4075 —שיר הלוים ביום הששי והפצת חסידות

B"H, 29 Tevet, 5716.

Brooklyn.

Haraha"ch iy"a nu"n etc. Yoel Shapira

Shalom u'Vrachah!

I was pleased to receive your letter from the sixth light, in which you write about the song that the Levites would sing on the sixth day, which is fitting for our entire era. As explained by the Ramban and in several works of Chassidus, the six thousand years of existence correspond to the six days of Creation, and the sixth millennium corresponds to the sixth day when Adam HaRishon crowned the Creator as King over all creation by saying to them: "Bo'u V'Nishtachaveh V'Nichre'ah Lifnei Hashem Osenu" (Come, let us bow down and kneel before Hashem our Maker). As our Sages say in Pirkei D'Rabbi Eliezer: accepting His revealed Kingship is like what is promised for the future—'V'Haya Hashem L'Melech Al Kol HaAretz... Hashem Echad U'Shemo Echad' (And Hashem will be King over all the earth... Hashem is One and His Name is One), that just as it is written so it will be pronounced. As our Sages say (Pesachim 50a), preparation for this is spreading Toras HaChassidus, which teaches each person that 'Leis Atar Panui Minei' (there is no place devoid of Him) and 'LeOlam Hashem Dvarecha Nitzav BaShamayim' (Forever, Hashem, Your word stands firm in heaven). These are among the matters that clarify that when your wellsprings spread outward, then "Ka'ati Mar Hu Malka Meshicha" (the master, King Mashiach, will come), as known from Iggeres HaKodesh of the Baal Shem Tov.

May Hashem lengthen your days and years in goodness and pleasantness, and may you increase in spreading these wellsprings until we merit together with all Israel to greet Mashiach Tzidkeinu.

With blessing.

Summary

The Rebbe connects the Levite's song for Friday with our generation's mission: spreading Chassidus prepares us for G‑d's revealed kingship and brings closer the coming of Mashiach. Every effort in sharing these teachings hastens redemption for all Israel.