In honor of the auspicious day of 14 Kislev, which marked the 90th (‘Tzadik Lamelech’) wedding anniversary of the Rebbe and Rebbetzin of righteous memory, the much sought after journal series “Tzaddik LaMelech” was reprinted in a newly released version as a 3 volume set in a handsome slipcase.
This series is known to be the first and trail blazer in dispersing new materials of the Rebbe, ‘Pirsum Rishon’, to the Chabad community, starting after 27 Adar 5752 (1992-1996).
Since their original release more than 25 years ago, the 8 journals have not been available to the public. After numerous requests in recent years, the entire series has been reprinted, with a new and updated index and table of contents to help the reader search topics with ease. A historical preface, introduction, references, and many hundreds of typographical corrections have been added.
It was on the 27th of Adar 1 in the year 5752 (1992), approximately 27 years ago, when in one moment a terrible situation of concealment struck, that the world could no longer hear the Rebbe’s holy voice.
After 42 years of the Rebbe’s leadership, and especially the last years when almost ever day the Chassidim would merit to hear a Sicha, receive a dollar or Kuntres, attend a Farbrengen, etc., all of a sudden this came to a halt, no Sichos were being heard, no written answers were being received.
Some of the young Bochurim, decided that the constant flow of the Rebbe’s Torah being printed needed to continue. They began to search through archives, and started to print booklets, entitled “Tzaddik Lamelech”. The name reflected on the 90th birthday of the Rebbe (1902-1992), when the first issue was published, for 11 Nissan, 5752.
The editor was Eliezer Zaklikovsky, who worked with a team of dedicated and talented Bochurim, in deciphering, typesetting, proofreading and preparing the material for print (before the digital revolution!). They began to publicize hundreds of Sichos, letters, manuscripts, pictures, all for the very first time. This was like fresh water on a tired and thirsty soul.
With this, the young men paved a new way, to publicize archival material of the Rebbe that had previously not been printed. After this breakthrough, it slowly became a common occurrence, for people to release their own archives in the form of Memento’s – ‘Teshoros’, for weddings, Bar Mitzvahs, etc.
Eight booklets were published in this series, which included hundreds of Sichos (by topics), letters, manuscripts, hand written notes in the Rebbe’s handwriting, Yechidus conversations, documents either connected to the Rebbe directly or to his family, and more.
The booklets were sold out as soon as they were printed, and they quickly became an integral part of the personal library of Anash, Chassidim, Shluchim and Bochurim.
However, it has been many years that they have been out of print, and it has been impossible to get copies. Younger Chassidim yearned for these treasures with no way to obtain them.
The Editor in chief, Rabbi Eliezer Zaklikovsky, who now serves as a Shliach in Monroe, NJ, decided to once again organize the entire collection for print, in 3 beautiful oversized volumes.
The result is more than 2000 pages, filled with a treasury of first-time publicized material that encompass the entire gamut of Torah, teachings, writings, and activities, of the Rebbe in our generation, the Dor HaShvii.
In short summary:
· 1000 ‘Igros Kodesh’ – responsa on a multitude of topics
· 300 facsimiles of Ksav-Yad-Kodesh – handwritten manuscripts
· 100 selections from Sichos on the topic of Geulah and Moshiach
· 100 selections from Sichos on the topic of Hiskashrus
· Excerpts of Sichos on the topic of the Rebbe’s birthday
· The Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe’s mother, in its original Yiddish version
· Pictures and letters from the Rebbe’s family: Harav Meir Shlomo Yanovsky, letters from Harav Levi Yitzchok, Rebbetzin Chana, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka. Picture of the suitcase that the Rebbe and Rebbetzin brought with them on their arrival to the USA on 28 Sivan, 5701 (1941)
· A diary of Tishrei in the year 5753 (1992)
· Sichos which the Rebbe said before the Nesius, in the years 5703, 5704, 5705 (1943-5)
· Transcripts of personal conversations during ‘Yechidus’
· 28 ‘Igros Kodesh’ – responsa from the Rebbe written in English
· Pictures and anecdotes from all of the years of the Rebbe in the USA 5701-5754 (1941-1993)
The new books are available at Kehot and other fine bookstores at a discounted price during the Hey Teves season: http://store.kehotonline.com/prodinfo.asp?number=HRE-TZAD.S
Ask yourself this question: who did more for the rebbe’s kovoid, you or the author of this book, who dedicated his life to the rebbe and the rebbe’s inyonim. You – who are busy discussing and analyzing Lubavitch party politics, or him – a shliach that is busy spreading Yiddishkeit and the rebbe’s message to the world- actually working to bring moshiach- and his bit of free time is not dedicated to resting, rather to printing the rebbe’s inyonim.
Your going to teach him about Kovoid?
