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Podcast: The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman
Episode: Hayom Yom 16 Iyar - The Rebbe Maharash said: “Elye, I envy you"
Description: Day 31 of the Omerאַאַמוּ"ר כְּשֶׁהָיָה נוֹטֵל צִפָּרְנָיו, הָיָה מְעָרֵב עִמָּהֶם קֵיסָם, קוֹדֶם הַשְּׂרֵיפָהWhen my revered father, the Rebbe [Rashab], would cut his nails, he would put a sliver of wood together with the clippings before burning them.אַאַזְמוּ"ר אָמַר לְהֶחָסִיד ר' אֵלִיָּהוּ אַבּעֶלעֶרR. Elye Abeler, was a chassid of my revered grandfather, the Rebbe [Maharash]. אִישׁ פָּשׁוּט מִצַּד כִּשְׁרוֹנוֹתָיו וִידִיעוֹתָיו[he was] a simple man of scant learning, כְּשֶׁנִּכְנַס אֵלָיו לִיחִידוּתOnce, when he entered his study for yechidus, my grandfather said: אֵלִיָּ' אִיךְ בִּין דִיר מְקַנֵּא“Elye, I envy you. פאָהרסְט אוֹיף מעֶרקYou travel to regional fairs and markets זעֶהסט אַ סַך מעֶנשׁעֶןand you meet many people. אִיז וועֶן אִינמִיטעֶן עֵסֶק רעֶדְט מעֶן זִיךְ מִיט יעֶנעֶם פאַנאַנדעֶר אִין אַ אִידִישׁעֶן וואָרט אַ עֵין יַעֲקֹב וואָרטWhen you’re in the midst of your transactions and you get to talk...