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THE ATTACK
IN 770
INTERVIEW WITH
LEVI YITZCHOK
ROSENBLATT
SEVENTH
GENERATION
SENSITIVITY
PARSHA THOUGHT
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CONTENTS
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WEEKLY COLUMNS
3 Dvar Malchus
5 Moshiach & Geula
19 Shlichus
28 Parsha Thought
34 Tzivos Hashem
CROWN OF
12 THE
TOMCHEI TMIMIM
20
ALL ODDS
20 AGAINST
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DVAR MALCHUS
BASI LGANI
5715
Having G-d before me constantly uplifts the
person, to the point where he totally transcends
worldly affairs, viewing all that befalls him with
equal indifference. But how can there be total
indifference to everything, including all spiritual
dimensions and achievements? * Beis Moshiach presents the maamer
the Rebbe MHM delivered on Yud Shvat 5715, in accordance with the
custom established by the Rebbe to review each year a section of the
Rebbe Rayatzs maamer Basi LGani of 5710. This year we focus on
the fifth section of the profound and foundational chassidic discourse.
Part 4
Translated by Boruch Merkur
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Dvar Malchus
The significance of the Baal Shem Tovs
approach is understood in light of the concept of
the name of Heaven is on everyones lips. Praising
G-d in this manner [the name of Heaven] does
not pertain to G-dly illuminations and revelations,
for being relative to the level of the individual,
only those of very lofty spiritual stature are privy
to G-dly revelations. Rather, the verse refers to
the very essence of G-d, which is [ironically]
accessible to everyone [on everyones lips]. It
is only in virtue of Atzmus HaMaor G-ds very
essence, Hashavei umashvei katan vgadol He
is immutable and treats small and great alike that
the name of Heaven is on everyones lips.
Indeed, the whole purpose of the Baal Shem Tov
was to introduce to the world the concept of And
You, O holy One, are enthroned upon the praises
of the Jewish people: In response to the prayers
of the Jewish people that all Jews, erudite and
uneducated alike, laud and praise G-d G-dliness
is manifest below, in the physical world. (Thus,
thillos prayers is linked to the word bhilo,
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INTERVIEW
EVERY DELAY IS
The stab wound was 3.5 centimeters deep and it caused internal bleeding
in his skull, placing increasing pressure on his brain. * Less than a month
after the attack took place in 770, Levi Yitzchok ben Raizel Rosenblatt
is well and granted an exclusive interview to Beis Moshiach. He and his
mother recount the moments of terror, the doctors grave concerns, his
mothers tense flight to the US, and encouraging answers from the Rebbe.
Interview by Avrohom Rainitz
I BEGAN TO SCREAM,
HELP! HE STABBED ME!
I was sitting in 770 and
learning Tanya with a friend. We
were sitting on a bench next to
the Rebbes farbrengen platform
when I suddenly noticed a black
guy coming toward us. I looked
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it was amazing like a parent.
When they put me into the
ambulance, I asked my friend
Mendy Notik to get on with me
so I wouldnt be alone. I was
lying on the stretcher and Yingy
began driving quickly. I asked
Mendy to take my cell phone
so he could answer those who
called. Since I did not know how
serious my condition was, and I
certainly did not imagine what a
great interest the media would
take in the story, I told him it was
better that my mother not know
what happened.
Within a few minutes we
had arrived at Kings County
Hospital at the edge of Crown
Heights. The medical team took
us in quickly and brought me
immediately for a series of tests.
I did not know what they were
checking. One of the Hatzalah
people spoke to me the entire
time so I would remain alert.
At some point, my mother
called and although I felt very
dizzy, I insisted on speaking to
her so that I could reassure her.
I said that there was some blood,
but I felt okay and just had a
headache.
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POLICE ESCORT
FROM THE PLANE
The attack occurred on
Tuesday morning, by Israeli
time. Within a short time we had
decided that I would go to be with
Levi, and my brother Shmuel
who speaks fluent English would
join me to help me. The problem
was that I did not have an up-todate passport and neither of us
had a visa to enter the US.
