Pirkei Avos
Reading these moral chapters of truth helps us write our own moral chapters in life.
Starting after Passover, there is a custom to read a chapter of the “Ethics Of Our Fathers” every Shabbat up till Rosh Hashanah. Do you want to get rich fast? Are you looking for the key to wisdom? Then you have come to the right place. From the Golden Rule to the secret of friendship; from the ideas of government to the ideal time to get married; from whether one can one have Torah without Ethics to whether one can one have Ethics without Torah, the Ethics of our Fathers is a book that will leave you smiling, will leave you wiser, and, if you really heed it’s advice, it will leave you richer.
If I Am Only for Myself, What Am I?
Rabbi Simon Jacobson discusses the famous quote, “If I am not for myself, who will be for me? If I am only for myself, what am I?” In this short video, you can discover the fundamental ideas behind true empathy while looking after your own needs.
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Defying Space & Time
Unpacking the miracle of space in the Ark in the Holy Temple and the significance of time in the banquet that is our world.
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Subjective Judge
Insight into judgement: The only power on earth or heaven that can judge man is man himself.
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A Lesson in Humility
There are two approaches to develop a true feeling of humility toward someone whose character or behavior is obviously inferior to one’s own.
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Four and the Same
Included in the categories of one who is a contributor of charity & one who attends the study hall in 2 paras of Ethics of our Fathers is a chassid & rasha.
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Mystical Meals
One can fulfill G-d’s will while eating by allowing his body, his soul, and the food to be dominated by a transcendent perspective.
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