Bringing young boys to Uman
Q: I’m doing research for a writing project. I once heard that R’ Nachman of Breslov promised something regarding boys under a certain age who say tikkun klali at his kever. Is this true? If yes, what was the promise?
A: Shalom!
Rebbe Nachman zal said that if one brought his son to him before the child was seven years old, the child would come to the chupah with a “reineh hemdel” (clean shirt), i.e., a euphemism for (innocence and) purity. After Rebbe Nachman zal passed away, it became customary to bring one’s son to say the Tikkun HaKlali at the kever.
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Yossi Katz
Yossi Katz is the founder and director of Breslov Life. He is the author of "The Rebbe's Shabbos Table"--Rebbe Nachman on the weekly parsha. He served for many years as the US executive director of the Breslov Research Institute, where he wrote many articles including the weekly Pathways on the Parsha publication. He studied in Beth Medrash Gevoha and lives with his wife and beautiful children in Lakewood, NJ.
