‘God Enlightens the Eyes of Both’ (See Mishlei)

A Chassid once met a Litvak for the first time. This is what their conversation consisted of:

Chassid: Please tell me, what is the difference between us two?

Litvak: Are you sure you wish to find out?

Chassid: Yes.

Litvak: Tell me a Chassidic saying, please.

Chassid: The Alter Rebbe, Rabbi Zalman of Liadi, once said that Shabbos without Kugel is like Rosh Hashana without a Shofar.

Litvak: Eh, so what do you call Rosh Hashana that falls out on Shabbos without Kugel?

Chassid: Thank you for answering my question.

Litvak: You are welcome. And thank you for reminding me to pray for the return of the Temple and Sanhedrin (cf. Maimonides Laws of Shofar chap. 2, end) – in spite of the Meshech Chochma Leviticus 23:24.

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  3. The Principle is the Same
  4. ‘That We Be Set At the Head and Not at the Tail’
  5. Rabbi Kook: Make Aliyah Out of Free Will, Not to Escape Affliction!

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