## Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land

###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:1
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קֹדֶם שֶׁנָּסַע לְאֶרֶץ־יִשְׂרָאֵל, הָיָה בָּקַאמִינִיץ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Before his pilgrimage to the Holy Land, Rebbe Nachman journeyed to Kaminetz.¹

footnotes:
¹ Kaminetz-Podolsky, a journey of some 300 miles (483 kilometers) from Rebbe Nachman’s home in Medvedevka.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:2
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וְהַנְּסִיעָה שֶׁלּוֹ לְקַאמִינִיץ הָיְתָה פְּלִיאָה גְּדוֹלָה: כִּי פִּתְאֹם נָסַע מִבֵּיתוֹ וְאָמַר; שֶׁיֵּשׁ לוֹ דֶּרֶךְ לְפָנָיו לִנְסֹעַ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Great mystery surrounded the entire trip. The Rebbe left his house suddenly and said, "There is a journey before me.”


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:3
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וְנָסַע מִבֵּיתוֹ עַל הַדֶּרֶךְ שֶׁנּוֹסְעִין לְמֶזִ'בּוּז'. וְאָמַר שֶׁהוּא בְּעַצְמוֹ אֵינוֹ יוֹדֵעַ עֲדַיִן לְהֵיכָן הוּא נוֹסֵעַ. וְנָסַע לְמֶזִ'בּוּז'. וּבְמֶזִ'בּוּז' נִתְוַדַּע לוֹ מִן הַשָּׁמַיִם שֶׁהוּא צָרִיךְ לִנְסֹעַ לְקַאמִינִיץ, וְנָסַע לְקַאמִינִיץ.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
When he left his home in Medvedevka, taking the route to Medzeboz, he said, “I am going, but I myself do not know where.”² #26, the words are: “There is a journey before me, but I know not where.” These words were addressed to R' Shimon ben Ber, Rebbe Nachman’s first disciple, who accompanied him as far as Medzeboz. He came to Medzeboz and stayed there for a few days. There he was informed from on high that he was to travel to Kaminetz.³ He left and continued along the way.

footnotes:
² In Tzaddik
³ Rebbe Nachman stopped in Volkovitz on the way to Medzeboz and picked up another man. In Medzeboz, he stayed with his parents but did not visit the Baal Shem Tov’s grave. However, it was the Baal Shem Tov who came to him in a vision and informed him that he was to go to Kaminetz (ibid.).


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:4
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וְכָל נְסִיעוֹתָיו הָיוּ בִּפְשִׁיטוּת, כְּדֶרֶךְ אֲנָשִׁים פְּשׁוּטִים, בְּלִי שׁוּם הִתְנַשְּׂאוּת וּבְלִי שׁוּם פִּרְסוּם. אַף־עַל־פִּי שֶׁאָז כְּבָר הָיָה מְפֻרְסָם בָּעוֹלָם, אַף־עַל־פִּי־כֵן הִזְהִיר מְאֹד לַאֲנָשָׁיו שֶׁנָּסְעוּ עִמּוֹ; שֶׁיִּזָּהֲרוּ לִבְלִי לְהוֹדִיעַ בְּשׁוּם מָקוֹם שֶׁהוּא נוֹסֵעַ וְלֹא יָדְעוּ בְּשׁוּם מָקוֹם שֶׁהָיָה שֶׁהוּא נִמְצָא שָׁם, כִּי נָסַע בְּהֶעְלֵם, כְּדֶרֶךְ הַסּוֹחֲרִים.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Rebbe Nachman traveled with the utmost simplicity. Though he was a well-known Chassidic leader, he traveled like the simple folk, without any pomp or ceremony. He warned his attendants emphatically not to reveal his identity. Wherever he went, he was completely unknown, traveling in absolute anonymity like an ordinary merchant.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:5
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וְהָיָה בְּקַאמִינִיץ. וְאָז בְּאוֹתוֹ הָעֵת, לֹא הָיָה רַשַּׁאי שׁוּם יְהוּדִי לָדוּר בְּקַאמִינִיץ וְלֹא לָלוּן שָׁם בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר. רַק כָּל הַיְּהוּדִים הָיוּ דָּרִים חוּץ לָעִיר, וְכָל מִי שֶׁהָיָה לוֹ אֵיזֶה עֵסֶק בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר הָיָה נִכְנָס לְתוֹךְ הָעִיר בַּיּוֹם וְהָיָה רַשַּׁאי לִהְיוֹת שָׁם כָּל הַיּוֹם. וּבַלַּיְלָה הֻכְרְחוּ כָּל הַיְּהוּדִים לָצֵאת מִן הָעִיר, כִּי לֹא הָיָה רַשַּׁאי שׁוּם יְהוּדִי לָלוּן שָׁם כַּמְפֻרְסָם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
He arrived in Kaminetz. At that time, no Jew was allowed to live there or even to spend the night within the city limits. The Jews lived outside the city, and those who had business in the city would go there for the day. They were allowed to remain there all day, but at night, every Jew had to leave. It was a well-known fact that no Jew was permitted to spend the night within the city limits.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:6
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וְנִכְנַס רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל לְתוֹךְ הָעִיר עִם אִישׁ אֶחָד שֶׁהָיָה עִמּוֹ אָז, וְהָיָה שָׁם עַד הַלַּיְלָה. וּבַלַּיְלָה צִוָּה לְהָאִישׁ שֶׁהָיָה עִמּוֹ שֶׁיֵּצֵא מִן הָעִיר וְהוּא ז"ל נִשְׁאַר שָׁם לְבַדּוֹ בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר. וְצִוָּה עַל הָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל: שֶׁבְּיוֹם הַמָּחֳרָת יָבוֹא לְתוֹךְ הָעִיר וְיִמְצָאֶנּוּ שָׁם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The Rebbe entered the city with his attendant,⁴ and they remained together until nightfall. As night was approaching, the Rebbe told his attendant to leave the city. He said, “I will remain in the city alone tonight. Come back tomorrow morning and meet me here.”

