אות - קסא

Once he was in great danger on holy Shabbas eve after the fast from Shabbas to Shabbas. For after the fast from Shabbas to Shabbas he would prepare nothing for himself — as is the way of the world who prepare milk and warm drinks and the like for themselves. But he prepared nothing at all for himself, and no person knew of this. And he ate the foods that other people eat. And he was once in great danger as mentioned. And there was a great commotion — and even so, after the fast from Shabbas to Shabbas on Friday he would go to the bath and there was the mikvah which was extremely cold. And he went to immerse, and stood within the mikvah for a very long time — approximately two full hours — which even a healthy person would not have been able to tolerate.