Editing Lag BaOmer Parade (section)

== The War and the Rebbe's Cry ==
In that year, Rabbi Israel Tzvi Haber, Rabbi Rami Antian, and Rabbi Moshe Dikstein took upon themselves to organize the parade in Tel Aviv, and they advertised that a "magician" would come.

Two leaders of the Charedi-Lithuanian community came out strongly against the parade with a harsh proclamation and published it on the front page of the 'HaModia' newspaper, which was then also controlled by the misnagdim.

As a result, there were chassidim who thought it would be better to cancel this parade, but the preparations continued with the encouragement of mashpiim and rabbonim.

After the parade, Rabbi Moshe Dikstein traveled to the Rebbe and didn't know if his actions were desirable or perhaps the struggle was unnecessary. In the following days, the Rebbe expressed about him: "He is desirable and his actions are desirable."

On 4 Sivan, the eve of Shavuos, in a sicha that the Rebbe said during a farbrengen, the Rebbe praised the virtue of Jewish children who cried out in the city streets the passuk "Shema Yisrael Hashem Elokeinu Hashem Echad" and said not to be affected by those who interfere and are busy with machlokes. As an explanation for their motives, the Rebbe said:

"And then comes the bitter rachmonus: where does this really come from?

It's completely incomprehensible: a son of Avraham, Yitzchok and Yaakov, with all the matters connected with it - how does one become so consumed with sinas chinam?

Not resting, being mevatel from his Torah!... Being mevatel from avodas Hashem!... And looking for Yidden - perhaps they can confuse them, and plant sinas chinam in them!...

The explanation is quite simple: he davens with posul tefillin!..."

The Rebbe went on to explain that without tefillin there is a lack in the subjugation of the heart and mind, and when this is missing, responsibility cannot be expected. The Rebbe demanded from the chassidim not to be drawn into the machlokes and chas v'shalom not to weaken the activities.