There is a popular meme that one often sees on Facebook, that I find deeply offensive. It reads "This is what the World Owes You...", followed by a blank page. Needless to say, care must be taken that no one swindles or takes unfair advantage of...
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The English word "charity" is full of resentful and downright hateful connotations. We have already seen that "charity", in Hebrew (Tzedakah) means "justice". In the Jerusalem Talmud, charity is simply called "Mitzvah". Hebrew is not alone in...
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(Ketubot 67b) Our Rabbis taught: If an orphan applied for assistance to marry, a house must be rented for him, a bed must be prepared for him and [he must also be supplied with] all [household] objects [required for] his use, and then he is given...
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In 1992, my daughter, Nechami, took seriously ill with bacterial meningitis, one day after her second birthday. This was, of course, a very frightening time for us, and we are grateful to G-d that she pulled through. The doctors said that had we...
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When there is a disaster in Israel, natural or man made, one sees on TV, besides the EMS and other first responders, groups of obviously religious men, wearing insignias reading "Zaka" (zihui korabnot ason; identification of victims of tragedy)...
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I began this series with the prevalent idea that Tikun Olam and Gemilut Hasadim are fairly synonymous. But, in Kabbalistic circles, they are two very different concepts. In Kabbalah, the word "Olam" (world) is understood as being derived from the...
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