The Story of 12 13 Tammuz By Rabbi Yitzy Erps

and now we welcome the world's best Storyteller Rabbi yti hers to tell us the story of you Basim sit back relax and enjoy it was the 14th of SE the year to r p Zion the doorbell suddenly rang and the door was smashed open all right who here is excuse me why must you shout you know who schneerson is if you didn't know why would you come here if you're looking for me I am right here I am certain that you will not disturb me from my evening meal Wula the soldiers are going to stand guard put the soldier by every place all right there citizen schneerson let me show you this document here you have to read this and sign this document that we search your house according to the Lord I will not sign this fine well let me tell you something now Rabbi schen you are under arrest I demand permission to put anilin and Davin to pray and also that kosher food be made available to me for for my own home you may take your feeling religious books even paper and Pen it is very hot in here Lula come let us go downstairs we'll wait downstairs for the vehicle Rabbi after you finish taking care to make your mother quiet then pack your bags and get ready to go okay come Lula let's go downstairs yeah all right let's go let us take this opportunity before they come back upstairs I want you to go and send out schim to go to the kavor of my ancestors go to ROV andin and laich and hadit now listen no matter what when word gets out that I'm arrested I don't want that any of our underground activities should be stopped and you could rest assure that if they interrogate me from today till tomorrow it won't help they will never get me to speak and if H for shom somebody is arrested and they claim that I revealed their name then you should know it's a lie because nothing nothing that they have in their power is going to make me talk do you understand I will take the blame for everything and anything but you must go and borrow money and make sure the re BMA paid keep theas going keep the learning going don't stop it for a minute no matter what all right we are coming upstairs to get you all right soldiers guards come over here quickly quickly you go from the back you go from the sides and all around like that I don't understand why you need to have soldiers standing there with their swords drawn and their rifles I will come with you don't worry H I am following procedures come all right come down the steps and so sure enough they walk downstairs and they went to the Courtyard it was a very tearful moment I'll help you rabbi there you know easy does it okay are you in yes thank you they started to drive [Music] away the driver pulled up all right we are here outside Rabbi step outside we are here now at 24 SP stand and and descend from the vehicle excuse me Mr nanson are you going to keep your word what you told me that I will be allowed to put on my Fillin even before entering the prison you are starting to demand things are you oblivious to what your situation is do you realize you are under arrest do you realize you're going to prison all right you are to go down that long Corridor over there straight to the open doors along the length of the room stood 10 or maybe 12 armed guards each armed with a kak spike it's like a spear that was hanging across his back he had a polished sword in his left hand and a rifle in his right hand they stood like marble pillars unmoving yet their eyes attentively surveyed the entire area the Dreadful bizarre scene wouldn't inevitably frighten any normal person the rebber began to walk towards the administrative office the rebba suddenly heard one of the officials say citizen go sit over there here is a sheet of questions answer each question clearly I'm looking at this and I have nothing to write what seems to be the problem here I am unable to allow the citizen questionnaire since it does not provide any responses any answers H let me take a look at this H you have not answered any of the questions in this form you must fill out everything completely there is no other alternative all I have to state is as follows I am Rabbi schneerson son of the fame rabbi schneerson of Lich I bear the hereditary title of honored for Generation citizen my birthplace is luich I studied there at the yiva I lived 8 and A2 years in rostov and 3 years in Leningrad my primary preoccupation is religious study I'm involved in the philosophical system known as cidus here secretary right as the citizen States the secretary gathered all the documents and told the rer to follow her the Clock Struck half 4 please I'm a religious Jew just give me 5 minutes to put on my villain or even 3 minutes please no you understand no there re realized at that moment he would not have a chance other than this moment while he's walking behind the guard to put on the Fillin so quietly the Reber began to put the Fillin on his hand first and after he put the fill on his arm he began to put the shell Roy on and at that moment the god suddenly turned around what is this I told you no and you're still trying to put on your trillin how dare you I will teach you a lesson with that the guard gave a zets a punch to the reer and a push at the same time and the reer tled out those metal steps re realized that his belt buckle cracked and part of the metal went into his stomach and he was bleeding he was in a lot of pain you will soon see the fire treatment that will be showed to you by the head of the sixth division perhaps three or four days in that secluded room with the mice and rats and the Slime and the mud will get you to change your mind you won't be thinking about your religious things anymore and then as he sat to rest for a moment he started to gather his inner strength grabbed onto a railing began to pull himself up and went up step by step until he got to the top the man or beast called Peta arise don't worry we will clean you out as you deserve we will pull you apart bone by bone very well then beta you may return I'll call you when I need you at that moment when he was alone with the official of the sixth division the rebba asked please