Хешван, Кіслев, Тевет: Мрії, весілля та Перемога Книг

20 Cheshvan — A Prophetic Dream (1860)

Before the birth of the Rebbe Rashab (the fifth Lubavitcher Rebbe), his grandmother, Rebbetzin Rivka, had a dream in which the Mitteler Rebbe (the second Lubavitcher Rebbe) appeared to her. He commanded that a Torah scroll be written in honor of the child to be born. This prophetic dream pointed to the special mission of the boy who was destined to be born on 20 Marcheshvan 5621 (1860): to become a bridge between the innermost teachings of Chassidism and a system of education capable of transmitting this teaching to future generations. Rebbetzin Rivka's dream was not merely a vision — it was a message from Heaven that a "luminary" was being born who would illuminate the entire world.

14 Kislev — "The Day That Bound Us" (1928)

On the fourteenth of Kislev 5689 (1928), in Warsaw, the wedding took place of the future Seventh Lubavitcher Rebbe — Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson — and Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka, daughter of the Rebbe Rayatz. The souls of three generations of Rebbes were present at the wedding, and the atmosphere was permeated with holiness. The Rebbe Rayatz uttered the words that became legendary: "This day connected me with you, and you with me." These words expressed the essence of the relationship between a Rebbe and the Chassidim — a bond that transcends time and space. The souls of ancestors — the Alter Rebbe, the Mitteler Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzedek — were invisibly present, blessing a union from which the greatest Jewish movement of the modern era would emerge.

5 Tevet — Didan Notzach (1987)

On the fifth of Tevet 5747 (1987), a United States federal court issued a historic ruling in the case concerning the library of the Lubavitcher Rebbes. Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka spoke the words that became the key to victory: "The books belong to the Chassidim, because my father belonged to the Chassidim." The court ruled that the library was the property of the Chabad movement, not of a private individual, for the Rebbe is not a private person but a public institution. "Didan Notzach" — "Our side has won" — became the motto of this day. The Rebbe declared that the victory should be celebrated by acquiring books of Torah and intensifying the study of Chassidism. This day became a symbol: holy books, like the Torah itself, belong to the entire people of Israel.