Rabbi Schapiro's Zichronos

Sometimes, when someone wrote to the Rebbe, they wouldn’t see a response for a while. However, the Rebbe always answers. Not answering was intentional, and meant that the woman had to wait and not do the surgery.

Even when the Rebbe says to follow another’s advice, following that other person’s advice to the letter.

Considering buying a building for the Yeshiva Gedola of Miami. Since the building in question belonged to a guru, the Rebbe said to ask an halachic authority about whether this it is permitted to do business with him.

The Rebbe encounters some children playing dreidel in Gan Eden HaTachton, and he joins in their game.

The Rebbe calls out a Poilisher chosid to start a niggun.

The Rebbe’s first Purim farbrengen as Rebbe was in 5711. When he wanted to give l’chaim to someone, the succession of Rebbeim and their connection to the Alter Rebbe was discussed.

The Purim farbrengen of 5711, the Rebbe’s first as Rebbe. He speaks of how small he felt, as just a conduit for the Previous Rebbe, not having time to learn, etc. However, this is what propels Rebbeim to the heights.

Special instructions before R. Schapiro’s wedding, to learn Reishis Chochmah twice, before the chuppah. Curiously, chapter 15 speaks of the kavanos of eating, rather than about topics related to marriage.

Comparison with R. Mendel Baumgarten, and what chapters of Reishis Chochmah he learned.

16 Iyar 5723 - the Rebbe’s melamed from childhood, R’ Zalman Vilenkin (R’ Schapiro’s zeide) hood gets a stroke, and the Rebbe’s concern for him.