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at The 92nd Street Y, New York. Supported by The Elie Wiesel Foundation for Humanity
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Oct 24, 1985
At his circumcision ceremony, Aryeh Leib was given the name “Zeide” (grandfather) by the Baal Shem Tov, who said that he would be a Zeide for all the Jewish people. Learned though he was, the Zeide was a “populist,” influencing by way of stories, miracles—and dance, which he was taught by Elijah the Prophet. (In contrast, Rabbi Nachman, his adversary, chose the way of Kabbalah.) The Zeide’s focus on joy meant he, unlike most masters, did not contend with melancholy and despair. An advocate for his people, at a time of famine he even put God on trial—and the famine ended shortly thereafter. With the Messiah, we must do as he did: live in expectation that, in the end, he surely will come.
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