Where did u hear this from and how do u know the Rebbe intentions?

1. The message of Melech Basodeh is indeed powerful and amazing. Precisely because of this, it is a real shame see how in many cases it has become watered down and a throwaway cliche.
Of course this critique does not apply to everyone. If it does not apply to you, אשריך יטוב לך.
This is an idea that deserves to be engaged with in a very deep and פנימיות’דיקע way. We don’t all have to internalize it in the same way. But we all should invest time and energy to interpret what this idea really means, each person אליבא דנפשיה.
We should not feel we are יוצא just by feeling good (superficially) that is king is in the field.
More than the vort is מזכה, it has to be מחייב.

2. The יסוד of my article is that even with the מלך בשדה, the avodah of elul is and must be אני לדודי – which is אתערותא דלתתא. We can never forget this. With this too we must engage with this in a real פנימיות ‘דיקע way and not be יוצא with superficial inspiration.
Once again, if this message did not apply to you, אשריך וטוב לך.

3. Yes, some of the language was provocative (in olam hazeh, alma d’shikra, sometimes that’s necessary to shake things up).
Anyone who was able to see past that exterior and see to the substance of what I wrote, I’m sure was able to see the positivity, power and even inspiration in it.

In case it wasn’t clear, the meaning of the title is to please stop using it as a cliche or slogan and instead engage with it in a real and פנימיות’דיקע way.

4. As to some of the מראי מקומות that are being mentioned. I don’t think this is the place for a detailed analysis of that. I’d be happy to engage privately with anyone that wants to have a serious and learned discussion about it.

But I will make two general points.
There is a subtle difference between saying the king himself in the field is מעורר and between saying that the knowledge that one has of the fact that the king is in the field is מעורר.
On the first point, it can be said that the king is not מעורר.
And on the second point can be said that the information itself is מעורר.
I spoke to the first point and I do not negate the second point.
And then as with anything in Chassidus, at different times the same idea was explained in different ways, according to the particular needs of that time etc.
So yes you will find some places where it emphasizes the inspiration of it, and some places where it emphasizes the lack of inspiration.
Given that I felt there has developed a recent tendency to oversimplify and water down the message, I felt it was appropriate on this occasion to specifically emphasize the fact that it is not מעורר and therefore we must be willing to roll up our sleeves and put in the hard work – עבודה בכח עצמו. And not allow ourselves to be יוצא by chanting shallow slogans.
Once again, if this critique did not apply to you אשריך וטוב לך.

To conclude: each of us should be מתבונן in the idea of מלך בשדה in a פנימיות’דיקע way and each person אליבא דנפשיה. This is the most important thing.
We can each come away with a different perspective or a different מהלך in how it resonates with us. That’s ok. The main thing is we should take it seriously!

If the Rebbe would see that title to an article… even if the point is correct..hashem ishmor

Of course a yeshiva needs rules, but you need to differentiate between Yiddishkeit and policy. Bochurim understand that you need to have rules, but they resent when those rules are packaged as holy.

lowering standards and caring deeply about the talmidim are not and should never be a “stira”.
this idea that the two are a stira is deeply steeped in our system and imho needs to be clarified.

yes, the yeshivas that deal with struggling students are forced to actually care doesn’t mean that yeshivas who have high standards should somehow care less and show less attention (which is currently the situation) because they can.

like the famous story in gemara השתא נמי דעתאי עלויהו.

also there is a difference between changing standards as a moisad and dealing with an individual where they are holding.

I dont have any children that went the mesivta/zal yeshiva system yet, but this point is so beyond important

Children need kiruv, they need you to want them, and be there for their happiness and wellbeing, and love them,

Yemin mekareves, and love is the foundation of chinuch today as the Rebbe so many times emphasised

Please can say Yeshivos reading this make sure this approach happens in your Yeshiva. Lots and lots and lots of Love to each Talmid, wanting the best for them, wanting them to shine.

Btw this is a general approach also for many parents to interanlize.

You need to love your child.
Then they’ll be open to anything your telling them.

You cant be mechanech a child without the foundation of love

Well done for speaking his voice!

Thank you for pointing out what the Rebbes opinion clearly was on the matter,
as we see clearly In The מכתב כללי לראש השנה תשנ”ב The Rebbe clearly writes how when we think about Hashem bing like THE KING IN THE FIELD it automatically will awaken within us a DOUBLE Hisorerus to both make a Cheshbon Hanefesh, and also WILL AWAKEN A DEEP LOVE FOR HASHEM! In the Rebbes Words כשיהודי מרגיש את הקריבה הזאת של הקב”ה, מעורר הדבר בלבו התעוררות” כפולה…גם רגש אהבה עמוק להקב”ה”

The moshol is inherently inspiring. I’m sorry if it doesn’t inspire the writer. It inspires me.

Inspire means feel excited. True inspiration is a call to action. The moshol inspires us to get out of our stuckness and go greet the king. In other words, do teshuva.

We don’t have to “stop with the king in the field” to do teshuva. On the contrary, we have to start internalizing more deeply, that the king is in the field. This inspires us to do the avoda of elul, which is initiate teshuva.

Thank you for a meaningful explanation of the maamer!

This is a mistake some people have made unfortunately. They think the Rebbe have them a ברכה when in reality, they never got one

We are “not doing anyone a service” by using shock words as clickbait.

We are not doing anyone a service by trying to outsmart ourselves.

Elul is a simple (not easy – simple) Avoda of Kabolas Ol. And the king being in the field with us is the biggest KIRUV. In fact, the Rebbe (in the back of Chelek Beis or Daled – I don’t recall offhand – and in other places) speaks about the king’s focus being IN THE FIELD where all the work is done.

Stop with all the philosophy. Stop putting people down. Join us and celebrate and rejoice with the king in the field. Or don’t. But don’t try to interfere with my bliss (even if YOU happen to think it’s ignorance).

Yasher Koach again, really beautiful article! Except the point of the title!

Some of the points made are true. And the sources.
But not in a depressing way.
Hear someone Farbrengen on the topic – there’s more to it. That’s not the conclusion theres more

You are right! THE REBBE ASKED TO PUBLICIZE THE MASHAL!
And, more than that, the very fact that it is being mentioned comes from the deepest place in the Neshama, every yid when he hears that the king is in the field, intrinsically connects to it and is intuitive to its message, whether its fully comprehended or not. C”V for it to be suggested that it stop, even to bring out a point, who knows the great Nachas Ruach that is brought every time, especially someone who doesnt understand the message, but knows its the Emes, shares it.

The king is close, he is accessible, he is waiting, etc. but the gilui is not me’oreir.
Elul remains a time of pure ani ldodi – isarusa d’l’sata.

I encourage you to look carefully at the sources. Perhaps the distinction is subtle, but it’s important.
If we get it wrong, we are not doing anyone a service.