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<DIV>From: Micha Berger via Avodah <A
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face=Arial>>> It's a first-hand experience we can't simply share with
others, and with<BR>those who go OTD, we obviously didn't do so well enough to
justify<BR>the personal cost to keep on observing....<BR><BR>And the same
psychology of those who go OTD comes to play among those<BR>who become BTs.
Experience, emotions, and the threshold of personal<BR>cost.<BR><BR>This is the
reason for those cynical comments about kiruv being more<BR>about chulent than
talmud Torah. Hopefully you haven't heard them.<BR>But that's the seed of
truth.</FONT></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV>It's not "cynical" to say that inviting someone for a Shabbos meal can be
an effective way -- maybe the most effective way -- to introduce someone to
Torah.</DIV>
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<DIV>It goes back to the Gemara, I believe: "Tavlin yesh ushemo
Shabbos."</DIV>
<DIV><B><BR><FONT color=#0000ff>--Toby Katz<BR>t613k@aol.com</FONT><FONT lang=0
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