I have been working diligently on my new project over the past two weeks since the time of my last posting. Even though I am waking up an hour and half before going to work each morning, I have found that I still don’t have as much time as I would like to. I devote the first hour to my daily learning seder and the last half hour to working on this project. While occasionally I am able to find small amounts of “free time” here and there throughout the course of the day, for the most part I am limited to just 30 minutes a day.
Yesterday, I was zoche to speak with Rabbi Tal Zwecker on the phone for the first time. In the course of our conversation, Rabbi Zwecker related to me how he had completed his translation of Noam Elimelech in his "nonexistent free time". Hearing this was a tremendous chizuk to me and also a reminder of the words of the Piaceszna Rebbe:
If you are willing to exert yourself, you will find storehouses of hidden time.
That is a very powerful quote from the Piaceszna. Thank you and hatzlacha.
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p.s.cant wait to hear about the project, i check everyday to see if there is an update.
If I remember correctly the quote is from Tzav V'Ziruz.
ReplyDeleteThe project that I am working on is a book project; an anthology of collected pieces from Chassidishe seforim that I am translating and writing elucidations to.
Lots of Hatzlocha on this project! As a devoted reader of asimplejew, I'm greatly looking forward to this.
ReplyDeleteDo you have a specific theme or organizing principle that pulls together all the selected pieces?
ReplyDeleteB'Hatzlacha!
ReplyDeletereminds me of what a rebbe of mine said: If you don't have time, make the time! :)
ReplyDeleteI haven't been here in a while, but have decided it's time to get back to reading my favorite blogs from the past. I'm so glad you're still here. Still wonderful stuff.
ReplyDeleteRav Erez Moshe Doron who has written many books, also says he's written in snatches of time in airports etc.
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i miss your blog :(
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michaelmordechai.com
- Long Beach Chasid.
You are dearly missed ASJ. Hope all is well. A reader of your blog for years.
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ReplyDeleteWe miss you. Can you give us an update? What was that big project you were working on? I hope you tell us eventually!
ReplyDeleteThinking about you, wish you would come back
ReplyDeletei miss this blog so much. I cant believe you stopped. i still check it once in a while hoping...
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