The Chasidic UN: Difference between revisions
m Raphaelwilmowsky moved page The chasidic UN to The Chasidic UN without leaving a redirect |
No edit summary Tags: Visual edit Mobile edit Mobile web edit |
||
| Line 4: | Line 4: | ||
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. | ||
| Line 18: | Line 18: | ||
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. | ||