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Alter Rebbe - Yud Tes Kislev

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well the alter rby was a man of God first of the seven leaders of kabad a cdic master from Russia who brought some logical reasons to Mystical thought directing the heart through the intellect architect of the Tanya he gained respect but even in the Jewish communities the rebi still have many enemies and misn them were those Jews who oppos the cic movement as it arose they had a tradition of opposition to newcomers who they viewed with suspicion the would focus their concentration on STS the wi to mic education all spare time was spent on gamor nothing came before The Learning of Torah to them just Nut Cases joyously praying in unsanctioned places learning Mystic calistic thinking and for bringing was singing dancing and drinking so when H began gaining traction Miss nag decided to jump into action they is you decrees that no one should learn hidic books which were publicly burned stooping so low they even tried to get the Russian government on his side by sending informants to make up lies claiming hium were traitors and spies it was just this kind of false accusation that led to the Rey's incarceration in the year of 1798 he became a prisoner of the Russian state for it was well known that the Reby sent Sedaka to poor Jewish settlements in the holy land and through this mitz B Miss knocked him accused him of breaking the law seat prior to World War I the entire land of Israel was in the Empire of the Ottoman Turks who had been at war with Russia for a century or more and informant claimed that the money he sent went straight to the enemy government which was totally false and yet for this reason the rebi was arrested and charged with treason facing a serious allegation for weeks he was under investigation as official search for some verification that he was in fact a threat to the nation but the rebi thought this situation which led to his Earthly incarn eration was merely a physical manifestation of a higher spiritual condemnation he believed his soul face litigation in the Heavenly court for his participation in the Revelation and dissemination of torah's secrets to the whole population but he felt his work had justification took 53 days to get confirmation on your test kiss left with his Liberation from prison and complete exoneration his name was cleared and he was released the Reby returned to his home in peace and declared the day that he went free should be marked each year by festivity a hidic new year a Russia Shina a time to start from the top of the T A Day for singing a soul for nigging with some hassum at the for bringing