Boruch Hashem, I managed
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entrance to the plane we were
greeted by two policemen along
with the askan, Yanky Meyer. We
later learned that Yingy Bistritzky
was involved in this too. The
policemen got us through
customs quickly and within
minutes we had left the airport in
an unmarked police car. There
was a police escort, with a police
car in front of us and behind us.
During
the
trip,
the
policemen said that the fact that
the incident was on video was a
tremendous help, because there
were recently protests by blacks
against the police who claimed
MORE MIRACLES
When
Mrs.
Rosenblatt
arrived at the hospital, Levi was
already awake after having been
anesthetized for the angiogram.
Levi:
When I heard that my
mother was coming, I said I
wanted to get out of bed and
sit on a chair so she wouldnt
be frightened to see me lying in
bed with all the equipment. She
walked into the room slowly,
apprehensive about the sight she
would see. How surprised she
was to see me sitting in a chair,
weak though alert.
I smiled
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PRINTING THE
TANYA IN LEVIS ROOM
Levi was released from the
hospital on the first day of
Chanuka, a week and a day after
the attack. On the day prior to
his release, his friends went to
the hospital with a printer and
arranged a printing of the Tanya.
They did most of the printing in
the waiting room but brought the
machine into Levis room for the
final pages and had him press the
button. Afterward, Levi learned
Chapter 32 with the bachurim, as
is customary.
Speaking of Tanya, besides
the numerous chapters of
Thillim the bachurim said for
him (as did thousands of others),
they decided to divide the Tanya
among them and completed it all
several times.
Levi and his mother want to
single out Yingy Bistritzky for
his enormous help, as well as the
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PROFILE
THE CROWN OF
TOMCHEI TMIMIM
R Michoel of Nevel would walk to the Tzemach Tzedek. He was taught
by the Chassid, R Peretz Chein. For a while he worked making ovens
and while he worked he would talk Chassidus. In his older years he was
a mashpia in Yeshivas Tomchei Tmimim in Lubavitch. He excelled in
Ahavas Yisroel and was an oveid. He passed away on Motzaei Shabbos 28
Cheshvan 5672/1911. The Rebbe Rashab participated in his funeral. * This
is how the Rebbe described the mashpia whom the Rebbe Rayatz called,
the crown of Tomchei Tmimim.
HE WALKED TO THE
TZEMACH TZEDEK
The date of R Michoel
Bliners birth is unknown. He
himself refused to talk about
it (some say in fear of an ayin
hara), but we can conclude from
what he said at a farbrengen that
he was born in the lifetime of the
Mitteler Rebbe (1773-1827).
On that occasion he said that
when he walked to the Tzemach
Tzedek in Lubavitch he was still
blonde, i.e. in his youth.
On one of those occasions
he witnessed an awesome scene.
It was when R Hillel of Paritch
was sick. The Tzemach Tzedek
called upon ten men, including R
Michoel, poured lchaim, said the
name of R Hillel and his mother,
and added, at a feast with wine
there is what is your request and
it will be given to you ...
He was taught in Nevel by
R Peretz Chein, the father of
the celebrated Chein dynasty.
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MASHPIA IN
TOMCHEI TMIMIM
When the yeshiva was first
founded by the Rebbe Rashab,
he mentally assigned R Michoel
the job of mashpia and waited
for the opportunity to offer it to
him. When R Michoel arrived
in Lubavitch in one of the first
years since the yeshiva was
founded, the Rebbe made him
the offer. (In another version, the
Rebbe offered it to him when the
number of talmidim grew.)
