Essays
The Difficult Lamb
The meekness of the sheep, no matter how difficult a problem it poses, can also be reclaimed as a virtue.
Read MoreIntimations of Divorce
The fact that divorce is possible within human marriages is the result of the existence of the concept of “divorce” in the marriage relationship between G-d and man.
Read MoreThe Business of Spirituality
A life devoted to the study of Torah and implementation of its ideals much resembles a businessman’s occupation with his enterprise.
Read MoreWhat’s in a Name?
In the Holy Tongue, a word precedes its subject, creates it, and constitutes its very being.
Read MoreThe Impoverished Scholar
A person who fulfills the Torah in poverty—who recognizes the poverty of his mind before the infinite perfection of the divine truth—will ultimately fulfill it in wealth.
Read MoreDo You Want to be Rich?
If you wish to be truly rich, our mishnah is saying, expend only the toil of your “hands,” the more external elements of your talents and faculties, in your material involvements, reserving the “toil of your head” for the more lofty things in life.
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