But beneath it all, I sense that some within our community have lost a measure of the willingness to sacrifice for ideals, in this case, hachnosas orchim. And, to state the obvious, this is only one example of a much broader phenomenon.

Like the king in the famous parable who ate the grain that drove everyone insane and marked his forehead beforehand, I mention this only so that the “normal” ones among us remember that we’re idealistic Chassidim, not “losers.”