1.   Shabbos Mevarchim blesses the days of the coming week, including the special days. The Tehillim we read today speaks of redemption. Today we can intensify our activities in spreading Torah and Yiddishkeit.2.   When we speak of Statutes in Torah it demands observance transcending reason. Usually a Jew has the liberty to choose good or bad. When a mitzvah is a Chukah, then the nature of the Jew does not question; this is easier for the average Jew.3.   On the Tenth of Tammuz Noach sent out the raven to see if the earth had become dry. He did not wait for G‑d’s command and tried to speed things up. We too try to speed the coming of Mashiach by proclaiming “We Want Mashiach Now.”4.   Why does Rashi explain the root of the name Eeyay Ha’avarim? When we know the meaning of the word we have a question on why they camped there.5.   Why did Calev and Yehoshua not carry back fruit of Eretz Yisrael? How was Calev able to convince the other spies that he was with them, if he did not carry fruit? Moshe only asked for special exotic fruits which would have amazed the people.

   The punishment of exile comes for the sins of idolatry, incest, murder and not observing the fallow (Shemitah) year. The Previous Rebbe’s exile must also be related to those sins. Communal exile is worse than individual exile and can atone for these sins — the Tzaddik’s suffering atones for the sins of all generations.