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IN THE REBBE’S OFT-REPEATED words—paraphrasing the Mishnah408—”hamaaseh hu ha’ikar,” which means that the essential thing is the deed, not abstract study. Otherwise, teachings and words, no matter how beautiful, wise, or aesthetic, are devarim beteilim “empty expressions” and their
Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson • Positivity Bias
The rabbis demystified holiness; they democratized it, making it less a function of spiritual genius than of personal self-discipline.
Judith Shulevitz • The Sabbath World: Glimpses of a Different Order of Time
the foundational Jewish act: recognizing the one divine source of all of creation.
David Kasher • ParshaNut: 54 Journeys into the World of Torah Commentary
The Jewish Way to a Good Life: Find Happiness, Build Community, and Embrace Lovingkindness
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We give thanks for our places in the mysterious unfolding of all creation.
Rabbi Levy • Journey Through the Wilderness: A Mindfulness Approach to the Ancient Jewish Practice of Counting the Omer
In all of these stories, the Rebbe consistently expresses the liberating truth that we only reach the ultimate joy and fulfillment in life when our passion and profession intersect, and where our source and sense of purpose, productivity, pleasure, and profit converge and coalesce. If you do what you love, you will love what you do.
Rabbi Mendel Kalmenson • Positivity Bias
At ten years old, I was the youngest person by about fifty years.
Rabbi Elie Kaunfer • Empowered Judaism: What Independent Minyanim Can Teach Us about Building Vibrant Jewish Communities
Slabodka Mussar has been more behavioral,