B”H Friday, 11 Kislev, 5781 November 27, 2020 Issue N871
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Раввин Джонатан Сакс (главный раввин Великобритании) как-то рассказал, что, будучи молодым студентом факультета философии в Кэмбриджском университете, он много путешествовал по миру и посещал великих людей. Когда он приехал на аудиенцию к Любавичскому
Ребе, то Ребе спросил его, что он делает для еврейских студентов Кембриджа. Он было начал свой ответ: «В условиях, в которых я сейчас нахожусь…» Ребе прервал его и сказал: «Никто не «находится» в условиях. Мы сами создаем свои условия!»
The Answer Is “No.” Would You Like to Know Now or Later?
Living in your imagination is highly seductive. It’s also pointless.
That was the question my life coach presented to me one afternoon. We were going through some strategies on how to best pitch an idea to someone I figured would like the opportunity. I was hopeful about my chances with this person, but according to my calculations, the “right” time to
ask had not yet arrived. I was waiting around for the perfect opportunity, and then . . . well, my imagination was coming up with endless possibilities. And it was then that my coach asked me the question: “If the answer is going to be ‘no,’ when would you like to find out? Now, or in six months?” Put that way, there was only one thing I could do. I picked up the phone, popped the question, and—warning, this
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Our Rabbis: Rabbi Yisroel & Henya Karpilovsky Rabbi Zalman & Tamar Shuchat isn’t a happy ending—I got a resounding “no.” A Land of Endless Opportunity The ending might be anti-climactic, but I learned something that day. I learned that as seductive as it is to live in my own head, it’s ultimately pointless. For months I was nursing a dream of large checks and photo ops. And what was it, really? Continues on a page 5