Basi Legani תשי״ט By Rabbi Yitzchok Minkowicz “Mitzvot connect you to the Infinite Energy of G-D"

Basi Legani תשי״ט “When you do a Mitzvah you connect to the essence of the infinite light of Hashem” “Meditation Bonus at the end” This ma’amar was said by the Rebbe in 5719 (1959) and is based on the ninth chapter of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s ma’amar Basi L’Gani from 5710 (1950). The Frierdiker Rebbe wrote a four-part hemshech (series) of ma’amarim based on the possuk “Basi L’Gani”, each ma’amar consisting of five chapters, for a total of 20 chapters. The Frierdiker Rebbe completed the hemshech for publication and instructed that the first part should be distributed on Yud Shvat 5710 (1950) for the yartzeit of his grandmother and provided specific days to distribute the following sections. (The second section, which includes chapter nine – this year’s chapter – was distributed on 13 Shvat, the yartzeit of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s mother.) On that Yud Shvat 5710, the Frierdiker Rebbe passed away, and the hemshech Basi L’Gani became his last instructions to the next generation. When the Rebbe accepted the nesi’us (leadership) one year later on Yud Shvat 5711, the Rebbe said a ma’amar (Basi L’Gani) which explained this ma’amar of the Frierdiker Rebbe. This was the first of 38 years in which the Rebbe said a Basi L’Gani ma’amar; these ma’amarim followed a twenty-year cycle of explaining each of the 20 chapters of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s ma’amar. Even though we are no longer able to hear a new ma’amar directly from the Rebbe (may we merit to hear one this year!), we continue the twenty-year cycle of learning the ma’amarim that correspond to that year’s chapter. This class is of the ma’amar from 5719. As is customary for these ma’amarim, the Rebbe first reviews the key points of the Frierdiker Rebbe’s ma’amar before going into a detailed explanation of this year’s chapter. This class is in Memory of Rachel bas Lipa may her soul be elevated by the Torah we are studying in her Memory. A Project of Chabad Lubavitch of Southwest Florida 5620 Winkler Road Fort Myers, FL 33919 239-433-7708 www.Chabadswf.org [email protected] A Special thanks to David Perez for Video Taping the Class