Mussar Series | Under the Table, Chapter 9: From Strength to Strength - Joy and Song

Joy Is Not a Reward. It's a Weapon.

There’s a moment in Rebbe Nachman’s story of the Prince and the Turkey where something quietly radical happens. The Wise Man has been patiently helping the Prince get dressed… one garment at a time, no rushing, no force. And after all of that slow, patient work, the text just says: “In the same way, they put on the rest of their clothes, one by one.”

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