The First Year
world in order to be here for the first Yahrtzeit. The many guests included the great Chasid and Mashpiah Reb Avraham Eliyohu Axelrod from Baltimore.”
The Rebbe wrote a general / personal letter to many Anash and Tmimim saying,“ Your Pan was received and I will read it, Bli Neder, tomorrow on the Yahrtzeit at the grave site.”
WEDNESDAY, YUD SHEVAT- YOM HAHILULAH V YOM KABALAS HANESSIUS:
( The day of the Yahrtzeit and day of acceptance of the
Nessius):
In the morning the Rebbe Davened in the room of the Friediker Rebbe. Before Davening he stared at the chair of the Friediker Rebbe.
The Rebbe Davened in a low voice. Throughout the Davening he cried a lot. After Davening everybody wrote a
Pan and gave it to the Rebbe. In accordance with the instruction of the Rebbe in a letter of Rosh Chodesh Shevat, the Bochurim went to the Jewish schools to speak about the Friediker Rebbe.
Before the journey to the Ohel, a delegation of elder
Chassidim approached the Rebbe and again gave him a letter of Hiskashrus in the name of Anash from all over the world. It was handed over by Rabbi Meir Ashkanazi. Whilst handing it to the Rebbe, he said,“ By accepting the Nessius there becomes an Inyon of Kiruv Hageulah( a concept of
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