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Wise Friday: Enduring Arguments

“Every dispute that is for a heavenly cause will ultimately endure.”—Pirkei Avot, 5:17“The greatest danger is to believe that your ...

Wise Fridays: Time and Money

“Told that a certain man had acquired great wealth, a sage asked: ‘Has he also acquired the days in which ...

Wise Fridays: Mind Your Own Business

“Most people are concerned with their own material well-being and their neighbor’s soul. Better that they worry about their own ...

Wise Fridays: When Does God Lie?

Great is peace, seeing that for its sake even God modified the truth. –Babylonian Talmud Yevamot 65b Find more Wise ...

Wise Fridays: On Suffering

Rabbi Yochanan once became ill, and Rabbi Hanina went to visit him. He asked him, “Are your sufferings welcome to ...

Wise Fridays: Despite the Faults

Just as we love ourselves despite the faults we know we have, so should we love our neighbors despite the ...

Wise Fridays: Adoption

Whoever brings up an orphan in his home is regarded by the Bible as though the child was born to ...

Wise Fridays: Where Does God Exist?

“Where does God exist?” the rebbe asked several of his followers. “Everywhere,” the surprised disciples responded. “No,” the rebbe answered. ...

Wise Fridays: You Go First

Two men came to Rabbi Moshe Yitzchak of Ponovezh. They had both bought plots in the cemetery, and each wanted ...

Wise Fridays: Grabbing at the World

A baby enters the world with hands clenched, as if to say, “The world is mine; I shall grab it.” ...

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