“People are on vacation,” he said, “they didn’t come here for this”
On Leil Shabbos, the many chassidic vacationers asked the Rebbe to conduct a tish, but the Rebbe refused. “People are on vacation,” he said, “they didn’t come here for this.” Only for Seudah Shlishis did the Rebbe agree, that, if the guests ate with their families first, he would join them afterward — but only until the scheduled time for Maariv, so that the other guests shouldn’t have to wait.
Without leading a tish, the Rebbe spoke volumes about what chassidus means.
(Originally featured in Mishpacha, Issue 874)
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