A Soulful Journey

Professor Solomon Schechter, newly designated President of Jewish Theological Seminary (1902-1915),  frequently took part in the Christian-Jewish Relations Programs. He was once asked by a Christian lady, "Sir, don't you Jews believe in saints? We Christians always pray to our saints. But I never hear you Jews doing so." Prof. Schechter nodded in the affirmative. "Yes, Madame, we certainly have saints. But they are  indistinguishable from the rest of the congregation."   - Rabbi Murray Stadtmauer Is not every person a potential tzaddik?  Each person must be treated as such for if we err and wound one of these holy souls we may destroy a world.

Blessed is the generation in which Rabbi Elazar ben Azariah lived for in his generation is not an orphan.  Each generation has its own tzaddikim and even moreso recognizes them for their goodness.  Seek them. 

Rebbe Moshe of Kobryn once looked at the Heavens and cried: "Angel, little angel!  It is no great trick to be an angel up there in the sky.  You don't have to eat and drink, beget children and earn money.  Just you come down to earth and worry about eating and drinking, about raising children and earning money, and we shall see if you keep on being an angel.  If you succeed, you may boast - but not now."  - Martin Buber Or as Albert Schweitzer said, "You don't have to be an angel ignored to be saint."