Embracing Authenticity: Learning from Rabbi Zusya’s Tale of Self-Discovery

There is a tale of a rabbi named Rabbi Zusya. 

Zusya was a timid man, a man who lived a humble life.

One day Rabbi Zusya stood before his congregation and said, “When I die and have to present myself before the celestial tribunal, they will not ask me, Zusya why were you not Moses? Because I would say Moses was a prophet and I am not.

They will not say Zusya, why were you not Jeremiah? for I would say Jeremiah was a writer, and I am not.

And they will not say Why were you not Rabbi Akiba? for I would tell them, Rabbi Akiba was a great teacher and scholar and I am not.

But then they will say Zusya, why were you not Zusya? and to this I will have no answer.

This tale struck me to my core. I’m practicing being Jenn more and I hope you’re practicing being you more because we’re all precious and needed!

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