At that time, R Michoel was
mashpia in Nevel and leaving the
townspeople was hard both for
him and for them. The mashpia
R Avrohom Drizin related:
When they heard in Nevel
that the Rebbe wanted to take
R Michoel and make him the
mashpia in the yeshiva, the
townspeople were crestfallen. It
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Obviously,
after
hearing
that, they had nothing else to
say and R Michoel moved to
Lubavitch. He had been widowed
a while before and he moved to
Lubavitch with one of his sons,
Shmuel, who opened an inn
for the bachurim and guests. It
was one of the eighteen inns in
Lubavitch and it was called, the
inn of Shmuel Michoels.
The Rebbe Rashab, as is
known, wanted to know about
the particular state of every
talmid and he asked that a
detailed report be written often
to him. He gave this task to his
son, later to be the Rebbe Rayatz,
since he was the acting dean
of the yeshiva. In the winter
of 5661, the yeshivas debts
ballooned and the Rebbe Rayatz
was busy working on improving
the yeshivas financial state. The
job of writing reports was given
to the mashpiim, R Gronem
and R Michoel. The Rebbe
Rashab was in the health spa in
Wershofen. In one letter from
Shvat 5661, the Rebbe wrote to
his son, I received a letter from
our friend, R Michoel, with great
pleasure and delight. Thanks to
Hashem that He has given them
a heart to serve Him and to be
involved in His holy Torah.
When he gave shiurim, he did
not look at the students faces to
see whether they were listening
and this had a good effect on
the talmidim as the Rebbe
Rayatz testified, not in terms of
comprehension or avoda, but like
[the impact of] essence.
HE EXCELLED IN AHAVAS
YISROEL
R Michoels Ahavas Yisroel
was a byword. He took an
interest in others and their pain
was his, especially when it came
to the bachurim. The people in
Nevel said about him that during
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there too. R Michoel stood
and heard the sicha with tears
streaming from his eyes.
The famous sicha of the
Rebbe Rashab about being a
pnimi was in response to R
Michoel explaining to the Rebbe
that the bachurim were rushing
the niggun, because to them it
was only an introduction and
they wanted something else
entirely. When he stood to listen
to the sichos about chitzon and
pnimi, said the Rebbe Rayatz, it
looked as though boiling water
was pouring on him.
When he would see that one
of the bachurim was suited to
daven at length, and he davened
with everyone else, he would
say, He already became a yerei
Shamayim (i.e. he is particular
to daven with a minyan), and
would be very annoyed about
this.
REDEEMING CAPTIVES
When the problem of the draft
arose, the Rebbe Rashab started
a fund for pidyon shvuyim
(and even set aside money for it
from his own pocket). The Rebbe
Rashab put R Michoel in charge
of the fund and not for naught.
R Michoel did not stop working
on this with the utmost devotion.
We know this from many stories
from the ziknei hachassidim.
R Refael Kahn said:
When they once took a
certain bachur to the army and
sent him far away, R Michoel
went to his base and spoke to the
commander and cried to him:
See, I am an old man and I have
no one in the world to help me
except for this young man, my
nephew, who supported me until
he was drafted.
In the end, the commander
was moved and the bachur
returned home.
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the Rebbe.
They began telling him that
the Rebbe was still davening (the
Rebbe Rashab would daven at
length) and he asked, How do
you know? They said that it had
been checked and the Rebbe was
still davening.
R Michoel relaxed and rested
for half an hour and then woke
up and said again and again, I
must see the Rebbe. When he
saw that they were ignoring him,
he raised himself up in bed and
despite his tremendous weakness
and poor health put on his outer
garment and announced, I am
going to the Rebbe. It was to
that extent that he yearned to see
the Rebbe before he passed away
from this world.
