הִלּוּלָא שֶׁל כְּבוֹד קְדוּשַּׁת הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק. נִסְתַּלֵּק שְׁנַת תּרכ"ו בְּליוּבּאַוִויטְש, וְשָׁם מְנוּחָתוֹ כָּבוֹד.

מִסִּפּוּרֵי אַאַזְמוּ"ר: הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק הִתְחִיל לִכְתּוֹב נִגְלָה וְדִבְרֵי אֱלֹקִים חַיִּים בִּהְיוֹתוֹ בֶּן שְׁתֵּים עֶשְׂרֵה שָׁנָה.

[This date is] the anniversary of the passing1 of the Rebbe, the Tzemach Tzedek, who passed away in 5626 (1866) in Lubavitch and was brought to rest there.2

My revered grandfather, [the Rebbe Maharash,] related that [his father,] the Tzemach Tzedek, began writing [his novellae on] nigleh and Chassidus when he was twelve years old.3

A Story with an Echo

When the Tzemach Tzedek was thirteen years old, he married his cousin, Rebbitzin Chayah Mushka, daughter of the Mitteler Rebbe. Shortly after the wedding, the Alter Rebbe asked the young rebbitzin if she would show him some of her husband’s writings. She brought him the first draft of the maamar entitled Shoresh Mitzvas HaTefillah.4 After taking a brief look at the manuscript,the Alter Rebbe called his attendant and asked him to summon R. Yehudah Leib, the Alter Rebbe’s brother, and R. Pinchas Reizes, one of his leading chassidim. When they entered, the Alter Rebbe showed them the work and recited the blessing Shehecheyanu, complete with the words signifying G‑d’s Name and His sovereignty.5