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Wednesday, June 1, 2016

RAV KOOK ON Lag Ba'Omer: Elevated Souls


The Talmud in Sukkah 45b records the following pronouncement by the great mystic Rabbi Shimon bar Yochai: “I have seen people of high attainments ("bnei aliyah"), but they are few. If there are a thousand, then I and my son are among them. If there are a hundred, then I and my son are among them. And if there are only two, then they are me and my son.” How could Rabbi Shimon make such a bold — even boastful — claim?
Yaakov at 10:49 AM
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