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Tuesday 31 January 2017

WHAT MAKES A REBBE

THE DIVREI ," YECHEZKEL OF SHINOV ZT"L  BEGAN LEADING HS CHASSIDIC COURT, WHEN HIS FATHER      ( THE DIVREI CHAIM OF TZANZ ZT"L ) WAS STILL LIVING,  SOMEONE CAME TO THE DIVREI CHAIM TO TELL HIM ABOUT HIS SON.

THE MAN SAID , " HE IS A TRUE REBBE BECAUSE HE IS A GENIUS IN TORAH "

THE DIVREI CHAIM REPLIED, "A GENIUS IN TORAH MIGHT BE CALLED A GAON, BUT THAT STILL DOES NOT MAKE HIM A REBBE."

THE MAN SAID, "HE ALSO DAVENS WITH IMMENSE FERVOR "

" DAVENING WELL CAN MAKE ONE A TZADDIK, BUT STILL DOES NOT MAKE HIM A REBBE "

" THERE IS MORE THE MAN SAID. " ONCE YOUR SON SAW SOMEONE SHIVERING IN THE COLD SNOW.    YOUR SON, THE SHINOVER RAV, TOOK OFF HIS COAT AND GAVE IT FOR THE POOR PERSON TO KEEP. "

" NOW THAT MAKES HIM A REBBE, " THE DIVREI CHAIM CONCURRED.

BECAUSE THE HIGHEST LEVEL IS TO FORGO HIS OWN NEEDS AND FOCUSES ON THE NEEDS OF OTHERS.


6 comments:

sam said...

I would also have done that

Rabbi Gaby Lock said...

SAM
YOU ARE REBBE

sam said...

Rabbi lock thank you

Rabbi Gaby Lock said...

SAM I AM SORRY TO SAY THAT SOMETIMES OUR RABBIS ARE NOT OUR LEADERS TO COPY
THERE CAN BE A GOOD JEW WHO IS NOT A RELIGIOUS JEW
THERE CAN BE A RELIGIOUS JEW WHO IS NOT A GOOD JEW
I HAVE SEEN A LOT OF THEM, I AM SURE SAM YOU HAVE AS WELL.

sam said...

Sorry I totally disagree, our rabbis are our leaders,and no it can't be a good Jew who is not religious.

Rabbi Gaby Lock said...

SAM YOU HAVE A MISTAKE, THIS IS THE FIRST THING I LEARNT WHEN I CAME TO GUR ISRAEL IN 1962 AS YOUNG BOCHER.
IF AN OLD LADY IS WAITING FOR SOMEONE TO HELP CROSS THE ROAD AND A CHASIDISH MAN DOES NOT HELP HER CROSS HE IS A RELIGIOUS BAD JEW,
THEN A NOT RELIGIOUS JEWS HELPS HER CROSS THE ROAD HE IS GOOD JEW
THE RELIGIOUS STILL STAYS A RELIGIOUS JEW BUT A BAD ONE,
THE NOT RELIGIOUS JEW DOES NOT BE COME FRUM BUT A GOOD JEW
G-D MADE THIS WORLD FOR PEOPLE TO HELP AND LIVE WITH ONE ANOTHER EVEN A GOY, THAT IS BASIC THE PURPOSE OF MARRIAGE, MAN IS MAN AND WOMEN ARE WOMEN AND THEY WILL NEVER BECOME THE SAME, THE PURPOSE IS LEARNING TO LIVE TOGETHER IN HARMONY.
THIS IS NOT ONLY FOR JEWS BUT GOYUIM AS WELL,SADLY SINCE LOSING MY DEAR WIFE TIKWAH A.H. I HAVE MET GOYIM AND YIDEN WHO ARE MORE CARING THEN MY OWN FAMILY.
THEY SAY I AM AN OUTRAGEOUS PERSON AND AN EMBARRASSMENT TO THEM THAT IS COMPLETELY TRUE.
BUT THEY FORGET YOUR LIFE AND EVERY SITUATION THAT HAPPENS TO YOU IS FROM HASHEM.
G-D GAVE ME THE ABILITY TO UNDERSTAND LIFE AND THE PURPOSE OF LIFE,DO NOT JUST DISMISS ME THINK ABOUT IT, AND COME BACK