People could not believe their
eyes and before they recovered he
had begun walking to the door,
but his strength failed him and
he fell. They immediately raised
him up and laid him back on his
bed. His disappointment over not
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SHLICHUS
ANASH-SHLICHUS
Name: Eli Levy
Age: 27
Married, two children
Lives: Tzfas
Profession:
Music teacher and maintenance
manager at the Technical
Institute of Tzfas
By Zalman Tzorfati
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MIRACLE STORY
AGAINST
ALL ODDS
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FALLING THROUGH
THE ROOF IN PHOENIX
R
Rachamim
Dabush,
member of a traditional Jewish
family from Mazkeret Batya,
is a partner in a business that
manufactures
and
markets
Dead Sea products. While the
manufacturing process is carried
out in Eretz Yisroel, marketing is
done all over the world through a
warehouse which they maintain
in a five-story building located
in Phoenix, Arizona, where
Rachamim lived. A year and a
half ago, Rachamims father, R
Chaim Efraim, arrived to spend
some time with his son. During
this visit, they detected some
water leakage in the warehouse
building, and his father, who
worked in the field of building
and construction, decided to go
up on the roof and take a look at
the problem up close.
My father went up there
together with two Mexican
workers to find the source of the
leakage. The roof had skylights,
and at a certain point, as these
two workers checked something
elsewhere on the roof, he rl fell
through the skylight for some
reason unknown to this day. This
was a fall of about sixty feet that
left no chance for survival of any
kind, Rachamim recalled.
The first miracle was that
under each of these skylights,
there was usually a hard cement
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ARRIVING AT
THE HOSPITAL
Miraculously, my father was
still alive when he arrived at the
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OPERATIONS
AND PRAYERS
At this stage, after the first
operation, my father remained
in intensive care for about six
or seven hours. Suddenly, the
surgeon arrived and said that
the test results showed serious
pressure on his brain, and there
was a need to operate again to
drain the blood. He explained
that the chances were eighty
percent that he wouldnt survive
the procedure, expected to last
five hours. It would undoubtedly
harm the central nervous
systems control over the power
of speech, comprehension, and
memory, etc. Therefore, he was
certain that even if my father
lived through the surgery, he
would remain in a vegetative
state rl. While the prognosis
seemed extremely grim, it also
occurred to me that G-d had
made a miracle. This doctor,
who had been on duty when my
father arrived at the hospital,
specialized in back and brain
surgery [the two areas where my
father had been injured], and
was considered one of the five
best surgeons in the world. He
was a native of Iran, an atheist
who didnt believe in anything
spiritual. I knew that only a
miracle could save my father,
and this expert physician was
merely the tool to bring it about
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R Efraim Dabush
with his son Rachamim
UNCOMPROMISING TRUST
AND A REVEALED MIRACLE
In my conversation with
Rachamim, he relived those
fretful events; his eyes suddenly
welled with tears as he recalled
the intensity of this miracle. After
I paused to allow him to compose
himself, I asked him to continue
his story.
Three days later, the doctor
decided to take some final
updated x-rays of my fathers
back before bringing him in for
surgery. I dont know how to
explain it, but I was suddenly
imbued with a feeling of absolute
trust in G-d, and with the Rebbe
MHMs bracha, I knew that
everything would work out. My
Rebbe gave a bracha that my
father would return to his old
self and be completely healed,
I told the doctor. You may be a
great surgeon, but youre only
an emissary! The self-assured
doctor replied: Ive been in this
profession for twenty-five years,
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HE WOKE UP!
Rachamim and other family
members were still very anxious
about what was about to happen.
A few days passed and Rachamim
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good, for His kindness is eternal,
Rachamim said as he recalled
that deeply stirring moment.
We wrote a third letter
to the Rebbe with a report on
the improving situation. In the
Rebbes reply, he mentioned
making a meal of thanksgiving
for the medical miracles that G-d
had done.
While the situation had
improved, it still appeared far
from good. Yet, the Rebbe was
writing to us about making a
meal of thanksgiving! I felt that
the Rebbe meant a seuda on the
day of Yud-Tes Kislev itself.
