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2/15/12

Parshas Mishpatim: Kotzker Rebbe holy humans!

The pasuk says (Mishpatim 22:30), "V'Anshei Kodesh Tihiyun Li", 
you should be holy people to me. 
The Kotzker commented that the Kedusha should be with human tactics. What did he mean?
The Sfas Emes explains that the Kotzker meant we should not try to act like Malachim removed from all our human-ess. Hashem has many Malachim in Shamayim and does not need more.
He created man for humans to undergo the human experience and still remain pure and holy. Hashem wants us to act normal and do normal things and all at the same time reach a high level of kedusha without sullying ourselves along the way. That is the point of the creation of man.

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