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During Sukkos 5731, a conference of UN member state representatives was held spanning an entire week, exactly during the days of Sukkos (between the first days of Yom Tov and Shabbos Bereishis) where among other things, the UN's position regarding Yehuda, Shomron, and Gaza territories captured by the IDF in the Six Day War was discussed. | During Sukkos 5731, a conference of UN member state representatives was held spanning an entire week, exactly during the days of Sukkos (between the first days of Yom Tov and Shabbos Bereishis) where among other things, the UN's position regarding Yehuda, Shomron, and Gaza territories captured by the IDF in the Six Day War was discussed. | ||
As a response to the conference decisions, already at the farbrengen on the second day of Sukkos, the Rebbe instructed | As a response to the conference decisions, already at the farbrengen on the second day of Sukkos, the Rebbe instructed that as a response to the conference decisions, gatherings should be held from the side of kedusha, in order to influence the conference decisions. Since every Yid is a baal habayis in his place, at the Tzach gathering to be held during Chol HaMoed, the speakers would speak as baalei batim over the countries they came from, and at the end of the gathering decisions would be made by the baalei batim of the countries. | ||
And so it was - the decisions that were accepted concerned Jews in Russia, concerning the coming of Moshiach, and other decisions. | And so it was - the decisions that were accepted concerned Jews in Russia, concerning the coming of Moshiach, and other decisions. | ||
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After the vote the Rebbe said (in essence): Since the order in the world is that after the vote they go to a performance, therefore now they would have a performance and one of the baalei batim would do a 'kuleh', and indeed the baal habayis over England (Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov) immediately did a 'kuleh'. | After the vote the Rebbe said (in essence): Since the order in the world is that after the vote they go to a performance, therefore now they would have a performance and one of the baalei batim would do a 'kuleh', and indeed the baal habayis over England (Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov) immediately did a 'kuleh'. | ||
After hakafos on Shemini Atzeres, at the seudah in the Frierdiker Rebbe's house, the Rebbe expressed | After hakafos on Shemini Atzeres, at the seudah in the Frierdiker Rebbe's house, the Rebbe expressed that this matter is not a joke, since if it were just a joke he would not have done it in the presence of Sifrei Torah. | ||
The next day - on Shemini Atzeres before Mincha, the baalei batim of the four powers (England, United States, France and Russia) and the baal habayis over Eretz Yisroel approached the Rebbe and announced that by virtue of their position as baalei batim over the countries, they hereby appoint the Rebbe as baal habayis over the entire world. | The next day - on Shemini Atzeres before Mincha, the baalei batim of the four powers (England, United States, France and Russia) and the baal habayis over Eretz Yisroel approached the Rebbe and announced that by virtue of their position as baalei batim over the countries, they hereby appoint the Rebbe as baal habayis over the entire world. | ||
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* Holy Land - Reb Chaim Shalom Segal | * Holy Land - Reb Chaim Shalom Segal | ||
* Russia - Reb Yehuda Butrashvili (Kulshar) | * Russia - Reb Yehuda Butrashvili (Kulshar) | ||
* Finland and Baltic States - Reb Chaim Mordechai Isaac Hodakov, head of the Rebbe's secretariat | * Finland and Baltic States - [[Rabbi Chaim Mordechai Isaac Hodakov|Reb Chaim Mordechai Isaac Hodakov]], head of the Rebbe's secretariat | ||
* Egypt - Reb Shmaryahu Gurary (since he visited Egypt with the Frierdiker Rebbe), son-in-law of the Frierdiker Rebbe and director of Tomchei Temimim Yeshivas | * Egypt - [[The Rashag - Reb Shemaryahu Gurary|Reb Shmaryahu Gurary]] (since he visited Egypt with the Frierdiker Rebbe), son-in-law of the Frierdiker Rebbe and director of Tomchei Temimim Yeshivas | ||
* United States - Reb Shmuel Levitin - head mashpia of the central Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva and elder Chabad chossid | * United States - Reb [[Shmuel Levitin]] - head mashpia of the central Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva and elder Chabad chossid | ||
* France - Reb Yosef Goldberg - head of Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva in Brunoy | * France - Reb [[Yosef Goldberg]] - head of Tomchei Temimim Yeshiva in Brunoy | ||
* England - Reb Bentziyon Shemtov - shadar in England | * England - [[Rabbi Bentzion Shemtov|Reb Bentziyon Shemtov]] - shadar in England | ||
* Other European Countries - Reb Binyamin Eliyahu Gorodetzky, the Rebbe's representative in Europe | * Other European Countries - Reb Binyamin Eliyahu Gorodetzky, the Rebbe's representative in Europe | ||
* Australia - Reb Abba Pliskin | * Australia - Reb [[Abba Pliskin]] | ||
* Brazil - Reb Tzvi Hirsh Chitrik, formerly served as shliach in Brazil | * Brazil - Reb Tzvi Hirsh Chitrik, formerly served as shliach in Brazil | ||
* Hungary - Reb Tzvi Meir Steinmetz | * Hungary - Reb Tzvi Meir Steinmetz | ||
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* South Africa - Reb Yosef Weinberg, shadar who also visited South Africa | * South Africa - Reb Yosef Weinberg, shadar who also visited South Africa | ||
* Argentina - Reb Refael Tawil | * Argentina - Reb Refael Tawil | ||
* Canada - Reb Yitzchak Hendel | * Canada - [[Rabbi Yitzchak HaKohen Hendel|Reb Yitzchak Hendel]] | ||
* Morocco - Reb Yehuda Leib Raskin - the Rebbe's shliach to Morocco | * Morocco - Reb Yehuda Leib Raskin - the Rebbe's shliach to Morocco | ||
* Tunisia - Reb Refael Wilshansky - secretary of the European Lubavitch office | * Tunisia - [[Rabbi Refoel Wilschansky|Reb Refael Wilshansky]] - secretary of the European Lubavitch office | ||
* Mexico - Reb Shalom Shabbat | * Mexico - Reb Shalom Shabbat | ||
* Denmark - | * Denmark - Rabbi [[Avrohom Osdoba]]- Rav and member of Crown Heights Beis Din | ||
* Belgium - Reb Chaim Aryeh Silberstein | * Belgium - Reb Chaim Aryeh Silberstein | ||
* Romania - Reb Zalman Abelsky - the Rebbe's shliach and Chief Rabbi of Moldova | * Romania - Reb [[Zalman Abelsky]] - the Rebbe's shliach and Chief Rabbi of Moldova | ||
* Poland - Reb Moshe Pinchas Katz - head gabbai of 770 | * Poland - Reb [[Moshe Pinchas Katz]] - head gabbai of 770 | ||
== Further Reading == | == Further Reading == | ||