שפה יהיה לפיו סביב (תצוה כח:לב)

Many chassidim attended the bar mitzvah of Reb Yisroel Sadigera zt’’l, among them some very wealthy individuals who wanted to partake in the simcha of their Rebbe, Reb Avraham Yakov of Sadigera zt’’l.

The crowd presented the bar mitzvah bochur with lots of gifts, known as ‘drasha geshank’ – gifted to the bar mitzvah bochur for reciting his bar mitzvah drasha – speech, as was the minhag-custom.

The Sadigera Rebbe told his son, “Look my son! You received all these gifts because of your talk – since you said your bar mitzvah drasha. But you should know, for remaining silent, one receives more!”