מה מברכים על נפיחה? תתפלאו, יש לשאלה הזו תשובה

1. A person who trusts in Hashem for income will more readily adhere to the Torah's laws of upright conduct in commerce and all other transactions. 2. A person who trusts in Hashem won't resort to high-pressure methods in his or her dealings and therefore will be more affable. 3. A person whose sincere orientation is Torah-learning and Divine service

The Talmud (Nidda 70b) says it simply. It asks: What should you do to become rich? It answers: Work hard and behave honestly. But, says the Talmud, many have tried this and did not become rich. Back comes the answer: You must pray to God from whom all wealth comes. In which case, asks the Talmud, why work hard? Because, answers the

Clapping your hands when you pray helps against strife and divisiveness. Murder and destruction are driven from the world, and peace reigns (44).

exasperated by Jewish patience in waiting for an ever-deferred Messiah, and they are incensed by the Jews’ implicit insistence on the possibility of reconciling particularist traditions and loyalties with fairness to others.

The prohibition on embarrassing another is one of Judaism’s cardinal sins, they say, and one should sooner die than transgress