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The Break-In


By Shoshannah Brombacher

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....!"
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Timeless Prayer Stories
Getting There
The Ladder
Praying in Kharkov
The Prayer Book in the Soviet Labor Camp
The Fork in the Road
The Disguised Prayer
The Break-In
The Prayers in the Field
Dust and Wealth
Getting There
"Father, Father…"
The Other Side of the Prayer Book
The Chassid and the Fool at the Leipzig Fair
The Prayerbook
The Singing Heart

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