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Hayom Yom 6 Cheshvan - But not peasant years who neither see nor hear G‑dliness


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כְּשֶׁרָצָה רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן

When the Alter Rebbe wished

לְבָרֵךְ אֶת ר' יְקוּתִיאֵל לֶיעפּלֶער בַּעֲשִׁירוּת

to bless R. Yekusiel Liepler with wealth,

אָמַר שֶׁאֵינוֹ חָפֵץ בָּזֶה

the latter replied that he had no desire for it,

שֶׁלֹּא תַּטְרִידוֹ הָעֲשִׁירוּת מִלִּמּוּד הַחֲסִידוּת וְהִתְעַסְּקוּת בַּעֲבוֹדָה

lest 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 יאָהרן

he replied: “But not peasant years.

וואָס עֵינַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִרְאוּ

[Not years of] those ‘who have eyes, but do not see;

אָזְנַיִם לָהֶם וְלֹא יִשְׁמָעוּ

who have ears, but do not hear’ —

מעֶן זעֶהט נִיט קֵיין גֶ-טלִיכקַייט אוּן מעֶן העֶרט נִיט קֵיין גֶ-טלִיכקַייט

who neither see nor hear G‑dliness.”

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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