However, each of the subsequent leaders each forgot a step of the ritual that had been passed on to him. Dov Ber of Mezeritch remembered two of the three steps, Moshe-leib of Sasov knew one of the two steps passed on to him, but Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn couldn't even remember the single step that he had been given. He said to God, "...All I can do is to tell the story...." Yet even just remembering the story about the tradition was, as he hoped, sufficient for obtaining the needed miracle.
However, each subsequent leader failed to remember a part of the ritual that had been passed down to them. Dov Ber of Mezeritch remembered two out of three steps, Moshe-leib of Sasov knew one out of two steps, but Israel Friedman of Ruzhyn couldn't even recall the single step he was given. He told God, "...All I can do is to tell the story...." Yet merely remembering the story about the tradition, as he hoped, was sufficient for obtaining the needed miracle.