Our faith is intrinsic, but it can be dimmed
With Rav Moshe Wolfson, written by Baila Vorhand
Jews have lived for Hashem; Jews have died for Hashem.
This was standard, as the Tanya states, “Even very lowly and sinful Jews will usually sacrifice their lives and suffer terrible torture in order to sanctify Hashem’s name.” It was a given that Jews willingly sacrificed their lives.
But we know that most Jews today are not ready to offer their lives for Hashem. Many Jews of the last century abandoned Judaism for reasons far less compelling than an auto-da-fé or a lynch mob. What happened? What is the critical difference between our times and the Baal HaTanya’s?
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