Bilti Muga

"Bilti Muga" refers to a sicha or maamar that was delivered by the Rebbe and written down by the "manichim" (transcribers) but was not edited by the Rebbe.

In Dor Hashvei

Unlike previous Rebbes who would personally transcribe their teachings, almost all of the Rebbe's maamarim and sichos were transcribed by various "manichin" (transcribers), with the Rebbe editing the content only in some cases. The unedited sichos are printed on a page with a single column, unlike the edited sichos which are (usually) printed on a page with two columns.

In the early years of his leadership, the Rebbe strongly objected to having the unedited transcriptions printed in a regular format. Only material that was edited or signed by the Rebbe was approved for print (and even this was not common). The Rebbe permitted the unedited sichos to be distributed via "copier," as it was called then, using a typewriter or a duplicating machine ("stencil") that worked with spirit and printed in blue ink. The "hanachos" (transcriptions) were therefore completely internal publications, and their distribution was done hand-to-hand in a very limited number of copies.

Over time, a generation of "chozrim" (those who would memorize and repeat the Rebbe's words) and "manichin" grew up and learned the Rebbe's unique style, while also receiving instructions on the correct way to write the sichos according to his holy wishes. The quality of the unedited transcriptions improved, and it became possible to print the sichos in the conventional format, with just a disclaimer at the bottom of each page stating "Bilti Muga" (unedited).

According to rumor, when the publication of "Toras Menachem Hisvaaduyos" began in 5753 (1993), the Rebbe approved of having just a single mention at the beginning of each sicha or maamar that it was unedited.

Series

Expanded topic - Divrei Moshiach

Starting in 5777 (2017), the Divrei Moshiach series began to be published, containing all of the Rebbe's unedited teachings, including sichos, maamarim, written notes during dollar distribution, yechidus (private audiences), and so on, as well as a detailed journal of the happenings in "Beis Chayeinu" (770) on a daily basis arranged chronologically by year. Each volume in this series contains substantial material that was never published before, or was only accessible to a few collectors and is now being made available to the wider public through this series.

The series is published by the Institute for the Dissemination of Moshiach's Teachings, and as of Sivan 5784 (2024) includes 25 volumes.

There are additional book series that contain the Rebbe's unedited teachings:

Maamarim

• Sefer HaMaamarim: (5711-5751/1951-1991), is the collective name for books of the Rebbe's discourses arranged chronologically by year. 5711-5719/1951-1959 were published by Vaad Kitvei Kodesh. 5711-5735/1951-1975, 5738-5739/1978-1979 were published in a new edition by Vaad Hanachos B'Lashon HaKodesh. The discourses were also incorporated into the Toras Menachem Hisvaaduyos series. 5730-5737/1970-1977 were published by Vaad Kitvei Kodesh. 5739-5748/1979-1988 were published by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim at the end of each year. 5738-5751/1978-1991 were republished by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim.
• Sefer HaMaamarim - Parshiyos: Includes all the Rebbe's discourses in Hebrew arranged according to the weekly Torah portions and holidays. The series was published between 5774-5776/2014-2016 by the Institute for Spreading the Teachings of Moshiach and includes 26 volumes.

Sichos

• Sichos Kodesh (5710-5741/1950-1981): Includes all the unedited talks from the years 5710-5741/1950-1981. Most of the talks are in Yiddish (published by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim) and some in Hebrew (some published by Vaad Hanachos B'Lashon HaKodesh). The series was first published in an organized format in 5746/1986 under Vaad Kitvei Kodesh by the Temimim Chaim Shaul Brook and Gershon Eichorn and includes 50 volumes.
• Sichos Kodesh (5742-5752/1982-1992): A collection of photocopies from booklets published at the time by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim, no publisher name specified. The series is in blue color and contains dozens of volumes.
• Sichos Kodesh (5742-5752/1982-1992): An attempt by Rabbi Levi Zarchi (as part of Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim) to publish the unedited talks from the years 5742-5746/1982-1986 in Yiddish. Only 7 volumes were published (5 volumes for 5744/1984, 2 volumes for 5745/1985). Also on the "Hebrew Books" website (when searching for "Sichos Kodesh"), there are digital book format photocopies of the booklets published at the time in Yiddish by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim.
• Sichos Kodesh (5751-5752/1991-1992) includes the unedited Hebrew transcripts (R"D) published by Fax A Sicha (combined with the "brief content" published by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim). The series includes 4 volumes: 2 volumes for 5752/1992 (by Vaad Kitvei Kodesh). Volumes 3 and 4 for 5751/1991 (by Machon Sichos Kodesh B'Lashon HaKodesh).
• Sichos-Kodesh (5710-5752/1950-1992): A project by Vaad Sichos Kodesh to publish all the Rebbe's talks in Yiddish in an organized format. The plan was to complete the series by Yud Shevat 5760/2000. But so far only 19 volumes have been published (10 volumes 5710-5719/1950-1959, 4 volumes 5738/1978, 5 volumes 5739/1979).
• Sefer HaSichos (5744/1984, 5746/1986): An attempt by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim to publish the unedited transcripts of farbrengens in Yiddish. 4 volumes were published (one volume for 5744/1984, 3 volumes for 5746/1986).

Maamarim and Hisvaaduyos

• (5742-5752/1982-1992) includes all the talks and discourses (both edited and unedited) and telegrams from the years 5742-5752/1982-1992. The books were published by Vaad Hanachos B'Lashon HaKodesh at the end of each year. The series includes 53 volumes. Toras Menachem (5710-5741/1950-1981) continuation of the series that began in 5753/1993 with the publication of gatherings from the years 5710-5741/1950-1981. As of Shevat 5785/2025, 83 volumes have been published.
• Tochen Katzar (Brief Content) (5749-5750/1989-1990): An attempt by Vaad Hanachos HaTemimim to publish the "brief content" of the gatherings. 2 volumes were published (5749/1989, and volume 1 of 5750/1990).

See Also

• Mugah (Edited)