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AN ACTUAL INFLUENCE
UPON DOZENS OF JEWS
This story brought many
people closer to G-d and the
Rebbe, people who had never
even thought about saying a
chapter of Psalms. Friends and
family members resolved to
keep Shabbos, put on tfillin,
recite Thillim, and more. People
who were never inclined to
embrace matters of religion and
Yiddishkait became complete
baalei tshuva. To this day, we
continue to hear about new cases
of spiritual fortitude. Even I, who
was then in the midst of a similar
process, became a full-fledged
Chassid of the Rebbe.
The Rebbe has a way to
reach every Jew, a fulfillment
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PARSHA THOUGHT
SEVENTH
GENERATION
SENSITIVITY
By Rabbi Heschel Greenberg
SENSITIVITY TRAINING
The second function of the
Ten Plagues, as a corollary of the
first, was to refine the Egyptian
people and sensitize them to the
suffering and pain of the Jews
whom they had enslaved and
persecuted for so many years.
Knowledge
gained
through
education shapes and molds our
sensitivity to G-d and to others.
If the Ten Plagues fell short
of completely transforming the
Egyptians, they are still able to
convey eternal messages to us
today and prepare us for the Final
Redemption. The prophet Micah
illustrates their close connection
when he compares the Final
Redemption to the Exodus from
Egypt.
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CLEANER AIR
Now we can begin to
understand why, after the seventh
plague of hail, it was difficult for
Moses to remain in a city filled
with idols to pray.
Why hadnt these idols been
an impediment to his prayers
with the preceding six plagues?
Previously,
the
atmosphere
of Egypt was inhospitable for
anything G-dly. Whether or not
there was an idol nearby made
little difference. The entire Land
of Egypt was saturated with
impure energy. And it made no
difference where Moses stood to
pray. The entire country was one
idolatrous cesspool!
When, however, Pharaoh
started a process of Tshuvarepentance and acknowledged
G-d and his own sin, the air
subtly became more refined.
Now, Moses was able to sense
the idolatrous atmosphere of
the city, which was antithetical
to G-ds presence, and sought
to connect to G-d in prayer in a
more sanitized area.
On a deeper level, the more
MOSES ELEVATED
A question still remains. Why
was Moses, the worlds most
spiritual person, able to pray in
the presence of idols up until the
seventh plague? And why did
his mode of prayer change and
intensify, as manifested by his
stretched hands, in step with the
gradual elevation of Pharaoh and
Egypt?
Our Sages state, A leader
is for the generation. If the
generation is corrupt, it creates
a cloud around their leader and
makes it harder for him to reveal
his full measure of spiritual
energy. If the generation is
meritorious, its leaders radiance
will shine.
A primary example of this
mutual dynamic is G-ds telling
Moses to descend from the
mountain when the people
worshipped the Golden Calf.
This, Rashi stated, was G-ds
way of saying to Moses that you
too have been diminished by
virtue of the degradation of your
flock.
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sensitivity.
It may be suggested that this
seventh degree of education
parallels the seventh generation of
leadership from the Alter Rebbe,
who set into motion the teachings
of Chassidus, through our Rebbe.
As the Midrash tells us: All
sevens are beloved. Moses was
in the seventh generation from
Abraham and he liberated us
from Egyptian exile. So too, our
generation will be the generation
of the Final Redemption. Sevens
possess an uncanny ability to
sanctify and liberate. With our
enhanced status, we can now
stretch out our hands to G-d
and successfully demand of Him
to bring the Final Redemption
through Moshiach.
One of the ways Moshiach is
identified by the Talmud is that
he suffers from tzaraas, a skin
disorder. In the case of Moshiach,
tzaraas is an allergic reaction
to Galus and its evil. This is
emblematic of our generation,
the most spiritually sensitive of
all, which is more than ready to
enter into the Final Redemption.
SEVENTH GENERATION
SENSITIVITY
We are living in the most
refined generation of history!
