Jewish conversationsJan 8, 2023

A student asked Rabbi Menahem Mendl of #Kotzk: "#Rebbe, who is a good person?"

He responded, "Anyone who wants to be a good person."

"But Rebbe, who wouldn't want to be a good person?"

The Kotzker Rebbe replied, "Someone who already thinks he's a good person".

- #Rabbi Shai Held

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"I do not want followers who are righteous, rather I want followers who are too busy doing good that they won’t have time to do bad."

– Menachem Mendel of #Kotzk

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#Rabbi Menachem Mendel of #Kotzk (1787-1859) was a legendary reclusive, acerbic leader of #Polish #Hasidic #Judaism. He never wished to become a leader yet the more he shied away from fame, the more people flocked to him. A brilliant scholar who valued the truth above all, he couched many of his teachings in witty exegetical lessons on #Scripture and the writings of the sages. Here, we have collected 48 sayings that have been attributed to him

https://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/4287676/jewish/48-Wise-and-Deep-Sayings-of-Rabbi-Menachem-Mendel-of-Kotzk.htm

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Jewish conversationsJan 8, 2023

What does it mean to make the world a heavenly place?

Menachem Mendel Morgensztern of Kotzk - the Kotzker Rebbe - was a #Hasidic #Jewish leader.

#Kotzk #Chassidus #Judaism #spirituality #religion