Hayom Yom 4 Adar 2 - The Mitteler Rebbe would say Shh, Shh

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Mar 14, 2024 · 3m

צוּ חֲסִידוּת בַּיים מִיטעֶלעֶן רֶבִּי'ן, אִיז געֶוועֶן זֵייעֶר שְׁטִיל

When the Mitteler Rebbe would deliver discourses of Chassidus, there was utter silence.

דאָךְ פְלעֶגְט עֶר בְּשַׁעַת חֲסִידוּת זאָגעֶן: שַׁא, שַׁא

Nevertheless, in the midst of his delivery, he would say Shh, Shh.

דעֶר טאַטעֶ האָט עֶס עֶרקְלעֶרְט

My father explained

אַז דאָס אִיז געֶוועֶן אוֹיף לְהַשְׁקִיט נְבִיעַת הַמּוֹחִין

that this was intended to quiet the gushing thoughts of his prolific mind.

אוּן האָט מִיט דעֶם מְבַאֵר געֶוועֶן דעֶם מַאֲמַר הַזֹּהַר

With this, my father elucidated the statement of the Zohar:

סָבָא…