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Who Needs a Key?

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A story ofRav Yisrael Yitzchak Kalish of Vurkaהרב ישראל יצחק בן שמעון קאליש

The Imrei Chaim of Vizhnitz would relate that a G-d-fearing chassid once came to Rav Yitzchak of Vurka and cried out, “Rebbe, please open my heart so that I can repent and do teshuvah.”

The Rebbe replied, “But I do not have the key to your heart.”

“So what, Rebbe,” answered the chassid passionately. “Who needs a key? Rebbe, take a hatchet and hack away until it breaks open.”

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