Yud Daled Tishrei. Erev Sukkos

Thank you to this week’s Sicha Sponsors:

Simi Mishulovin in honor of Rabbi & Mrs. Schapiro (YES!) & to thank Hashem for our new baby Shimon (MAZAL TOV!)

& Rochel Zuckerman in honor of our son Binyamin HaLevi on his birthday! (MAZAL TOV!) Today is also her father’s yahrtzeit, we wish their family all the brachos & long, healthy life!

Theme: Thanking Hashem TOGETHER!

1. Hallel, let’s praise Hashem and be aware of Hashem running the show. Big miracles come from Hashem! Big and Small personal ones
2. Praising comes together with achdus, connecting to other Yidden - to all kinds! What kind of achdus? The kind that INCLUDES all yidden!
3. Simcha/shturem that goes on when we all do this together!

Use Sukkos as a time to focus on the GOODNESS, the MIRACLES, with ACHDUS & with JOY!

Sicha: Chelek Chof Gimmel. pg 233

Thank you to this week’s Sicha Sponsors!

Ruchama Thaler in honor of her mothers yahrtzeit, on zayin tishrei

חיה שרה רחל בת ר׳ חיים יוסף שלמה

May her neshama have an aliyah!

Rochel Zuckerman In honor of her father’s upcoming yartzheit on Yud Daled Tishrei, Shlomo Ben Avraham, may his neshama have an Aliyah!

May all of our learning be in their zchus and the zchus of your families!

Rivky Kirsh of KIRSH JEWELERS: in honor of these sichos: The sichos are real gems! Who better to say this than someone who works with jewels every day and beautifies women - thank you for joining in the spiritual jewelry to help us prepare for Yom Tov!

A Listener who wishes everyone a Gmar Chasima Tova, & a year full of revealed brochos for everyone!

THEME: Taking Teshuva to a whole new level!

Pnimiyus Teshuva, every yid wants one thing - to be connected to Hashem

I don’t feel it! Main thing is STEP into the mikvah - try!

Depth of the relationship WILL unfold (rabbi akiva)

Sometimes where I am right now I can't see that in myself - but all I need to do is take a STEP, move forward, and then Hashem will take things to the next level! Certain situations I stand in and only see Golus, but I can be in my struggle, in my golus and tap into perspective - see “the laughter of Rabbi Akiva” see the future - and tap into future Geulah in today's Golus.

Theme: It’s Time to Shake Up the Satan!

It's time to shake up the Satan! Our attitude is going to make the Satan lose his footing! We are confident that Hashem already gave us a shana tova umetukah!

We want to go into Rosh Hashana without the voice of the Satan at all!

Some customs we do to mix up the Satan: NOT speaking about Rosh Chodesh in the Tefillos of Rosh Hashana, by NOT blowing shofar erev RH, by not bentching the chodesh on Shabbos Mevorchim, we dont start Shabbos Bereishis until after Simchas Torah, plus blowing shofar all Elul confuses the Satan, we blow numerous times throughout RH so even that throws the Satan off.

This idea seems silly. The Satan is no fool. He’s been around every year.

This idea is not to confuse him WHEN Rosh Hashana is, its deeper:

We will fool him with our approach, our attitude that we take this Rosh Hashana!

1. CONFIDENT stand! We go into Rosh Hashana fully confident we are already sealed for a Shana Tova Umesuka!
2. Tremendous Hisorerus from deep within me. I dont want the Satan in my life anymore, this deep inner shofar voice can push me in a way other things cannot
3. Know that sometimes there are things we CAN do to connect to Hashem bsimcha, and sometimes there are things we CANNOT do - this also connects us to Hashem, bsimcha!

Shana Tova Umesukah with true open revealed brachos with Moshiach!

Erev Rosh Hashana, 29 Elul, Chelek Chof Daled, page 222

Sicha Sponsors:

*Huge Mazal Tov to Mrs. Schapiro for her new grandson born today, Boruch Hashem!

*This week’s sicha is sponsored by Hentcha Zavdi in appreciation to Etty & Mrs. Schapiro for helping us stay connected and learn in such a clear, enjoyable, practical way. And as a zchus for Chassidishe, Gezunte and Freiliche children.

*and sponsored by Libby Oster לזכות ולרפואה שלימה לאהרן בן חנה בטוב הנראה והנגלה! We should all have a כתיבה וחתימה טובה a שנה טובה ומתוקה! We should all merit to have the גאולה with Moshiach now!!

24th Elul. Parshas Nitzavim Vayelech. Chelek 24, page 197

Theme: Living with the message that Hashem runs the world.

Thank you to this week’s Sicha Sponsors:

Simi Ghods & Aliza Galinsky in honor and lilui nishmas of Morah Shaindel Glick

A dear friend in honor of the engagement of Yaffa Muchnik!

For a Shidduch for בליומא בת בתשבע קריינדל. Iyh next year to sponsor again in celebration of good news!

