Sunday, January 13, 2008

Thinking about the Rebbe

Yud Shevat is coming up. Known among Chassidim as Rosh Hashanah for Hiskashrus. So maybe we should think about the Rebbe.

The thing is, how do I think about the Rebbe? What exactly am I supposed to be thinking? The Rebbe's Torah? Greatness? Miracles? Ahavas Yisrael?

Maybe this: What is my connection to the Rebbe? What is it of the Rebbe that talks to me? Because I know I have a story. A story to tell about The Rebbe. And about Chabad and Chassidus and Yiddishkeit. My story. I chose to be frum and a chassid. But why? Why did I choose it? When was the last time I thought about it?

This year Yud Shevat means to me, to rip open my heart and look inside. Find out why I care about the Rebbe and what's my story.

I find it hard to go there and even harder to get there. What do I ask myself? How do I get in touch with that part of me, that's a burning flame? I know it's there. And this year I pray that I be able to come in touch with it.

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