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R. DovBer, the Maggid of Mezeritch: ?-1772; second leader of the Chassidic movement, successor to the Baal Shem Tov and spiritual mentor of Rabbi Schneur Zalman of Liadi, known for his scholarship, piety, and asceticism
"At home?" said Rabbi DovBer. "Oh yes... At home, it is a different matter altogether..."
The landlady on the floor wailing hysterically. Her only son, she sobbed, had agreed to convert to Christianity, and was being held in a locked room in a monastery.
“Go in peace,” said the Maggid to the destitute and unmarried young scholar. “Accept the first marriage proposal that is suggested to you.”
The day of the wedding arrived. Hundreds of beggars took their places around tables laden with the best food money could buy. But then tragedy struck . . .
Can a person be as grateful for his troubles as he is for his joys?
How a late night prayer-service saved a lost soul that had fallen to the depths.
The Maggid announced: "There is a Jew who does not have matzah, and I cannot search for chametz until we find him."
For many years the inn had provided his family a decent living, but recently, the landlord had greatly raised the rent and it was straining his bottom line.
The constellation of Chassidic heroes is crowded with great men. Less well known are the great women, whose influence has rarely been documented.
With that, he signaled his driver and the carriage sped off before the rabbi had a chance to ask any questions.
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