Feb 12, 2008

learning only Gemara B'Iyun

A Simple Jew asked me about learning Gemara B'Iyun in place of learning Mussar....

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  1. why did he pick you to ask that question?

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  2. he said because I have a yeshiva background....

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  3. you learn mussar - a yekke goldmeier ? what, ma and our wives aren't enough mussar for us? we need someone else telling us how bad we are?


    (lol - just a joke, people)

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  4. of course you were always the good son, so you don't have ma on your case :P so I guess you need the extra mussar......

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  5. I do not remember writing there that I learn mussar..... :-) just that I am not at the level to get it from the gemara

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  6. that still bother you that I was always the good son (and ergo, the favorite son)? we are all big boys now. Get over it.

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  7. get over it! what!!!! ma still brings it up!!!


    allright, just kidding - danny and I still like to rub it in - you little tzaddikle.

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  8. "tzadikele" - I was no tzaddik. just smart enough to do things quietly and not get caught. You guys were making so much tzurres for them that I just slid right under the radar...

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  9. that's true... :)

    and still doing it!!!!!!

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