“But Rebbi… What about the trip to Leipzig? The tailor? The mysterious Shabbos guest?”
R’ Yosef smiled with anticipation as he took a deep breath, readying himself to finish the story.
“Okay, R’ Berel, listen closely. This is what the Baal Shem Tov told his talmid.”
“Do you remember the first stop we made in the forest, to that mysterious man and his wife?” The Baal Shem Tov gazed penetratingly at his talmid.
“Yes, of course.”
“He is one of the hidden tzaddikim of the generation. When Mashiach arrives, he will be the first to know, and thus I paid him a special visit to have a conversation with him about certain matters.”
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