{
  "bookId": "chayey-moharan",
  "part": "1",
  "torah": "106",
  "title": "Siman 106",
  "hebrewTitle": "סימן 106",
  "sourceUrl": "/reader/chayey-moharan/1/106",
  "plainUrl": "/reader-plain/chayey-moharan/1/106/",
  "segments": [
    {
      "index": 1,
      "he": "הַיָּמִים בִּימֵי קַטְנוּתוֹ מַמָּשׁ הִתְעוֹרֵר לַעֲבוֹדָתוֹ יִתְבָּרַךְ וְכוּ' וְהַנִּשּׂוּאִין שֶׁלּוֹ הָיוּ בְּמֶעדְוֶועדִיוְוקֶע כִּי מִשָּׁם נִשְׁתַּדֵּךְ עִם בַּת הָרַבָּנִי הַנָּגִיד הַמְפֻרְסָם בְּתוֹרָה וּבְיִרְאָה מוֹרֵנוּ רַבִּי אֶפְרַיִם זִכְרוֹנוֹ",
      "en": "(3) The aforementioned Rabbi Shimon told me that immediately after Rabbainu o.b.m. covered the face of the bride on the day of his wedding, he went right away and called over several young men, and spoke privately with each one, testing them in his wisdom to see where they stood.\n\nAfterwards he called over Rabbi Shimon and began to speak with him also in that style, as if he wanted — G‑d forbid — the vanities of this world. And Rabbi Shimon stood astonished and did not answer, for he did not desire those things. Rabbainu o.b.m. replied: Are you not a human being — why do you not desire these worldly matters? He answered: I am a simple man and I desire simplicity. Rabbainu o.b.m. answered and said: It appears that there will be a great bond between us — and he said to him in the German tongue: \"Sez hot a'panim az mir vellen zich kennen\" [It appears we will come to know each other].\n\nAfterwards Rabbainu o.b.m. told him that he had spoken with those young men and tested and examined them — behold, they are very far from Hashem Yisburach, and moreover they are blemished and transgressors, may the Merciful One protect us.\n\nImmediately Rabbainu o.b.m. went with Rabbi Shimon out to the field, and they spoke together at length about the service of G‑d with great longing. And Rabbainu o.b.m. spoke to Rabbi Shimon many words of arousal — that there is no purpose in this world except to withdraw from worldly desires and to serve Hashem Yisburach. And especially: I, on this day which is my wedding day when all my sins are forgiven — certainly I must examine my deeds greatly. And with such words he spoke with him at length, and they walked together speaking of this until the wedding canopy.\n\nFortunate is he who merits on the day of his wedding to think about the true purpose.\n\nAnd from then on Rabbi Shimon became bound with Rabbainu o.b.m., and he o.b.m. spoke with him much with great arousal — speaking to his heart that he should do as he did, to withdraw completely from the world and to labor and toil and engage only in His service Blessed He. But Rabbi Shimon said to him: You will certainly merit to become a renowned tzaddik — and I desire to serve you always. And so it was. But Rabbi Shimon too was a very upright man of exalted virtue — for I heard from the mouth of Rabbainu o.b.m. himself some years ago that Rabbi Shimon had already completely shattered all the evil character traits."
    }
  ]
}