By Rabbi Raphael Tennenhaus, Director of Chabad of South Broward in Florida
This Shabbos, we have much to celebrate, and to be grateful for.
31 years ago, on the 25th of Menachem Av, 5752/1992, we experienced Hurricane Andrew and the tremendous miracles (nissim) we saw from the Rebbe.
There will be two Farbrengens in Hallandale Beach this Shabbos to commemorate this incredible occasion, one Friday night and one Shabbos day.
It is customary for Chassidim and all Yidden to be Makir Tov, to show appreciation for a good thing that happened to them, and for this reason, Chassidim and Jews in South Florida and throughout the world will once again celebrate the wondrous advice and salvation that tens of thousands of Jews received from the Rebbe on this day 31 years ago.
In a report to the Rebbe 31 years ago, I wrote: During Hurricane Andrew, which took place on 25 Menachem Av, we merited to see כה מנחם.
I continued in my report: May we immediately merit to see and say: זה מנחם!
Every Yom Tov, we celebrate not only an event that happened in our illustrious history. We actually relive the day or days! So too with the 25th of Menachem Av. We actually “relive the day”, and give thanks to HaShem that we were indeed part of a huge miracle that literally saved our lives and the lives of so many others.
Rabbi Shmuel Heber, my first out of town Rosh Yeshiva, called me a few days after Hurricane Andrew, to ask all the details of the Rebbe’s incredible advice and repeated advice, for me and my community to stay put during Hurricane Andrew. He was speaking in 770 (I believe at a Siyum in a Halacha of the Rambam) and he wanted the details from the first person who called the Rebbe’s office.
Many people told me, that for Chassidim worldwide, Hurricane Andrew was a pivotal day after 27 Adar Rishon, 5752, that infused Chassidim with strengthened Emunah and Bitachon, that the Rebbe was 100% guiding us as always.
Now too, after Gimmel Tammuz, Chassidim continue to believe that the Rebbe guides us, blesses us and directs us, with even greater vitality than ever.
Indeed, may we go from כה מנחם to זה מנחם with the revelation of Moshiach, NOW!
So important to remember what Rabbi Tenenhaus and Rabbi Brusowankin say at the end: Once we have verified the veracity of the source – namely that our Rebbe is a Nossi and a Novi – and we fully rely on everything he advises… we can rest assured that ALL his Nevuos are true and will be fulfilled! A positive Nevua is never rescinded – even when something like a Gimmel Tammuz occurs…actually it is there to test our faith…just as happened historically to the Jewish people by previous Geulahs…(read Introduction from “The Midrash says on The Weekly Haftaros”, vol.1, orange… Read more »
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