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But must we conclude—as many think—that Halachah and Aggadah are two irreconcilable opposites?
Those who so conclude are confusing accident and form with substance; as who should declare the ice and…
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Chaim Nahman Bialik
Places:
Odessa, Russian Empire
(Odesa, Ukraine)
Date:
1915
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I heard from the venerable rabbinic scholar, R. Nahman, an interpretation of the words of [the Besht] that one should intend in every word that he utters submissiveness…
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Jacob Joseph of Polnoye
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Polonnoye, Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth
(Polonne, Ukraine)
Date:
1780
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Indeed, what is necessary is precisely to “cast away the mind,” because it is necessary to cast aside all rational processes and serve God simply. This is because a person’s deeds should outweigh his…
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Nachman of Bratslav
Places:
Bratslav, Russian Empire
(Bratslav, Ukraine)
Date:
1809