We should add in our observance of the directives of the Tzemach Tzedek – instructions that are recorded in his works, as well as directives that have been transmitted orally. This is especially pertinent to our generation, which has merited access to the prolific publication of his many teachings, including his numerous directives.
His Teachings on Nissan and Pesach
We should begin with the Tzemach Tzedek’s teachings and directives pertaining to the month of Nissan and the festival of Pesach, and then continue to the rest of his works on the Written and Oral Torah.
Study Teachings of Other Rebbeim
We should include in our study the innovative Torah teachings of recent generations up until the times of the Tzemach Tzedek, as well as the teachings of his successors, the subsequent Rebbeim of Chabad – including the teachings of the Rebbe, Leader of our Generation.
Topics of Their Main Concern
We should particularly focus on studying topics that our own Rebbe, as well as the Tzemach Tzedek – and also Rambam, whose birthday is Erev Pesach – set as their main preoccupation.
Tzedakah and Maos Chitim
We should increase in giving tzedakah, for it “hastens the Redemption,” as our Sages state, “The Jews will be redeemed only in the merit of tzedakah.” We should especially focus on an extremely timely cause: Maos Chitim – supplying Pesach requirements for the needy.
Personal Area of Torah
After all, every Jew – and certainly the great personalities and Leaders of Jewry – have a part of Torah that is unique to them, as we recite in our daily prayers at the conclusion of the Amidah: “And grant us our portion in Your Torah.” Now, although the majority of Jews do not know where their unique “portion” is to be found, the unique “portions” of the Leaders of Jewry are known from the directives they issue and their actual conduct – those matters in which they were most preoccupied.
