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Posted to Chabad News, Something Jewish on May 22, 2015
This Shavuos Marks 60 Years of ‘Tahalucha’
Запечатленный на фото эпизод празднования ТАХАЛУХИ у входа в "770" напоминает сцену из кинофильма "Крестный отец" - как признался недавно в интервью для новостного портала "Chess News" победитель Ставангера Веселин Топалов, это один из его излюбленных фильмов. Интересное совпадение: в своих статьях 1993 года гроссмейстер Иосиф Дорфман вспоминал о том, что сцена поцелуя перстня Дона Корлеоне из этого к/ф приводила в такой восторг Гарри Каппароса, что он готов был перекручивать кассету по несколько раз, чтобы вновь и вновь ею насладиться. Это к вопросу об "их нравах".
This year we celebrate the 60-year anniversary of the first Tahalucha, which took place on Shvuos 5715/1955.
The Rebbe would stand by the entrance to 770, and escort the tahalucha on their way to the respective communities and wait until the last person left. In later years, the Rebbe would come out in a late hour, to greet the chassidim coming back from Tahalucha.
On Pesach and Shvuos 5751/1991 which was the last year before 27th of Adar I 5752/1992, the Rebbe spoke a Sicha to the chassidim while standing on the outside of 770. Tahalucha was exceptional by the Rebbe, to the extent that the Rebbe constantly contributed more of his personal participation.
Here are some few quotes of the Rebbe regarding the uniqueness of Tahalcuha:
I envy those who went…
For the first time, Tzeirei Agudas Chabad arranged something involving mesirus nefesh, in that they went yesterday on a Tahalucha. (After all the Tahalucha participants said LeChaim!, the Rebbe noted:) I, myself did not go, but I envy those who did, and accordingly, I too shall say LeChaim! (Shvuos 5715/1955)
I did not go, but I had a desire
I, myself did not go, but I had a strong desire to do so, and accordingly, I shall say LeChaim! (Pesach 5717/1957)
תהלוכה
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Let me offer to your kind attention, dear chess friends, a curious article from “Chassidishe Derher” based on a speech delivered by the rebe-007 on June 7th, 1984 and dedicated to underlining the importance of the occult ritual TAHALUCHA.
תהלוכה
It was the year of Tashmad (744), a fateful juncture in human history (not accidentally novelized by George Orwell) both from the point of view of chess and politics. The candidates’ final match Kapparos-Smyslov was already over, and the Kippur-Kapparos fraudulent series was just about to take off. The so called “perestroika” (the 3rd Russian holocaust) had not yet begun. “Gorbachev” was still maintaining a low profile in the Politburo of the CPSU Central Committtee. There was no Chernobyl and no Fukushima yet even in our gloomiest nightmares.
The antichrist M.M. Schneerson was not yet enthroned and crowned but the plans were already made for that purpose. The History still could have taken a somewhat more benign course were it not for the crazy mystic theories that spawned from the maniacal metaphysics of the Lurianic kabbalah. The mystics were already in high gear scheming their plans for our future.
The article is entitled “The Smart Boy”, Leaving Har Sinai – Going out on Tahalucha”. It needs some translation perhaps: “Har Sinai” means “The Mount Sinai”. However a number of cabbalists give a special spin even to such common notions as “Sinai”. They draw it etymologically from the noun שנאה (sina) which means “hatred”. Keep this in mind and try to ponder on the meaning of the ritual TAHALUCHA: “Leaving the Mount of Hatred and impacting the world of men”. What might that mean?
Please, remember that the festivities at Stavanger were related to spreading the “Torah” (the Babylonian gemarah), the universal instruction of racism, double standards, slavery and deceit. How do you think – what was the “gift” of these mystics to humanity since 1984? Wasn’t it hi-tech wars and phony revolutions, financial crises and defaults, genocides and ethnical cleansings, state terrorism and false-flag operations, technological catastrophes and ecological disasters, all-encompassing organized crime and CIA drug-trafficking, what’s next on the list? And what for?
Does the 60th anniversary of TAHALUCHA represent a decent occasion for celebrations? Did you really enjoy the Stavanger fraud? Well, I’m afraid it goes together with all the rest of it, because life imitates chess and the necromantic rituals Kippur-Kapparos…
Now enjoy the article - the dialectic wisdom of the antichrist. The illustrations are mostly of my choice.
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The Smart Boy
Leaving Har Sinai - Going out on Tahalucha
At a farbrengen on the second day of Shavuos 5744, the Rebbe addressed
the meaning behind the custom of going on tahalucha, drawing a parallel from
the two seemingly opposite aspects of Har Sinai; on one hand, learning Torah,
yet at the same time, taking leave of Har Sinai and impacting the world.
4 | A CHASSIDISHER DERHER
This concept [of leaving Har Sinai] is tangibly expressed by participating in “tahalucha.”
When one leaves his shul, his personal Har Sinai, to go and bring joy to Yidden in other shuls, he is in effect “leaving” Har Sinai. This is due to the fact that on the way to his destination, he cannot properly occupy himself with learning Torah. All the more so, when walking through dangerous places, and protection is needed—which is the reason for walking in large groups—it is impossible for one’s learning not to be interrupted, for at least a moment.
