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Spirituality In Conversation With Stories The Conversation Reading John Cheever's short story Reunion . Elements From The Conversation ~ ❖ ~ A Jewish story: When the founder of Hasidic Judaism, the great Rabbi Israel Shem Tov, saw misfortune threatening the Jews, it was his custom to go to a certain part of the forest to meditate. There he would light a fire, say a special prayer, and the miracle would be accomplished and the misfortune averted. Later, when his disciple, the celebrated Maggid of Mezritch, had occasion, for the same reason, to intercede with heaven, he would go to the same place in the forest and say: “Master of the Universe, listen! I do not know how to light the fire, but I’m still able to say the prayer,” and again the miracle would be accomplished. Still later, Rabbi Moshe-leib of Sasov, in order to save his people once more, would go into the forest and say: “I do not know how to light the fire. I do not know the prayer, but I know the place and it must be suff...

Spiritualiteit In Gesprek Met Stories Die Gesprek 'n Voorlesing uit Chris Barnard se 'n Man Kom Tuis. Elemente Uit Die Gesprek ~ ❖ ~ ' n Joodse verhaal: Toe die stigter van Hasidiese Judaïsme, die groot Rabbi Israel -shem Tov, sien dat tragedie die Jode bedreig, was dit sy gewoonte om na 'n sekere deel van die woud te gaan om daar te mediteer. Daar sou hy 'n vuur aansteek, 'n spesiale gebed sê, en die wonderwerk sou gebeur en die tragedie sou afgeweer word.  Later, toe sy dissipel, die gevierde Maggid van Mezritch, om dieselfde rede geleentheid gehad het om by God in te tree, sou hy na dieselfde plek in die woud gaan en sê: 'Meester van die heelal, luister! Ek weet nie hoe om die vuur aan te steek nie, maar ek kan nog steeds die gebed sê, 'en weer sou die wonderwerk gebeur.. Nog later sou Rabbi Moshe-Lei van Sasov, om weer sy mense te red, in die woud ingaan en sê: 'Ek weet nie hoe om die vuur aan te steek nie. Ek ken nie die gebed nie, maar ek ken d...