25th Knesset Finale Session With the Distribution of 'Tanya HaShalem'

The 25th Knesset, elected on November 1, 2022, and set to complete its term on October 27, 2026, holds the distinction of serving the longest tenure since the 20th Knesset, making it the first to complete a full term since the 11th Knesset.

During the final week of the summer session, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Wilhelm, the Rebbe's emissary to Israel's Ministry of Transportation, visited the Knesset building to present members of parliament who had not yet received it with the "Tanya HaShalem" (The Complete Tanya).

The distribution was dedicated in memory of Rabbi Tuvia Blau, a senior elder of Chabad-Lubavitch rabbis in Israel. Rabbi Blau had guided the entire distribution project and, in his final days, ruled that the work must be completed to reach every member of parliament regardless of political views or religious affiliation.

Arab Members of Knesset received a special copy of the Tanya translated into Arabic. These copies were provided through the generosity of the sons of the late Rabbi David Bouskila, who had dedicated himself to the translation project under the supervision of Rabbi Yehuda Leib Raskin, with assistance from his son, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Raskin.

Upon his arrival at the Knesset, Rabbi Wilhelm met the newly appointed Deputy Foreign Minister from the Right National party, MK Michel Bouskila, and presented him with a special copy of the Arabic Tanya translated by his late relative, Rabbi David Bouskila. The Deputy Minister was deeply moved and shared the volume with his colleagues at the government table and coalition benches in the Knesset plenum.

The translation of the Tanya into Arabic began in November 1971. When the completed translation was presented to the Lubavitcher Rebbe, the Rebbe emphasized the great significance of this edition, explaining that it elevates those who speak the language and effects a general refinement of all languages of the world as a preparation for the Era of Redemption.