tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post365373580061177983..comments2023-09-11T17:58:13.764-04:00Comments on The Rebbetzin's Husband: Falling for my childrenThe Rebbetzin's Husbandhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-26717119959762649432010-11-22T22:19:45.171-05:002010-11-22T22:19:45.171-05:00An exquisite post.An exquisite post.Neil Harrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12797772082427806345noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-54670060632904044302010-11-19T13:01:19.801-05:002010-11-19T13:01:19.801-05:00Joel-
I agree it's not inherently a loss of am...Joel-<br />I agree it's not inherently a loss of ambition, but I do feel that sometimes people use Reb Zushe as a fig leaf to mask yei'ush.<br /><br />Michael-<br />Same problem here, and same solution. I know the theory of stopping, but translating it into reality is another matter...The Rebbetzin's Husbandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14977193945074906534noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-13333011714968388412010-11-19T12:30:11.167-05:002010-11-19T12:30:11.167-05:00I also was never a great skater but my kids got le...I also was never a great skater but my kids got lessons. My challenge is HOW TO STOP! <br /><br />I usually skated alongside a wall or post and grabbed on to stop - my to the amusement of my kids!Michael Mirskynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7898782635470765614.post-20266658069758587882010-11-19T05:43:50.827-05:002010-11-19T05:43:50.827-05:00We praise Reb Zushe when he says his goal is not t...We praise Reb Zushe when he says his goal is not to be Avraham Avinu or Moshe Rabbeinu but only to be Zushe, but I wonder whether we should not also mourn the loss of ambition that comes with deciding we cannot be Moshe Rabbeinu.<br />=============================<br />Agree with your major point but not this prat -it's not a loss of ambition to strive to be "zushe"-what hkb"h put you "zushe" here to accomplish- see r'ybs quoting r'kook on "ad shelo notzarti" in the yamim noraim tfilot (i can expand if you don't have it)<br />KT<br />Joel Rich<br /><br />btw prat was not a typo :-)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com