The Rabbi and the Only Son
Our new series “The Journey” is Rabbi Erez Moshe Doron’s elaboration of Rebbe Nachman’s famous tale “The Rabbi and the Only Son.” This week, we present the original tale.
The Journey
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Childless
Some people remain all their lives on the level of "childless," never actualizing any of their internal powers. Many who do try get stuck along the way.
Something Missing?
As life passes, some feel a constant lack or deficiency. This is so even when one is studying and praying, even when while accumulating experience and spiritual maturity.
The World of Shallow Opinions
A person with a masters degree or demagogic ability is considered important and beyond criticism. People will give weight to his opinions even if he is personally corrupt…
Fooling Ourselves
Many high-brow ideologies are nothing but “respectable” disguises for pursuing bodily appetites or for animalistic tendencies to want to destroy for no reason.
Keep Searching!
Rabbi Nachman teaches us that even a crooked intellect cannot resist or stand in the way of a determined commitment to get to the truth if a person stubbornly insists.
Holy Vehicles
It’s impossible to sit comfortably on the sofa with a cup of coffee and thereby "find the truth." A person has to get up, move forward, and make some real effort…
Small Bridges
Everyone's life is filled with "small bridges." The person who succeeds in passing over them is the one who remains faithful to the principles of truth that he knows are right.
The Conformist
The conformist usually discovers too late that all those friends and the social acceptability for which he sacrificed his entire spiritual life cared nothing about him…
The Last Minute
It’s never too late, even in the last minute, in the final second. Even after uncounted failures, a person can, if he wants, emerge victorious at the end of the game.