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28 Oct 2008 05:37 pm
Tzadik?
A reader writes:
Is
Gelernter absolutely insane? I grew up in the Orthodox community and
attended numerous Yeshivot, and the word Tzadik was reserved for the
most learned, most pious, and most sincere people in our community.
It's a word reserved for Rebbe's and Heads of Yeshivot. For great
leaders in the Jewish community. No one would ever dream of calling
someone a tzadik if they had called their wife the c-word in front of
reporters. He might be a really good guy, but we have a special word
for that in Judaism too. A Mensch. And you can make mistakes and still
be a mensch. McCain hasn't been much one of those during this election,
but I wouldn't mind saying that over his life he's been a pretty decent
guy. But a tzadik?
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