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70 Years to Bear Fruit

Our sages teach that “Jacob never died. As long as ‘Zaro – his seed’ is alive, he too is alive.” What is the significance of the word “zaro – his seed?” “Zaro” can mean “his children,” but it can also mean “what he has sown.”

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Event Date: 10 Shevat 5723 - February 04, 1963

Our sages teach that “Jacob never died. As long as ‘zaro – his seed’ is alive, he too is alive.” What is the significance of the word “zaro – his seed?” “Zaro” can mean “his children,” but it can also mean “what he has sown.”

Every Jewish leader expresses idea that “Jacob never died” through the seeds that they plant while on earth. Through each of us, their living “descendants,” we demonstrate Torah’s truism: “Jacob never died.”

Indeed, the Talmud states that the longer a seed it takes to develop, the more prized is the fruit. So inasmuch as a person is compared to a tree, his full potential is reached by giving “fruits” every year which are even better than the year before. That’s the ultimate expression of life.

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פטרה February 9, 2025

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How precious and precise did Rabbi Menachem Schneerson explain "the purpose and mystery of life" in this brief video!

I hope, trust, and pray that those who are in search of the reason why they were born, why they are here (on this Earth plain as part of the Physical/ Linear realm), why so much struggle, why this or that.... would stumble across this very precious (worth more than the number of all galaxies to count) video and receive guidance, salvation, blessing, and help (that depends on what stage of soul/conscious theirs may be). This, I pray!

Thank you Chabad.org for this and all videos of Rabbi Menachem!

Strangely, before this video, I left a comment for another precious post by Rabbi Eliezer Zalmanov titled: "When G-d Is Hidden and Revealed" in which I likened man's soul to seed and wrote about fruit bearing tree. Then, checked the post about Rabbi Menachem and was led here only to hear what I had just written.

Light upon your souls! Reply