Hayom Yom 1 Iyar - The Alter Rebbe’s chassidim were always counting

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Apr 16, 2026 · 6m

Day 16 of the Omer

מעֶן האָט געֶזאָגט אַמאָל פאַרְ'ן טאַטעֶן

Once, when my father [the Rebbe Rashab] was present, someone said

אִין אַ פאַרבְּרֵיינְגעֶן סְפִירָה-צַייט אִין דִי יאָהרעֶן תּרנ"א-נ"ג

at a farbrengen held during the period of the Counting of the Omer in one of the years from 5651-5653 (1891-1893),

דעֶם אַלטעֶן רֶבִּין'ס חֲסִידִים פְלעֶגעֶן אַלעֶמאָל צֵיילעֶן

“The Alter Rebbe’s chassidim were always counting.”

דעֶר וואָרט אִיז דעֶם טאַטעֶן זֵייעֶר געֶפעֶלעֶן געֶוואָרעֶן

This saying found favor in my father’s eyes.

וְאָמַר

He commented:

אַזוֹי אִיז דעֶר עִנְיַן הָעֲבוֹדָה

“This…