Visit the Rashbi at the Ohel

The Rebbe spoke at a farbrengen of Lag B’omer 5710-1950:

בנוסח התפלות שאומרים בעת ההליכה על האוהל – כפי שנדפס ב”מענה לשון” – אומרים: “בזכות התנאים והאמוראים .. אשר איתן מושבם, ובזכות הצדיקים הקבורים במקום הזה”. ומזה משמע, שבציון של צדיק נמצאים גם שאר צדיקים, תנאים ואמוראים וכו’, כולל ובמיוחד (בשייכות לל”ג בעומר) רשב”י.

ולכן, הנני להציע, שמחר, ביום ל”ג בעומר, יום ההילולא דרשב”י – יום שמחתו, שמחה הכי גדולה, כמו שמחת נישואין, הילולא (דלא כיום הסתלקותו של משה רבינו שיש שמתענין בו) – יסעו כולם על האוהל, ששם נמצא גם הרשב”י.

(שיחת ליל ל”ג בעומר, ה’שי”ת).

FREE TRANSLATION from Proceeding Together – Vol. 1:
In the course of the prayers that are recited when visiting the Ohel (as published in Maaneh Lashon) we say: “In the merit of the tannaim and amoraim… of lofty stature and in the merit of the tzaddikim who are buried in this place….” This implies that at the resting place of a tzaddik, other tzaddikim, tannaim and amoraim, are also present – including especially (with regard to Lag B’omer) R. Shimon bar Yochai.
Accordingly, I would suggest that tomorrow, which is Lag B’omer, the festive anniversary of the passing of Rashbi – the day of his greatest rejoicing, as on a wedding day (by contrast to the anniversary of Moshe Rabbeinu which some people observe by fasting) – the whole community should go out to visit the Ohel, where Rashbi, too, is present.
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Accordingly, there will be multiple round-trips on Lag B’omer from 770 going to the Ohel and back, on an air conditioned coach bus for the Crown Heights community.

LEAVING KINGSTON AND EASTERN PARKWAY:
8AM ● 11AM ● 2 PM ● 5PM

LEAVING THE OHEL:
10AM ● 1PM ● 4PM ● 7PM

COSTS: $2.00 Round-trip. Boarding will be available on a first Come, first served basis.

Special thanks to Moshe Pinson of Bais Shmuel Chabad, Menachem Benchemon of Visual-Torah.com, Berel Bendet and members of Anash, for organizing this project.