Keeping true to our mission
The Verse:
Actual Angels:
On the verse, “Yaakov sent malachim,”’ Rashi comments: “Actual, ממש ,malachim {i.e., angels}”. On a deeper level, this means that Yaakov sent the substance, ממש ,of the angels to Eisav, but the spiritual part of the angels — their inner souls — remained with Yaakov.
The Explanation:
This requires clarification. Seemingly, how can we differentiate between the body and the soul of an angel? We must explain that even when the angels reached Eisav, their inner souls remained with Yaakov, meaning they sensed that their true place was with Yaakov.
The Maggid taught this on the Shabbos before his passing. Therefore, this teaching was like his “last will and testament,” the content of which was especially connected to the Alter Rebbe who the Maggid especially cherished. The Maggid told the Alter Rebbe: “The 19th of Kislev is our day of celebration” (because on the 19th of Kislev, 5533, the Maggid passed away, and on this same day, in the year 5559, the Alter Rebbe was redeemed from imprisonment).
The theme of the 19th of Kislev is, “Your wellsprings will spread to the outside.” Just like there are “wellsprings” of the Torah {the inner dimension of Torah}, so too there are “wellsprings” of the souls of the Jewish people, which are the inner dimensions of the soul. The theme of the 19th of Kislev is the revelation of these inner dimensions of the soul “to the outside.” In our service of Hashem, we accomplish this by knowing Hashem in all our ways. When we serve Hashem in this way, our soul is revealed to the extent that we do not feel our physical existence {as an independent existence}, yet we know Hashem through physical experiences.
This is the meaning in the teaching of the Maggid: In order that the angels should be able to positively affect Eisav, who was “on the outside,” Yaakov sent only their mamash, the external dimension of the angels that was involved in worldly matters, which was completely nullified to the inner dimension of their souls.
The Spreading of Chassidus:
The same applies regarding the spreading of the wellsprings of Chassidus to the outside. In order for our Rebbe’s emissaries to be able to fulfill their mission, their inner dimension and their essence must remain with the mishalech {the sender — the Rebbe}. Their service in “the outside” world is only in order to fulfill their mission.
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