Editing The Rebbe's House (section)

== The House Today ==
Close to 10 Shevat 5752 (1992), the Rebbe called the attendant R' Sholom Ber Gansburg and instructed him to sell the contents of the house on President Street by Yud Shevat. The money from the sale, the Rebbe said, should be transferred to benefit one of the institutions ("one of the institutions").

R' Sholom Ber Gansburg was very alarmed by the unusual instruction, and because he was entrusted with keeping the secret, he could not share the confidential secret with anyone.

He did not know whether the Rebbe intended to really sell all the contents of the house, or if there were items that he wanted to keep. And if indeed the Rebbe wanted to keep some of the items - where would they remain? And in general, how would the chassidim receive the news that the Rebbe wanted to sell his private home?!

At the first opportunity that arose, R' Sholom Ber Gansburg approached the Rebbe and said that there were many things about which he did not know how to act. The Rebbe replied that if there were personal items about which there was doubt, come and ask me. The Rebbe also added and said to R' Sholom Ber Gansburg that he could join another chassid, who was also one of those serving in holiness in the Rebbe's house.

The two made a list of items about which they were uncertain, whether they would also be sold, or would remain in the Rebbe's possession, and R' Sholom Ber Gansburg approached the Rebbe for the third time. He was very excited about the sensitive subject that he had to discuss with the Rebbe, but to his great surprise, even before he began to speak, the Rebbe opened and said in these words:

"I see that you are not happy with this. I am also not happy with it, and they are even coming to me with complaints about it. You know what? Let it remain as it is until the coming of Mashiach, as it is." And added, "And when the time comes and they will need to expand and beautify, they should not worry about the money and do everything that is needed."

R' Sholom Ber Gansburg did not understand what the Rebbe's last words might allude to. He stood confused, and the Rebbe turned to him again and said: "What are you worried about? Are you worried where you will be? In the place where I will be - there you will be."

Over the years, R' Sholom Ber Gansburg remained living in the Rebbe's house. In 5764 (2004), according to a court ruling, the management of the house was transferred to Agudas Chassidei Chabad and Merkos L'Inyonei Chinuch. Until his passing, R' Sholom Ber Gansburg slept on the second floor of 770.