Moshiach.tv Blog: "The Crack will Widen"

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"The Crack will Widen"

Hundreds of Tel-Aviv residents crowded into the Geulas Yisroel shul for a gathering on the theme of Inyanei Beis Habechira and the Geulah. The gathering is held yearly by Merkaz Chabad of Tel Aviv, in accordance with the hora'ah of the Rebbe to arrange Torah gatherings and Siyumei Mesechta during the 9 days. In the course of the gatehring, R. Uri Ben Shachar made a siyum on Mesechta Psachim. Various speakers spoke on topics relating to building the Beis Hamikdash.

The Rishon L'Tziyon, R. Mordechai Eliyahu, spoke at the gatehring as he does yearly. He dwelled at length on the Jewish ownership of Eretz Yisroel. He concluded with strong words against the Prime Minister: "Does the Land of Israel belong to you? Who gave you permission to retreat from it?" the Rav cried out. "Do not worry; there is nothing to fear from the disengagement. It is clear that the prayers of ! thousands of Jews will have an impact." R. Eliyahu referred to the split that recently appeared in the government, and expressed the hope that "the crack will widen until there won't be a stone remaining of this government." He called on the people to increase in Torah, tefillah and teshuva to cancel the decree.

"I have no doubt," said R. Eliyahu, "that if the Rebbe's clear voice could be heard today, there is no way that the government would be able to stand up against him even for one day. The Rebbe knew how to send up a cry from one end of the world to the other!"

The event was widely covered in the media, particularly R. Eliyahu's speech, which was broadcast live by Arutz 7.

A moving moment occured when R. Yosef Gerlitzky, shliach of the Rebbe in Tel Aviv, got up to deliver a sicha of the Rebbe about the Beis Hamikdash. R. Eliyahu stood up and remained on his feet until R. Gerlitzky finished speaking. Afterwards he explained that "If the Rebbe's shliach is delivering the Rebbe's words, how can I remain seated when he is saying Dvar Malchus"? Following his lead, the entire crowd remained standing during the entire sicha. R. Gerlitzky told over the words of the Rebbe, that the Beis hamikdash is the natural place of every Jew. When Moshiach comes and the Beis Hamikdash is rebuilt, the Jewish people will be Oleh Regel every Shabbos, Rosh Chodesh and holiday. However, even when we are in galus every Jew must feel that his natural place is in the Beis Hamikdash.
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