Siz Shver Tzu Zein Ah Yid

Shmoel how about a translation so we can all answer the question.

It’s a matter of perspective. Everything can be “shver” if you have that outlook in life.

There are many Rabbonim who say that statement brought down hundreds of people from Yiddishkeit!! It’s all how you look at things…..

maybe it is shver but it is shvigger to be a goy

Chacham- LOL 😉

Rabbi Chaim Shmuelevitz zt”l , former Mirrer Rosh yeshiva, once quipped , that though it perhaps might be shver tzu zein a yid, but that’s because people want to live a gashmiusdig leiben.

Who said we should dedicate our lives to physical pleasures? If we wouldn’t indulge so much into the mishigassin of the world to be so involved in cars/houses/gadgets/sheitels/clothes/money etc, and be more “into” ruchniyusdig things, you’ll discover that life isn’t that bad after all….?

“Shmoel how about a translation so we can all answer the question.”

Siz shver tzu tzein ah Yide = It’s hard to be a Yid.

And….FALSE!! It’s a challenge sometimes, but not “shver”. And the difference is that “shver” has a negative connotation, it’s associated with hard in the burdensome, painful sense.

A “challenge”, however, is usually more of a pleasurable engagement even though it isn’t necessarily easy.