EPISODE · Oct 20, 2023 · 4 MIN
Hayom Yom 6 Cheshvan - Wealth and peasant years
from The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
כְּשֶׁרָצָה רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן לְבָרֵךְ אֶת ר' יְקוּתִיאֵל לֶיעפּלֶער בַּעֲשִׁירוּתWhen the Alter Rebbe wished to bless R. Yekusiel Liepler with wealth, אָמַר שֶׁאֵינוֹ חָפֵץ בָּזֶהthe latter replied that he had no desire for it, שֶׁלֹּא תַּטְרִידוֹ הָעֲשִׁירוּת מִלִּמּוּד הַחֲסִידוּת וְהִתְעַסְּקוּת בַּעֲבוֹדָהlest it interfere with his study of Chassidus and involvement in Divine service.וּכְשֶׁרָצָה לְבָרְכוֹ בַּאֲרִיכוּת יָמִים When the Alter Rebbe then sought to bless him with long life, אָמַר: אָבּעֶר נִיט מִיט פּוֹיעֶרשׁעֶ יאָהרןhe replied: “But not peasant years. וואָס עֵינַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִרְאוּ אָזְנַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִשְׁמָעוּNot years of those ‘who have eyes, but do not see; who have ears, but do not hear’ — מעֶן זעֶהט נִיט קֵיין גֶ-טלִיכקַייט אוּן מעֶן העֶרט נִיט קֵיין גֶ-טלִיכקַייטwho neither see nor hear G‑dliness.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English
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