The revelation of the teachings of Chabad Chassidus began with the Alter Rebbe on the 19th of Kislev and continued and increased with greater strength and greater vigor through all seven generations of its leaders. This includes in particular the founding of the Yeshiva Tomchei Temimim, the soldiers of the House of Dovid who go out to the wars of the House of Dovid to be victorious over those "who revile the footsteps of your Moshiach" and to bring into reality the revelation of Dovid King Moshiach.
The revelation comes to its fulfillment in our generation, which has already completed all the requirements, and the only thing necessary is "to open the eyes" and to see that "Behold he (the King Moshiach) comes."
From this we can derive a practical lesson: In addition to this generation being the last generation of exile, the end of the exile, it is also the first generation of Redemption, the beginning of Redemption. We therefore find ourselves at an auspicious time connected to the Redemption. There should be a daily increase (connected to the lesson of Chanukah, that "from here on continuously increase") in matters that bring the Redemption into reality and into the open.
- Tehillim 89:52.
- See Sichos Simchas Torah 5661 - Likkutei Dibburim vol. 4, 787b and ff. Sefer HaSichos 5702, end of p. 141 ff.
- Shir HaShirim 2:8 and Shir HaShirim Rabba on the verse.
- And in a continuing manner also after Chanukah, since "increase in holiness and (certainly) don't decrease" (Shabbos 21b).
- Shabbos 21b. Shulchan Aruch Orach Chayim Section 671, section 2.
[This is a reference to the increase in light during the days of Chanukah, lighting one candle the first night, two candles the second, etc. Translator's note.]
