Hayom Yom 27 Iyar - The Alter Rebbe, descendant of the Maggid and the BeShT

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · May 13, 2026 · 3m

Day 42 of the Omer

אַאַמוּ"ר סִפֵּר

My revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], related

שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵאָבִיו

that he heard from his father, [the Rebbe Maharash,]

בְּשֵׁם הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק שֶׁשָּׁמַע מֵרַבֵּנוּ הַזָּקֵן

that the Tzemach Tzedek heard the Alter Rebbe

שֶׁהָיָה קוֹרֵא אֶת עַצְמוֹ

referring to himself

בְּשֵׁם בֵּן לְהָרַב הַמַּגִּיד

as the son of the Maggid of Mezritch

וּבְשֵׁם נֶכֶד לְהַבַּעַל שֵׁם טוֹב

and the grandson of the Baal Shem Tov.

Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English

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