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

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.

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