Monday, / January 20, 2025

Hippy In the Mikvah

“The Rebbe encouraged me to continue with the doctorate. I blurted out, ‘But what about the heresy?’ The Rebbe answered: ‘You should write all the footnotes you need to write. And then’—with a broad smile—’you should do teshuvah.’”

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