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People took his songs seriously because they took themselves seriously,

What real daas Torah looks like up close

The chacham glows even when the trappings are removed

Sometimes, all the streams in avodah merge

Maybe the little, lonely man in the silk beketshe was running a legitimate Baal Shem Tov–style operation in his sorry little shtiebel?

I n the dormitory at Lakewood’s Beth Medrash Govoha, there is a certain tension in the air as Tu B’Shevat approaches: it’s the day the “freezer” opens, revealing a fresh crop of eligible young men lined up like the display in front of an Infiniti dealership. Bochurim who haven’t really shaved since erev Sukkos look