## Shivchei HaRan Chapter 3

###### Shivchei HaRan 3:1
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אַחַר־כָּךְ נִתְגַּדֵּל יוֹתֵר וּכְשֶׁנַּעֲשָׂה בַּר־מִצְוָה, קָרָא אוֹתוֹ דּוֹדוֹ הַרַב הַקָּדוֹשׁ מוֹרֵנוּ הָרַב אֶפְרַיִם זצ"ל (אַב־בֵּית־דִּין דְּקְהִלַּת קֹדֶשׁ סִידִילְקוֹב) וְאָמַר לוֹ הַפָּסוּק: "אֲנִי הַיּוֹם יְלִדְתִּיךָ". כִּי זֶה נֶאֱמַר עַל הַיּוֹם שֶׁהָאָדָם נַעֲשֶׂה בַּר־מִצְוָה (כַּמּוּבָא בַּסְּפָרִים). וְאָמַר לוֹ קְצָת מְעַט דִּבְרֵי מוּסָר. וְהָיָה יָקָר בְּעֵינָיו מְאֹד מְאֹד "כְּמוֹצֵא שָׁלָל רָב".

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
When he became bar mitzvah,³, the first day of Nisan 5532 (April 4, 1772); therefore his bar mitzvah occurred on *Rosh Chodesh* Nisan 5545 (March 11, 1785). This was also a Shabbat, during the Torah reading of *Vayikra*. his uncle, Rabbi Ephraim of Sudylkov,⁴ ("The Flag of Ephraim's Camp"). called him and pronounced over him the verse, “Today I have begotten you” (Psalms 2:7).⁵ ad loc., that this infers leadership of Israel. This verse speaks of the day a person becomes bar mitzvah, as discussed in the holy literature (cf. *Zohar Chadash* 10c). His uncle then spoke to him briefly regarding religious devotion, and these words were as dear to the Rebbe as if he had found a great treasure (Psalms 119:162).

footnotes:
³ On his thirteenth birthday. Rebbe Nachman was born on the Shabbat of Rosh Chodesh
⁴ Rabbi Moshe Chaim Ephraim (1746-1800) was the grandson and disciple of the Baal Shem Tov and author of the classic Chassidic work, Degel Machaneh Ephraim
⁵ Cf. Rashi


###### Shivchei HaRan 3:2
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אַחַר־כָּךְ נִכְנַס לַחֻפָּה. וְתֵכֶף בִּיצִיאָתוֹ מִן הַחֻפָּה הָיָה מִתְלַהֵב מְאֹד וּמִתְגַּעְגֵּעַ מְאֹד לַעֲבוֹדַת ה' יִתְבָּרַךְ וְנִכְנָס בַּעֲבוֹדַת ה' מִיּוֹם אֶל יוֹם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe was married soon after this.⁶ Immediately after the wedding, he burned with enthusiasm, deeply yearning to serve God. Day by day, he moved further and further along this path of devotion.

footnotes:
⁶ Rebbe Nachman married Sasia, daughter of Rabbi Ephraim of Ossatin. The wedding took place in the nearby city of Medvedevka. See Appendix A.