Alienation, Affection, and Affirmation
ALIENATION AFFECTION AND ADMIRATION A man came to Mena-hem Mendel of Kotzk and asked how he could make his sons devote themselves to the Torah. Answer: "If you really want them to do this, then you...
...If you yourself forget the Torah, your sons will also forget it, only urging their sons to know it, and they will forget the Torah and tell their sons that they should know it, and no one will ever know the Torah...
...Answer: "If you really want them to do this, then you yourself must spend time over the Torah and they will do as you do...
...Otherwise, they will not devote themselves to the Torah but will tell their sons to do it, and so it will go on...
Vol. 4 • January 1979 • No. 3
