Editing Rabbi Menachem Mendel Futerfas (section)

== Traveling to the Rebbe for Tishrei and Kvutza ==
Before Tishrei 1993, the first month of holidays after 27 Adar, Reb Mendel farbrenged with the Tmimim and Anash in the yeshiva in Kfar for about five hours, with his words being interrupted by crying and prayers that the obstacles should be removed. Along with this, he emphasized that from our side we must "make vessels" - travel to the Rebbe as we were accustomed to every year, and the "vessels" themselves will "draw down light" and hasten the Rebbe's revelation. Reb Mendel's words were written down by his student Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Ginzburg and published for all Anash in the 'Opinions' section of the Kfar Chabad weekly and stirred reactions.

Another point that Reb Mendel expressed was that even when we see the Rebbe, we don't understand the Rebbe - "We understand the Rebbe like a goat understands a human being, therefore, one needs to travel to the Rebbe even if we don't see and hear." Reb Mendel himself was among the few elder Chassidim who came from Eretz Yisroel to 770 at the beginning of Tishrei 1993.

During the yechidus and dollar distribution that the Rebbe held on 26 Tishrei 1994, the Rebbe unusually extended his hand and gave a dollar to Reb Mendel, while all other passersby extended their hands and took the dollar from the Rebbe's hand.

Even after 3 Tammuz, before Tishrei 1995, Reb Mendel expressed a firm position about the need to travel to the Rebbe even in the current situation. In discussions of the Tomchei Tmimim Kfar Chabad administration when it was proposed to shorten the stay of Kvutza students in 770, Reb Mendel protested: "A complete year! Not even one minute less!" He was also asked then by his student Rabbi Levi Yitzchak Ginzburg if it could be said in his name that even now after 3 Tammuz one needs to travel to the Rebbe for Tishrei. Upon hearing the question's wording, Reb Mendel exclaimed: "What? 'Need to travel'? We must travel!" Reb Mendel himself began traveling to the Rebbe for Tishrei 1995 but due to health reasons was stopped midway in England with his family where he stayed until his passing.
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