can I please put on my trillin no you may not pray no way you just sit over there and you wait until I searched through all your things at that moment he turned his back to the reel and he faced the table where he was searching through the reenu Tom filling the swm that were there even through the garle and since his back was turned the rabit thought for a moment ah I have a moment where I could put on my Chillin at the moment the official finished searching the re's things he turned around with the rage that continued to burn how dare you and he w ran over I pity you old man with your white face and your black lips it does not look like you will last very long here we won't have to deal with you much longer bet you bet you come in here quickly I am finished with this prisoner the rebber extended his hand to take his T forget everything you must remember that you are are a prisoner here do you understand if it really means so much to you then why don't you write to one of the officials and if he approves then I'll give everything you want the Reb insisted and sending telegrams to the official the Reba wrote three telegrams all with the same words I he with request to immediately order the head of the sixth section to give me my filling religious Rabbi why schneerson the rebba and Peta continue to walk until they arrive to jail cell 16 in the name of the Lord I am commencing a hunger strike until my request for my Fillin and religious books is fulfilled the door was closed it was already 40 hours into the Revis fast and not even a single drop of water had entered into his mouth suddenly he heard the locks being open and then there was a flashlight and shined right into the room then three soldiers came in carrying rifles and there were four soldiers outside with drawn St the official stared at the rebba and then said come come with us the other cellmates were crying with tears streaming from their eyes as the rebel walked through the corridor I hereby order you to remove your hat and if you refuse you will have a Bitter End I will not remove my hat and I want to know if you know who I am who are you I am the laab so the lababa is not frightened or taken aback by your attempts to intimidate him in the interrogation room three men were sitting with a gun resting in front of each of them clusters of weapons were all over the room their faces all had expressions of rage and their eyes glimmered with animosity and anger the rabbit turned to the interrogators and said this is the first time I have come into a room and not a single person has arisen from his place do you know where you are sure I am in a place that does not require muuza like a stable or a bathroom silence do you see this toy that I'm holding this gun with this gun I have silenced many people and made many people talk now do you understand listen to me very carefully your toy your gun can only frighten someone who has many gods but one world but I who have one God and Two Worlds am not frightened by your little to silence silence do you see this arm extended before you from the time I was 14 years old it has been engaged in the sacred task of annihilating those such as yourself we are all aware that you have used your influence to create a network of korim and your shos and other religious institutions throughout the USSR there is no Prohibition in Soviet law against Andis Kinko the chief State prosecutor of the Soviet Union has explicitly declared no official law has ever been made in the Soviet Union against institutions of religious education with whom is it incumbent to comply Kinko or Lula 24 hours you w't be shot it was now three full days that no food or water had passed the Reba's lips finally on Friday afternoon a Jewish member of the GPU brought the Reba's Fillin and holy books and the rebba told him I will not eat prison food only food that is brought from my house will I eat the rebber immediately began to put on his filling and he began to Dam it a short time passed and the prison guard brought three whole Halas from the Reb's house for the shabas meals fines thas at 11:00 in the morning a guard entered the room and said to the rebba in Russian St St stand the rebel responded in Yiddish L if you do not obey we will be beat you the rebber replied no no the guards beat the rebba and left later another group of guards came in with Lula reer why are you so stubborn they have come to inform you that your sentence has been lightened if you are told to stand stand but the Reber remained totally unresponsive he did not answer them and the guards continued to Pummel the Reber and they beat him and again they left after some while a fourth set of guards came to the cell and told the reer to proceed to the office and there he was informed that his sentence had been reduced you will be freed from prison and sent for 3 years in cast as the Reber approached the table he observed his case documents were lying there he noticed that on the first line there was something crossed out looking closer he noticed it was nullifying his official death sentence next line stated that the rebba should be sent for 10 years to Slovakia and next to it was written yet no and on the last line was written three years cast drama then the rebel thought to himself today is Thursday day and he asked the guard excuse me when will the train arrive in kastama on Saturday why on shabus no and I will not take that train and the rebba remained inera for a second shabas on Sunday on gimel Thomas the guard finally said to him you have permission to return home for 6 hours the re came home at a time when his family thought that they would never ever see him again before long the Reber arrived at the station and from the step of the coach the Reber [Music] set as the rebba finished his SAA the train left and travel for 24 4 hours it finally arrived in cast in just a few days on yud Bas Thomas the Reb birthday Rabbi I go this as a personal privilege to tell you that you are a free man theedom and all the Eden they celebrated Without End their Joy knew no bound boundaries and this y haa is celebrated till this very day