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Chabad Research Unit — rse Summary Miketz 5727 REDEEMING THE DAUGHTER OF ZION — Mikeitz 5784

Выпуск: Chabad Research Unit — rse Summary Miketz 5727 REDEEMING THE DAUGHTER OF ZION — Mikeitz 5784. Темы: holidays. Поисковые термины: пурим, песах, ханука, суккот, yom tov, פורים, פסח, חנוכה, סוכות. CHABAD ‫ב"ה‬ RESEARCH UNIT he Rebbe's Discourses T Summaries of points from the Rebbe’s Chassidic Discourses ‫בלי אחריות כלל וכלל‬ ‫פרשת מקץ תשכ''ז ד''ה רני ושמחי חנוכה בלתי מוגה‬ Published for Shabbat Chanukah 26 Kislev 5784, 9 December 20231 REDEEMING THE DAUGHTER OF ZION HE HAFTORAH FOR THE SHABBAT IN CHANUKA STARTS T ‘REJOICE, DAUGHTER of Zion”.2 What is meant by this term ‘daughter’ of Zion? A parallel to the Midrash3 about mother, sister or daughter is provided by a passage in the Talmud4 explaining the concept of Redemption: anyone who studies Torah, prays with the community, and does kind deeds is considered to have redeemed the Holy One and His people from exile. The Talmud5 cites a verse from Psalms6 to explain the power of Tzedaka: ‘he scatters his wealth to the destitute, his righteousness stands for ever.’ The first step is giving charity which can aid someone on the lowest level, the utterly destitute, whether financially or in other terms. Through the service of seeking to pour Tzedaka to the lowest level, including the outpouring of the wellsprings of Chassidic teaching, each individual achieves their personal redemption, and from this comes the general redemption, redeeming the Holy One, the Jewish people and the world. These three concepts apply to the Sefirah Keter: it is beyond the down-chaining of the worlds, and therefore beyond time; it is beyond understanding; and it is sometimes described as a ‘jewel’, as in the following parable about the jewel in the royal crown. Scattering one’s wealth, reaching the lowest level, can also be understood as the goal to spread the wellsprings of Chassidic teachings to the most remote corner, 5 Bava Batra 10b 6 Psalms 112:9 2 in spiritual terms. Chabad Research Unit – www.chabadresearch.net – cru@lubavitchuk.com primarily manifested as Tzedaka, Charity, and on account of Tzedaka the Jewish people are called ‘Tzaddikim’, righteous ones. At the beginning of the Chassidic movement, the question was raised why the deep spiritual teachings should be publicised to people who could not apparently appreciate them. The light of the Chanuka lamps penetrate the darkness and transform the spirit of rebelliousness s

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Chabad Research Unit

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15 декабря 2023 г.

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Темы: holidays