10460 —על שליחות, תלונות, ושקל כפול

On Shlichus, Complaints, and the Double Shekel

מנחם אב ה'תשל"ב
The Rebbe addresses shluchim who complained about being excluded regarding the shekel matter. He references a teaching from Chazal and encourages them that in shlichus, their merit is doubled—two shekels instead of one.
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[מנחם אב ה'תשל"ב]

שלום וברכה!

להשלוחים

שליט"א שטענו למה נגרע (בקשר להשקל דת"ב וכו')

א) הנ"ל הוא ע"ד מחז"ל (יומא פ"ז מ"א):

הרואה כו' אינו רואה כו'

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ב) אדרבא בהשליחות כפלים – שני שקלים.

Menachem Av 5732.

Shalom u'Vrachah!

To the shluchim, may they live and be well, who argued: 'Why should we be left out?' (regarding the matter of the shekel of religion, etc.)

a) This is similar to what our Sages say (Yoma 87a): 'One who sees, etc., does not see, etc.'

b) On the contrary—in shlichus it is doubled: two shekels.


Summary

The Rebbe teaches that in matters of shlichus, rather than feeling left out or diminished, one's merit and reward are actually doubled—symbolized by receiving two shekels instead of one.

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