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Perspective
From the Chassidic Masters
"How can a human being possibly react to what he experiences as bad in exactly the same way he responds to what he experiences as good? How can a person be as grateful for his troubles as he is for his joys?"
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Impeccable Logic
By Elisha Greenbaum
"I accept that my business failure is punishment for deserting you," he cried to Reb Zushe, "but why? What was wrong with my logic?"
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I Don't Want to be ME
By Yisrael Pinson
My drinking didn't stem from the fact that I wanted to be somebody else, but from the fact that I didn't want to be me. My recovery starts when I start being me without the barrier of the alcohol and drugs.
Society & Living » Jewish Recovery » Recovery Blog » I Don't Want to be ME
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The Joy of a Mitzvah
By Yossy Gordon
The two brothers, the famed Rabbi Elimelech of Lyzensk and Rabbi Zushe of Anipoli, often wandered about together posing as simple beggars...
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A Rich Man's Hospitality
As told by Yanki Tauber
Disguised as simple beggars, the holy brothers journeyed from village to village, refining their souls with the travails of exile and inspiring their brethren with words of wisdom and encouragement...
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Passing of R. Zusha of Anipoli
1800
Shevat 2 is the yahrtzeit (anniversary of the passing) of Chassidic Master Rabbi Meshulam Zusha of Anipoli (1718?-1800), a disciple of the 2nd leader of the Chassidic movement, Rabbi DovBer of Mezeritch. Despite Rabbi Zusha's erudition and great piety, ...
Jewish Calendar » Shevat » Shevat - 2 » Jewish History » Passing of R. Zusha of Anipoli
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A Bundle of Greens
By Yerachmiel Tilles
One day, arrived in Taranow. This was before the Chassidic master had revealed himself to the world, and he appeared as a simple itinerant, but with a gift for telling stories...
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Your Fellow's Place
Ethics 2:4
By Yanki Tauber
"Do not judge your fellow until you have reached his place." But since a person can never really be in his fellow's place, why doesn't the Mishnah simply say, "don't judge your fellow"?
Library » Ethics of the Fathers » Chapter 2 » Insights » Your Fellow's Place
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An Etrog from the Garden of Eden
By Nissan Mindel
The Angel Michael harnessed the horse to the wagon of mitzvot, and the wagon driver cracked his whip. Suddenly the wagon gave a lurch forward, flattening the piles of sins that had been obstructing its way...
Jewish Holidays » Sukkot & Simchat Torah » Sukkot » Stories » An Etrog from the Garden of Eden
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