Editing The Rebbe Accepting The Nesius (section)

== Formal Acceptance Event ==
On Motzei Yud Shvat 5711, at 9:45, the Rebbe entered the farbrengen marking the first yohrtzeit of the Frierdiker Rebbe. The Rebbe began with words about strengthening hiskashrus to the Frierdiker Rebbe. In the second sicha, the Rebbe hinted at accepting the nesius, speaking about the American custom when starting something new - to make a "declaration." Related to this, he gave a "declaration" about ahavas Hashem, ahavas haTorah, and ahavas Yisroel.

About an hour after the farbrengen began, Rav Avraham Sender Nemtzov, an elder Chossid, stood and announced: "The olam is thirsty for a maamar Chassidus from the Rebbe. The Rebbe should say a maamar Chassidus!" A maamar symbolizes formal recognition of accepting the nesius, since only a Rebbe says maamarim.

At 10:40, the Rebbe began the maamar "Basi LeGani," based on the maamar the Frierdiker Rebbe had published for his yohrtzeit the year before. In this maamar, the Rebbe explained according to Midrash and Chassidus the task of the seventh generation (of Chabad Rebbes) to spread Yiddishkeit throughout the entire world, through which the Shechina would be drawn down to this world, making this the generation to bring the geulah.

The maamar was said in three parts. During the two breaks, the Rebbe instructed to sing nigunim from our Rebbeim in order, starting with the Beinoni nigun cherished by the Frierdiker Rebbe. Right after the first part, Rav Nemtzov jumped on the table from great joy and announced: "Chassidim, repeat after me! We must make the bracha 'Shehecheyanu v'kiyimanu v'higiyanu lazman hazeh,' that Hashem helped us that we have a Rebbe!" He made the bracha with Shem uMalchus and the entire kehilla answered Amen. The Rebbe smiled broadly and asked him to get down from the table.

In the sicha right after the maamar, the Rebbe spoke about the importance of each Chossid's personal avodah, saying:

"Now listen Yidden!

In general, in Chabad the demand was that each person should do their own avodah, and not rely on the Rebbes.

This is the difference between Polish derech and Chabad derech - the Polish way is 'v'tzadik be'emunaso yichye,' don't read it as yichye but as yechaye, but we in Chabad must all work ourselves, with the 248 limbs and 365 gidim of the body, and with the 248 limbs and 365 gidim of the neshama.

'Everything is in the hands of Heaven except fear of Heaven.' I'm not removing myself chas v'shalom from helping, to help as much as possible, but since everything is in Heaven's hands except yiras Shamayim, if there won't be personal avodah, what help will it be that they give 'writings,' sing nigunim and say l'chaim."

In another sicha later in the farbrengen, the Rebbe said that the Frierdiker Rebbe related that when discussing accepting aspects of his father the Rebbe Rashab's nesius, he requested it should be with chesed and rachamim.

The farbrengen ended at 12:25. The Rebbe left the [[Beis Medrash|beis medrash]] with the singing of "Ki B'simcha Teitzeiu." The entire kehilla and elder Chassidim danced with great joy to the nigun "Ki B'simcha" for a long time.

When the Rebbe left the zal, Rav Kazarnovsky said "A dank Rebbe!" The Rebbe smiled and asked "Now you're satisfied?!" (Rav Kazarnovsky was among those working energetically for the Rebbe's acceptance) and went into his room.

Afterwards in the zal there was tremendous simcha, as everyone danced and rejoiced that "we have a Rebbe."