Editing Rabbi Pinchas Hirschprung (section)

== His Connection with the Rebbe ==
He regularly visited the Rebbe to discuss Torah matters and participate in farbrengens. When he wrote his first composition, he sent a letter to the Rebbe. The scholar sent the book "Minchat Solet" on Sefer HaChinuch written by his grandfather to the Rebbe - and the Rebbe responded with notes on the book.

His first meeting with the Rebbe took place in 1957.

When he entered the Rebbe's room, before opening his mouth and giving the Rebbe the Pan, the Rebbe stood up and asked: "Are you the Akiva ben Yosef whose name goes from one end of the world to the other?" After a slight pause, the Rebbe continued and said: "Indeed, you are like Akiva ben Yosef"... When the scholar protested, the Rebbe smiled and asked: "Heaven forbid, why? Isn't this an explicit Talmud?..." Until Rabbi Hirschprung humbly replied: Heaven forbid to say that I am like Akiva ben Yosef...