עטרת תפארת פלאות רבות
119 Koheles 4:9
"טובים השנים מן האחד, אשר יש להם שכר טוב בעמלם" – "Two are better than one, for they have good reward for their labor." Another way to read the Posuk would be, "Two are good (when they come) from one, for they have a good reward for their labor." The Talmidim asked the Rebbe about the Posuk in which the 'x is missing from the word "כסא" and the ' and 'ה are missing from the Shem Havayah. The Rebbe explained that between the letter and the 'are בגד which means either garment or treachery (as it says in Yeshaya 24:16). It is our sins - our acts of treachery to Hashem - that are holding back the completion of Hashem's Name and Throne; Hakodosh Boruch Hu's revelation in this world. How can this garment of sin be removed? "With one at the beginning and two at the end." "With one at the beginning" - the oneness represented by which is at the beginning of the letters בגד "And two at the end" which allude to the 5 Chamisha Chumshei Torah, and 6 Sedorim of Mishnayos which is the Torah Shebiksav and Torah Shebal Peh. The Talmidim asked, why isn't the "two" enough? The Zechus of the Torah is great, and why doesn't it work alone to remove the sin? The Rebbe answered: "The two need the one." Torah study needs oneness and unity among Jews. Dissention makes Torah study unacceptable to Hashem. "Two" the Torah Shebiksav and the Torah Shebal Peh, "are good when they come from one" - from unity amongst Klal Yisroel. "Then they have a good reward for their labor."