We follow the customs the Rebbe wrote regarding the Frierdiker Rebbe’s yahrzeit, as enumerated below. For the Rebbe’s letter detailing these horaos, visit www.chabad.org/82245.
“You may ask: ‘How can I connect to the Rebbe? After all, he doesn’t recognize me by face!’
“True hiskashrus is through learning Torah. When you learn my maamorim, read the sichos, join Anash and the temimim in their studies and farbrengens, and fulfill my requests...through this you are connected to me.” (Hayom Yom, 24 Sivan).
For more on Gimmel Tammuz, visit www.chabad.org/142232.
Shacharis
- Before Shacharis, study a chapter of Tanya.
- Additionally, set aside a sum of money dedicated toward causes associated with the Frierdiker Rebbe, on your behalf and on behalf of each family member. This applies to women as well (and even more than to men).
- After Shacharis, a second portion of the maamar Ve’atah Tetzaveh is reviewed.
Writing a Pan
After Shacharis and the reviewing of the maamar, read your pan (unless you will be going to the Ohel in person). While doing so, envision yourself standing before the Rebbe. The pan should then be placed between the pages of a sefer of the Rebbe and sent to be read at the Ohel (today, if possible). (Visit www.chabad.org/ohel for information on how to send your letter.)
- Go to the mikvah the day you will be writing a pan.
- Married men wear a gartel when writing a pan.
