Today we count the 49th day and final day of the Omer with “Malchut She Be Malchut” (Kingship in Kingship).
By saying “Sanctify the today and tomorrow and they shall clean their garments” (Shemot 19:10) the Alter Rebbe explains that “Sanctify them today and tomorrow,” is done from Above, but “they shall cleanse their garments”-one must do himself.
The Tzemach Tzedek elaborated: “Sanctify them” was said by G-d to Moshe. The extension of Moshe is in every generation and they are able to sanctify the “Today” and the “Tomorrow”; but for this is needed “… and they shall cleanse their garments”- the garments of thought,speech and deed. This must be done by each person on his own.(HaYom-Yom of today)
The 24th of May (28th of Iyar) we celebrated Yom Yerushalaim,the reunification of Jerusalem and the establishment of Israel control over the Old City in June 1967. It was such a miraculous event that the Chief Rabbinate of Israel declared it a religious holiday to thank G-d for victory in the Six Day War and answering the 2000 year old prayer “Next year in Jerusalem.”
This glorious event came from G-d, but it is our job to bring Holiness to the place, this is “Malchut She Be Malchut.”
There is a remarkable blessing that G-d gives to Abraham: “And I will make of you a great nation, and I will bless you and make your name great and you shall be a blessing.”(Bereshit 12:2)
The greatest blessing G-d gave Abraham was that He blessed him to be a blessing.
H”S blessed us with everything we have, but our job is to become a blessing to ourselves, to others and to G-d. This is it!!!! Keep it simple and post this message in your fridge. Remember that you are here to be a blessing.
It has been a great privilege and honor for me to have guided you these past seven weeks. I hope that they have helped you find your true self and that you can live a little higher and receive the Torah tomorrow on Shavuot with a new appreciation of who you are and how much you are loved and needed by H”S.
Chag Sameach
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