Geuloh is made from Golus (Exile)

At this stage in the Dvar Malchus sichos, one who learns them can actually begin to feel what the Rebbe is existing — that we are truly on the cusp of the coming of Moshiach and the revelations of the true and complete Geuloh. Such excitement and anticipation for Moshiach could possibly degenerate to a desire to throw off the responsibilities of Golus and charge head-first and full-speed into Geuloh. For example: abandoning one’s job in order to devote 24 hours a day to spreading besuros haGeuloh and learning the subject of Moshiach and Geuloh. (After all, the Rebbe said in the previous sicha that this learning is the direct path to bringing the Geuloh, so why delay it by attending to earthly needs such as a job and a house?).

The Rebbe explains that such “over-the-top”  behavior is not the way to bring Moshiach.  Similarly from the other direction: one could be worried that all of one’s efforts in worldly matters will go to waste with the coming of Moshiach.  Such fear is also put to rest in this sicha.

As mentioned in the previous sichos, the Geuloh (redemption) is the word exile (“Gola”) with the addition of the letter “alef”. This represents the revelation of Hashem in the exile itself.  This is the concept of the Rambam that with the coming of Moshiach (in the first stage, at least) nothing will change in the conduct of the world — the world will conduct itself naturally .  The only difference is that we will not be subjugated to physicality and the laws of nature as before.  However, this itself is no small matter!  What is means is that Continue reading →

Geuloh is made from Golus (Exile)

There is a heady excitement that develops when one begins to feel what the Rebbe has been expressing in the recent sichos — that we are truly on the cusp of the coming of Moshiach and the revelations of the true and complete Geuloh.  Such excitement and anticipation for Moshiach could generates a desire to throw off the responsibilities of Golus and charge head-first and full-speed into Geuloh.  For example: abandoning one’s job and devoting 24 hours a day to spreading the news of the redemption and learning the subject of Moshiach and Geuloh (after all, the Rebbe said in the previous sicha that this learning is the direct path to bringing the Geuloh, so why delay it by attending to earthly needs such as a job and a house?). Such “over-the-top”  behavior, explains the Rebbe, is not the way to bring Moshiach.  Or, from the other side, one could be worried that all of one’s efforts in worldly matters will go to waste with the coming of Moshiach.  Such fear is also put to rest in this sicha.

As mentioned in the previous sichos, the Geuloh (redemption) is the word exile (GOLA) with the addition of the letter “alef”, representing the revelation of Hashem in exile itself.  This is the concept of the Rambam that with the coming of Moshiach (in the first stage, at least) nothing will change in the conduct of the world — the world will conduct itself naturally — the only difference is that we will not be subjugated to physicality and the laws of nature as before.  However, this itself is no small matter!  What is means is that Continue reading →