Once, during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, the Rebbe said, “Heaven help us! There will be great illness this year.” This took place in 5567/1806. When he left the mikvah before Yom Kippur that year, he felt his head to see if he was still alive, out of apprehension of the impending illness.
Another year, there was a serious inflation of prices. When there was a good wheat crop that summer, people thought that prices would go down. The Rebbe, however, said that prices would not go down and that the inflation would last for two years.
Similar things occurred many times. However, we have already stated that we do not wish to speak of the Rebbe’s miracles, for this is not his praise (see Introduction, p. XX). From his words, it can also be understood that the Rebbe was forbidden to reveal miracles. Therefore, we saw only very few such wonders and predictions. If you look carefully into the Rebbe’s words, you will see that he knew what was going to happen even in the very distant future.
כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה דְּבָרִים רָאִינוּ בְּעֵינֵינוּ שֶׁהוֹדִיעַ לָנוּ רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל קֹדֶם שֶׁהָיָה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה כֵּן וְכֵן הָיָה.
We saw the Rebbe accurately predict the future in many cases (see Kokhavey Or, p. 36 f.; ibid., note 4).
פַּעַם אַחַת בַּעֲשֶׂרֶת יְמֵי תְּשׁוּבָה אָמַר: שֶׁבְּשָׁנָה זוֹ יִהְיֶה חֻלְשׁוֹת רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן. (הַיְנוּ בִּשְׁנַת תקס"ז), וּכְשֶׁיָּצָא מֵהַמֶּרְחָץ בְּעֶרֶב יוֹם הַכִּפּוּרִים, אָמַר שֶׁהוּא מְמַשֵּׁשׁ בְּרֹאשׁוֹ שֶׁל עַצְמוֹ אִם הוּא חַי (הַיְנוּ מֵחֲמַת הַפַּחַד שֶׁרוֹאֶה חֻלְשׁוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן).
Once, during the Ten Days of Repentance between Rosh HaShanah and Yom Kippur, the Rebbe said, “Heaven help us! There will be great illness this year.” This took place in 5567/1806. When he left the mikvah before Yom Kippur that year, he felt his head to see if he was still alive, out of apprehension of the impending illness.
וְכֵן הָיָה, שֶׁבְּאוֹתָהּ הַשָּׁנָה הָיָה חֻלְשׁוֹת גְּדוֹלוֹת רַחֲמָנָא לִצְלָן.
The Rebbe’s prediction came true and many people became ill that year (cf. Yemey Moharnat #16).
כְּשֶׁהָיָה יַקְרוּת בָּעוֹלָם בְּשָׁנָה אַחַת, וְאַחַר כָּךְ בִּימֵי הַקַּיִץ בְּעֵת גִּדּוּל הַתְּבוּאָה הָיָה נִרְאֶה לְהָעוֹלָם שֶׁיִּהְיֶה זוֹל. וְאָמַר הוּא: שֶׁלֹּא יִהְיֶה זוֹל בְּאוֹתוֹ הַשָּׁנָה, כִּי הַיַּקְרוּת הִרְחִיב זְמַנּוֹ עַל שְׁתֵּי שָׁנִים.
Another year, there was a serious inflation of prices. When there was a good wheat crop that summer, people thought that prices would go down. The Rebbe, however, said that prices would not go down and that the inflation would last for two years.
וְכֵן הָיָה, שֶׁגַּם שָׁנָה שְׁנִיָּה הָיָה יַקְרוּת, וְאַחַר־כָּךְ אַחַר כְּלוֹת הַשְּׁתֵּי שָׁנִים נַעֲשֶׂה זוֹל.
The Rebbe’s prediction came true and the inflation lasted through the second year. When the two years ended, the prices finally went down.
וְכֵן הָיָה בְּכַמָּה וְכַמָּה דְּבָרִים. אַךְ כְּבָר אָמַרְנוּ שֶׁאֵין זֶה רְצוֹנֵנוּ לְסַפֵּר מוֹפְתִים מֵרַבֵּנוּ ז"ל. כִּי לֹא בָּאֵלֶּה תְּהִלָּתוֹ, גַּם כִּי הָיָה אָסוּר בְּמוֹפְתִים, כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה מוּבָן מִדְּבָרָיו, שֶׁלֹּא הֻתַּר לוֹ לְגַלּוֹת מוֹפְתִים. וְעַל כֵּן לֹא נִרְאוּ מִמֶּנּוּ כִּי אִם קְצָת מוֹפְתִים וַעֲתִידוֹת, אַף עַל פִּי שֶׁבֶּאֱמֶת הָיָה יוֹדֵעַ בְּבֵרוּר כָּל הָעֲתִידוֹת אֲפִלּוּ מַה שֶּׁיִּהְיֶה לִזְמַן רָחוֹק וְכוּ' כַּאֲשֶׁר הָיָה נִרְאֶה לְעֵין כָּל מִי שֶׁהִסְתַּכֵּל הֵיטֵב עַל דְּבָרָיו.
Similar things occurred many times. However, we have already stated that we do not wish to speak of the Rebbe’s miracles, for this is not his praise (see Introduction, p. XX). From his words, it can also be understood that the Rebbe was forbidden to reveal miracles. Therefore, we saw only very few such wonders and predictions. If you look carefully into the Rebbe’s words, you will see that he knew what was going to happen even in the very distant future.
אַף עַל פִּי כֵן הַכֹּל הָיָה בְּהֶצְנֵעַ וּבְהֶעְלֵם גָּדוֹל וְאֵין אָנוּ עוֹסְקִין לְסַפֵּר מִזֶּה כַּנַּ"ל.
Still, everything was well-concealed and hidden. To speak of such things is not our affair.