Editing The Rebbe as Melech HaMoshiach (section)

== Kabbalas HaMalchus (Accepting the Kingship) ==
The Background: At the end of galus, when standing on the threshold of geulah, there is a state of sleep in Melech HaMoshiach, and through the people accepting upon themselves the kingship of Melech HaMoshiach, they awaken the renewal of his monarchy. The people do not choose the king, but the people must identify Melech HaMoshiach even before the geulah, already at the end of galus, and accept his kingship as Melech HaMoshiach. The intention in the mitzvah of appointing a king is that through the people's bitul to the king, who is completely batel to Elokus, the bitul to malchus shamayim is strengthened in Bnei Yisrael.

In 1972, following the Rebbe's request to establish 71 new institutions, Rabbi Ben Zion Shem Tov initiated a proposal for Chabad chassidim to study the mitzvah of appointing a king from the sefer Derech Mitzvosecha, hoping that "perhaps we will merit mercy from heaven when they see our desire and will to fulfill the mitzvah of appointing a king. And we will merit to crown soon the Rebbe shlita as Melech HaMoshiach..."