& L’ilui nishmas a listener’s father Tzvi Hersh Ben Bentzion, whose yahrzeit is 27 Elul

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Sicha Summary:

Rashi teaches us that the Torah is instructing us that Hakhel begins at the end of the 7 years, actually referting to the first of the next cycle of shmitah. Because what we learn coming off of shmitah connects us to the goal of Hakhel!

What are the messages of shmitah?

Mitzvas shmitah is generally broken down into 3 parts.

1. Person has to rest
2. The land has to rest
3. The fruits that do end up growing during shmitah are ownerless, everyone can come and take them. Owner cant keep them.

3 messages of shmitah summed up

1. I am not my own person, Hashem is in charge, Im here to do what Hashem wants
2. Nothing in nature works on its own, its all run by Hashem
3. Nothing that i think is mine is really mine, it's all Hashems and Im Hashems Shliach to use it

How do they connect with Hakhel?

The portions of the Torah the King reads at Hakhel directly connects to these messages:

1. Shema - Kabalos Ol, Hashem is in charge of my world. You dont have to worry, i can be calm relaxed and happy
2. Vehaya - what makes things grow? When I follow the will of Hashem. What keeps us safe? Hashem! My missiles are my mitzvahs!
3. Maaser/Tzedakah - I don’t even own it! Its hashems, I get to be Hashem’s shliach and direct the money where it should go.Tzedakah is not out of goodness of my heart, its the RIGHT thing to do. This applies to every area for things we think we own. Hashems in charge, and we get to be the shliach! Our shlichus, a talent, our children, it's not for me and about me, it's what does hashem want me to do with THIS?

Who gives us this message in the most powerful way possible? The melech! The king. As Chassidim we know what it means to be the Rebbe’s messenger, to be botul to the King.

Reaffirm these messages: Hashem takes care of me & my world. Let me seek out Hashem’s mission. Stay in the world of Torah, take this experience and go back into my day to day life - but now with the messages of Shmitah/Hakhel - I can be calm, Hashem’s got me, I can be happy, calm and present - put my efforts in, use my Hashem sense of direction, and not stress about the results.

Chelek 24, Ki Savo 2 - Fruma Schapiro

Lesson: Try to stay away from getting stuck in black and white arguments vilifying someone, work to see the relationship underneath. Aim for the emes and deal with conflict with integrity.

If someone is in a position of having influence - (beis din) - we can’t stay away from the issue. It needs to get dealt with with clarity. Clarity will shine a powerful light. If a person does end up shoved into a machlokes. Integrity will carry them. Stay true to emes. In the end it will shine through.

We have torah to help us clarify issues and go through hard things, and also to know that integrity lasts and will carry us through.

(Sicha 179. Parshas Ki Seitzei. Chelek Chof Daled. Pg 152.)

BH This week’s sicha was sponsored by Geulah Newman in honor of the imminent Geula today. During this month of elul, מלך בשדה, in appreciation of the פנים שוחקות and miracles of Hashem. And specifically In gratitude of the Rebbe’s tremendous brachos for 2 babies, bh, both born this week: In honor of the birth of our dear granddaughter אלישבע פיקרסקי שתחי לעו and in honor of our dear grandson, Baby Boy Parnas שיחי לעו. May their parents raise them to תורה, חופה, מעשים טובים ושליחות!

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Sicha #178, Parshas Shoftim, Chelek Chof Daled p.121.

This Week’s learning was sponsored in honor of the yahrtzeit on Beis Elul of Tzvi ben Shmuel . May his neshama have an aliyah and may his family be reunited all together with the coming of Moshiach!

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Topic: The unique (and shocking) mitzvah of “Egla Arufa” - (“decapitated calf”), performed when a murdered person was found out in the field and the killer was unknown.

The details of how this mitzvah is performed highlights the tragedy of what happened with this person. There are different opinions on which part of this tragedy to focus on, the murdered, the murder, or the murderer. Rashi focuses on the ONE who was murdered. We are all responsible for this person. We dont get to “dump” or “excuse away” the situation thinking “maybe somehow this person brought this on himself - not even using Torah sources for this” NO!

We must RUN to look out for each other.

Where do I put my energy? We all have to be shaken up.

Am I ensuring that when ppl go on their way - they will be safe, right food, right clothing, right protection of yiddishkeit and torah and mitzvos? In this month of Elul especially, Hashem is ready for EVERY Jew. I must go out of my way to care for every Jew, not just in the city, but in the field!

With the tragedy of the 6 yidden murdered this week, please take the time to listen to this sicha, and take on an active resolution to reach out to someone else.

Sicha #177, Month of Elul, (Parshas Re’eh), Chelek Chof Daled, page 95.

This week’s learning is sponsored by an anonymous listener (whos birthday it is today) in honor of all the teachers starting school - that everyone should have a successful year ahead!

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The world stands on 3 pillars: Torah, Tefillah & Tzedakah

This sicha deep dives into an analysis on quantity vs quality and brings an awareness for us to think about both of these ideas (kamos) quantity and (eichus) quality.

Spoiler Alert: The Rebbe wants us to give top quality to everyone :) our quantity is ready for quality!