No Yetzer To Distract Him

“Sin crouches at the door...” (Genesis 4:7)

As a child, the future Rebbe Eliezer of Dzikov was reprimanded by his father, Rav Naftali of Ropshitz for some naughty act. “But what can I do if my yetzer hara1 entices me?” the child asked.

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Author: The Torah Spring

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Bible reference(s): Genesis 2:7, Genesis 4:7

Source: Shlomo Katz (ed.), “Shmini,” Hamaayan/The Torah Spring, Volume XI, No. 1.

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