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On 19 Kislev a truly historic event took place in Somaliland: the Tanya, the foundational work of Chabad Hasidism, was printed there for the first time.

This event was part of the Rebbe King Moshiach's global initiative to have the Tanya printed in every corner of the world — even in the most remote places, seemingly far removed from Jewish life.

The choice of 19 Kislev is no coincidence. This day commemorates the release of the Alter Rebbe from imprisonment and is considered the spiritual source of the spread of Hasidism throughout the world. The printing of the Tanya in Somaliland on this date underscores the connection between the liberation of Hasidic teachings and their actual spread to the farthest reaches of the globe.

It is noteworthy that just two weeks after this event, Israel officially recognized Somaliland. In the Hasidic view, such coincidences are not accidental: the spread of the inner light of the Torah in a new place prepares the ground for changes in material reality as well. The appearance of the Tanya in Somaliland became a spiritual prologue to its international recognition.

The world is gradually filling with the light of Hasidism, bringing closer the time when the earth will be filled with the knowledge of G-d, as the sea is covered with waters, with the coming of the righteous Moshiach — immediately and in our time.