Dear_____ You asked about my hesitation in creating a “Chof Ches Nissan Event”. Here is why: To me, the tumult of commemorating the ‘Date’ of the “Surprise Sicha”, sometimes [often?] distorts what the Rebbe told us then. I’ll explain: Following Gimmel Tamuz we faced a question: Does Dor Hashvi’I continue after the Rebbe’s Histalkus? Let us look at the facts:…

Dear G-D, I was just a little boy. 5 years old to be exact. In my memories it was the first time I saw my mother cry. *** It was a Tuesday morning, and my mother woke me up for school. "Shhh. Quietly. Tatty is still sleeping" "The phone rang late last night. It sounded like someone called from Yeshiva. I'm not sure what happened,…

Hey Teves, For those old enough to remember that year (I am not…), those two words bring forth memories of an eruption of joy. For Chassidim, two years of pent up concern, worry, and pain were suddenly released with the announcement of just two words: “Didan Notzach”! This was well before the days of instant communication, but there was little…