[Avodah] Kanaus

[Micha Berger]

On Fri, September 21, 2007 11:57 am, Yitzhak Grossman wrote:
: There's a story I love about a certain Rav [0], famous as a vehement
: zealot, who once reprimanded someone for excessive zealotry.  When
: asked, "But you, too, are known as a great zealot?", he responded with
: a parable...
: [0] I'm not sure of the identity of the protagonist, but I think he
: was a prominent Hassidic figure.

Both R' Velvel Brisker and RYBS said this in the name of Rav Chaim,
although I do not recall RYBS (who I heard first-hand thanks to MP3)
identifying R' Chaim as a kana'i.

In RYBS's version, R' Chaim attributed the mashal to his wife, Rn Lifsha.

Khasivah veChasimah Tovah, vesheTir'u baTov!
-mi

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