R. Mechele Prayes Only with Guardians of the Covenant
The Magid asked R’ Yeivi why he calls the local rabbis Yerava’am son of Nevat
People came from Yampil to R’ Yeivi that he should give them [recommend] a Magid. He recommended R. Mechele Zlotchover. They appointed him but they stipulated that he cannot make his own minyan.
Later on, he did make his own minyan and the householders came to complain to R. Yeivi.
R. Yeivi summoned him and R. Mechele told him that he he could only pray with “guardians of the covenant.” Whereupon R. Yeivi and R. Mechele returned to Yampil and entered the synagogue.
The cantor of the synagogue had – Heaven save us – a seminal discharge. Whereupon R. Yeivi told R. Mechele: I only see up until the Mikva, you see even after the Mikva.
I.F.
Kinever Rebbe