EPISODE · Feb 1, 2026 · 3 MIN
A Pinch of Snuff
from In the Footsteps of Greatness · host Don Jarashow
The Chafetz Chaim once saw people laughing in shul. They told him about the “meshugeneh of Raden” who had walked 24 miles to a fair and came back proudly holding one prize—a free pinch of snuff.“Don’t laugh,” said the Chafetz Chaim. “It’s not so far from you.”A neshamah travels from the Kisai HaKavod down to this world for one reason: to acquire eternity. If we go through a lifetime of struggle and return with nothing but a pinch of snuff—empty gains—who’s really the fool?Make sure what you bring back after 120 is worth the journey.
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The Chafetz Chaim once saw people laughing in shul. They told him about the “meshugeneh of Raden” who had walked 24 miles to a fair and came back proudly holding one prize—a free pinch of snuff. “Don’t laugh,” said the Chafetz Chaim. “It’s not so far from you.” A neshamah travels from the Kisai HaKavod down to this world for one reason: to acquire eternity. If we go through a lifetime of struggle and return with nothing but a pinch of snuff—empty gains—who’s really the fool? Make sure what yo...
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