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Our Daf relates the reward of firsts including being told the name of Moshiach (Menachem)
This propelled a historical review of Napoleon’s messianic ambition and the response of the Rebbes
(split) through hagiographical stories. Recent scholars and the fall of the Soviet Union has opened archives which
challenge the century old assumptions about that fateful Rosh Hashonoh 1812