Every Jew is a Book

Rabbi Yitzchak of Vorka once arrived in Lublin for Shabbat, and that Shabbat a brit milah (circumcision ceremony) was held in the synagogue.

During the meal, a large crowd gathered around the Rebbe, creating a tight press of people. He said to the crowd pushing in: "Every Jew is like a book, and therefore, one should not lean on him or press against him."

The righteous Rabbi Getzel, a grandson of the Chacham Tzvi, was present and remarked: "But isn’t it permitted to place one book on top of another?"

The Rebbe replied: "Every single Jew must say about himself that he is not a book."