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Chassidic InsightsChassidic Group: Dinov Ger Kotzk KoznitzRabbi Zvi Elimelech of DinovHaftorah of Parshas Va-Eschanan "Comfort ye, comfort ye, My people, says your G-d." (Isaiah 40:1) Comfort yourselves with the thought that you are My people, says the L-rd. Let the
thought that you are My people be your greatest comfort in times of trouble. WT Rabbi Menachem Mendel Morgenstern of KotzkIt is written, "You shall emerge with joy" (Isaiah 55:12). Through joy you
can emerge from all troubles. (excerpts from Emes
V'Emunah - translation from CM) Do not be overly concerned if you do not feel attachment and passion when you pray.
Prayer is so great that if you pray even once with a little concentration (kavanah), that
prayer can then draw along all prayers said without concentration, and bring them on high
before G-d's Throne of Glory. (excerpts from Emes
V'Emunah - translation from CM) The Kotzker asked, "Where does G-d dwell?" He replied, "Wherever man
lets him in". "This is true even of an earthly king. When garbage blocks the
doors of his palace, he is not able to enter." (excerpts
from Emes V'Emunah - translation from CM) Rabbi Yisroel of KoznitzPassover The Passover Haggadah states, "At first our fathers worshipped idols, but
now G-d has brought us close to His worship." The authors of the Haggadah
arranged that we should speak of this at the time of our redemption. From this we learn
that one should not say, "I have done so many evil deeds that there is no longer any
way for me to be rectified and come close to G-d." One should say the precise
opposite and resolve to repent at least from this day on. He should declare, "Is it
true that our forefathers originally worshipped idols? But still, G-d brought us close to
His worship." The Midrash states that Abraham was fourty-eight years old when he
first recognized G-d. He was concerned with the sins of his youth, but G-d consoled him by
saying, "Dew is your childhood" (Psalms 110:3) - your childhood shall be
considered as pure as dew. ( Translation from CM) Rabbi Yitzchak Meir of Ger - "The Chidushei HaRim"Parshas Shemini "In this way shall you bless the children of Israel" (Numbers 7:28) There is no explicit commandment in the Torah to the effect that it is the duty of the Priests(Kohanim) to bless the people at all. Why was this commandment not explicitly set down? Because the Priests were endowed with loving-kindness so that they were eager to bless
the Children of Israel of their own accord. For this reason Scripture did not find it
necessary to command them to do it and confined itself to giving directions as to how
the Priests were to give the Blessing. WT ReferencesCM - Chassidic Masters, by Rabbi Aryeh Kaplan WT - Wellsprings of Torah by Rabbi Alexander Zusia Friedman; translation by Gertrude
Stein)
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