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Texts & Translation
מיקווה און מיצווה
Mikvah and Mitzvah: Melancholia and the Spiritual Life
A Hasidic homily from the eighteenth century by R. Aaron of Karlin. The message is simple and speaks to the heart of Hasidic thought: sadness may have some limited utility, but depression is always a destructive force that inhibits spiritual growth.
Aug 10, 2015