It was a mere four months after the landmark Yud Shevat 5711. During a farbrengen, the Rebbe spoke of the brachos that the Frierdiker Rebbe had given, saying that they would all certainly be fulfilled. But then the Rebbe turned to the crowd and asked that they bentch him.
It was a mere four months after the landmark Yud Shevat 5711, when the Rebbe officially accepted the mantle of the nesius. Emotions were still high, as chassidim were becoming more and more connected with their new Rebbe.
At the Shavuos Farbrengen of that year, the Rebbe spoke of the value of a brachos that the Frierdiker Rebbe had given in all areas, children, health and livelihood. “They will certainly all eventually be fully realized,” the Rebbe said.
Then, suddenly the Rebbe began to talk of himself.
“When the Rebbe gives a bracha, it will certainly come to be. Still, an extra support can’t do any harm. And in general, a Yid’s bracha can’t do damage. Therefore, I want to ask of anyone who wishes to, to bentch me that the brachos that the Rebbe gave me should be mekuyam.”
All the assembled answered with a thunderous, “Omein!”
(Toras Menachem vol 3 p. 157)
From The Weekly Farbrengen by Merkaz Anash
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