footnotes:
⁴ There is no record of his attendant's identity. R' Shimon fell ill on the way to Medzeboz and did not complete the journey (ibid.).


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:7
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וְהוּא ז"ל לָן שָׁם לְבַדּוֹ בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר וְאֵין שׁוּם בְּרִיָּה יוֹדֵעַ מֶה עָשָׂה שָׁם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
He spent that night alone in Kaminetz. No one in the world knows what he did that night.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:8
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וּבְיוֹם הַמָּחֳרָת נִכְנַס הָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל לְתוֹךְ הָעִיר וּמְצָאוֹ שָׁם. וְאַחַר־כָּךְ נִכְנַס הוּא ז"ל עִם הָאִישׁ הַנַּ"ל לְתוֹךְ כַּמָּה וְכַמָּה בָּתִּים וְעָשׂוּ לָהֶם אֵיזֶה שַׁיָּכוּת לִכָּנֵס שָׁם, וּבִקְצָת בָּתִּים צִוּוּ לִתֵּן לָהֶם יַיִן שָׂרָף וְכַיּוֹצֵא בָּזֶה. וְהָיוּ בְּתוֹךְ הַרְבֵּה בָּתִּים מְאֹד. וְאֵין שׁוּם אָדָם בָּעוֹלָם יוֹדֵעַ כַּוָּנָתוֹ מֶה עָשָׂה שָׁם.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
The next morning, his attendant returned to the city and found the Rebbe, as he had been told. The Rebbe went with him into many houses, finding some excuse to enter each one. He used such tricks as asking for a drink of whiskey and the like. He entered many homes in this manner, but again, no one knew his intention.


###### Shivchei HaRan, An Account of His Pilgrimage to the Holy Land 1:9
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וְאַחַר־כָּךְ נָסַע מִשָּׁם לְבֵיתוֹ. וְאַחַר־כָּךְ, אַחַר שֶׁלָּן שָׁם רַבֵּנוּ ז"ל, מֵאוֹתוֹ הָעֵת וָהָלְאָה – נִתַּן רְשׁוּת לְאַנְשֵׁי קַאמִינִיץ לָדוּר בְּתוֹךְ הָעִיר.

**Rabbi Nachman's Wisdom, trans. Aryeh Kaplan, Jerusalem. Breslov Research Institute, 1973:**
Then the Rebbe returned home.⁵ #27, #28). Soon after he had spent that night in Kaminetz, Jews were granted permission to live within the city limits.

footnotes:
⁵ Immediately upon returning home, Rebbe Nachman spoke on the verse, “My soul cleaves after You” (Psalms 63:9). Soon after, one of his daughters died (Tzaddik