https://www.dewofyouryouth.com/A blog by Jacob Shore about genealogy, language learning, faith, and software — tracing family history, studying Arabic, and thinking carefully about things that matter.enMon, 26 Oct 2026 19:48:00 UTChttps://www.dewofyouryouth.com/post/what-parents-pass-down/https://www.dewofyouryouth.com/post/what-parents-pass-down/Mon, 26 Oct 2026 09:00:00 +0200 My father and I were learning אותיות ס״ב–ס״גLiterally “letters”: the numbered paragraphs of a book like Tzidkat HaTzaddik; singular os. in Tzidkat HaTzaddikTzidkat HaTzaddik (“The Righteousness of the Righteous”): Rav Tzadok’s book of short numbered teachings on spiritual life., where Rav TzadokRabbi Tzadok HaKohen of Lublin (1823–1900), Hasidic thinker and author of Tzidkat HaTzadik. talks about the qualities people inherit from their parents. There are some interesting ideas here. There are also a few places where I had to stop and say, “Hang on. Didn’t you just tell us the opposite?”