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Shivchei HaRan 3/שבחי הר"ן ג׳
אאַחַר־כָּךְ נִתְגַּדֵּל יוֹתֵר וּכְשֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה בַּר־מִצְוָה, קָרָא אוֹתוֹ דּוֹדוֹ הַרַב הַקָּדוֹשׁ מוֹרֵנוּ הָרַב אֶפְרַיִם זצ"ל (אַב־בֵּית־דִּין דְּקְהִלַּת קֹדֶשׁ סִידִילְקוֹב) וְאָמַר לוֹ הַפָּסוּק: "אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ". כִּי זֶה נֶאֱמַר עַל הַיּוֹם שֶׁהָאָדָם נַעֲשֶׂה בַּר־מִצְוָה (כַּמּוּבָא בַּסְּפָרִים). וְאָמַר לוֹ קְצָת מְעַט דִּבְרֵי מוּסָר. וְהָיָה יָקָר בְּעֵינָיו מְאֹד מְאֹד "כְּמוֹצֵא שָׁלָל רָב".
1When he became bar mitzvah,3, the first day of Nisan 5532 (April 4, 1772); therefore his bar mitzvah occurred on Rosh Chodesh Nisan 5545 (March 11, 1785). This was also a Shabbat, during the Torah reading of Vayikra. his uncle, Rabbi Ephraim of Sudylkov,4 ("The Flag of Ephraim's Camp"). called him and pronounced over him the verse, “Today I have begotten you” (Psalms 2:7).5 ad loc., that this infers leadership of Israel. This verse speaks of the day a person becomes bar mitzvah, as discussed in the holy literature (cf. Zohar Chadash 10c). His uncle then spoke to him briefly regarding religious devotion, and these words were as dear to the Rebbe as if he had found a great treasure (Psalms 119:162).
באַחַר־כָּךְ נִכְנַס לַחֻפָּה. וְתֵכֶף בִּיצִיאָתוֹ מִן הַחֻפָּה הָיָה מִתְלַהֵב מְאֹד וּמִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ מְאֹד לַעֲבוֹדַת ה' יִתְבָּרַךְ וְנִכְנָס בַּעֲבוֹדַת ה' מִיּוֹם אֶל יוֹם.
2The Rebbe was married soon after this.6 Immediately after the wedding, he burned with enthusiasm, deeply yearning to serve God. Day by day, he moved further and further along this path of devotion.