Chai Elul

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Chai Elul -the day that gives the Chaios -the life -in the service of Elul . . .
The birthday of the Ba'al Shem Tov, the founder of the Chasiddic movement . . .
Of the Alter Rebbe, the founder of the Chabad Chassidim . . .
When the Alter Rebbe was one year and twelve days old, on the first day of Rosh Hashana, the Ba'al Shem Tov's soul went up the Chamber which holds Moshiach's soul -he was told that Moshiach would come when Chissidus would spread out to the outer limets of the world.
With Chassidus Chabad we can reach even the outer limits of the microcosm -our own minds.
When we do so, we connect to our inner soul, we draw down new life in our service of G-d.
We have lebedikite in all that we do.

The Ba'al Shem Tov





The Alter Rebbe





The Maharal
The yartzeit of the Maharal is also on Chai Elul, though I have yet to see it connected to the Ba'al Shem and the A.R.