Special Empowerment

With our generation being the last link of this phenomenal process, we can be confident in our ability to get the job done. While the times are harder by some metrics, we were given the tools to succeed.62

A parable: When a king fights a war, he provides his army with all the necessary equipment and weaponry required to succeed in battle. When the battle gets fierce and the designated resources are depleted, the king does not consider surrender. The inner desire for victory is so powerful that the king is determined to fight until the long-awaited triumph is attained, regardless of the cost.63 Strapped for cash, the king squanders the royal treasures amassed over generations. The precious gems are freely distributed to the generals to provide the soldiers with the necessary resources to fight on to victory.64

Likewise, in our current era, we can be certain that there are no limits to the Divine resources bestowed upon us. We are G‑d’s solders fighting in the height of the battle.65 Our victory, the arrival of Mashiach, matters to G‑d to the extent that we are granted unregulated access to the “King’s treasures.”66

The treasure of the King of Kings is the core essence of Torah and Jewish identity that has always been hidden away, inaccessibleand inapplicable in daily life. By G‑d “squandering” these treasures, we are given more than what we need to fulfill our avodah with persistence and enthusiasm.67

This explains the unparalleled wealth of teachings, empowerment, and guidance granted to us in this final stage of Galus.68 In the last century, Chassidus Chabad has been expounded in the most approachable and practical manner.69 In these more recent times, we have been given the ability to find the strength within to complete our mission and make Mashiach a reality.

In our times, we are witness to an unparalleled awakening of the Jewish spirit and return to our heritage. In the past, assimilated Jews were permanently lost to our people, but somehow, not today. More than ever before, the inner spark within every Jew is constantly accessible.

A Jew can be walking down the street, and although lacking Jewish education and involvement, they will nevertheless stop to put on tefillin. Knowing nothing about the mitzvah aside from it being a commandment of G‑d and a Jewish thing to do, countless Jews put on tefillin in public, surrounded by onlookers, simply because they are Jewish.

One mitzvah leads to another,70 and in what is known as the “Teshuvah Movement,” scores of Jews have returned to their heritage.71

Amazingly, this phenomenon is the fulfillment of the words of the Rambam, who writes: “At the end of the Exile, Israel will do teshuvah, and they will be redeemed immediately.72

One can easily see that despite the confusion that characterizes this time before the Geulah,73 the core of the Jew is more accessible than ever before. Our task is to apply this vivid sense of identity to everything we do.74 Now is the time that we need to dedicate ourselves completely to further strengthening Yiddishkeit and sharing it with every Jew.75