יְהוָה--יִסְפֹּר, בִּכְתוֹב עַמִּים Rabbi Sholom Hecht of Hecht's bookstore on Coney Island Avenue in Flatbush, Brooklyn, was privileged to have had many private talks with the Lubavitcher Rebbe.
On one such occassion, Rabbi Hecht spoke with the Rebbe on the morning of January 1st. At some point during the talk, the Rebbe wished him a "Happy New Year". Rabbi Hecht was taken aback.
The Rebbe then told him that Rabbi Levi Yitzchok of Berdichev used to tell his congregants "Happy New Year" and it's based on Kapitel 87 verse 6 in Tehillim where it says "Hashem Yispor Bichsov Amim.." "Hashem will count in the register (calendar) of nations..."
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