דברי צחות שלו

(Sub-section 1) (1.) He said: "Seek peace in your own place — and pursue it from another place." Meaning: sometimes one must specifically be at peace with those who hate G-d — and specifically through this, pursue it from another place. And understand.

(1.) He said: "Seek peace in your own place — and pursue it from another place." Meaning: sometimes one must specifically be at peace with those who hate G-d — and specifically through this, pursue it from another place. And understand.

(Sub-section 2) (2.) I heard in his name that he said he dreamed a witticism — and it is this one [Shabbos 34a]: "Harlots adorn each other — Torah scholars kal vachomer [all the more so]." The difficulty is: harlots adorn each other — Torah scholars "not?" Meaning: since harlots adorn each other, why do Torah scholars not honor each other? And the answer is kal vachomer — meaning for the sake of kal vachomer — for the sake of money, which is called kal vachomer, for kal vachomer is wealth...

(2.) I heard in his name that he said he dreamed a witticism — and it is this one [Shabbos 34a]: "Harlots adorn each other — Torah scholars kal vachomer [all the more so]." The difficulty is: harlots adorn each other — Torah scholars "not?" Meaning: since harlots adorn each other, why do Torah scholars not honor each other? And the answer is kal vachomer — meaning for the sake of kal vachomer — for the sake of money, which is called kal vachomer, for kal vachomer is wealth...

(Sub-section 3) (3.) I heard a witticism in the name of Rabbainu o.b.m.: "From the day the Tsar of Russia conquered the land — money and silver became dross, and drink became pansh [adulterated]." [A reference to the verse in Isaiah 1]: "Your silver has become dross — your wine is diluted with water." And understand. (3.) I heard a witticism in the name of Rabbainu o.b.m.: "From the day the Tsar of Russia conquered the land — money and silver became dross, and drink became pansh [adulterated]." [A reference to the verse in Isaiah 1]: "Your silver has become dross — your wine is diluted with water." And understand. A quip about the cantor of Breslov (from manuscript) who traveled to Tomashpil for Shabbos Shira [the Sabbath of Song] and did not arrive there and spent Shabbos in a certain village. And since the Torah portion was Beshalach he said: "And G-d did not lead them by way of the land of Tomashpil." עַל שִׁדּוּךְ יָדוּעַ אָמַר: קָשֶׁה לְזַוֵּוג כִּקְרִיעַת יַם-סוּף, כִּי שָׁם הָיָה קָשֶׁה לְפָנָיו, כִּי הָיָה הַלָּלוּ עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה וְהַלָּלוּ עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה עַל אֶחָד שֶׁחָלָה וְהָיָה נֶעְצָר, אָמַר: "אַל תִּהְיֶה רָשָׁע בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָךְ" הַשְׁמָטָה — FULFILLED ✓ שִׁדּוּךְ / אַל תִּהְיֶה רָשָׁע (תכט) (תכט) Two hashmatos incorporated. שֶׁלֹּא לְהִתְעַקֵּשׁ עַל שׁוּם דָּבָר Not to Be Stubborn About Anything A quip about the cantor of Breslov (from manuscript) who traveled to Tomashpil for Shabbos Shira [the Sabbath of Song] and did not arrive there and spent Shabbos in a certain village. And since the Torah portion was Beshalach he said: "And G-d did not lead them by way of the land of Tomashpil." <עַל שִׁדּוּךְ יָדוּעַ אָמַר: קָשֶׁה לְזַוֵּוג כִּקְרִיעַת יַם-סוּף, כִּי שָׁם הָיָה קָשֶׁה לְפָנָיו, כִּי הָיָה הַלָּלוּ עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה וְהַלָּלוּ עוֹבְדֵי עֲבוֹדָה זָרָה> <עַל אֶחָד שֶׁחָלָה וְהָיָה נֶעְצָר, אָמַר: "אַל תִּהְיֶה רָשָׁע בִּפְנֵי עַצְמָךְ"> הַשְׁמָטָה — FULFILLED ✓ שִׁדּוּךְ / אַל תִּהְיֶה רָשָׁע (תכט) (תכט) Two hashmatos incorporated. שֶׁלֹּא לְהִתְעַקֵּשׁ עַל שׁוּם דָּבָר Not to Be Stubborn About Anything