by COLlive reporter
Rabbi Moshe Kotlarsky, Vice Chairman of Merkos L’inyonei Chinuch, the educational arm of the Chabad Lubavitch movement, send out the following letter to Chassidim around the world:
We are living in extraordinary times. The disruption of societies across the globe has brought upon all of us untold difficulties in so many areas of our life.
Above all, however, is the immeasurable pain of losing so many members of Anash. The untimely passing of so many Chassidim – some of them in the prime of their lives – has left a deep wound in our collective heart.
In an effort to unite Khal Adas Anash in a common initiative which will memorialize all those who we have lost, we are presenting a Chalukas HaShas, divided by units of four Dafim, which will enable us to collectively complete the entire Shas L’Iluy Nishmos all those who are no longer with us. We hope that you will join us in this endeavor.
We ask that you please go to www.shas.merkos302.com and choose the number of Dafim you can commit to completing by Gimmel Tamuz.
With wishes for complete health and safety for all of Anash and Klal Yisroel and may we merit to witness the fulfillment of Yeshaya’s words בלע המות לנצח ומחה ה’ אלוקים דמעה מעל כל פנים בגאולה האמיתית והשלימה בקרוב ממש עם הרבי בראשנו.
BEAUTIFUL IDEA, BUT I THINK IN THIS EMERGENCY SITUATION WE ALL HAVE TO FOLLOW THE REBBE’S OWN WORDS ON PARSHA CHAYA SARAH 5752, THAT ALL SHILICUS IS FINISHED, THE ONLY THING IS TO RECEIVE KING MOSHIACH! NOW IT IS 28 YEARS LATER ,ALL OF US MUST DO IT! THE TIME IS NOW! MAMISH! MAMISH!!!!
you know how you “receive King Moshiach”? By increasing your Torah learning, mitzvah observance, connection to Hashem with ahavah and yir’ah, and connection to your fellow Jews.
went on the link and saw quite a few people took on more then one portion especially in the easier mesechtas, it would propably be more thoughtful to allow everyone to be mishtatef bifrat that for some only easier gemara is possible…
A new chaluka just opened. Still lots of availability
Maybe it would be better to limit each participant to one Daf, thereby enabling more participants to participate. Or maybe have more than one initiative. I am sure that very many would want to participate in such an important and unifying undertaking.
Perhaps there could also be an initiative to encourage limud inyonei geulah umoshiach
Will it be permitted to study on Shabbos?
The current Moshiach road map is detailed in Sefer Hasichos 5748-5752 very clearly