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What does it really mean to be part of the Jewish family? When a poor man tries to prove he’s a distant cousin of the Chozeh of Lublin for an extra coin of tzedakah, R’ Naftali of Ropshitz turns it all upside down with one clever, heartfelt punchline right in the middle of davening. A powerful Hasidic story about how no Jew is ever truly distant.
By Rav Shlomo KatzWhat does it really mean to be part of the Jewish family? When a poor man tries to prove he’s a distant cousin of the Chozeh of Lublin for an extra coin of tzedakah, R’ Naftali of Ropshitz turns it all upside down with one clever, heartfelt punchline right in the middle of davening. A powerful Hasidic story about how no Jew is ever truly distant.