The Ba'al Shem Tov's Program For Character Refinement (1) Not Just Gradual Improvement, But A Complete Conversion

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July 04 2011
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Reflections from the diary "Tzav Ve'Ziruz" of the Aish Kodesh - trembling, as he approaches his 40th birthday, that he has spent his life in smallness. The portrait of a beautiful Jew, bu what is missing: Just to be a simple Jew, the Jewish soul. How can regular people like ourselves "convert" to become and be real Jews; that is the work of an entire life. Becoming an entirely new being - bound to Hashem and connected to His mitzvos (commandments). Ma'amad Har Sinai (giving of Torah at Mt Sinai) is an exact model for conversion. Are our efforts of character refinement causing a revolutionary change or merely some slight incremental improvement? To be a neshamah (soul) person requires tremendous work, but ultimately is a gift from Hashem.

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