Hayom Yom 3 Adar 2 - A scholar can attain the level of a simple Jew

The daily Hayom Yom with Rabbi Yosef Katzman · Mar 13, 2024 · 5m

מַעֲנֵה הַצֶּמַח צֶדֶק

The following is an answer that the Tzemach Tzedek gave

לְחָסִיד בָּקִי בְּשַׁ"ס כוּ' וּמַשְׂכִּיל גָּדוֹל בַּחֲסִידוּת

to a chassid who was exceedingly well versed in the entire Talmud and in the scholarly writings of Chassidus:

קַבָּלַת עוֹל אִיז מְשַׁנֶּה דעֶם מְהוּת

Kabbalas ol, the unquestioning acceptance of G‑d’s yoke, transforms a person’s essence.

דוּרְך קַבָּלַת עוֹל פוּן אַ עֶבֶד פָּשׁוּט

By adopting the kabbalas ol of a simple servant,

וואָס בְּשַׁעַת עֶר שְׁלאָפְט אִיז אוֹיךְ נִיכָּר דעֶר עוֹל הָעַבְדוּת זַיינעֶר

whose yoke of servitude is apparent even…