When the devotee exclaimed "Rebbe, I'm full of crookedness!" he wasn't expecting to be told to think more about himself. Join Adam and Dovid as they explore instruction by the 19th century Rebbe Maharash* for self-improvement and hash out the differences between self-centering and self-centeredness.

Follow along here (Yiddish only, sorry Adam and co.): Sefer HaToldos Admu"r Mahara"sh.

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Music: "Eye Contact" from Steph Chou's Prime Knot. 

*The Rebbe Maharash (1834 to 1882) was the fourth spiritual leader since the inception of the Chabad branch of orthodox Judaism. He is perhaps most known for his saying (known in Yiddish as “lechatchilah ariber”): “The world says: If you can't go under [an obstacle], leap over; I say: In the first place, go over!" Read more about his life here.