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On Not Trying to Be What You Are Not

The great leaders know their own limits. They do not try to do it all themselves.
Extinguishing the ‘No’

There are two ways to deal with our inner demons and dysfunctions. The first, and most natural, would be to fight back. The second approach works by first generating a passion: a passion for G-d and for spiritual development.
Tzav in a Nutshell
The fire on the altar must remain burning at all times. Moses instructs Aaron and his sons (the priests) which parts of which sacrifices they are to eat, and which must be burned entirely. The priests spend seven days inside the Tabernacle, during which time they are initiated into their service.
Go and gather all the Jews who are in Shushan, and fast for my sake, do not eat and do not drink for three days, night and day... Then I shall go to the king, though it is unlawful, and if I perish, I perish
— Esther to Mordechai (Book of Esther 4:16)
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We don’t learn Torah to gain knowledge—not even divine knowledge. At the time you are learning Torah, your mind itself is divine.

Your mind wraps itself in divine modalities. Your soul twirls and rises in a divine dance. As you wrestle with divine words, pathways and wisdom, you merge with them, so that your entire being...

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