Tag Archives: succos
Falling
It does seem frightfully unfair that one man’s single transgression should consign all humanity to death. But it is equally unfair that one man’s righteousness also offers all of humanity the reward of righteousness: “the right to the tree of … Continue reading
What You Bring to Prayer
A man may commit a crime now and teach mathematics effortlessly an hour later. But when a man prays, all he has done in his life enters his prayer. -Abraham Joshua Heschel God in Search of Man : A Philosophy … Continue reading
Plain Clothes Sukkah
Israel here below is balanced by the angels on high, of whom it says: ‘Who makest thy angels into winds’ (Psalm 104:4). For the angels in descending on earth put on themselves earthly garments, as otherwise they could not stay … Continue reading
Be the Change You Want to See
You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing -Psalm 145:16 (Stone Edition Tanakh) Once, when a poor man came to Rav Shmelke for a donation, the rebbe realized that he had nothing for him, not a … Continue reading
