Wednesday Menachem Av 24 5703
Torah Lessons (5703)	Chumash: Re'ei, Revi'i with Rashi. Tehillim: 113-118. Tanya: Now, this radiation (p. 427)...the great quantity." (p. 427).

A tradition handed down from Rebbe to Rebbe:

During the well-known conflict (between Chassidim and their opponents) the Chassidim told the Alter Rebbe about the terrible abuse they suffered from the plain Misnagdic [1] folk.

The Rebbe said: "Grandfather (as he called the Baal Shem Tov) [2] deeply loved simple folk. In my first days in Mezritch, the Rebbe, (the Maggid) said: "It was a frequent customary remark of the Rebbe (Baal Shem Tov) that love of Israel is love of G-d. "You are children of Hashem your G-d" [3]; when one loves the father one loves the children."

   

Notes:

1. (Back to text) The opponents to Chassidim termed themselves Misnagdim, lit. "opponents."

2. (Back to text) See Supplementary Footnotes

3. (Back to text) Devarim 14:1.