To grasp Ani Havaye lo shonisi

00:00 In all matters. There was a Jew who was in Lubavitch. He was, of course, [unclear] one of the chassidim. He was an excitable person. Once, in Lubavitch, there was a disagreement between Reb Shile and Reb Micha. Reb Micha maintained that it is impossible to understand Hashem. There was a disagreement between them, between Reb Micha and Reb Shile. You know Reb Shile. Reb Shile was the mashpia in Lubavitch. [unclear] Reb Shile maintained that one can understand Hashem. Reb Micha maintained that one cannot. Reb Micha became so worked up that he ran in to the Rebbe [unclear]. And the Rebbe said, “[unclear] the door, close the door too.” Reb Micha ran in to the Rebbe Rashab. Before that, there had been a strict instruction not to [unclear] anymore, and now he had to come to Lubavitch. But when Reb Micha ran in, it is understood that [unclear]. He allowed himself to run in to the Rebbe. What about Reb Shile? He says one can understand. I think I’ve heard this story, but I heard it [unclear]. When Reb Micha ran in to the Rebbe Rashab and met the Rebbe, [unclear].

01:38 When Reb Micha met the Rebbe, he immediately became [unclear]. The excitement he had felt [unclear]. But the Rebbe saw him and asked, “Reb Micha, what happened?” Reb Micha said, “I have a disagreement with Reb Shile about whether one can understand Hashem.” [unclear] The Rebbe answered, “One can understand, but one cannot fully grasp.” That is what I mean regarding Hashem: one can understand, but one cannot fully grasp. That was the disagreement—whether one can understand; but one cannot fully grasp. It should also be said that he became excited and ran to the Rebbe, and [unclear] a Jew then told the story you told, that the Jew with the mashke had been with every Rebbe. That wasn’t it. That wasn’t it. Chaim, l’chaim.