The Sadegerer, R. Avraham Ya’akov once said: as a true story it is not written in Shivchei Habesht. But if it is written we may believe it – then what can we not believe about the Besht.²

I.F.

Rabbi Reiter

Prohovitcher Rav

1. Meaning unclear. Perhaps the gist of it is that the stories in Shivchei Habesht are not to be believed as literal fact. Nevertheless, one should believe that the Besht was capable of performing such wonders.