Tag Archives: good

Looking for Good

Posted on March 7, 2013 by

Everything that occurs comes from Him, and He is only good. But if you and your world are not prepared to receive such good, it may manifest itself as apparent bad. Struggle hard to see the good, think positively—and then … Continue reading →

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When the Fruit Tree is Silent

Posted on February 15, 2013 by

One who humiliates another person in public … even though he may be a scholar and may have done many good deeds, nevertheless loses his portion in the eternal world. -Ethics of the Fathers 3:15 Imagine a situation: you have … Continue reading →

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Seeking Helpers

Posted on December 18, 2012 by

All the ways of a person are pure in one’s eyes. -Proverbs 16:2 As a rule, people do not do anything that they believe to be wrong. Those who do wrong have somehow convinced themselves that what they are doing … Continue reading →

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Return and Reconciliation

Posted on August 28, 2012 by

“We will thank You and declare Your praise for our lives, which are entrusted into Your hand; for our souls, which are placed in Your Charge; for Your miracles which are with us every day; and for Your wonders and … Continue reading →

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Take a Deep Breath

Posted on July 12, 2012 by

I am grateful that the secular spirit of the modern world has made the medieval option of fear of God’s punishment spiritually irrelevant. I felt dignified and challenged as a teacher of Torah in not having the support of God’s … Continue reading →

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Balak: The Good, The Bad, and The Gay

Posted on July 6, 2012 by

In some years, Parshas Balak is read together with Parshas Chukas. For it is the selfless commitment implied by the name Chukas which makes possible the transformation of evil into good. When a person fans the spark of G-dliness in … Continue reading →

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When Christians Do Good

Posted on June 25, 2012 by

We are seriously getting love aimed at us by a little church nearby. Out of the blue, the pastor had contacted me wanting to know if some of their members could do anything for us and he wouldn’t take no … Continue reading →

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