Editing The Rebbe Accepting The Nesius (section)

== Building a Bima for the Rebbe ==
In the months after the Frierdiker Rebbe's histalkus, large crowds packed the small zal to hear the Rebbe's farbrengens. Some suggested building a bima for the Rebbe's table so more could see, but feared the Rebbe wouldn't agree.

Despite concerns, Rav Simpson decided the crowd must be able to see the Rebbe. Using his golden hands (inherited from his father), he built a low bima that could be quickly assembled and disassembled to save space.

The first time the bima was set up, Chassidim worried the Rebbe would refuse to use it since he hadn't yet accepted the nesius. To their surprise, the Rebbe came to the farbrengen, went up on the bima, sat at the elevated table, and began the farbrengen.