I heard that the Rebbe once said, “People think I am worthy of this great level because I am a great-grandson of the holy Baal Shem Tov. Nothing could be further from the truth. It came in another way completely, and through this I was worthy. Mit ein zach iz mir giraten – My success came through just one thing” (see “His Praises” #26).
שָׁמַעְתִּי בִּשְׁמוֹ שֶׁאָמַר: הָעוֹלָם סוֹבְרִים שֶׁמֵּחֲמַת שֶׁאֲנִי נֶכֶד הַבַּעַל־שֵׁם־טוֹב ז"ל, מֵחֲמַת זֶה זָכִיתִי לְמַדְרֵגָתִי. לֹא כֵן הוּא, רַק עִם דָּבָר אֶחָד הִצְלַחְתִּי. וְעַל יְדֵי זֶה זָכִיתִי לַעֲלוֹת לְמַה שֶּׁזָּכִיתִי.
I heard that the Rebbe once said, “People think I am worthy of this great level because I am a great-grandson of the holy Baal Shem Tov. Nothing could be further from the truth. It came in another way completely, and through this I was worthy. Mit ein zach iz mir giraten – My success came through just one thing” (see “His Praises” #26).