George Rohr is a businessman who had often been inspired by the Rebbe, and who supports many Lubavitch activities. Once, when receiving lekach before Yom Kippur, it occurred to him that he should give something to the Rebbe and not merely take from him. With that thought in mind, he told the Rebbe that for Rosh HaShanah, he had organized a minyan for over 130 Jews who had no Jewish background.

The Rebbe immediately became serious. “With no background?” he repeated, looking at Rohr intently.

Not understanding what he had said wrong, Rohr could only say it again: “With no background.”

“Go back and tell them,” the Rebbe said, “that they have a Jewish background! They have the background of Avraham, Yitzchak and Yaakov.”