A chassid once approached the Kotzker Rebbe with a “brilliant” new kabbalah: to stop eating walnuts—egoz—since it shares the gematria of chet. The Kotzker’s sharp response? A single word that said everything. Sometimes the deepest mussar comes in the quietest cut.

A chassid once approached the Kotzker Rebbe with a “brilliant” new kabbalah: to stop eating walnuts—egoz—since it shares the gematria of chet. The Kotzker’s sharp response? A single word that said everything. Sometimes the deepest mussar comes in the quietest cut.

A chassid once approached the Kotzker Rebbe with a “brilliant” new kabbalah: to stop eating walnuts—egoz—since it shares the gematria of chet.&nbsp;The Kotzker’s sharp response? A single word that said everything. Sometimes the deepest mussar comes in the quietest cut.

86. The Sharpness of the Kotzker

Short, soul-stirring stories from across the flavors of Chassidus—Breslov, Chabad, Ger, and more. In just a few minutes, Rav Shlomo Katz brings the heart of Chassidus to life, one tale at a time.

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86. The Sharpness of the Kotzker

86. The Sharpness of the Kotzker