The Jewish Armed Resistance
As we explained yesterday, the of assimilation into Hellenic culture began a generation after the death of Alexander the Great (323 BCE). Its empire...
The beginnings of assimilation
When Alexander the Great came to Yerushalayim in 332 BCE, miraculously, he entered the city in peace. The Greek monarch was fascinated with the...
TENTH COMMANDMENT: Three ideas to overcome envy
1. Ostentation.
Envy can not be completely eradicated. But there is something we can do to minimize envy, or at least not to encourage it....
TENTH COMMANDMENT: What Is The Opposite Of Envy?
וראך ושמח בלבו
Yesterday we explored the concept of "evil eye" and explained that the attitudes we have towards others in regards to envy or...
TENTH COMMANDMENT: Positive envy
קנאת סופרים תרבה חכמה בבא בתרא, כא, ע"א
The Envy of the Sages Multiplies Wisdom
The famous Jewish psychoanalyst Erich Fromm (1900-1980) wrote a monumental book...
TENTH COMMANDMENT: Envy and its Three Levels
לא תחמד
The last of the Ten Commandments says, "You shall not covet your neighbor's house: you shall not covet your neighbor's wife, nor his...
TENTH COMMANDMENT: You Shall Not Covet
While the highest ideal of a Yehudi is to develop a character that is immune to the feeling of envy, the reality is that...
NINTH COMMANDMENT: Lie and Don’t Feel Guilty
לא תענה ברעך עד שקר
Following our analysis of the Ninth Commandment, "You shall not bear false witness," we will now see some examples of...
NINTH COMMANDMENT: How to Run Your Business by The Book
לא תענה ברעך עד שקר
The Ninth Commandment, "You Shall Not Bear False Witness" introduces us to a very important subject in Judaism: the value...
NINTH COMMANDMENT: “You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor”
לא תענה ברעך עד שקר
The Ninth Commandment says, "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor," which is explained by Jewish tradition as...
