Editing Hemshech (section)

== The Concept of Hemshech ==
Generally, the delivery of a chassidic discourse, also called "Dach" (Divrei Elokim Chaim - Words of the Living G-d), would occur on [[Shabbos|Shabbat]] or [[Yom Tov]] and holidays. Most are built upon a "[[Dibbur Hamaschil]]" - an opening verse or a saying of our Sages connected to that time period. The discourse would raise questions about the verse and explain it, with each discourse being a topic on its own. However, the innovation of a "Hemshech" is that it follows not the order of time but rather the subject matter being explained, sometimes continuing for weeks, months, or even years.

The Hemshechs in Chabad Chassidism are a significant and important part of the teachings of chassidic discourses, and are studied with great depth and concentration.

The delivery of Hemshechs by [[the Rebbe Rashab]] was dependent on and connected to the condition of the [[Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim|Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva]] in [[Lubavitch]], since the main people involved in studying Chassidus were the yeshiva students - the [[Tomim|Tmimim]]. This can be seen from the fact that the first Hemshech was delivered a year and a half after the establishment of the yeshiva, and the last one ended in the years when the yeshiva in Lubavitch was closed due to [[World War I]].