I was incredibly humbled by 2 comments over the past two
days. On Friday I went to Alon Shvut to pay homage to the Gadol Hador – Rabbi Aharon
Lichtenstein – on the occasion of his 80th birthday. When I
approached him he said to me “I am extremely pleased to see how productive you
are – producing works rooted in the text and rooted in values”. I cannot
overstate the feeling of words of encouragement, from man whom I revere. I sat by his feet
for 4 years, at first struggling to understand his vocabulary – and then the
words and concepts he taught us.
The second was on Shabbat, my next door neighbor after
tasting my homemade schug said – “it is better than mine…it is better than my mother’s”...she
was effusive and asked me for my recipe…
Even if they both exaggerated – the lesson is clear: the power
of a positive word is substantial; uplifting, even transformative – we should
all be more generous with positive words of encouragement…that is how we become
one people with one heart…that is how we get ready to accept the Torah…
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