Once, after the long and joyous prayers of Rosh Hashanah, Reb Yehuda Tzvi made a mysterious comment to his Chasidim: "During the lighting of the fifth Chanukah candle, if you will remind me at that moment, I will prepare a banquet for everyone!"
The Chasidim looked at their Rebbe and thought to themselves, "What is the connection between Rosh Hashanah and Chanukah?" Others wondered, "Why a banquet on the fifth night? Why not every night!?"
The fifth night of Chanukah came and the Chasidim reminded their Rebbe of his promise. He immediately ordered a banquet prepared for all the guests. After many l'chaims someone stood up courageously and asked, "Rebbe, what is the occasion of the banquet?"
Rabbi Yehuda Tzvi explained, "I saw during the sacred prayers of Rosh Hashanah that a tzadik (a righteous person) of our generation would be appointed one of the judges of the heavenly court. I knew there were three possibilities. Either myself, the Rebbe of Butzchatch or Rebbe Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov. I prayed with all my heart to the Creator that I wasn't worthy to be a judge of the heavenly court. It wasn't clear to me what the heavenly decision would be until this moment. For as you all know Chanukah is the final seal of whatever happened on Rosh Hashanah. Now I know that I wasn't chosen. That is why I have made this banquet."
Soon thereafter the news spread that the Rabbi Tzvi Elimelech of Dinov had been chosen to be a judge of the heavenly court.
