Little six year old Eliezer was very excited. He had travelled a few weeks with his father to go and see the Rebbe the Reshab. The day had arrived; they had finally reached their destination.
That night they were the most distinguished guests as they had travelled the furthest.
Little Eliezer stood at the door with his father to go into the Rebbe. The moment finally arrived and they entered the Rebbe’s study.
The Rebbe spoke to Eliezer’s father and gave him a Beracha. He then turned to Eliezer and asked him, “What is your name?”
“Eliezer.”
“What does Eliezer mean,” asked the Rebbe.
“Ki Elokei Avi Be’ezri vayatzileini micherev Pharaoh,” the boy replied. (Because the G-d of my father was my assistance and saved me from the sword of Pharaoh. This is the explanation Moshe Rabbeinu gave when he called his son Eliezer.)
“How do you know,” asked the Rebbe?
“I heard how my brother were reviewing their Chumash classes,” replied Eliezer.
The Rebbe bent over to young Eliezer and whispered into his ear so his father shouldn’t overhear. “So it will be, the sword of Pharaoh will have no power over you.”
Little Eliezer Naness grew up and even merited to study in the Yeshiva of his great Rebbe.
Rabbi Shalom Dov Ber Schneerson Zt”l
- Grand Rabbi of Lubavitch
- Known as ‘The Rebbe the Resha”b’
- 20 Cheshvan 5621 (1860) – 2 Nissan 5680 (1920)
