Editing The Famous Sicha (section)

== Actions Following the Talk ==

==== Establishment of Moshiach Headquarters ====
On Tuesday evening, 3 Iyar, a meeting was held at the Chabad Mobile offices in Crown Heights with the participation of several dozen activists, where it was decided to establish 'The World Headquarters for Bringing Moshiach'. The meeting participants signed a report containing the meeting protocol with the headquarters' plans and the names of its members, to which Rabbi David Nachshon added the words: "Yechi Adoneinu Moreinu V'Rabbeinu Melech HaMoshiach L'olam Va'ed" (Long live our master, our teacher, and our Rebbe, King Moshiach, forever and ever). The Rebbe's response was: "All this was taken to the Ohel, I will mention it at the gravesite."

The headquarters' first action was to convene an urgent meeting at 770 the following day, Thursday, 4 Iyar. For their activities, the headquarters activists received special responses and encouragement from the Rebbe.

==== Rabbinic Ruling ====
During the emergency gathering at Beit Menachem in Kfar Chabad on Saturday night, where Rabbi Zimroni Tzik was the conference moderator, Rabbi Shmuel Fromer suggested issuing a rabbinic ruling that the Rebbe is Melech HaMoshiach (King Moshiach). The proposal was accepted, and at that same event, the secretary of the Chabad Rabbinical Court, Rabbi David Chanzin, announced on behalf of the rabbis that the Rebbe is Melech HaMoshiach. That evening, the Rabbi of Kfar Chabad, Rabbi Mordechai Ashkenazi, wrote the complete text of the ruling.

Following this, Rabbi David Nachshon and R' Avi Taub flew to New York, to the Rebbe's court, to present the ruling to the Rebbe. On Monday morning, 2 Iyar, they arrived in New York, and Rabbi David Nachshon waited for the Rebbe near the mikvah, and when the Rebbe arrived, he presented him with the ruling. The Rebbe looked and said with a smile: "Yasher koach, Yasher koach!" (Well done, well done!) and put the envelopes in his frock coat pocket.

Subsequently, additional editions of the ruling were written. Additionally, Rabbi David Nachshon and R' Avi Taub were sent by the Chabad rabbis to Russia to recite the ruling at the graves of our Rebbes.

==== Acceptance of Kingship ====
In addition to the rabbinic rulings, an awakening began among the Chassidim regarding the importance of accepting the Rebbe's kingship as Melech HaMoshiach. The idea was first raised on the night after the talk by Rabbi Avraham Lipsker, who spoke about it during a telephone broadcast, but it was particularly strengthened at the emergency meeting at 770 on Thursday, 4 Iyar. At the conclusion of the meeting, those gathered - about 250 people - signed a form accepting the Rebbe's kingship, in which they accepted upon themselves the Rebbe as Melech HaMoshiach and committed to dedicate themselves and act according to his holy will. These signatures were submitted to the Rebbe and received a positive and encouraging response. A photo of the Rebbe's response was hung on the walls of 770 and created considerable impact.

Subsequently, the initiative of collecting signatures for accepting the Rebbe's kingship spread to the Holy Land, as well as among Chabad women and girls, with the Rebbe's consent and blessing.

==== Study of Topics on Redemption and Moshiach ====
During the week after the talk, several students from the yeshiva in New Haven (among them Dov Menachem Drabkin) conceived an idea to create an index of the Rebbe's talks on matters of Geulah (Redemption) and Moshiach, to increase the study of these topics to bring about the Redemption. In his talk at the farbrengen that Shabbat, the Rebbe alluded to this - explaining that studying topics of Redemption is the direct, easy, and fastest way to bring about the revelation and coming of Moshiach; and added, "In our generation, when there are index books in alphabetical order for all the sayings of our Sages, etc. (which were added in recent generations and years) - it is easier to find the sayings of our Sages and the discussions dealing with matters of Moshiach and Redemption."

Later, the Rebbe further stated that the study of topics on Redemption is required not only as a segulah (spiritual remedy) to bring about Moshiach's coming but also to live in accordance with the threshold period of Redemption, through contemplating the concepts of Redemption intellectually, and practical conduct accordingly.

When Rabbi Chaim Gutnick sent a letter to the Rebbe asking what specific work was required that the Rebbe referred to in the well-known talk, the Rebbe responded by sending him the talk he gave that Shabbat, Parshat Tazria-Metzora, in which he explains that the direct way to bring Moshiach is through studying topics on Redemption and Moshiach.