Editing Rabbi Yosef Yeshaya Braun (section)

== His Journey to Chabad ==
At age 16, he became close to Chabad chassidus and particularly to the Rebbe. He would frequently visit 770 and was very drawn to the Rebbe.

His family (who were generally friendly to Chabad) were very concerned about him joining Chabad and sent him to learn in Eretz Yisroel at the non-chassidic Tshebין Yeshiva. However, during his studies at Tshebין he became increasingly close to Chabad chassidus, and for a period learned Chabad chassidus b'chavrusa with a Chabad chossid, particularly the Rebbe's sichos.

After six months he transferred to Tomchei Tmimim Yeshiva in Kiryat Gat, where he became close to the mashpia Rabbi Meshulam Zushe Alperowitz.

When he went to learn at Tomchei Tmimim in Kiryat Gat, this caused much opposition from his family, and his grandfather Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Braun was concerned that learning in a Chabad yeshiva, where they are also involved in mivtzoim, would take his grandson away from learning.

The grandfather came specially to see the Rebbe for dollars on Sunday 14 Mar Cheshvan and said to the Rebbe[1]: "My grandson who learned in Eretz Yisroel (in Tshebין) and now learns..."

The Rebbe: "Do" [Here! Although Rabbi Braun was learning in Kiryat Gat at the time, the Rebbe said he learns here!]

Rabbi Shlomo Zalman Braun: He is a great lamdan, and requested a bracha that he should remain in learning.

The Rebbe answered: "S'iz doch do a klal az 'kedusha eina zaza mikmkoma', ubifrat kedushas haTorah. Zol zein besuros tovos" [There is a principle that holiness does not move from its place, and especially the holiness of Torah. There should be good news].

The Rebbe gave him an additional dollar saying: "Opgebn kflaim l'toshia" [give double for wisdom], and the Rebbe gave him another dollar for his grandson.