When the Ruzhiner and R. Aaron Karliner were together they blessed each other that they should be pious Jews and could perform miracles (po’el yeshu’ot) for the Jewish people.
Sometime later, a Ruzhiner Hasid passed through Karlin in the middle of the week. He wrote a petition (kvitel) and was received (gepravet) by R. Aaron.
R. Aaron asked, “Will you celebrate the Sabbath here as well?” The Hasid replied: “No, I am traveling to my rebbe for the Sabbath.”
Upon departing R. Aaron told him to greet the Ruzhiner and tell him that he, R. Aaron is a greater rebbe than the Ruzhiner. His blessing that the Ruzhiner should be a pious Jew and perform miracles was fulfilled but the Ruzhiner’s blessing has not been fulfilled yet.
This story is also told about the Sadagurer and R. Aaron Chernobyler (Boyaner Rebbe).
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Hirsh Lederman
Boyaner Hasid
