Four Shades of Humility
The Two Foundations of the Psyche’s Rectification: Lowliness and Selflessness Chassidut teaches that pride is the primary source of all impurity and that humility is...
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“I Am Nothing but Dust and Ashes”
Abraham was the first patriarch. The first two letters of his name in Hebrew (אַבְרָהָם) actually mean “father” (אָב). Abraham had a special connection with...
The Lowest of the Low
On Tisha B’Av we reach the low point of the Jewish calendar. We sit on the ground and read the Book of Lamentations describing the...
Self-Nullification and Lowliness: Pirkei Avot 3:7
Rabbi Elazar of Bartota would say: Give Him that which is His, for you and all that is yours are His. As David says: "For everything comes from...
Pirkei Avot 2:2 Derech Eretz Precedes Torah
Pirkei Avot Chapter 2 Mishnah 2: Rabban Gamliel the son of Rabbi Judah HaNassi would say: Beautiful is the study of Torah with the way of the land (derech...
From Afar God Appears to Me
In one verse King David says: "I place God before me always" ("שויתי הוי' לנגדי תמיד"). But in another he says: "My sin is before...
What, How and Why
Three great questions: What? How? Why? What's out there (or in here), how did it get there, and why was it put there? Science is...
Might and Joy
"Might and joy are in His place." To be together with God, in His place, one must experience might and joy simultaneously. Might, 77, and...
Healthy, Strong, Happy
A traditional blessing: "May you be healthy, strong, and happy." Healthy means a healthy mind to understand and a healthy body to do good. "Strong"...
