By Dovid Zaklikowski for COLlive and Hasidic Archives
In honor of his birthday, artist Baruch Nachshon, his wife, and their one-year-old son entered a private audience with the Rebbe.
At one point, the Rebbe called the child to him and handed him a dollar coin, but the boy refused to accept it.
The mahogany-paneled walls of the Rebbe’s office were hardly visible, covered by the floor-to-ceiling bookcases that held the Rebbe’s library.
Unable to comprehend what was transpiring in the room, the boy wandered over to one of the shelves and began playing with the holy books.
His parents were embarrassed and tried to call him back, but the Rebbe only smiled. “It is a good indication that the child chooses holy books over money.”
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how come i never heard this story before?
Beautiful story