Yudel is the Mahus of Moshiach

The Prophet Yeshaya (53:4) foretold that Moshiach bears our illnesses, "choloyeinu hu noso." It is well known that Yudel once had a cold which afflicted his health for several days, and also caused him to go through several boxes of Kleenex.

Yeshaya continues (53:5) "v'hu mecholol mi-pesho'einu, meduko mei-avoneinu," "and he is wounded because of our sins, crushed because of our iniquities." The horrific event is still fresh in our minds when, on 24 Adar I, 5763, Yudel was attacked when trying to enter the shul downstairs. What greater iniquity is there than physically attacking the nesi ha-dor? The words of the novi are becoming painfully true as the reality of Moshiach is manifest in its host, Yudel.

As mentioned, the Rebbe placed Yudel in charge of Agudas Chasidei Chabad, which he refers to in Likutei Sichos vol. 26, p. 7, as the "chachmei ha-dor einei ho-eido." When calculated with tzeiruf ha-teivos, the gematriyo of "chachmei ha-dor einei ho-eido," 521, is equal to the gematriyo of "Agudas Chasidei Chabad" with tzeiruf ha-kol, also 521. This shows the intrinsic connection of Agu"ch to the neshomo of Moshe, which the Rebbe says is mislabesh in the chachmei ha-dor einei ho-eido. And particularly the connection of Yudel, as the Rebbe continues, "specifically in the nesi ha-dor," referring to Yudel, who the Rebbe placed as president of the chachmei ha-dor einei ho-eido.

In Likutei Sichos vol 2, p. 511, the Rebbe states that a Nosi is Atzmus, the essence of G-d, incarnated in a body ("areingeshtelt in a guf"). The letters of Yudel's first name, Chayim, and the daled of his second name, Yehuda, add up to the gematriyo of the word "guf." The remaining letters, yud hey vov and hey, spell out Hashem's holiest name, referred to as "sheim havaya," displaying that Yudel, "Chayim Yehuda," is by his very nature the atzmus of Hashem, "havaya," placed in a "guf."

The Rebbe frequently referred to the neighborhood of Crown Heights by paraphrasing Tehillim 133:3, "kan tzivo hashem es ha-brocho" — though this is as far into the verse as the Rebbe homilized during his lifetime. When Yudel assumed leadership we entered the stage of the conclusion of the verse "chayim [yehuda] ad ho-olom," indicating that Yudel, Chayim [Yehuda], sprouting from "kan tzivo...," will carry on his leadership "ad ho-olom" by leading us to the ge'ula ho-amitis v'ha-shleimo.

In addition to the divrei chazal showing the continuity of the nesi'us and the constant presence of the tzaddik "ke-moso," this is also in the davening that we say every day (Tehillim 145:13), "Your dominion is in every generation."

With tzeiruf ha-kol, the gematriyo of "nesi doreinu," 628, is equal to the gematriyo of "Chayim Yehuda Krinsky," also exactly 628. Additionally, if one is me'ayein in Yudel's signature one will find that he spells Yehuda with an alef rather than a hey. When calculated with tzeiruf ha-teivos, the gematriyo of "Chayim Yehuda (with-an-alef) Krinsky" is still equal to that of "nesi doreinu," both 627, showing the intrinsic and unfaltering connection Yudel has to his role as Nosi of our generation.

In Eicho 4:20, the scripture writes "ru'ach apeinu meshiach hashem" ("The breath of our life Hashem's Moshiach"). "The breath of our life" — "ru'ach apeinu" — has the same gematriyo as "Nosi," both 361, clearly demonstrating the equation of Yudel, the Nosi, and Moshiach.

Dovid ha-Melech prophesied in Tehillim (72:7) that "yifrach be-yomov tzaddik," "The tzaddik shall flourish in his time." This is referring to Moshiach, as "yomov," gimatriyo 66, is equal to "ben-dovid," a common moniker for Moshiach. And in "his time" — "yomov" — shall flourish the "tzaddik," which is an acronym standing for "tzaddik doreinu yudel krinsky," "the tzaddik of our generation Yudel Krinsky." Indicating that in "his time," referring to Moshiach, Yudel will flourish as the tzaddik ha-dor.

"Yomov" also has the same gimatriyo as the combination of the words "hoyo" "hoveh" and "yihyeh," symbolizing that Moshiach, who will be the tzaddik ha-dor, will also be the nesi ha-dor in whom is mislabesh the combination of hoyo hoveh and yihyeh, the sheim havaya which is contained in the name of the Nosi, Chayim Yehuda.

The posuk concludes "v'rov sholom ad bli yorei'ach," "and peace abound till the moon is no more." "Peace," refers to the era of Moshiach when there will be a great tranquillity in the world — "rov sholom." And this is accomplished through the reestablishment of malchus beis-dovid, as it is known that malchus beis-dovid is compared to the moon, "yorei'ach." This will all be accomplished by Yudel, Moshiach and Nosi (as indicated from the beginning of the posuk), as "malchus leis lo mi-garmo klum" — malchus has no entity of its own — to which the verse alludes by "ad bli yorei'ach," when Yudel will attain the ultimate level of malchus as Moshiach.