Submission, Separation and Sweetening on Pesach
One of the most important teachings of the Ba’al Shem Tov is that every process, whether material or spiritual, progresses through three stages: submission (hachna’ah),...
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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...
Naso: The Mitzvah of Confession
“A man or a woman if they commit of all the sins of a person, to transgress a transgression against G-od, and that soul shall...
Synthesis of Good and Evil
“You created righteous people [tzaddikim], You created wicked people,” said Job to God. Job’s claim of lack of free choice for the individual (for if...
The Three Types of Converts
Does Judaism encourage conversion? On the one hand, the sages say, “Converts are difficult to the Jewish People like sapachat (a skin ailment)[1].” On the...
