Hayom Yom 11 Menachem Av - The Alter Rebbe journeyed to Mezritch in 5524 (1764)

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Jul 23, 2026 · 5m

רַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן הָלַךְ לְמעֶזרִיטשׁ, בְּיַחַד עִם אָחִיו מַהֲרִי"ל, בִּשְׁנַת תקכ"ד

The Alter Rebbe journeyed to Mezritch together with his brother Maharil, in 5524 (1764).

מַהֲרִי"ל הָלַךְ בְּלִי רְשׁוּת בֵּיתוֹ וְלָכֵן חָזַר מִדַּרְכּוֹ

Maharil had set out without permission from his wife, and therefore returned in the midst of the journey.

וְרַבֵּנוּ בָּא לְמעֶזְרִיטשׁ — וְשָׁהָה שָׁם, בַּפַּעַם הָרִאשׁוֹנָה, עַד אַחֲרֵי חַג הַפֶּסַח תּקכ"ה

The Alter Rebbe arrived in Mezritch and remained there — on this first occasion — until after Pesach in 5525 (1765).

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