The Yid HaKadosh: Your Own Relationship With Torah

Don’t ask what the Torah says about you. Ask what you say about the Torah.

Attribution printed on the image: Rebbe Yaakov Yitzchak Rabinowitz of Peshischa - The Yid HaKadosh

A reflection on the teaching

The saying printed here turns attention toward our own relationship with Torah. We can discuss the Torah's standards while leaving our actual response unexamined. What place does Torah have in our choices, priorities and speech? The wording need not be read as permission to replace Torah with personal opinion. It invites us to notice whether we are engaged with it or merely talking about it from a distance. Choose one idea from today's learning and ask how it affects a real decision. That gives the learning a more personal point of contact.

Source note: The attribution above is transcribed from the image. The exact source and English wording have not been independently verified.