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== Birth and Early Years == | == Birth and Early Years == | ||
On Monday, the 2nd of Iyar 5594 (May 11, 1834), corresponding to the Sefirah of "Tiferes ShebeTiferes" and marking 100 years since the revelation of the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Shmuel (the Maharash) was born in the town of Lubavitch, Russia, as the seventh son of the Tzemach Tzedek and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka. | On Monday, the 2nd of Iyar 5594 (May 11, 1834), corresponding to the Sefirah of "Tiferes ShebeTiferes" and marking 100 years since the revelation of the Baal Shem Tov, Rabbi Shmuel (the Maharash) was born in the town of Lubavitch, Russia, as the seventh son of the [[The tzemach tzedek|Tzemach Tzedek]] and his wife, Rebbetzin Chaya Mushka. | ||
The birth took place in the Tzemach Tzedek's new house, which had not yet been occupied, built after the great fire of 5592 by one of the nearby governors who constructed it without charge out of respect for the Rebbe. While the Rebbe had planned to inaugurate the house before Shavuos, the Rebbetzin wished to give birth specifically in the new house. For the birth, the Rebbetzin used a new bed that was intended for sifting flour for matzos. Throughout the birth, her husband, the Tzemach Tzedek, stood in the room with his face to the wall, and instructed his sons R' Boruch Shalom, R' Maharil of Kopust, and R' HaRashaz of Lyadi to sit in one of the rooms and recite specific chapters of Tehillim. He gave special instructions to the midwife regarding the birth, to immerse in the mikvah before receiving the baby, and to dress him in a special white cloth that he provided. | The birth took place in the Tzemach Tzedek's new house, which had not yet been occupied, built after the great fire of 5592 by one of the nearby governors who constructed it without charge out of respect for the Rebbe. While the Rebbe had planned to inaugurate the house before Shavuos, the Rebbetzin wished to give birth specifically in the new house. For the birth, the Rebbetzin used a new bed that was intended for sifting flour for matzos. Throughout the birth, her husband, the Tzemach Tzedek, stood in the room with his face to the wall, and instructed his sons R' Boruch Shalom, R' Maharil of Kopust, and R' HaRashaz of Lyadi to sit in one of the rooms and recite specific chapters of Tehillim. He gave special instructions to the midwife regarding the birth, to immerse in the mikvah before receiving the baby, and to dress him in a special white cloth that he provided. | ||