By COLlive reporter
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The Central Hei Teves Farbrengen, celebrating the return of the stolen Chabad books, was held at Campus Chomesh in Crown Heights on Motzoei Shabbos.
It was organized by Agudas Chassidei Chabad International, which took a leading role in the saga in 1987 also known as “Didan Notzach.”
In 1987, U.S. Federal Court issued a decision in favor of Agudas Chassidei Chabad stating that the ownership of the priceless Chabad library belonged to the movement. It was based on the idea that a Rebbe is not a private individual but a communal figure synonymous with the body of Chassidim.
Speakers included Agudas Chabad Chairman Rabbi Avrohom Shemtov, Wisconson Head Shliach Rabbi Yisroel Shmotkin, and South Carolina Head Shliach Rabbi Yossi Groner. It was emceed by Rabbi Zev Katz.
Majority of the evening focused on the victory of Chabad and its relevance to chassidim today, beginning with the Rebbe’s instruction to purchase seforim on Hei Teves.
One speaker, Rabbi Yoel Kahn, the chief reviewer and transcriber of the discourses of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, went further connecting the past with the present.
“The Rebbe would say that on Rosh Hashana there is a revealed light in the world,” Reb Yoel said, according to one participant. “We are not talking about things of the past, but what is happening now.”
Reb Yoel went on to say that “we clearly see that around every yom tov, there are things being accomplished – not only spiritually, but physically.
“We saw this on Yud Tes Kislev – Chag Hageula – how a president that sits in Washington made an announcement that was a Geula for Yerushalayim,” he said in reference to President Donald Trump‘s plan to move the U.S. embassy to Israel’s capital.
Speaking of Trump’s commute of Sholom Mordechai Rubashkin, Reb Yoel said: “We also saw that a few days ago, before Hei Teves, that the president did Pidyon Shevuyim which is the whole celebration of Hei Teves. We saw this openly that when the light of Pidyon Shevuyim shines, this is accomplished in this world.”
Reb Yoel Kahn really cares a lot abt EH”K (Eretz HaKodesh) in general & Yerushalayim specifically, being they he knows the Rebbe’s shita abt EH”K very well & was there by all the sichos when the Rebbe would scream abt the H”L (Holy Land) so yes its very very very important to him, he really wants to go back with MH”M & Geulah Now
R Yoel shyichya is saying didan notzach brought about r Shalom release. The pidyan shvium of books brought about the pidyam shvium of the person . each chag has a koach . btw people should use this time to go to the ohel and thank the Rebbe for saving chabad and because hu bchaim we r bchaim . also to get us alas golus. didan meaning the Rebbe notzach
he has always been a spiritual analyst
ימות המשיח!