Genuine wisdom is an inward quality—the ability to set one’s notions aside to receive…
THE SOPHISTICATE AND THE SIMPLETON
Why be true to the people who gave him a start, when perhaps other…
We all have an inner chochom and an inner tam. They have a bond…
Whoever follows this path of simplicity will live a very good life, a joyous…
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THE SOPHISTICATE AND THE SIMPLETON – PART II – IN SUMMARY
by Chaim Kramerby Chaim KramerThe greatest blessings a person can have is the knowledge that in any given…
Yirmy Ginsburg continues to teach deeper meaning behind Rebbe Nachman’s story The Wise One…
The goal of learning in the secular world is for self-gratification, status, power. The goal of learning in the world of Torah is for the sake of Hashem. It’s fueled by Emunah (Faith.) Even if there is great intellectual power in this kind of Torah learning, the motivation and “flavor” of this learning is completely different.
One of Rebbe Nachman’s most memorable stories, from his classic work “Rabbi Nachman’s Stories”,…