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Save Them From Falling

You shall make a fence to your roof … so that the falling person should not fall therefrom. -Deuteronomy 22:8 Rashi notes the unusual term “the falling person should not fall” and explains that even though the person who may … Continue reading

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Overcoming Humanity

It is human nature. When someone wrongs us, we want to retaliate. We are infuriated and hold onto memories of these “wrongs,” and when given the opportunity, we respond in kind. Taking revenge is prohibited in Judaism. Maimonides writes about … Continue reading

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