5769: Year of the Redemption

Every year before blowing the Shofar the Admor of Sanz speaks to the congregation and offers them chizzuk (inspiration), just as all the former Admorim of Sanz used to do.

This year the congregation was very stunned when on the second day of Rosh Hashanah the Admor was literally crying on the holy podium saying: "It is well-known that it says in the Zohar HaKadosh that it only proper to request on Rosh Hashanah that HaShem rule over us, and not to request materialistic things - but what can we say when so many of Bnei Israel are tormented from the economy collapse and are suffering with lack of livelihood, including the rich people and the middle-class people."

Here the Rebbe Admor openly cried before G.od and said, "Master of the world, the Rambam says that in order to navigate the son onto the straight path, the father needs to pull his heart with sweets to direct him to continue studying the Torah and observing the Mitzvot. We are praying, please send an abundance of welfare on Am Israel. Because we are a generation of orphans, we ask that in order to strengthen us in spirituality, we need to be physically comfortable".

On Shabbat Shuva, the Admor repeated again what he said including, "There are many signs that this year 5769 is the year of the Pekida (redemption) and we cannot lose the opportunity to be redeemed forever. Each person must do something to strengthen in observing the Torah and its Mitzvot and improve the Middot.”

The Admor said that as preparation for the redemption, one of the yeshiva students told him that he received on his own to leave his business involvement during trading hours, and use the time to prepare for salvation of his soul. "I do not expect", said the Admor, "anyone else to do so. But I expect each person to awaken and strengthen himself."
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