A Story from Rebbe Nachman There is a story of a king who sent his son a great distance to study all the wisdom of the world. The son went, studied, and returned wise. One day the king asked his son to take a massive rock and place it up upon the roof of the [...]
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A story from Rebbe Nachman : A son and the wisdom of the world
Posted in Jewish, tagged Midrash, Rebbe nachman, Wisdom of the world on January 25, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
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