Rav Kook, the late Chief
Rabbi of Israel, was once passing a restaurant ad saw some kibbutzniks sitting
and eating trafe, unkosher food. He remarked, "l’tayavon” (Good appetite).
“Why did you say that to
them? Shouldn’t you chastise them for eating
trafe?” asked a student.
“It is better they should eat
the treif for its own sake rather than out of spite,” he replied. -Louis Jacobs
What can we learn from not being unyielding like Rav Kook?
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