I see a few comments responding to mine. So allow me to explain. To 21: obviously the author was uncomfortable printing parts of the Yoman, which you agree with. That does not mean he needs to remove the whole Yoman and be Monea Bar. He just took out a few words, that those that were there or watched videos etc. Are able to understand what he means, and together with that, maintain the rebbe’s kovod in a Dovor Shebidfus. It is clear to be that the Rebbe would not be me’asher to print it the way it was. Now, it… Read more »
Let’s make stuff very simple. This is not a “meshichist”-“anti” subject, but rather something connected to anyone that besheim chabad yechuneh. If they feel a need not to be mefarsem mitzad atzmom that the Rebbe was meoided “yechi … melech hamoshiach leoilom voed”, they should of just taken out this whole yoman, un sholom al yisroel. The way it is now – that they did put the yoman, but are mezayef that the Rebbe wasn’t meoided what he was meoided, but something else – is the greatest chutzpah possible!! And again, this has nothing to do with any political party,… Read more »
I can fully understand those who do not want to print about Yechi etc, but to go & rewrite history is another story altogether!! The fact is (& this can be seen on hundreds of videos) that the Rebbe encouraged the singing of “יחי אדוננו מורנו ורבינו מלך המשיח לעולם ועד” & this was printed in the original Tzadik Lmelech. To come now & try to deny that is simply horrendous…
BH
The guy writes about what the Rebbe did in public, and warps the facts because he is embarrassed of what the Rebbe himself was not embarrassed to do.
If you are embarrassed of the Rebbe, go find yourself a new Rebbe.
Don’t start mixing your limited seichel into the desicisions of the Nasi Hador. (remember Korach? Meraglim? Miriam?)
And yes, I still love you.
K #12 pls stop digging to find the problem with everyone’s hiskashrus. Its very clear the author has an agenda and thats why he ommited some big stuff and that is takeh not acceptable for anyone to do. If u want to write ur own stuff fine but dont claim ur reprinting something and take out major stuff…thats called false advertising! And thats the point these guys are trying to bring out in their comments. U know that and we all know that and i think u made a fool out of urself by commenting on #9 and davke trying… Read more »
Apparently you did not look at the book and you are unaware of the ‘mistakes’. Let me explain: You wrote “Not everything that happened needs to be published publicly.” – agreed. So than the author should just take out the entire diary, but don’t print the diary and *change* what happened.(especially that in this case the Rebbe clearly encouraged it for the public, on video and even the media). You wrote “there is nothing untrue in the book, the claim is that is lacking certain information”. That is incorrect. They changed things in the book to make it seem like… Read more »
If the fact that the Rebbe answered Amen on the complete nusach of yechi is deemed a mistake by the Respectable author than: כתבו לכם על קרן השור שאין לכם חלק באלקי ישראל!!!
I bought the book and I really enjoy it, I advise everyone to buy it.
it is a must in every Home.
Interestingly enough the book has many מענות /כתבי יד .. that will bring clarity to all those worried about the minor changes
I wonder if those commenting against the book are actually worried about the Yoman, or is it really the clear maainos and letters that clearly rebuffs their mishichist agenda, printed in this Sefer
Thank you for all the work that went into the book. Very geshmake read.
What is censored? The 1000 ‘Igros Kodesh’? The 300 facsimiles of Ksav-Yad-Kodesh? The100 selections from Sichos on the topic of Geulah and Moshiach? The 100 selections from Sichos on the topic of Hiskashrus? Excerpts of Sichos on the topic of the Rebbe’s birthday? Or The Memoirs of Rebbetzin Chana, the Rebbe’s mother, in its original Yiddish version? Or a few words here and there?
Why is everyone surprised by the small changes
Is it shocking that we don’t write about parts of history after we see what is going on today !
with the young generation being taught pure stupidity as a way of life
You may want to look at what is actually printed in the book…
A book needs to be printed with Achrayus – B’ofen Hamiskabel.
Not everything that happened needs to be published publicly.
The author of a book has discretion what does or doesn’t need to printed.
It seems that the commentors above arn’t strong enough in their Hiskashrus, that they’re threatened by a line in a book.
And regarding #9, there is nothing untrue in the book, the claim is that is lacking certain information. So, you may read the book.
And not reading a book until you know everything is 100% accurate, is plain stupidly
Any respectable publisher will fix errors in a second edition and is entitled to change anything he deems a mistake.
I must say i’m so touched by the comments here, which show us that there are still people whom the Rebbe’s kovoid is important.
Let us hope that we shouldn’t have to talk about such sad subject, and the main thing – we should reunite with our Rebbe by his hisgalus teikef umiyad mamosh!!
That is a beautiful idea. Thank you so much for all the effort put in. I’m sure it was a big job.
Please though reprint it with the changes back to the original. That’s not so emesdik. And not giving fully true information. I’d be happy to read it when I’m sure everything is 100% accurate.
Thank you again! Hatzlacha!
If it would have been a reprint, not censured, it would of actually be an amazing set :,(
This book has one agenda: Rewriting history.
It’s a beautiful book and Zaklikovski did an amazing job!
But why take out a few words in a diary you don’t like?!
Who asked you???
I was here in 5753 & I remember vividly (& this is recorded in hundreds of videos…) the Rebbe encouraging the “yechi” almost twice daily for a year straight! I am totally horrified that someone can print a book that outright denys this fact….
If you dont want to mention something that happened- don’t mention it altogether.
But to change the facts that happened is just foolishness.
I’m not sure who could think of such an idea, and who they are trying to fool..
But this book contains MISINFORMATION!!
Amazing book
There are unfortunately many things that were changed in this edition. Not the same as the original
It’s an amazing set! Can’t wait to get my hands on it
There is also many things from 5753 that are changed in the new book