Once when the Yehudi (the Yid of Pshishke) was walking
cross-country, he came upon a wagon which had turned over.
“Help me raise it up!” said the driver. The Rabbi tried but
he could not budge it.
“I can’t,” he finally said.
The peasant looked at him sternly. “You can all right,” said he, “but you don’t
want to.”
On the evening of that day the Yehudi went to his disciples:
“I was told today: We can raise up the Name of God, but we don’t want to.” –Martin
Buber, Late Masters
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