Can natural predators teach humans anything about respect? According to Rabbi Simon Jacobson, best-selling author and counselor-to-thousands, wild animals demonstrate a respect for symbiosis that humans should learn from. In this short video, discover a key to being more respectful and tolerant — with a lesson from an unexpected source.
This is an excerpt from: What Respect Means In the Torah
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Are you responsible to repress your opinion if it may offend others? In a culture where trigger warnings, safe spaces, and social-media outrage have become part of the common parlance, it can be hard to discern what your responsibility for another person’s reaction is. Is there an absolute guideline?
Your attitude shapes your possibilities. You create your own reality. The cause for our lower expectations is lower expectations.
A discussion about the significance of the commandment to refrain from consuming sherotzim, creeping creatures, and why Moses took issue with it.
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