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Signp. 187

Walking a Tightrope (Sign)

"Prayer cannot be imitated. Everyone must find his or her own individual approach to the service of G-d."

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There are certain things you cannot teach another person. For exam.pie, a tightrope \'\Talkerm.ust balance his or her body very carefully. The acrobat n,_ust gyrate and t'1Vistto m.aintain a perfect equilibrium.. ow, if som.eone \Vere to learn to im.itate the m.ovem.ents, thinking, At this point the acrobat n,_oved to the right, there the acrobat n,_oved to the left,I'll do the sam.e thing," such a person surely '1Villplunge to the ground after the first step. The san,_e applies to serving G-d. Prayer cannot be im.itated. Everyone m.ust find his or her o\Vn individual approach to the service of G-d. 2\g,66iPinkfias of !l(pretz