The Rabbi of Savran Explain Why He Became a Rebbe

R. Pinchas Kamenetzer and the Rabbi of Savran were friends. The Rabbi of Savran became a Rebbe.¹ R. Pinchas asked him “Why did you suddenly become a Rebbe?” He replied, “If there is a pile of wheat and Jews put aside some, their tithe becomes holy. Jews chose me so I became holy.”

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Pinchas Landau

1. Note: in the original Yiddish it is written “the Savraner Rav became Hasidim.” From the context it is clear that this is an error and it should state “became [a] Rebbe.”