An apikorus (one who denies belief) from Minsk went to see the famous Apikorus of Pinsk. He was surprised to find that the latter davenned, wore tefillin, studied a blatt Gemara every day, washed before saying berchot and recited Birkat Ha-Mazon. "I thought you were an apikorus," he said. "At least that is what I was told. Yet, you daven, learn, wash, say berakhot, and you bench! What kind of an apikorus is that??"
"I am an apikorus" replied the Pinsker. "What do you think is an apikorus?"
Said the Pinsker, "An apikorus is someone who doesn't do any on those things. I do not do any of them."
Pinsker: "You aren't an apikorus, you are a goy."
Belief and action are two tightly intertwined concepts. Both are critical. Yet, we must never forget or neglect who we are and where we come from.
"I am an apikorus" replied the Pinsker. "What do you think is an apikorus?"
Said the Pinsker, "An apikorus is someone who doesn't do any on those things. I do not do any of them."
Pinsker: "You aren't an apikorus, you are a goy."
Belief and action are two tightly intertwined concepts. Both are critical. Yet, we must never forget or neglect who we are and where we come from.
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