1.   The two expressions used by the Previous Rebbe regarding Chai Elul. Every individual must personally participate in the Mitzvah campaigns. Caring for the needy before Tishrei.

2.   The lesson from a) Chai Elul on Shabbos — ta’anug; b) Parshas Savo — leaping beyond one’s boundaries; c) Psalms — opposition to Chassidus in the days before Mashiach’s arrival.

3.   The birthday of “our luminaries” or “the luminaries.”

4.   Allusions to the Baal Shem Tov and the Alter Rebbe in this week’s: a) Parshah — “Listen Yisrael”, “Eyes to see”; b) Pirkei Avos Ch. 3 — “Beloved are the people Israel”; c) Pirkei Avos Ch. 4 — Rabbi Meir: “Minimize your business activities”, “A new vessel filled with aged wine”.