TEHILIM # 13: Turning despair into optimism
אנה ה 'תשכחני נצח
עד אנא תסתיר פניך ממני
עד אנה אשית עצות בנפשי יגון בלבבי יומם
עד אנה ירום אויבי עלי
13: 2 How long, O HaShem,...
TEHILIM # 12: Professional deception
1. Lamenatseah 'al haSheminit, psalm of David.
Like the majority of the Psalms, this too was composed by David HaMelekh, who suffered, and personally witnessed,...
Rabbi Tam ibn Yahia (1475-1542) and the fire in Constantinopla
Rabbi Tam ibn Yehia was one of the most important rabbis of his generation. He was born in Lisbon, Portugal, in 1475. In 1496, when the...
PIRQE ABOT 4:22 The afterlife and the library
Yesterday we explained the words of Rabbi Yaaqob: this life is a preparation for the life to come.
Today, we are going to expand a little...
PIRQE ABOT: Rabbi Yaaqob and the game of the three lives
רבי יעקב אומר, העולם הזה דומה לפרוזדור בפני העולם הבא.
התקן עצמך בפרוזדור, כדי שתכנס לטרקלין
Rabbi Ya'aqob used to say that this life is like...
TEHILIM # 11: when it seems that nobody is watching…
עיניו יחזו עפעפיו יבחנו בני אדם
(11:1) In this Mizmor David's friends advise him and his family to flee. They say that the enemy is...
Giving the benefit of the doubt…when we should not
Yesterday we explained that giving the benefit of the doubt is one of the 613 commandments of the Tora. We also explored the benefits...
PIRQE ABOT: Giving the benefit of the doubt, unlimited
והוי דן את כל האדם לכף זכות
"Yehoshua ben Perahia used to say, make for yourself a teacher, invest in a friend, and judge others...
PIRQE ABOT: Understanding the concept of benefit of the doubt
והוי דן את כל האדם לכף זכות
"Yehoshua ben Perahia used to say, make for yourself a teacher, invest in a friend, and judge others...
PIRQE ABOT: Who wants to be a Hasid?
כי ידוע הוא שהמעלה הגדולה אשר אין אחריה מעלה היא שיהיה האדם טוב לשמים וטוב לבריות
מגן אבות לרשב"ץ, הקדמה
Rabbi Shimon Duran (Rashbets, 1361-1444) explains...
