172
edits
Mivtza Tefillin: Difference between revisions
→Continuation of the Mivtza
| Line 14: | Line 14: | ||
== Continuation of the Mivtza == | == Continuation of the Mivtza == | ||
After the victory of the war and the great miracles which occurred, Chabad Chassidim around the world continued with mivtza tefillin, with the encouragement of the Rebbe. | After the victory of the war and the great miracles which occurred, Chabad Chassidim around the world continued with mivtza tefillin, with the encouragement of the Rebbe. | ||
In the meantime there were those who asked the Rebbe why should this mivtza continue, the war ended with a great victory? the Rebbe responded on the [[15th of Teves]] [[1928 (5728)|1928]] | In the meantime there were those who asked the Rebbe why should this mivtza continue, after all, the war ended with a great victory? the Rebbe responded on the [[15th of Teves]] [[1928 (5728)|1928]], that indeed the war ended with great victory, however there are still enemies standing at the border of Israel from all directions, intending to destroy the Jews r"l, only the fear and awe is what's holding them back. And there is another great danger that "From the north, it will open" etc. (referring to the threat from the northern border) G-d forbid, and this danger has grown since the war, however it is not the job of a Rebbe to get Jews scared - rather to awaken and encourage them that everything depends on Teshuvah and good deeds which every Jew is capable of doing, and specifically a mitzvah which instills fear and awe on the enemies like the mitzvah if tefillin. | ||
== Expressions and Instructions == | == Expressions and Instructions == | ||