❑rIriz trInz "As his children are alive, he is alive" Talmud, Taanit 5:2 in ref to Jacob "Turn pain into action, tears into growth" THE LUBAVITCHER REBBE Even as we mourn his passing, the Rebbe's immortal message sounds a clarion call to action, healing and growth. The Rebbe's thousands of emissaries and followers who have dedicated their lives to the Rebbe's vision of a perfected world, permeated with Torah and Mitzvot, are committed to carrying on their work with even greater vigor and unity. In the spirit of determination to channel grief into deeds for the living, we address Jewry and all humanity. The Rebbe's leadership is tangible. It is manifest in the thousands of insti- tutions he created. The millions of lives he touched. In the affirmation of G-d's divine spark in every human being. And in the call for us all to intensify our positive actions in preparation for the coming of Moshiach. Our lives, our dreams, our aspirations—in all their complexity and sim- plicity, in all their depth and pettiness—are neither aimless nor floundering. They are not some cosmic footnote. They are real. Life is real. Torah is real. G-d is real. Moses said it. So did King David. And Maimonides. And every Jew who ever lived and died for his or her faith. The Rebbe made it clear for millions of people, telling them—telling us all—that man is not at the mercy of his personal prejudices, or social conven- tions, or global politics. The Rebbe taught us that we can do better. That we can bring redemption and rid the world of war, of hate, of jealousy and of ignorance; heal the wounds that sunder race from race, rich from poor, strong from weak... a world redeemed and perfected. That time is now, as we stand poised on the threshold of a new beginning and heightened awareness of the Divine presence. It is in our power to harness mankind's unprecedented technological, economic and social achievement to a global effort toward unity and perfection. Together we can do it. The Lubavitch Foundation of Michigan Rabbi C. M. Bergstein Chabad House, Farmington Hills Dr. C. D. Kagan Synagogue Campus Planning Rabbi D. Polter Chabad House, Birmingham/Bloomfield Rabbi B. Stein Cheder School Rabbi S. Druk Camp Can Israel Rabbi Y. M. Kagan Associate Director, Lubavitch Foundation Rabbi M. Polter Adult Education Rabbi L Weingarten Chabad House, Flint Rabbi H. Finman Education Outreach Rabbi Y. Y. Keselman Outreach Rabbi Y. Rabin Chabad, Huntington Woods Rabbi Y. Y. Weingarten Chabad House, Grand Rapids Rabbi A. Goldstein Chabad House, Ann Arbor Rabbi Y. Mann Family Division Rabbi B. Shemtov Regional Director, Michigan Lubavitch Rabbi M. Zaldikofsky Hospital Visitation Rabbi Y. Y. Gourarie Yeshiva Rabbi Y. Marosow Chabad House, N. Oak Park/Southfield Rabbi Y. Y. Shemtov Chabad House, Toledo, Ohio Rabbi H. Zaklos Russian Immigrant Youth Rabbi Y. Y. Mishulovin Russian Immigrant Program Rabbi E. Silberberg Chabad Torah Center, West Bloomfield A Tribute to the Rebbe An evening honoring the Shloshim, 30th day since his passing. S'udas Mitzva Dinner Thursday, Menachem Av 13 (July 21) at 6:30 p.m. Ramada Hotel, 17017 West 9 Mile Road, Southfield For reservations, at $12.50 per person, call (810) 737-7000