"You are going there with a large torch in the name of all the people of Israel"

An hour before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's departure to New York to address the UN, he met with Chabad rabbis in the Cabinet room. He received the Four Species, joined in the melody "Lichatchila Ariber", and received the book "Oseh Shalom" on the Rebbe's teachings. The rabbis emphasized that he acts as an emissary with great responsibility.

An hour before Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu boarded the "Wing of Zion" plane on his way to the UN General Assembly in New York, an extraordinary event took place in the Cabinet room in Jerusalem: a special meeting between Netanyahu and an official delegation from the Chabad-Lubavitch association and the Chabad Rabbinical Court. The meeting was held on the eve of the Sukkot holiday and close to the yahrtzeit of the Rebbe Maharash. The delegation members shared with the Prime Minister the central message of the principle "Lichatchila Ariber" — an approach that demands not to be deterred by the limitations of reality and diplomatic difficulties, but to act out of a sense of faith-based superiority. Netanyahu showed great interest, asked to delve deeper into the innovation, and broke into song together with the rabbis. Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Aharonov presented Netanyahu with a beautiful set of the Four Species and said: "The Rebbe gave you a mission to light a small light in the house of darkness — the UN. Now you are going there with a large torch in the name of all the people of Israel." The philanthropist Rabbi Chaim Yaakov Leibowitz revealed that the Lubavitcher Rebbe took an interest in Netanyahu's speech when he served as ambassador to the UN, and emphasized the great responsibility placed upon him. Later, the new book "Oseh Shalom" was presented, which compiles the Rebbe's political and security teachings, and Netanyahu promised to read it during the flight.