Sublime

Shabbos is about the recognition of human limits, acceptance of individual boundedness.

serving G-d with joy is the highest rung on this ladder of spiritual connection to G-d.

It is in the wilderness, in the aliveness of the world, that Torah comes alive.

Hashem’s light even in a place seemingly devoid of it. In our own lives, we need to eliminate our safek, our Amalek, the nations and notions that attempt to force us to turn away from faith and alignment.

For Sefat Emet, we make Shabbos happen by affording Shabbos entry into our neighborhoods, our homes, our hearts.

Judaism never left its ideals at the level of lofty aspirations, but instead translated them into deeds that we call mitzvot, and a way, which we call the halakhah, and thus

A borrower who possesses the means is forbidden to withhold money [that belongs to] his fellow, [telling the lender]: “Go and return and tomorrow I will pay,” as it is written:39 “Do not tell your colleague: ‘Go and return and tomorrow I will pay’ when you possess [the means].”

contemporary Mussar teachers draw on all three as well as other sources to inform their teaching.

Implied is that the worth of an article is not static, but instead varies according to seasonal demand. Similarly, the place where an article is being sold is significant. For example, when articles are sold in an upscale department store, it is not considered as unfair gain to sell them for a higher price than at a discount warehouse. Similarly, i