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Why is Chassidut

Important for our Generation?

Rabbi Miki
Yosefi

sking why Chassidut is important the words of the Torah of Chassidut to taste it. Like any new flavor, it takes
for our generation is like asking enter him, his soul is moved. at least three months of practice
why pure air is important for The modern world unceasingly offers – three months filled with stories
Abreathing. our generation temptations. Religious of the Chassidim, its teachings and
Chassidut reveals the deep soul of the Jews want to enjoy the Torah, but conversations, its niggunim (melodies)
Torah. It’s like meeting someone for they also want to enjoy the pleasures that penetrate the soul – in order to
the first time and forming a superficial of the world. But the modern world truly absorb its sweetness. But there
impression of the person. One day you bites at anything that has sanctity is no need to convince anyone. A Jew
get to know him on a deeper level, and in it, until it is very difficult to deal in whom the light of Chassidut shines,
you merit to see how wonderful he with these temptations and remain a Jew whose life has been changed by
attached to the Torah. The response of
is, how special he is, and you realize Chassidut to this dilemma is that man Chassidut, will be the best marketer of
what an injustice it was to judge him must realize that this war between Chassidut in the world – thanks to the
by his outward appearance. Chassidut Torah and the general culture is, in soul that shines within him and which
reveals to us what incredible light, fact, a sham. Through the light of reveals its light to the entire world.
what incredible spiritual content there Chassidut, man realizes that the Torah  This essay originally appeared in Hebrew
is inside the Torah. When you speak and its commandments shine with a in the weekly newspaper Karov Elecha.
to a person’s superficial senses, only precious light, and so the attractions
their superficial senses will absorb the and temptations of the world pale in
message, but when you speak to their comparison. Rabbi Miki Yosefi writes a weekly column
soul, their soul will receive it. When Those who have not yet connected to for Karov Elecha and teaches at several
a person learns Chassidut, and allows the Torah of Chassidut should try to educational institutions throughout Israel.

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