We Will Ascend Through Our Sons

Rav Yitzchok Isaac once sighed deeply. When he was asked why, he said that he was unsure with what merits he would ascend to the next world when his time came. His wife answered him, "We will ascend through our sons: Bemesilah na'aleh."

The words were an acronym of the names of his renowned sons, the tzaddikim: Beirish of Zidatshuv, Moshe of Samvur, Sender of Komarno, Lipa of Samvur, and Hirsch of Zidatshuv.