Sublime

When we celebrate the achievements of others, we change lives.

In a sense, money connects two dreamers.

His wife did most of the day-to-day selling. They were exacting in their fulfillment of all the Torah's commands relating to commerce. They never took a cent that didn't belong to them. They never overcharged. They were uncompromisingly precise in weights and measures. They never misled anyone or made false claims about the goods they sold. As a

what would it take to build the ideal learning community—one that fostered Empowered Jews in an environment where they didn’t need to compromise a core part of their identity? Fortunately,

Jewish theology insists that genuine self-worth is never competitive or comparative, never purchased at the expense of others. The source of my value, and theirs, is ultimately one and the same: we are all created in the image of God.24

Don’t just passively read the bad news that is broadcast everywhere; rather, actively look for the good news that is quietly happening all around you!

those who don’t identify with a tight-knit community inevitably undervalue the moral foundations, loyalty and restraint, that require a community, an attitude that further alienates them from any such community; these indispensable moral foundations are thus liable to continue to lose appeal.

who speaks most disparagingly of one who seeks to profit by deceiving gentiles. He concludes stating that Divine Providence will not bless such a person’s endeavors. Even if he may profit in the short term, his money will not be graced with blessing and ultimately, will be lost.

A medieval sage, Rabbi Asher ben Yehiel (Rosh, 1250?–1327), insists that this mitzvah of receiving people warmly applies not just to one-on-one encounters but also to the way we carry ourselves in public. “Let not your face be angry toward passersby,” he says, “but receive them with a friendly countenance.”48 How we comport ourselves in the world