Gimmel Tammuz [3 Tammuz] is recognized in Jewish tradition as an auspicious day for open miracles and divine revelation [nissim geluyim]
The Miracle of Yehoshua: On the 3rd of Tammuz in the year 2488 (1273 BCE), Yehoshua bin Nun commanded the sun and moon to stand still in Giv'on so the Jewish people could complete their battle. The Sages teach that Yehoshua established this date for all generations as a time of open miracles and transcendent light.
Liberation of the Previous Rebbe: On Gimmel Tammuz in 1927, the Sixth Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Yosef Yitzchak Schneersohn, was released from Communist imprisonment in Russia. The Rebbe noted the spiritual parallel between this miraculous liberation from death and Yehoshua's miracle of suspended nature.
The Legacy of the Lubavitcher Rebbe: Gimmel Tammuz is the anniversary of passing (yahrtzeit) of the Lubavitcher Rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson. Rather than a day of sadness, Chabad tradition marks it as an auspicious day of elevation, highlighting that a tzaddik continues to shower blessings and intercede for miracles in this physical world.
The Rebbe constantly insisted on yearning for and demanding Moshiach's coming, refusing to make peace with an imperfect world. In the video below there is a selection of brief encounters between the Rebbe and visitors to his home on 3 Av 5748 - July 17, 1988. The visitors have come seeking the Rebbe's blessing and guidance, and each encounter has a reminder of or anticipation for Moshiach's coming.
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