Rabbi Norman Lamm tells the story of reviewing a Yiddish
journal in Romania. It was written in
the 1930’s. Articles covered things such
as a shochet who was accused of malfeasance; a rabbi who was subjected to
various invectives; how a certain Hasidic leader was despicable. It went on until Lamm’s amusement became
anger. In the midst of all that petty
controversy were minor articles on such insignificant events like the “Putsch
in Munich Beer Hall,” "Racial Laws Passed in Nuremberg,’ “National Socialist
Movement Wins in Germany.”
The truly important was relegated to tiny boxes in the
corners of the paper.
What consumes our attention may not be ultimately what consumes
us.
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