As I Heard Them, Vol. 1, p. 135, no. 5 · The Rebbe Rashab
The Rebbe Rashab was accustomed to break his fast motzaei Yom Kippur at the house of his mother, Rebbetzin Rivkah. On one occasion the Rebbe sat at the head of the table. On a small bureau near the door there was a samovar. The Rebbe stood up — and all the chassidim stood —walked over to the samovar, poured a glass of tea and served it to his mother.
“Starting the new year with a mitzvah, ” she said.