My rebbe, Rav Yehoshua Gerzi, recently shared something profound. He described the dynamic times we are living in, and how, according to our mesorah, we are now on the final stretch of our avodah, slowly emerging from the long galus. Many of us are scrambling to make sense of things.
He explained that the derech of avodah passed down to us, the path expressed through both the Baal Shem Tov and the Vilna Gaon, was designed to bring about a deep spiritual and psychobiological transformation within the individual. This vision has not yet been fully realized. We possess fragments of understanding and while there are a few individuals who may embody its depth, the vision has yet to take root for the general population.
Rav Gerzi emphasized the urgency of learning, teaching, and practicing these ideas. As this happens, change will occur organically. People will begin to feel different and live differently. Beyond sharing the wisdom, this shift will come from within the community, from the sup…
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