The Avner Institute presents a photo of the Rebbe speaking with participants at a farbrengen in 770 Eastern Parkway in the early 70s.
[I myself have not participated in tahalucha, and I can imagine that although some may indeed speak words of Torah while they walk, nevertheless, there are others who most probably look at the accompanying police cars, or take notice of someone walking near them, or contemplate going to a closer shul, etc. Regardless, the learning of Torah will be interrupted.]
Nonetheless, the participants do not take this into consideration; they walk very long distances to bring the joy of Yom Tov to fellow Yidden.
These chassidim reached White House on a sort of Tahalucha mission and shared their joy with Ronald Reagan, presenting him a menorah
The reason being simply that the Frierdiker Rebbe—as a shliach of the Aibeshter, who “גילהסודו אל עבדיו הנביאים” (He revealed his secrets to his servants, the prophets) and even more so, “חכם עדיף מנביא” (the scholar is greater than a prophet)—instructed that on Yomim Tovim, when the joy and happiness is meant to be shared with others, one should go bring this joy to Yidden, those he does not know, and has never even seen! And yet, being that he heard about a certain place, where a shul exists in which Yidden gather, he ‘drags’ his feet to that place, paying no attention to the lengthy distance, simply to increase the joy of Yom Tov for those Yidden.
On this occasion the targeted “fellow-Yid” was George Bush Sr.
The great joy experienced by these Yidden is quite evident. Seeing that a fellow Jew has made an effort and has gone out of his way for them, without any personal gain and without having even inquired as to who might frequent this specific shul, whether they are elderly and esteemed, or whether the city is of a higher class, etc. And he has spared no effort to come a long way to enliven them. This increases their joy of Yom Tov!
George Bush Jr. was also easily reached and his joy was great
And this is the underlying theme of tahalucha. Although it is probable that on the way to a shul there will be a period of time during which one will not be learning Torah, nevertheless, he leaves
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“Har Sinai” in order to fulfill the shlichus of Nesi Dorainu; just as the Yidden took leave of Har Sinai in the midbar.
On a side note:
There are those who look for ways to relieve themselves of extra effort by walking to a shul that is closer in distance. How could it be, they say to themselves, that someone else may go to a closer shul, allowing him to return earlier and eat the Yom Tov meal—with fish, meat, and all sorts of delicacies—while they trudge their way far from home?! It is better that someone else walk further, while they, being “smart boys” (the Rebbe’s loshon -ed.), find a closer place to go, allowing them to return to their homes sooner.
Jeb the “Smart Bush”, the younger member of the crime-family
Woe to such “cleverness”! Instead of using his “cleverness”—which he surely possesses, being that he is part of עם חכם ונבון (a clever and wise nation)—for holy affairs, for example: to solve a Rambam in the daily shiur, or at least to learn the Rambam of that day, etc., he exploits this to avoid fulfilling the shlichus of Nesi Dorainu to the fullest extent, going specifically to a far place.
The Rebbe at the Lag B’Omer parade 5751
Additionally, there are those who consider themselves to be elders, tahalucha not being in accordance with their honor. He hails from an old family of chassidim from a “certain city,” and he therefore doesn’t feel it befitting his stature to mingle with the “common folk” who participate in tahalucha!
In reality, he has no association with this “certain city;” not only was he born somewhere else, he has never even stepped foot there! His sole connection to this city is the fact that his relatives were born and grew up there, and as a result he considers himself “privileged,” and therefore exempt from participating in tahalucha! Not only that, but he inquires by other chassidim whether they are going on tahalucha or not.
Vlad Putin was also easily reached
[Obviously, this applies only to very few people. But, as is illustrated by] the well known phrase that the Tzemach Tzedek used to say: I make “hats,” and whoever the “hat” fits, that’s who it was intended for!
Whom the hat fits best?
[Returning to the original discussion, the Rebbe continued:] Those who do indeed participate in tahalucha, even if one has walked a mere “amah” in order to fulfill the bidding of Nesi Dorainu, that alone is already of great significance. How much more so, someone who walked “daled amos”—a measurement that has importance in Halacha regarding carrying on Shabbos, etc. And even greater is one who walked five amos and further, up to a “mil” and even a few “milin”; because by walking greater distances, there is an increase in the quality as well. As is known with regards to “inyonei kedusha”, that an increase in quantity causes an increase in quality as well.
All the above is regarding the walking itself; how much more so once one has arrived at his destination, and he fulfills the shlichus of Nesi Dorainu properly. So practically speaking: All those that have participated in tahalucha in accordance with the instruction of the [Frierdiker] Rebbe—which stands in full force today and includes this year’s Shavuos, as well as future Yomim Tovim—should say l’chaim with joy and a shturem!
THE REBBE ENCOURAGES THE SINGING WHILE SEEING OFF GUESTS WHO WERE RETURNING HOME AFTER SPENDING TISHREI WITH THE REBBE. THE REBBE WOULD ALSO STAND OUTSIDE 770 AS THE CHASSIDIM LEFT FOR - AND RETURNED FROM - TAHALUCHA.
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