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Why the Rebbe WON'T inspire you

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Rabbi Josh Zebberman

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the Abner was an Israeli politician adviser to several Prime Ministers including Menachem begin and others he was very close with the children they had a very good relationship a very close relationship and he had a private audience with the rabbit he's at the Reba's meeting room and again to book a meeting with the rabbit took months there was no walking welcomes I mean there was times where the rebel would hand out the dollars and anybody could get in line and talk but if you wanted a private meeting you know that takes that's a big deal and they're usually they're between the hours of 10 P.M to like 4 a.m and their average 10 minutes five minutes you know Abner was in there from 10 p.m 2 A.M and they're talking there's a lot of things that transpired in that room among which the Rebus said to Yehuda even though you have somewhat of an inside perspective it's probably clear the amount of time you spending in that room right not everybody had that privilege you have some sort of inside perspective yeah why you know and I'm paraphrasing but why are you being an observer you got to come in a little bit become part of it become part of the inspiration become part of the movement become become this he had a hard time he he had a hard time being more than just an admirer and so to speak buying in and one of his philosophical challenges was the role of a rabbit what is the role and the reper told him you have a wax with a wick in it right you open up the cupboard you see a wax with a wick what is it he says a candle no it's just a lump of Wax you know why it's just a lump of wax and it's not a candle because it's not ignited it's not ignited it's not fulfilling its purpose it we can't truly say it's a candle we can't genuinely say it's okay let me call it a candle that's not what it is it's just a lump so he says you have a body right you have the lump of wax you have the wick but where's the fire we can't genuinely call ourselves a human being if we're not on fire if we're not connecting to our soul connecting to our purpose to our meaning in life the reason for which we were created that's the role of a rabbit become lumps for going from lumps to people from lumps to candles the meeting continued and the river walked into the door at about two in the morning and he says to the rebel facetiously has the rep and lit my candle yet whoever looks at him and says nope and I'm not going to I don't like candles I'll give you the match and I'll give you the tools to light your own candle and that was the rabbit style right many tadiq they were there to inspire people the river wasn't really there to inspire who's there to educate to empower to create Independence