7667 —הכוח הייחודי של ימי התשלומין של חג השבועות

B"H, Eve of Shabbos Kodesh, 12 Sivan, 5721. Brooklyn, NY.

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As we stand at the conclusion and seal of the tashlumin (make-up) period for Atzeres, the time of the giving of our Torah—and as is known, until and including the 12th of the month is still tashlumin for Shavuos—it can be said that these tashlumin days have an advantage over those of Pesach and Sukkos, where the make-up is only within days that are themselves festival days. In contrast, with Shavuos, its power is so great that even on days which are entirely mundane in themselves, one can accomplish and complete matters of goodness and holiness connected to Atzeres.

According to the directive of our master the Alter Rebbe in his Siddur—that even outside Eretz Yisrael and even now we do not say Tachanun during these tashlumin days—this is proof that even after the destruction of the Beis HaMikdash and in exile this matter remains in reality. From this comes a lesson for a person's service to his Creator: during all these days there is opportunity and ability to fulfill what was not done and complete what was lacking for whatever reason on the day of Matan Torah.

And all agree regarding Atzeres (Shavuos) that "we require lachem"—to draw all this down below ten handbreadths (into physicality), including matters of the body and its joy.

Summary

The Rebbe teaches that the special tashlumin days after Shavuos empower us to complete any spiritual work missed on Shavuos itself—even within ordinary weekdays—bringing holiness into every aspect of life, including physical joy.