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The following is an excerpt from a talk the Lubavitcher Rebbe delivered 22 years ago on Parshat Chayei Sarah, 5739 - three places places the nations of the world cannot claim that you stole it from us. | |
The Meorat Hamachpelah, Joseph's burial site in Shechem, and the Temple site were purchased in full, as the Torah portion of the week elaborates on. The nations of the world oppose Jewish settlement in these 3 places. The following is a magnificent talk given by the Lubavitcher Rebbe 22 years ago in regards to the holiness of Hebron and the Meorat Hamachpela. | |
"...Something so wonderous appears in the Midrash, in the Torah portion of Vayishlach, but before (we get into that), there is a perplexing matter in regards to the Meorat Hamachpelah. The Midrash explains that Jacob purchased Shechem for 100 kisitah. There are "3 places", that if the nations of the world say they were stolen, and you are the thieves, "...You are robbers who took the land from the seven nations (who lived there prior)..... However, there are 3 places that they cannot say such a thing. (The first instance is regarding) the Meorat Hamachpelah, regarding which the verse in the Torah states explicitly that they bought it for 400 shekels, a universal currency . (The second instance is regarding) Joseph's burial site, in Shechem, purchased for 100 kisitah from the masters of the land. (The third instance is regarding) the Temple site, about which is written in the verses that King David gave Aravno either 50 or 600 shekels thereby purchasing the area. |
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The only thing there is left to do in our service as emissaries is to accept the Moshiach in actuality. | |
At the international convention for Chabad emissaries in 1992, the Lubavitcher Rebbe spoke at length and clearly specified what is in fact our emissary work and who indeed are the emissaries. He elaborated by saying that the emissaries have completed their emissary work, and the only thing for them left to do is to accept Moshiach in actuality. The Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasized that all of the ins and outs of our emissary work should be imbued with this point! | |
“In light of the fact that they have completed their emissary work, each emissary goes to G-d and tells Him, “I did my job, and the time has come that You, so to speak, have to do yours. Send us the Moshiach, in actuality!” |
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“The international convention for Chabad emissaries” | |
It is well known that the Lubavitcher Rebbe focuses much attention on the emissaries, hundreds and thousands of Chabad Chassidim who left theirs and began disseminating Torah and Judaism to every corner of the world. Every year, around the beginning of the month of Kislev, the international convention for Chabad emissaries takes place, when emissaries from all over the world get together for a series of Torah lessons, discussions and talks relating to one matter: How can one improve one’s emissary work? The climax of the convention is the Hitvaadut (Chassidic get-together) with the Lubavitcher Rebbe on Shabbat. Then, the Lubavitcher Rebbe discusses what emissary work is all about and how to continue. The two following talks were delivered at these conventions: |
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“In regards to the emissary convention, all of the emissaries, and all types of emissaries, must unite and emphasize the common denominator between them, being that they are the emissaries of the previous Lubavitcher Rebbe, the leader of our generation. By doing so, their emissary work to G-d, is more apparent.” |
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