything else.
Another, deeper dimension is
the teachings of Chassidus. The
depth in Chassidus, the inner
explanation of everything, the
understanding that nothing is
happenstance, is what attracted
me. The final blow, as it
were, was when I heard Chabad
niggunim. I sat in yeshiva in
Ramat Aviv and the bachurim
sang a niggun neshama and I
said to myself that in Chabad
Chassidus there is perfection,
everything is here, inner and
outer depth and even great
emotion which is expressed in
song.
Chabad
encompasses
all
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ON THE TOPIC OF
MOSHIACH
The
Rebbe
repeatedly
said that our generation is
the last one of galus and the
first of Geula and that we
need to publicize the identity
of Moshiach. You surely
encountered this when you were
starting out in Lubavitch. How
did this affect you?
Nissim Ben Chaim: I actually
saw the Rebbe. Therefore, when
they began talking about the
Rebbe as Moshiach, I understood
what they were talking about. It
was obvious to me, even without
learning the sichos, that if
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Malchus, you see the subject of
Moshiach in a clear, deep way.
There is nowhere to run! The
Rebbe broadly hints that he is
Moshiach and says we should
publicize it and when you learn
and understand it, it brings you
even closer to the Rebbe.
Mordechai Abrahamov: I
agree with Yitzchok. When you
learn Chassidus, your eyes open
or rather your perspective shifts.
Questions you would have had
in your previous world, vanish.
Everything changes - the inner
chayus of Torah and mitzvos,
tfilla, the relationships between
people, and consequently, you
are more receptive to talking
about Moshiach and anticipating
his coming. In the end, our avoda
to hasten the Geula is through
influencing others and correcting
ourselves. When Moshiach is at
the top of our list of priorities,
our work becomes easier. How
do we do this? By learning
Chassidus.
The avoda that Chassidus
demands of us is to instill
G-dliness in the world and
you do that nicely in your
professions. Id like to hear
what each of you does.
Nissim Ben Chaim: I did not
abandon music and art. What
I do today is a sort of ishafcha,
instilling G-dliness in my work.
In the years following 3 Tammuz,
we produced some CDs with
songs of Moshiach and Geula.
I work at Ascent where I
perform for the soldiers and tell
my life story. I do similar lectures
with my wife at Chabad Houses
and at Evenings with Chabad in
which we play music interspersed
with telling our life story.
I also perform with my
children before audiences where
Chabad artists dont usually go,
like cultural centers and festivals.
Wherever I go, I publicize Elokus
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A.D.H.D.
HOW, WHAT,
WHEN, AND
HOW MUCH?
Difficulty in maintaining proper attention and concentration is a common
development disorder among children. Virtually every classroom has
two or three students with this problem and it impacts the childs ability
to function in most areas of his daily life - learning, behavior, and social
conduct. How do we identify this within the child? In what form does it
take expression? What is sensory processing disorder? Ritalin - yes or no?
What is the Rebbes position on the matter? The first of three informative
articles on the subject.
By Nosson Avraham
Translated by Michoel Leib Dobry
Shlomo
(not
his
real
name) came to us when he
was in the third grade. He
had been transferred this year
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were expressionless.
As the years passed, he
developed a serious learning
gap. His reading ability was
negligible and his self-confidence
was rock bottom. He didnt like
his teachers and he couldnt
deal with his classmates. It was
clear that his conduct required
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specializing in this field, and
they all came back with the same
diagnosis - ADHD (attention
deficit hyperactivity disorder).
The
three
doctors
all
recommended regular medicinal
treatment - Ritalin. At first, the
parents were hesitant, trying
various alternative methods.
However, it changed nothing.
Eventually, they realized that
there was no alternative and
the boy began taking a pill each
morning. The first few weeks
were a bit complex: In the
beginning there were side effects
- headaches, stomach pains,
loss of appetite. However, with
the passage of time, they slowly
dissipated. While the initial
recommendation was for a higher
dosage, as a result of the side
effects, the doctor reduced the
dosage to the minimum level.
In the first few months
after regular treatment began,
Shlomo was sitting in class,
paying attention, and causing
no disturbances. During this
time, his peers renewed their
friendships with him. Things
slowly began to improve: A
remedial teacher helped him
considerably with his reading,
and it turned out that he had
a high level of intelligence,
blessed with an amazing ability
of comprehension. He managed
to close a gap developed over a
period of years within a matter of
months.
The truth is that no one
thought this would happen so
quickly. However, the facts are
that just a year later Shlomo
was chosen as the outstanding
student in his class on all levels.
Even at home, after his parents
received professional advice and
gave their full cooperation, there
was a tremendous improvement,
and his mother confirmed the
dramatic change for the better.
THE DIFFICULTIES
FOR CHILDREN WITH
ATTENTION DEFICIENCY
DISORDERS
There are many students like
Shlomo. According to current
estimates, about one in ten Israeli
students have attention disorders,
thereby concealing their natural
abilities. While they do exist, the
difficulty in concentrating can
prevent these abilities from being
realized.
As
mentioned,
ADHD
is a developmental disorder
commonly found in children.
Virtually every classroom has
two or three students with this
problem. It prominently appears
in the childs ability to function
in most areas of his daily life learning, behavior, and social
conduct. Similarly, many of these
children also suffer from a variety
of deficiencies, e.g., learning
disabilities,
motor
deficits,
sensory dysfunction.
The main symptoms in ADHD
children are: talking unceasingly,
persistently moving and jumping
around, difficulty remaining in
one place for a lengthy period of
time. They move in their chairs
in a state of disquiet or they
occasionally stand up. When
they do sit, they shift their legs
nervously, and they constantly
say, Im bored. Its extremely
difficult for them to concentrate
on one thing for a long time,
interesting as it may be, and their
attention is easily distracted. The
distant sounds of an airplane, a
tractor, or classmates whispering
are enough to break their
concentration.
These children act carelessly
and with forgetfulness. They
appear
absentminded
and
detached, making numerous
mistakes
stemming
from
inattentiveness and negligence,
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TZIVOS HASHEM
A MEANINGFUL
LAG BOMER
FARBRENGEN
By Yisroelik Fried
discussion.
We cant just let it go by
like every other year. We have
to do something major, said
Avromi.
Right, exclaimed little Yoel.
We cant have it turn into
a meeting of friends around
a bonfire. Its not the annual
kumzitz. We have to do
something this year that is
much more meaningful.
We all agreed with him.
How about if we farbreng
on Lag bOmer with Srulik?
I proposed, making the first
We
suggestion.
practical
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around
him
will sit with
to
explain
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You think hell agree?
asked Chaim hesitantly. Hell
be busy. He is responsible for
the parade and has so much
work to do. The idea was
nearly dismissed.
Of course hell agree, said
Yoel. We just have to talk to
him. He wants to farbreng
with us! he said confidently,
cheering us all up.
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light
we
why
Thats
bonfires on Lag bOmer!
exclaimed Chaim.
smiled
exactly,
Yes,
Rashab
Rebbe
Srulik. The
said in one of his maamarei
Chassidus that the day of Lag
bOmer is actually the Mattan
Torah of pnimius haTorah.
Srulik then began a niggun
gaaguim that drew us all in. As
we sang, I thought about what
Srulik had said. I pictured
heaven
to
going
Rashbi
and how all his students
surrounded him as he told
Srulik,
said
Exactly,
se.
respon
happy with his
r
furthe
goes
And the Rebbe
g
learnin
and says that the
of pnimius haTorah now,
hastens the Geula.
So what do you all say
should we start a shiur in
Chassidus?
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