Sublime

Once a person establishes himself as a faithful trustee, tithing his or her current income, Hashem will accord them the opportunity of becoming a faithful trustee on the next higher level. In brief, he or she who faithfully gives ten of the hundred that Hashem entrusts them with, will eventually give a hundred of the thousand that Hashem entrusts

Noah a tzaddik im peltz, “a righteous man in a fur coat.” There are two ways of keeping warm on a cold night. You can wear a fur coat or light a fire. Wear a fur coat and you warm only yourself. Light a fire and you warm others. We are supposed to light a fire.

Many people ask me for a simple definition of bitachon. Many translate it simply as trust, but more accurately, it is security. Bitachon is not merely trust in Hashem, but the secure feeling a person has when he or she knows that they're in good hands – in Hashem's hands.

Therefore the merchant is not deceiving a purchaser by mixing the produce together.

If, however, one promises to give a poor person25 a present — whether a large one or a small one — he cannot retract, [even] according to the letter of the law, because it is considered as a vow.26 Even if he [merely] undertook a resolution in his heart, he must carry out that resolve,27 as will be explained in Hilchos Tzedakah. 28

Even if [the borrower does not offer] security, one is obligated to lend to him, and even give him a free gift,10