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And whatever he refuted against them did not avail, until after the aforementioned week, the official took Moharan"as to prison (this being the terma [prison]) and seated him among robbers and murderers. On the first day he was nearly in danger from the torments they inflicted upon him, until Hashem Yisborach had compassion on him and He gave him favor in the eyes of the prison warden, who seated him in a private room and also agreed to bring all the books he required each day — namely: Tanach, Gemara, one of the four major sections of the Shulchan Aruch, the holy Zohar, the writings of the Ari za'l, and similar books in both the revealed and hidden Torah. And they also brought him writing materials. There too he cleaved himself to Hashem Yisborach, until he merited even there to attain novel Torah insights — and he wrote there the laws of wine of libation [yayin nesech], Halacha 4 in the book Likutay Halacsos, Yoreh Dei'ah. And he wrote this there in prison. He was held in prison approximately eight days; and afterward there was a great and wondrous miracle — the matter turned around, and the minds of the informers and the official changed, until the anash were able to release him on bail. But the legal proceedings continued until in the month of Elul following — when he was expelled from his home and city to Nemyrov — and he was compelled to remain in Nemyrov until after Yom Kippur of the year 5599 (1839).

And behold, when Moharan"as zatzal came to Nemyrov in the month of Elul, and the days drew near to the holy days of Rosh Hashana — which Moharan"as za'l needed to travel to Uman for Rosh Hashana, as was always our custom: to gather in Uman during the holy days of Rosh Hashana, to pray at Admor's tziyun on Erev Rosh Hashana, and to pray together during the holy days of Rosh Hashana at his holy beis midrash — it distressed Moharan"as greatly: how would he travel to Uman for Rosh Hashana without a bilet, and especially since he was under police supervision? And through G-d's kindness He arranged circumstances so that he would receive a bilet in Nemyrov before the order not to issue him a bilet reached Nemyrov.

And Moharan"as zatzal traveled from Nemyrov to Uman for Rosh Hashana of the year 5596 (1836). When the opponents learned of this, the informers of Breslov prevailed upon the gardintshe of Breslov to write to the gardintshe of Uman that a certain man who was under police supervision — who had no right to leave his home — was found in his city, in the Breslov synagogue; he should immediately send him via soldiers during the holy days of Rosh Hashana to Nemyrov. And so it was: the gardintshe of Uman immediately sent soldiers to search for Moharan"as on Erev Rosh Hashana; and Moharan"as was at that time at the holy tziyun. The soldiers took him from the holy tziyun and led him before the gardintse.

And Moharan"as za'l was at that time absorbed in his holy thoughts which he had during Erev Rosh Hashana at the holy tziyun, and his face was radiantly luminous. And when the gardinitshe saw him, he recognized that he was not of the criminal sort; and also the wealthy and important men of the city prevailed with the gardinitshe, and they released him on bail and promised that immediately after Rosh Hashana he would travel home. And through G-d's compassion he released him; and he emerged free and was saved from this as well. He traveled home after Rosh Hashana to Nemyrov by way of Ladizhin; and in Ladizhin Moharan"as was in great danger from the many stones that were flung and thrown at the inn where he lodged. But meanwhile another trouble arose which served as a remedy for this trouble — namely, the local official came and took him into custody, and through this he was saved from being killed; he held him for approximately a day and night, and through a miracle he was saved from the captivity, as brought from this in Alim LiTerufah in the letter of the year 5596.