Comments on: 18 Elul: Events in the Jewish and Chabad Calendar https://anash.org/18-elul-events-in-the-jewish-and-chabad-calendar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=18-elul-events-in-the-jewish-and-chabad-calendar News, Views, Inspiration Mon, 30 Jun 2025 22:12:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: Shliach https://anash.org/18-elul-events-in-the-jewish-and-chabad-calendar/#comment-254 Wed, 18 Sep 2019 13:50:05 +0000 https://anash.org/?p=59614#comment-254 Sichos in English and many other sources write:
The Upsherinish of The Alter Rebbe
When R. Baruch entered the Baal Shem Tov’s study … he told the tzaddik that he and his wife had decided to bring their son with them for the following year’s Chai Elul. The [three-year-old] child would then have his first haircut and would be left with peyos. The Baal Shem Tov agreed, told the father to keep his child out of sight, and to see to it that he should be accompanied by his mother and by his aunt Devorah Leah. They were to arrive after morning prayers on Chai Elul, and as soon as he himself had cut the child’s hair in his study they were to leave incognito.

… On Wednesday, Chai Elul, 5508 (1748), Rebbitzin Rivkah and her sister-in-law duly arrived in Mezhibuzh. As soon as the Baal Shem Tov had given the child his first training in leaving his peyos uncut, and had given him his blessing, he urged them to leave immediately and not to discuss between themselves where they had been. Finally, he wished them a good year and a safe journey home.

The little boy kept on asking who was this man who had cut his hair and left him with peyos, and who had blessed him.

“That was a grandfather,” replied his mother

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