The house where the Besht resided was a small, poor home.
R. Baruch had a big, nice apartment.
Hershele Ostropoler once asked him – “how is this possible? Your pedigree stems from the Besht and he lived in such poverty, and you live as a rich man.”
R. Baruch told him: “You definitely have an answer to your question – get it off your chest.”
Hershele Ostropoler answered: “Beggars come to the marketplace, and they bang on drums and solicit donations. How much do they get – a few kopecks? In the city at the theater when an actor imitates the beggars he receives hundreds of rubles for his mimicry.”
I.F.
Elazar Zohn (A Jew from Mezhibozh)
