Reply To: In Town versus Out of Town

Herr Nur mein teire OOT Rabbosai, you’re jealous with envy of the quality and quantity of Torah Yiddishkeit in town. But that’s okay; it’s actually a good thing. We’re supposed to be jealous of others’ Mitzvos. The problem only arises when you try to paper over your inadequacies and insecurities by trying to knock those better than you down a peg or two to lower them to your level. Instead bring yourselves up to your betters’ level.

Unfortunately when people visit out of town a common theme they’ll sometimes hear from out of towners, unsolicited I might add, (and C”V by no means from all or even most OOTers, but certainly common enough that it is a constant recurrent) is how they disparage Torah Yidden from New York. Just out of the blue. Instead of doing that try to increase your local Torah, Avoda and Gemilas Chasodim.

Ah Gutte Erev Shabbos!