14 Kislev: A Joyous Union
A JOYOUS UNION
Today marks the wedding anniversary of the Rebbe and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka.
Husband and wife constitute a single entity and share a single soul… This explains the tremendous, unparalleled joy of marriage. Two half-souls, separated at birth and raised in different homes, different communities, perhaps even different countries, are being reunited by the power of “He who sits and matches couples.” (Rebbe, in an address, May 1984)
In a similar vein, the joy of the time of Moshiach is compared to a wedding. Moshiach will unite every aspect of creation with that aspect’s inner soul. When the soul is revealed, it becomes apparent that everything is, in essence, one, only separated by body and external form. Then, all of creation will join together as one, uniting with G-dliness. This union creates tremendous joy, like the joy of marriage, only on a greater scale, for Moshiach joins all of creation in union.
Keser Shem Tov, pg. 1
