I am happy to share an article of mine which appeared in this past week's issue of Ami Magazine! It is a short article and starts with an observation I made about claims made in a heated bankruptcy litigation and how it connects to a profound and famous teaching of the Baal Shem Tov as taught by Rebbe Nachman in Likutei Moharan. I'll include the first couple of paragraphs below but click here for the full (one page) article.
I was struck by recent events in a corporate bankruptcy case, which were eerily reminiscent of a powerful teaching of the Baal Shem Tov...
...This reminded me of a striking teaching by the Baal Shem Tov, as quoted by Rebbe Nachman. The Baal Shem Tov teaches that before a heavenly decree is issued against an individual, the person must agree to the designated consequence. Who would ever agree to his own punishment in advance? He answers that the heavenly court uses the following ingenious strategy...
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