This statement may appear
to be counterintuitive. It is based
on the premise that thousands
of years of collective observance
of the Mitzvos and Torah study
practiced with incredible selfsacrifice have rendered the
spiritual air far more pure and
holy. By this reckoning, we are
the most suitable generation in
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CROSSROADS
A UNITED
TECHNICAL
RELIGIOUS
FRONT
NOW!
As the deadline approaches for the
respective political parties in Eretz Yisroel
to submit their list of candidates to the
Central Elections Committee for the
20th Knesset, Beis Moshiach presents an
op-ed on the urgent need for all parties
dedicated to the values of Torah and
the cause of Eretz Yisroel HaShleima to
join forces on one united slate, thereby
maximizing their collective electoral clout
and prevent the unnecessary wasting
of tens, if not hundreds, of thousands
of votes that can indirectly lead to
the creation of a leftist government,
firmly committed to greater territorial
compromises even more than those
devised in the Oslo Accords.
By Michoel Leib Dobry
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THE DANGER OF
WASTING VOTES
During the coalition crisis
of 5750, the Rebbe spoke
with Voice of Israel radio
correspondent Oded Ben-Ami
about the need for a complete
(and uncompromised) Nation, a
complete (and uncompromised)
Land, a completeness in all of the
Land, together with a complete
(and uncompromised) Torah
all of which are interdependent.
Therefore, while we place our
trust and our fate upon our
strength as believers in Almghty G-d, and we know well
that we have only to rely upon
our Father in Heaven, Chabad
chassidim must also exercise
sound judgment in choosing
which political party can achieve
the greatest good on behalf of
Shleimus
HaAm,
Shleimus
HaTorah,
and
Shleimus
Haaretz. In connection with
the Rebbes overall instructions
on participating in the elections
in Eretz Yisroel, I wrote the
following
two
years
ago:
Naturally, the question of which
party running for the Knesset
best represents the most chareidi
list [of candidates] is subject
to legitimate debate... The best
option would be for all religious
and right-wing parties to join
forces as a united bloc on one
list, as the Rebbe requested on
numerous occasions. This will
maximize their electoral strength
while maintaining their status
as independent parliamentary
factions, and ensure that not one
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TZIVOS HASHEM
A SMALL
BUT LARGE
REQUEST
By Nechama Bar
security, politics, or the military,
the Rebbe was more of an
expert than the greatest expert
in the world! He had not seen
such genius anywhere before.
At the end of their meeting,
Begin was so amazed by the
Rebbe that he was willing to do
anything the Rebbe would ask of
him, even to establish another
Kfar Chabad.
What did the Rebbe choose to
ask of the prime minister? Can
you guess? It wasnt something
for the Rebbe, nor was it for the
Chassidim. It was a small request
that shows us what a faithful
shepherd of the Jewish people is.
face.
On your way back, are you
The Rebbe welcomed the going via France? asked the
delegation warmly. He first Rebbe.
spoke to all the members of the
Begin said yes.
delegation and then Begin had a
There is a Jew in France, a
private audience with the Rebbe. manager of a bank, who is about
Begin began by asking the to marry a non-Jew. My request
Rebbe many questions and the is that when you are there, you
Rebbe answered all of them should convince him to leave the
with tremendous knowledge and non-Jew and not marry her.
wisdom. Begin was extremely
astounded.
was
Begin
impressed. No matter what he
asked, whether it was about I am willing to do much bigger
delegation
large
A
approached 770. Journalists,
security, the Israeli ambassador
to the US, and other important
figures accompanied the Israeli
Prime Minister, Mr. Menachem
Begin, on his visit to the Rebbe.
after
shortly
was
This
ted
appoin
was
Begin
hem
Menac
had
he
When
r.
ministe
prime
as
to fly to New York, he wanted
to include a visit to the Rebbe
on his itinerary. Begin knew the
Rebbe. He had written many
letters to the Rebbe and had
received responses. Now he had
a golden opportunity to see the
Rebbe and talk to him face to
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