Sublime

In private encounters and public addresses,410 the Rebbe emphasized that only through countering default cynicism and actively embracing educated optimism can we see the true import of our lives and move toward reaching our highest potential.

there are two kinds of good: goodness that is openly apparent, and goodness that is disguised and requires a frame of mind like that of Nachum Ish Gamzu or Rabbi Akiva to appreciate it.

Nahmanides’s deployment of Isaiah 58 means that the prophetic call to desist from weekday pursuits, to steer clear of conversational topics involving business, and to avoid the frenzied rush to acquire material goods results in an expansive appreciation of the world and all its inhabitants, especially the needy (Is. 58:6ff.), and this is the centra

Similarly, one should not send [a friend] a large gift, knowing that he will not accept it,78

G-d-fearing person, [moreover,] should even uphold any resolves he makes in his heart.8 [For example,] a person thought and decided in his heart to sell an article [to a colleague] at a specific price. The colleague did not know of his decision and [therefore] offered a greater sum. [The seller] should take only the sum he decided in his heart to a

Torah study opens us up to the possibility of meaningful mystery in the world.

He urges his readers not to squander Shabbos’s opportunity for release from burden and worry.

[Using a false weight or measure] is not comparable to taking unfair gain from [a gentile which is allowed]. For in that instance, [the gentile] sees what he is buying and errs on his own with regard to the value of the merchandise. [Taking advantage of a judgment] error [of this type made by a gentile] is permitted, as is [taking possession of] an