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Devekut requires that there be no impediment between man and God; only then is devekut possible. As in the parable of the Besht, it is impossible to join silver coins together…
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Menachem Mendel of Vitebsk
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Vitebsk, Russian Empire (Vitebsk, Belarus)
Date:
1814
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‘Arukh ha-shulḥan, oraḥ ḥayim § 75:7And now come and let us shout out against the licentiousness of our generation, on account of our many sins. For it has now been many years that the daughters of…
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‘Arukh Ha-shulḥan (Yeḥiel Mikhl Epstein)
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Novogrudok, Russian Empire (Navahrudak, Belarus)
Date:
1903
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In general, the power of the influence exerted by the Master, R. Mendele, on my revered father over many years since his return from (studying with) him, was very great. […
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Barukh Ha-Levi Epstein
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Pinsk, USSR (Pinsk, Belarus)
Date:
1926
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May he be written and sealed immediately for good, long life—the honored rabbi, the splendid gentleman, the sharp and erudite, God-fearing, distinguished, may his name be honored, our teacher, R…
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Ḥayim Soloveitchik
Places:
Brisk, Russian Empire (Brest, Belarus)
Date:
1900