[GUEST ACCESS MODE: Data is scrambled or limited to provide examples. Make requests using your API key to unlock full data. Check https://lunarcrush.ai/auth for authentication information.]  Betar Worldwide [@Betar_USA](/creator/twitter/Betar_USA) on x 29.5K followers Created: 2025-07-14 18:35:31 UTC ‼️‼️Historic original picture available at auction! Captures a moment of profound historical and spiritual significance: the private meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson at Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York. Just weeks earlier, Begin had stunned the political world by leading the Likud Party to a dramatic electoral victory, ending nearly three decades of Labor Party dominance in Israel. As he prepared for his first official meeting with U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C.—a meeting that would shape the future of U.S.-Israel relations and the Middle East peace process—Begin made a conscious and symbolic decision to first stop in Brooklyn, to seek the counsel and blessing of the Rebbe. Their meeting, held just before midnight, would last over two hours. The Rebbe greeted Begin personally at the entrance to 770—an extraordinary gesture, as the Rebbe almost never left his private study to receive guests. Before the press, Begin explained the purpose of his visit: “I have come tonight to our great master and teacher, the Rabbi, to ask from him his blessings before I go to Washington to meet President Carter for the important talks we are going to hold on the future of the Middle East.” He added, “The people of Israel pray for the success of these very important meetings... Rabbi Schneerson is a great man in Israel. All of us respect him; all of us accept his judgment... His blessings are very important to me.” The Rebbe, speaking in Yiddish, then in English for the American press, responded: “I accept this honor of his visit not on my personal account, but on the account of the movement of Lubavitch… to permeate Jewish people.” When asked whether he would bless Begin’s mission, the Rebbe replied simply, “Yes. More than a hundred percent.” After their statements, the Rebbe and the Prime Minister entered the Rebbe’s private study for a confidential discussion. While the details of the conversation were never publicly disclosed, Begin would later describe it as a “deep and uplifting encounter” that strengthened his resolve. One aide recalled that Begin emerged “a changed man,” visibly fortified for the trials ahead. In Begin’s own later remarks, he hinted at the Rebbe’s message: “The enemy wants that we should give them parts of the land of Israel so that they can attack us; however, our security relies on upholding our right to the land of Israel.” Begin stood firm during his summit with President Carter. Despite enormous international pressure to halt Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria and accept Palestinian demands, Begin refused. He argued: “Why is it permitted for a Jew to settle and live in Bethel or Shiloh in the United States… but forbidden [for him] to build his home in the original Shiloh or Beth El?” He made it clear: “I shall not lend my hand to discrimination against Jews in the Land of Israel.” The impact of this meeting between Begin and the Rebbe reverberated beyond diplomacy. It was a moment when Jewish spiritual leadership and Jewish political sovereignty stood together, unapologetically and proudly. In the face of global scrutiny, the Rebbe gave Begin not only his blessing but his moral support, empowering him to lead with Jewish conviction and courage. This photograph taken by Jewish-American photographer Isaac Berez is a sacred image of two Jewish giants, united in vision and faith, standing at the threshold of history. It reflects the convergence of Torah and statehood, tradition and modernity, and the eternal Jewish mission to stand strong, rooted in righteousness, in defense of the Land and People of Israel.  XXXXXX engagements  **Related Topics** [prime minister](/topic/prime-minister) [Post Link](https://x.com/Betar_USA/status/1944828120617640000)
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Created: 2025-07-14 18:35:31 UTC
‼️‼️Historic original picture available at auction!
Captures a moment of profound historical and spiritual significance: the private meeting between Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson at Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, New York.
Just weeks earlier, Begin had stunned the political world by leading the Likud Party to a dramatic electoral victory, ending nearly three decades of Labor Party dominance in Israel. As he prepared for his first official meeting with U.S. President Jimmy Carter in Washington, D.C.—a meeting that would shape the future of U.S.-Israel relations and the Middle East peace process—Begin made a conscious and symbolic decision to first stop in Brooklyn, to seek the counsel and blessing of the Rebbe. Their meeting, held just before midnight, would last over two hours.
The Rebbe greeted Begin personally at the entrance to 770—an extraordinary gesture, as the Rebbe almost never left his private study to receive guests. Before the press, Begin explained the purpose of his visit: “I have come tonight to our great master and teacher, the Rabbi, to ask from him his blessings before I go to Washington to meet President Carter for the important talks we are going to hold on the future of the Middle East.” He added, “The people of Israel pray for the success of these very important meetings... Rabbi Schneerson is a great man in Israel. All of us respect him; all of us accept his judgment... His blessings are very important to me.”
The Rebbe, speaking in Yiddish, then in English for the American press, responded: “I accept this honor of his visit not on my personal account, but on the account of the movement of Lubavitch… to permeate Jewish people.” When asked whether he would bless Begin’s mission, the Rebbe replied simply, “Yes. More than a hundred percent.”
After their statements, the Rebbe and the Prime Minister entered the Rebbe’s private study for a confidential discussion. While the details of the conversation were never publicly disclosed, Begin would later describe it as a “deep and uplifting encounter” that strengthened his resolve. One aide recalled that Begin emerged “a changed man,” visibly fortified for the trials ahead. In Begin’s own later remarks, he hinted at the Rebbe’s message: “The enemy wants that we should give them parts of the land of Israel so that they can attack us; however, our security relies on upholding our right to the land of Israel.”
Begin stood firm during his summit with President Carter. Despite enormous international pressure to halt Jewish settlement in Judea and Samaria and accept Palestinian demands, Begin refused. He argued: “Why is it permitted for a Jew to settle and live in Bethel or Shiloh in the United States… but forbidden [for him] to build his home in the original Shiloh or Beth El?” He made it clear: “I shall not lend my hand to discrimination against Jews in the Land of Israel.”
The impact of this meeting between Begin and the Rebbe reverberated beyond diplomacy. It was a moment when Jewish spiritual leadership and Jewish political sovereignty stood together, unapologetically and proudly. In the face of global scrutiny, the Rebbe gave Begin not only his blessing but his moral support, empowering him to lead with Jewish conviction and courage.
This photograph taken by Jewish-American photographer Isaac Berez is a sacred image of two Jewish giants, united in vision and faith, standing at the threshold of history. It reflects the convergence of Torah and statehood, tradition and modernity, and the eternal Jewish mission to stand strong, rooted in righteousness, in defense of the Land and People of Israel.
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