0303 - The Rebbe Used the Word 'Pazhalasta' because of R' Peretz Chein

00:00 In the month of Sivan, Tov Shin Chof Tes, which is 1969, a Yid came from Russia for a visit, which means the Russian government let him out, even though people weren't able to leave Russia. But they let out this old man, and I think he was even supposed to officially go back. Lepeleh, I don't think he did. His name was, I think, Reperetz Chen. He was definitely from the Chen family, and he was an old man, and he came to-- from Russia to America. So I remember that he went into Yechidas on Friday before Mincha the Rebbe saw him in his room. He went into the Rebbe, and I think it was Chof Zayin Sivan, I'm not sure, was Friday. A little bit before Mincha, he went into Yechidas and stayed in Yechidas a little bit. Then I think they say that he said over later that the Rebbe said to him that there was a nigun from his grandfather, the famous Reperetz Chen. So he said it's the nigun of Aninu Geimama. He said the Rebbe said to him, "Zos ha-susus lenu debochim. She teach it to the bochurim, and eiv de-reilum et ha-mekabal zan yismat eiv manoyim." If the people will accept it, it's very good. So the Rebbe spoke to him about this, but this is something that we don't know. This is what he repeated. At least it was a shmu, a rumor that this is what he said the Rebbe said to him. I didn't hear it from him directly.

01:13 But what I do know is that the next Shabbos, which is the next day, there was a farbrengen. And by the farbrengen, in the middle of the gabbe, one of the inyonim that the Rebbe said, he mentioned the word pazhalaste, which is in Russian means please. And he said something, "A mezot, a mezot pazhalaste." And then the Rebbe stopped, and he smiled, and he said, "Si nechtem ba'amir geven a Russish arid, hotem riginut dem vort pazhalaste. Hotos mi remont av dem vort pazhalaste." He was explaining why he used this Russian word in the sikha, which is pazhalaste. So he said because yesterday a Yid from Russia came into me when it was by me, and when we were speaking, he used the word pazhalaste. So that reminded me of the word pazhalaste. That's why I used the word pazhalaste today by the farbrengen.