Editing The Maggid of Mezritch (section)

==== His Testament ====
There are at least two known tzavaos (spiritual wills) from the Maggid. The first tzavaah was signed, in addition to the Maggid himself, by his greatest talmidim: Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, Rabbi Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev, Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli, Rabbi Elimelech of Lizhensk, and the Alter Rebbe.
In this tzavaah, the Maggid writes, among other things, that after his passing, only these five disciples who signed at the bottom of the page should handle the tahara and burial of his body, and besides them, no one else is permitted to touch.

In the second known tzavaah, personally addressed to his son Rabbi Avraham "the Malach," the Maggid instructs his son whom to associate with among his disciples and what to learn from them:

* From Rabbi Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk, listen to advice
* From Rabbi Yehuda Leib HaKohen, learn about working on middos (character traits)
* From Rabbi Zusha of Anipoli, learn humility
* And to the Alter Rebbe, obey everything he says and follow all his ways, for everything that comes from his mouth is a minor prophecy, and even if he had been among the Baal Shem Tov's disciples, he would have been among his greatest students.