In an age of spiritual malady, mid-life crises, and a
general feeling of ‘’blah,’’ we all yearn for stimulation and התחדשות– a sense of newness. But mistakenly we believe that such התחדשות is beyond
our grasp so long as we are stuck in our present living conditions, relationships
and life circumstances. In truth we all can satisfy this craviong for spiritual
stimulation, without external changes or dramatic upheavals. This becomes
apparent when we tease a splendid passage from the writings of Rav Tzadok
Hakohen of Lublin.