Shirayim שיריים

Shirayim ("leftovers") is the chassidic custom of eating food from which the Rebbe has partaken. In some courts chassidim line up for wine from the Rebbe's Kiddush or Havdalah; in others the Rebbe hands out fruit or nuts. Most famously, at a tish the Rebbe takes a small portion from a large platter, which is then passed among the chassidim so all can share. Sources link it to the verse "Blessed shall be your basket," and it expresses a chassid's bond with the Rebbe.