B"H

Once Upon A Chassid

By Yanki Tauber

The Tears Of A Child

And G-d revealed Himself to him [Abraham]… (18:1)

When Rabbi Sholom DovBer of Lubavitch was a child of four or five, he entered into the room of his grandfather, Rabbi Menachem Mendel, and burst into tears. His teacher in chederhad taught the verse "And G-d revealed himself to Abraham…" "Why," wept the child, "doesn't G-d reveal Himself to me?!"

Rabbi Menachem Mendel replied: "When a Jew, a tzaddik, realizes at the age of 99 that he must circumcise himself, that he must continue to perfect himself, he is worthy that G-d should reveal Himself to him."