Sublime

The food of the People of the Book is lawful to you, and your food is lawful to them.

for Jewish ethics, the path to universal love is through partiality rather than around it.

In order to draw God’s providence upon ourselves completely, it is necessary to break the desire for wealth. The way to do this is by giving charity. When a person gives money to charity, it cools his urge to acquire. He will conduct his business affairs truthfully and honestly, he will be satisfied with his portion in life, and he will have pleasu

The beneficiary is entitled to tzedaka according to his or her need; the donor is only obligated to give what he or she can afford.”

It was to welcome the stranger, feed the hungry, clothe the naked, and visit the sick and those in prison. If we did those things, we did God, even if we did not believe in God.

Hessed is the loyalty I owe to those who are members of my family—and a covenantal society is one in which all citizens form a single extended family, as