It was lechatchilla by him that his greatness – meaning ingenuity – was more than the whole trait of ‘flaunting’.

He once said: many ask what is the difference between chasid and misnaged. We may observe the following difference in fact: If you look into a chossid, his pnimiyus is always nicer than his chitzoniyus; whereas by a non chassid usually the opposite is true.

The adventure of speaking with a person like Reb Zelig is, that he is saturated with ingenuity. By him, everything has a depth, a truth that is recognized. And when speaking with him, it just comes out, and you realize that here is a mehus, not a figure of gestures.

הוא היה אומר:
* א חסרון — וואקסט. A flaw doesn’t fade away. It grows.
* שמע ישראל is easier said than ברוך שם. Why? Because it’s said with closed eyes. When opening the eyes and seeing the world – that’s the challenge.
* It is upon us to thank Hashem that Emunah is something that is understood and evidenced with שכל, because if not – we would still be obligated to believe..

May his example be a lesson for us, to reach deeply into our connection with elokus, take nothing at face-value, explore as we can, and internalize in maximum, בעזה”י