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"Nu, You'll Probably Say Yevarechecha"
As I Heard Them, Vol. 1, p. 262, no. 101
ַגלייטן אדמו"ר זיינען געווען אמו הרבנית ש"ש זי"ע און הרבנית נחמה דינה אַל ב אָקז אאויפן וו ָגט לאמו אָט אדמו"ר געז אָן ה אַג אַרפן. אין פענסטער פון וו אּ ווייסע זיידענע ש פשליט"א אויף די קע ָך יהי הוי' אלקינו עמנו כאשר הי' עם אבותינו כו', עס וועט געוויס זיין אל אַמע, עס איז ד אהרבנית: מ ַן אָר אַה, עס איז ג אָגט: אָן צו אונז און געז אַ קער געט אַך אָט דער רבי ז אָך דעם ה איעזבנו ואל יטשנו. נ ָגן "יברכך". אָך מסתמא ז אאיבעריקע נסיעה. נו, איר וועט ד
The Rebbe’s mother Rebbetzin Shterna Sarah, and his wife Rebbetzin Nechama Dinah, wearing white silk scarves, accompanied the Rebbe to the train station.
The Rebbe told his mother from the coach window, “ Mama, it is true that, Hashem our G-d will be with us, as He was with our forefathers; and it will surely be, Let Him not leave us, nor forsake us. 24 Then, turning to us, “ Ah, such an unnecessary trip. Nu, you’ll probably say Yevarechecha.”25 23 From Shemoneh Esrei.
24 Melachim I 8:57; Shachris before Shir Shel Yom. "יהי הוי' אלקינו עמנו כאשר הי' עם אבותינו, אל יעזבנו ואל יטשנו"The Rebbe elaborated upon that posuk in his talk at the train station.
25 Birkas Kohanim.
Parsha: naso (2/5): The Rebbe's parting words point the chassidim to Yevarechecha, the Birkas Kohanim recorded in Parshas Naso.
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