כ״ד אב ה׳תשפ״ו | August 7, 2026
‘What Are Bochurim Doing in Such a Place?’
While strongly encouraging mivtzoim, the Rebbe also cautioned that not every setting was appropriate for every person. When bochurim found an opportunity near a resort, the Rebbe reprimanded them.
While strongly encouraging mivtzoim, the Rebbe also cautioned that not every setting was appropriate for every person.
When someone asked the Rebbe about doing mivtzoim in places where one had to be careful with what could be seen, the Rebbe replied that “when someone thinks words of Torah while going on mivtzoim, the Rebbe accompanies him and protects him from all negative influences.”
Yet, when another person told the Rebbe that visiting such places was harming him beruchniyus, the Rebbe advised him not to go.
Reb Chilik Kalmenson, Rosh Yeshiva in Brunoy, related:
In the summer of 5734, we went as a group of bochurim to a resort area for mivtzoim. We parked nearby and, within one hour, put tefillin on 150 Yidden. Pleased with our accomplishment, we submitted a duch to the Rebbe.
The Rebbe’s sharp response took us by surprise. “What are bochurim doing in such a place?”
(Sipurim Chassidiyim, Vol. 1, p. 164; as heard from Rabbi Kalmenson)
COMMENTS
If only we can get exact מענה this will be very meaningful to all our bachurim. Thry are struggling with this topic for years.