Develop yourself to the best of your ability In the blog: “How I laughed as I hid his wallet”, on the prohibition of theft, we read that we should be respectful of other people’s possessions and not hide their belongings for a joke. But are we not allowed to make… Read More »Humour on an Ocean Liner
Develop yourself to the best of your ability One of the 7 Noahides Laws is the establishment of courts, because Hashem desires a just society. A system where there is consideration for the needy, the sick, the orphans, a system where people who make a mistake are taught how to… Read More »Controversy and Shalom Bayit
Develop yourself to the best of your ability A person who has gained peace of mind has gained everything. To obtain peace of mind, you need to be at peace with the people in your environment. You need to be at peace with yourself, with your emotions and desires. Furthermore,… Read More »How to Gain Peace of Mind?
Knowing that things are well arranged, creates a feeling of inner satisfaction and confidence that everything is under control. Order helps you to find things when you need them and saves you the time you would lose looking for them. Many things will only function if they are arranged correctly,… Read More »Everything has its Time and Order?
Develop yourself to the best of your ability Rabbi Hama son of Rabbi Hanina said: “What does the text mean: “Walk after the Enternal your G-d”? It means to walk after the attributes of the Holy One of Blessing. Just as G-d clothes the naked, so should you clothe the… Read More »Walk after the Eternal your G-d?
A way to reframe from negative to positive. Start by asking yourself these 2 questions: On the matter that has a negative load you will notice that the outcomeof these 2 questions is most likely the exact opposite of one another,thought will in this case be holding more truth than… Read More »Changing negative feelings, self image and desires.
Develop yourself to the best of your ability When the grandmother of Rabbi Meir Chodesh’s wife emigrated from Poland to Israel, one of the questions she had to fill in on the entry form was, “What are you taking with you and how do you plan to make a living… Read More »What do you take with you?
Develop yourself to the best of your ability Ona’as Devarim נְצֹ֣ר לְשׁוֹנְךָ֣ מֵרָ֑ע וּ֝שְׂפָתֶ֗יךָ מִדַּבֵּ֥ר מִרְמָֽה׃ Guard your tongue from evil, your lips from deceitful speech. (Psalm 34:14) Words can heal and words can wound. When words wound we call it Ona’as Devarim – hurftul speech. It is important to… Read More »What are You Doing
Develop yourself to the best of your ability The Baal Shem Tov asks; Why did G-d have to hang Mount Sinai over the Jewish people (threating them if they don’t accept the Torah He would cursh them…) as in any event they said, “We accept the Torah.” However the lesson… Read More »Even in a Bad Mood?
Develop yourself to the best of your ability There are two types of nicknames, desirable and undesirable and with both, we should be careful to use them. I had a great lesson from two pupils in my class. The school day had come to an end and I walked with… Read More »Be careful with a nickname
