In his address at the Banquet of the International Conference of Chabad Lubavitch Women Emissaries, Rabbi Yehuda Krinsky, Chairman of the Chabad Lubavitch educational and social-services divisions, called on the shluchos to make sure to care for themselves as they care for others.
“…You shluchos are the engine that propels the successful mission of your family. You are the ballast that keeps the stability—the equilibrium—”sanity” if you will—the joy of your family throughout the unique complexities of shlichus life. You are the ones who care and nurture your family with calm and warmth and love. And you are the very mighty anchor providing the compass and stability in the extraordinary everyday lives that you and your families lead.
Never forget to take care of yourselves as you take care of others. You must always be healthy and strong to keep the fires of shlichus burning. The Rebbe needs you – the Jewish people needs you, happily and in good health. The world needs your light.
“Her light does not go out at night.” (Proverbs) Lo yichbeh ba-layla nerah—like the Rebbetzin, and like the kedoshim Rivki and Gabi Holtzberg, who continue to give light when darkness has set in, so too, are you, the Chabad Shluchos, who continually reach out to those in need, finding ever new and creative ways to draw in more Jewish souls, illuminate more lives, no matter the constraints. For you, the Chabad Shluchos, take your sustenance from a spiritual resource that never dries up.
This is your empowerment, these are the blessings of the Rebbe and the legacy of the Rebbetzin, that make it possible for the Mishna to say that the dancing of the Jewish women following the destruction of the Temple was the greatest of joyful holidays for the entire Jewish people.”
I watched his speech online. I think he said that just like after tisha b’av, the big churban, comes tu b’av, the dancing and the biggest joy, so too, after our own big churban of mumbai, of rivky and her husband, we should come to the big joy of dancing at the kinus and to moshiach.
You sound broken. Why assail a man’s speech as only “for public consumption”? Can you prove that? Have you ever spoken to him? The Rebbe gave HIM instructions and YOU decided that their incorrect?!
Give me a break!
Yes, the women are stability and engine of the family.
Many women are away from the house for so long while the children are still young or when they come home to an empty house that there are many issues that arise. We see some of the results — many results are negative.
I hope this message gets across that the women taking care of themselves is a priority !!
Otherwise, not much can really get done…
I was at the Kinus, and I think that the dancing after the Churban was specifically refferring to Tu B’Av.
I think Rabbi Krinsky even mentioned Tu B’Av — can the
writer of this column confirm ?
One needs to distinguish ‘warmth and caring’ for public consumption from the real thing. Just as he interprets the Rebbe’s instructions according to his own desires.
In all the years I have known Rabbi Krinsky, he has always exuded warmth and caring.
It was obvious from his speech how much he cares for the well being of anash bichlal and shluchim biprat.
May G-d give him the strength to continue the unbelievable task the Rebbe entrusted him with.
Rabbi Krinsky, chazak ve’ematz.