Bais Iyar: The Rebbe Maharash - Part II

00:01 The to the earlier installment to base ear, the of the Rebbe Mahash and the on this day in the year nineteen forty-three, when the Rebbe related many stories about the Rebbe Mahash. So we continue now in installment number two, discussing additional stories that the Rebbe related at this . The Rebbe Mahash was an expert in reading musical notes, and he also had a talent of carving out things from wood, mm, making furniture. Also, in the time of the Rebbe Rashab, who was the son of the Rebbe Mahash, there were that he carved out, uh, engraved, and they were hanging in Lubavitch. An additional story, the Rebbe relates that once the Rebbe Mahash was learning with his father a certain topic in the Talmud, and the told him, "did you exert yourself on this topic? Did you really delve into it with fullest focus?" And Rebbe Mahash says, "I don't see what is there to exert for." But since the Tzemach Tzedek spoke about exertion, so he again reviewed this topic to the extent that there were bloodstains on his forehead. To such an extent, the Rebbe Mahash exerted himself in studying this topic. The Tzemach Tzedek saw this, he said, "It's enough. It seems like this does not pertain to you." Another story that the Rebbe relates, the schedule of the Rebbe Mahash was that already eight AM, the Rebbe Mahash was already a quite a long time after davening. And he would he would stroll every day, steady. One time, he

02:43 told the that he wants to travel to Paris. They traveled to Paris. When they came to Paris, the Rebbe Mahash mentioned a name of one of the parks, and he says, "This is where they need to travel." This park, not only that it didn't come to the mind of the that a holy person like the Rebbe will go there, but in addition to that, not even a simple person would go there because that park was the opposite of , the extreme opposite of . When they came to the park, the Rebbe Mahash put on glasses, and he started to look in all directions, and then they went to the hotel. Rebbe Mahash then took off his glasses, and he left. took the glasses and wanted to see what were the glasses that the Rebbe Mahash was wearing while he was in the park. He started to look through it. He saw they are not made from glass. They are made from precious stones, and you cannot see anything through them. But from the outside, it makes an impression as they would be made from glass. But it's impossible to see anything through them. then said, "Look to what extent the Rebbe could conceal himself." That when a person looked externally at the Rebbe Mahash, he thought the Rebbe Mahash is wearing regular glasses. But in reality, the Rebbe Mahash did not see anything.