An Underdeveloped Tzaddik | Rabbi Yussie Zakutinsky

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The opening of this shiur, in Rabbi Yussie Zakutinsky’s own words — taken from the captions, so names and Hebrew terms may be approximate.

The heiliger Komarner, R’ Isaac’l of Komarna, brings down in his Sefarim, in the Sefer היכל הברכה in particular, the following story. And he says he was an eyewitness to this. He said: One time, the Berditchever, R’ Levi Yitzchok of Berditchev, came to visit the town of Brod. And when he came to the city, obviously, you know, you have a visiting Tzaddik like that, so all the Rabbonim, all the Tzaddikim come out to meet him and they escort him through the town, to show him around. And as they're walking with the Berditchever through the streets of Brod, Berel is coming towards them. Who’s Berel? Berel is... What can you say about Berel? Berel was a very, very, very simple Jew, unsophisticated, struggled with little things. He was not exactly one of the great Rabbonim and Tzaddikim of the town. And so Berel’s coming towards them. The Berditchever, with the Berditchever eyes, looks at Berel, and he immediately breaks from all the Rabbonim and Tzaddikim that he was with, and he makes a straight line towards Berel, runs towards Berel, gives him a big hug and kiss and picks Berel up with his hands and he says, Berel, you should know how deep the Ribono shel Olam is,

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1. 0:06The heiliger Komarner, R’ Isaac’l of Komarna, brings down in his Sefarim, in the Sefer היכל…
2. 0:37Berel was a very, very, very simple Jew, unsophisticated, struggled with little things. He was not…
3. 1:07how amazing it is to connect to אלוקות. And he starts talking to Berel about very,…
4. 1:38But he said: But do you know why Berel is a simple Jew? It’s because Berel…
5. 2:09And what I was trying to do was engage with him in a conversation that speaks…
6. 2:40We have to strengthen ourselves with that belief, as well. We look at ourselves, don't look…

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