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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 4 Adar 2 - The Mitteler Rebbe would say Shh, Shh
Description: צוּ חֲסִידוּת בַּיים מִיטעֶלעֶן רֶבִּי'ן, אִיז געֶוועֶן זֵייעֶר שְׁטִילWhen the Mitteler Rebbe would deliver discourses of Chassidus, there was utter silence. דאָךְ פְלעֶגְט עֶר בְּשַׁעַת חֲסִידוּת זאָגעֶן: שַׁא, שַׁאNevertheless, in the midst of his delivery, he would say Shh, Shh.דעֶר טאַטעֶ האָט עֶס עֶרקְלעֶרְטMy father explained אַז דאָס אִיז געֶוועֶן אוֹיף לְהַשְׁקִיט נְבִיעַת הַמּוֹחִיןthat this was intended to quiet the gushing thoughts of his prolific mind. אוּן האָט מִיט דעֶם מְבַאֵר געֶוועֶן דעֶם מַאֲמַר הַזֹּהַרWith this, my father elucidated the statement of the Zohar: סָבָא דַּעְתּוֹהִי סָתִים דְשָׁקִיט וְשָׁכִיךְ“The elder’s mind is contained, for it is still and calm.”Text and Translation courtesy of Sichos in English