Torah 118

You ever sit through a Torah Shiur, hear all these beautiful ideas, and walk out thinking, "Okay, what did I actually understand?" Nachman says in this story that when you learn something, explain it in the language you actually understand. There's a much deeper reason for it. The teachings of a tzaddik come from an incredibly holy place, connected to Moshe Rabbeinu and Mashiach. But, we're not all holding on that level. >> [music] >> We have our own struggles, our challenges, and things we still need to work on. So, those holy teachings have to come down into regular everyday language. If not, we're not going to understand it. Rebbe Nachman connects this to the pasuk, "V'hu mecholel mepesha'einu." [music] Which means the sufferings of Mashiach for all Yisrael. Because of where we're holding, something so holy has to be brought down to our level. >> [music] >> And that is sent as part of what the tzaddik carries for us. So, next time you learn something, try explaining [music] it in the plain English or Yiddish. Because the goal isn't just to hear something deep, it's to actually understand what you're learning and connect to the words of learning.