Friday, May 06, 2011

Love in Judaism

Rabbi Shlomo Carlebach said:
    The right yeshiva is a place where there is so much love that it's awesome. G-d gave us Torah with so much love, so if I want to give over the Torah to my children it has to be done in that same way. Rabbi Nachman says that each time vou learn you are bringing the Torah down from heaven. If you teach the Torah with anger, and tell them: "You have to, you have to, you have to" - No. It has to be so deep that they want to. The spiritual depths of the Torah have to be presented.
Who (if it's a particular person) or what (if it's an organization) in your experience has presented Judaism to you with the most love?
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11 comments:

  1. AnonymousMay 06, 2011 11:07 AM

    NCSY

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  2. ilanicaMay 06, 2011 11:33 AM

    Chabad campus shluchim (Had to even out the score a bit. But it's true.)

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  3. AnonymousMay 06, 2011 1:27 PM

    You

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  4. inkstainedhandsMay 06, 2011 2:40 PM

    I had a few teachers in high school who did that for me.

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  5. AnonymousMay 06, 2011 2:58 PM

    Yitz

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  6. frum single femaleMay 07, 2011 10:41 PM

    lovely point

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  7. NoamMay 08, 2011 10:52 AM

    Late nights in the abandoned shtible

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  8. AnonymousMay 08, 2011 1:06 PM

    my bubbie (your library lady at school :-))

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  9. Kindred SpiritMay 08, 2011 1:10 PM

    My Rav.

    I love this quote. It is so so important, and many people do not understand that this is fundamental. Thanks for sharing.

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  10. Mordechai Y. ScherMay 08, 2011 11:41 PM

    Rav Tzvi Yehudah Hacohen Kook
    His student, Rav Dov Bigon

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  11. AnonymousMay 10, 2011 11:30 AM

    If anyone here was actually serious you would all be screaming out Rav Nosson Tzvi Finkel (shlitah) - hopefully you know who that is. If you do, there is no further discussion.

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