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The Happy Simpleton

A teaching ofRav Yaakov Yitzchak HaLevi Horowitzהרב יעקב יצחק בן אברהם אליעזר הורוויץ

The Chozeh used to say, "I praise those unlearned simple Jews who do not know how to pray, so long as they are happy and rejoice, more than the greatest scholars who are miserable and depressed."

Source: Toras HaChozeh

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