Ve Atah Tetzaveh

The Alef Kabbala Group (1 July 08), shortly before 3 Tammuz, the Yahrzeit of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, discussed a discourse he taught on Shabbat Tetzaveh in 1981. This was edited and published in 1992, and was the last discourse the Rebbe edited. It is seen as bearing a special final message. The discourse concerns the relationship between a Jewish leader and his followers. Moses is the paradigm of Jewish leadership, and he bonded the Jewish people to G-d. In the same way, through the generations, a Jewish leader bonds the people to G-d and to each other, by helping them reveal the essence of their soul. Through this they are dedicated to Judaism, and yearn for the Messiah, when G-dliness will be revealed throughout the world.