a Good, Good Friend

00:01 It says in Chassidus that a good friend [unclear]. A good friend—his words press on people’s hearts. A good friend speaks at length. [unclear] A true good friend [unclear]. With that [unclear] always [unclear]. How does Avrom Yoel tell it? The story that was never written down? That’s right, the story from Avrom [unclear] [unclear]. Avrom tells a story: Once, the Frierdiker Rebbe farbrenged in Lubavitch. On the first night of Simchas Torah [unclear]. On the second [unclear] the Rebbe, n”e, farbrenged. And the Rebbe, n”e—the Frierdiker Rebbe—farbrenged with the bochurim, [unclear] bochurim. [unclear]. That’s how [unclear] bochurim. What year did he farbreng? One year he spoke like that for some time. Avrom didn’t [unclear] it. Avrom never heard anyone repeat it. [unclear]. Avrom Yoel said this: In Lubavitch, someone asked him, “What are you doing for the Rebbe?” This was in Lubavitch [unclear]. They didn’t say a single word about the Rebbe. This was Lubavitch. But there was an order to things. The Rebbe no longer spoke about the boys. There was—the Rebbe didn’t drink [unclear]. They asked him, “What are you doing?” [unclear]. The Rebbe, n”e, his bochurim. Only [unclear] Avrom. That’s how it was in Lubavitch. That’s how it was. There was even [unclear].

01:55 That was in Rostov, but [unclear] said, “They never said a word about the Rebbe, n”e.” Once, once things were so different, yes. [unclear] The Rebbe was different, different, another kind altogether. But he said this: The Rebbe, n”e—the Frierdiker Rebbe—farbrenged. What was spoken about there? The Rebbe, the Frierdiker Rebbe, didn’t speak. He didn’t speak. There was just one phrase, for some time: “It’s good, it’s good, it’s good.” Without any further explanation: “It’s good.” Of course, each time the Rebbe says it’s good, there’s another depth to it. Not what [unclear]. “It’s good.” So the Rebbe asks [unclear]. And still, we feel that it’s good, but for the Rebbe, “it’s good.” True, we want the Rebbe here below, but in the meantime [unclear]. Nothing of the sort, chas veshalom. L’chaim, and l’chaim, and l’chaim and a blessing.