BESURAS HAGEULO
The Announcement of the Redemption
by the Lubavitcher Rebbe Rabbi Menachem M. Schneerson
Excerpts from Sifrei HaSichos 5750-5752 Concerning Moshiach and Redemption
English Rendition by: Rabbi Yisroel Heschel Greenberg and Rabbi Dovid Yisroel Ber Kaufmann, Ph.D
All this receives greater emphasis in recent generations, described as, "in the heels of," and as, "the heels of the heels of Moshiach," particularly in this generation, the last generation of exile... Only the heel of the foot, i.e., the absolute last generation has the ability to "rise on its own" and elevate all previous generations, because the last generation of exile will be the first generation of Redemption - the Redemption for all Jews throughout all generations!
In particular, the shepherd Aharon HaCohen of our generation - my sainted father-in-law, the Rebbe, the leader of our generation... has emphasized this through his "invocation" of "Immediate Teshuvah, immediate Redemption," and the announcement that we only have to "polish the buttons," and afterwards - the declaration that this too has already ended, and it only requires us to "stand prepared all of you" to greet our righteous Moshiach in the true and complete Redemption.
(From the talk of Shabbos Beha'aloscha, 19 Sivan 5751)
BESURAS HAGEULO
The Announcement Of The Redemption
