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Two Countries at War

Gain perspective on conflicts between two countries, as illuminated by Torah and the Rebbe's Hadracha.

 

We do not venture to say that we know what Torah or the Rebbe’s position is on this event or on any other event or subject. We are merely presenting various ideas that may have some bearing on what is taking place today.

 

Topics Included

  • Why Doesn't Hashem Make Peace?

  • What to Do When There is a War At Home

  • Yidden, Especially Shluchim, Can Affect the World

  • When Nations Are At War, Think About Moshiach

  • You Can Change the Political Scene!

  • The Solution is Saying הריני מקבל and אך צדיקים

  • There Are Yidden There!

  • Emunah and Bitachon

  • Hardships Should Be Abolished!

  • Quiet Diplomacy When Dealing With Russia

  • Humanitarian Aid

  • שר של מעלה

  • איסור שפיכות דמים One of the Sheva Mitzvos is

  • Country Defending Itself

  • Land Conquered by Non-Jews Through War

  • Should We Get Involved?

  • Fighting For Your Land While Not in Eretz Yisroel

  • The Leader Goes to War

There Are Yidden There!

We need to remember that there are Jews and Shluchim in Russia that need our help too:

In 5716, a group of terrorists infiltrated Kfar Chabad and murdered six Yidden, hy”d. After this event, Reb Pinchos Althaus asked the Rebbe if articles should be written in newspapers decrying the murders and demanding from world leaders to stop the violence.
The Rebbe replied that care must be taken when publicizing something that might be detrimental to shluchim in other countries. In this case, such activities might draw ire from the Arabs in Morocco, with negative effects on the shluchim and other Yidden there.

ב"ה, ז' אייר, תשט"ז

ברוקלין.

הוו"ח אי"א נו"נ עוסק בצ"צ מו"ה פנחס שי'


שלום וברכה!

…במ"ש אודות מכ' בעתונות העולמית וכו' תמיהני גם על ההצעה בזה, כיון א) ע"פ הנסיון שבעבר אין בזה כל תועלת ממשית בהנוגע לפועל; ... ב) יש מקום לומר שהלחץ באופן כזה, אדרבה יגדיל מדת הנצחון של הצד שכנגד. ג) והוא העיקר, שכנראה שוכחים לגמרי שישנם אלפים ואלפים תלמידים-ות בבתי ספר חב"ד, להם כמה מורים ומשגיחים וכמו הרבנים מתוסוף, ליפסקר, פינסן וכו' שי' ופני' בעתונות הנ"ל בודאי תגיע לשם תומ"י ומובן החשש לענינים ח"ו שיכולה לגרום. באופן בלתי פרסומי כ"כ עשו כאן כמה פעולות בפני' להראשים כאן בתגובה חזקה ונמרצה; אבל לא ברשות הרבים, ומאידך גיסא בלחץ יותר חזק מאשר לחץ של עתונים וד"ל…


-אג"ק חלק יג אגרת ד'שה

Quiet Diplomacy When Dealing With Russia


At the time when the Jews were not allowed to leave Russia, there were demonstrations all over the world against the Russian government.


The Rebbe was against these demonstrations, one of the reasons the Rebbe gave was the damage they were doing to the Yidden in Russia.


An excerpt from a letter of the Rebbe:

"…The wisdom of the said approach is borne out also by the experience in regard to helping Jews behind the Iron Curtain. There are those who claim that anti-Soviet demonstrations and similar actions will induce the Kremlin to change its policy. Others, myself included, are convinced that "quiet diplomacy" has been effective, and certainly not counter-productive. I urged and pleaded - behind the scenes, of course for such an approach by Jewish leaders. Unfortunately, my pleadings were unheeded."

View the full letter here: chabad.org/4454265

 

During Kos Shel Brocho on Acharon Shel Pesach 5730, a person approached the Rebbe and wanted the Rebbe to sign that he is in favor of the demonstrations (for the Jews leaving Russia). And the Rebbe responded more or less with these words:
"Because of the demonstrations, a few families are leaving Russia, and if not for the demonstrations I know the names of thousands that would have left Russia!"

As the aforementioned began to leave, the Rebbe turned to Mr. Kalman, who was standing nearby, and asked him if he knew him. He answered the question in the affirmative. The Rebbe said to him:

"See to it that he stops the demonstrations… etc."
 

The Rebbe once said that one should not listen to the Jews in Russia who demanded that the demonstrations continue. Similar to someone who is sick, one listens only to the doctor, not to the patient who has no idea about medicine. 

Before us are questions that Rabbi Yehuda Leib Groner asked the Rebbe, and the Rebbe's answer.
 

Listen to the audio of 11 Shevat 5731:

The tremendous trouble that the demonstrations caused in USSR


 

For a comprehensive view and collection see the sefer דיעדושקא - הרבי מליובאוויטש ויהדות רוסיה

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