Meshulem Zusha of Anipoli: Difference between revisions

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When the Alter Rebbe brought his foundational work [[the Tanya]] to print, he sent a special emissary to Zusha asking for his approbation. Zusha wrote a warmly enthusiastic endorsement, describing the Alter Rebbe in exalted terms: "the great gaon, a holy and pure man of G‑d, a shining mirror."

According to another account: at a certain gathering in Anipoli attended by disciples of the Maggid, the Alter Rebbe arrived and presented his writings to Zusha and Rabbi [[Yehudah ~~Levi the Kohen]]~~ for review. That night, the two pored over the manuscripts together. By morning, both were aflame with enthusiasm, and they instructed the Alter Rebbe to publish the work.

According to another account: at a certain gathering in Anipoli attended by disciples of the Maggid, the Alter Rebbe arrived and presented his writings to Zusha and Rabbi Yehudah Leib HaKohen for review. That night, the two pored over the manuscripts together. By morning, both were aflame with enthusiasm, and they instructed the Alter Rebbe to publish the work.

The Alter Rebbe wept and said: the great ones have no need for such a book, and the lesser ones will not benefit from it. They replied: the great ones do need it — and the lesser ones will benefit as well.<ref>R' Meir Avtzan, heard from the Chassidim R' Y. Mitamid and R' [[Berel Yafe]]. Cited in the book ''Ben LeAshri''.</ref>

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 When the Alter Rebbe brought his foundational work [[the Tanya]] to print, he sent a special emissary to Zusha asking for his approbation. Zusha wrote a warmly enthusiastic endorsement, describing the Alter Rebbe in exalted terms: "the great gaon, a holy and pure man of G‑d, a shining mirror."
-According to another account: at a certain gathering in Anipoli attended by disciples of the Maggid, the Alter Rebbe arrived and presented his writings to Zusha and Rabbi [[Yehudah Levi the Kohen]] for review. That night, the two pored over the manuscripts together. By morning, both were aflame with enthusiasm, and they instructed the Alter Rebbe to publish the work.
+According to another account: at a certain gathering in Anipoli attended by disciples of the Maggid, the Alter Rebbe arrived and presented his writings to Zusha and Rabbi Yehudah Leib HaKohen for review. That night, the two pored over the manuscripts together. By morning, both were aflame with enthusiasm, and they instructed the Alter Rebbe to publish the work.
 The Alter Rebbe wept and said: the great ones have no need for such a book, and the lesser ones will not benefit from it. They replied: the great ones do need it — and the lesser ones will benefit as well.<ref>R' Meir Avtzan, heard from the Chassidim R' Y. Mitamid and R' [[Berel Yafe]]. Cited in the book ''Ben LeAshri''.</ref>