The Break-In - Tales from the Past

Once a chassid stood contemplating the minyan (prayer quorum) his rebbe had assembled to pray on behalf of a sick man.

The chassid was upset. The quorum included ruffians, burglars and other people of ill repute. The chassidic master felt his disciple's discomfort, and explained to him:

"We need these people in our minyan. When you need to open the gates of Heaven, you had better get help from experts....!"

By Shoshannah Brombacher

Text and image by chassidic artist Shoshannah Brombacher. To view or purchase Ms. Brombacher's art, click here.

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