by Mordi Levi | f 25, 2021 | Kindness and Compassion, Messiah, Ruth
According to one of the Sages, the Book of Ruth was written in order to teach the great reward for doing acts of kindness. Kindness is a point of pride amongst the Jewish people, the hallmark of Abraham and something that every Jew must aspire to. In fact, Maimonides...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 4, 2021 | Antisemitism, Chosen Nation, Fear of God, Good and Evil, Israel, Kindness and Compassion, Shemot
The identity of these “Hebrew midwives” (meyaldot haivriyot) is debated by Jewish commentators. Many rabbis have assumed the literal meaning: that they were Jewish women. Other commentators, including the Abrabanel, argue that the story makes much more sense if we are...
by Rabbi Pesach Wolicki | f 23, 2018 | Kindness and Compassion, Psalms, Vayechi
If we look at the final verse of Psalm 23 on its own, separated from its context, we see a beautiful statement of peace and satisfaction with one’s life. Only good and kindness, wow! No suffering at all. No encounters with evil. Truly a blessed life. How rare...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 8, 2017 | Fear of God, Kindness and Compassion, Leadership, Responsibility, Tetzaveh
Late on a cold winter night in January, 1948, thirty-five Palmach soldiers headed out surreptitiously carrying military and medical supplies on their backs to the besieged community of Gush Etzion which was cut off from the rest of the Yishuv. Dawn broke before they...
by Shira Schechter (Moderator) | f 1, 2016 | Bible Study, Kindness and Compassion, Noach, Redemption
In 1988, the Lubavitcher Rebbe predicted to the then-mayor of Haifa, Aryeh Gural, that in the coastal waters adjacent to his city, there are hidden vast resources of precious stones. Some years later, upon learning of this conversation, one of the Rebbe’s disciples...
by Rabbi Tuly Weisz | f 20, 2015 | Community, Good and Evil, Kindness and Compassion, Vayeitzei
The sun is setting, and Jacob rests his head after a harrowing day. He is fleeing from his brother Esau. In an open field, Jacob gathers stones and makes a pillow of sorts so he can sleep before moving on in the morning. Amazingly, the Midrash describes a “fight” that...
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