A letter was found that was written by the Lubavitcher Rebbe ZT”L ZY”A to Prime Minister Binyamin Netanyahu on the occasion of the birth of his son Yair.
In his bracha the rebbe wrote להכניסו לתורה חופה ומעשים וטובים as was a common nussach, but added in his own handwriting “ויאיר מזלם” , which Chabadniks explain is generally not a term used by the Rebbe as a good omen.
The son of the prime minister was recently in the new, the topic of reports stating he was romantically involved in a non-Jewish woman from Norway.
The integrity of that report was denied in a statement released by the Prime Minister’s Office.
(YWN – Israel Desk, Jerusalem)
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Moderator: This is the lowest of the low. And we complain about the secular newspapers priting junk.
This is pure Loshon Harah which I’m sure the Rebbe would not approve.
Who are we to judge anyone and how do we even know if this is true??
How about we find a negative tidbit about you and your family and print it??
Can they provide another letter where the term “ויאיר מזלםwas used?
Why are those two words handwritten and not typed like the rest of the letter?
Their son’s name is “Yair” – so the Rebbe added, with his holy handwriting, an extra Brocha: “Yair Mazlom”
He added those words because he thought of a nice pun to go with the boy’s name. People are so silly!
maybe the rebbe had a sense of humor and wanted to make a play on the son’s name?
Walton:
While this is arguably tabloid fare, I don’t see how it is “pure Loshon Harah” or, in fact, any Lashon HaRah at all, given who and what are the players in the story here.
to create negative speculation of the sort is totally THeoretical hypothetical conjecture and has no place in a news article
SHAME!
i see it as a play on words. he’s called Yair, and yair mazlam, means, may his mazel be lit up. sounds like a brocha to me. May it be mekuyam letova, and המאור שבבתורה יחזירו למוטב.
#4, #5, #6 and #9:
Firstly, I have to say that I haven’t read one coherent explanation as to the addendum at the end of the Rebbes letter. I too wouldnt mind seeing another letter in which the Rebbe employed this terminology if in fact it is a negative omen. Anyone remotely familiuar with the Rebbes style and approach to matters knows that he distanced himself from even uttering negative words in general – it wasnt his style to be negative.
In thinking about an explanation to the words V’yair Mazalam, while I am not one to resort to conjecture especially at the expense of misinterpreting the Rebbes words, I would suggest that the Rebbe saw that he was influenced by a weak Mazal that the Rebbe wished to fortify with the words “V’yair Mazalam.”
But to suggest that it is a cute pun or the Rebbes sense of humor… who are we dealing with here? Dr Seuss! Give me a break.