Tens of thousands around the world celebrate the Day of Redemption • But what about the story? Rabbi Michal Falk arranges for the great Chabad Chassidic feast

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B'Tselem in Kislev The year of the biblical year was released from the Russian prison of the Tana'i, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, after being sentenced following linguistics and objections to Hasidic theory. And they are kingdoms of virtue for the distribution of the Chassidic springs. But the question arises as to how this day concerns us and is so significant to us right now.

Redeem peace of mind

The devotees say that when they came to announce to the old Rebbe about the liberation, he was in the midst of the Psalms, just as he said the verse "Redeem peace of mind from me because many were mine," in Chapter N. One can say that this point of "redeeming peace of mind" encapsulates the essence of the Hasidic revival: the devotee's purpose and work is to discover and redeem his soul.

Pay attention to the soul!

While our lives are full of Torah, commandments and good deeds of all kinds and all kinds, all this alone is not enough. Hasidism has shown us that it is necessary and that one can search within and discover our inner point. The soul is not only a concept that can be learned and believed, but it can certainly be real and visible to each of us. This is not a virtue of virtuous individuals of a degree, but each of us has a soul within it, and with a little attention and work you can also discover it.

What do you focus on?

Discovering the soul is not just a good advice or a good idea for Elul days, it's a whole different focus on life. You can put the emphasis in life around all kinds of things, around high ideals, around doing good or you can focus on the inner world. The connection and connection with the sovereign of the world can also focus on all kinds of levels. The focus may be mainly on the quantitative questions of "how many commandments did I fulfill" and "how many Gemara pages did I finish," but could be a completely different focus: "How did I fulfill the commandments?" And "How much did I put myself in to study the Torah?" And "Have I managed to get my soul into prayer?"

You can be a person who studies and prays all day but does not do it with his soul at all. And on the other hand, a Jew can spend most of his day earning his livelihood and occupation, and with all that his soul can be present and visible in all his actions. Once focused on the soul the question is not at all an external question "What do I do?" But the question is mainly "How do I deal?"

This does require a lot of work and practice, but the owner of the Torah and many other righteous men have discovered the way of Hasidism, and have given us tools that can help us to progress slowly and through which we will be able to go more and more inward and discover our souls.

There are many of their gifts we have won in our time. But when you look at all the great gifts that God has bestowed on us, there is no doubt that the gift of the Chassidic Way, through which our soul can be revealed, and a whole life that strives inward, is a particularly "worth" gift. "And celebrate and thank the Lord who gave us the Ba'al Shem Tov and His disciples and followers. Happy Holidays!

Rabbi Michal Falk Head of the Settlement Yeshiva in Tekoa will hold a special conference on the occasion of Redemption Day