Wednesday, March 11, 2015

Reciprocal kindness

Hi,

"One who eulogizes others – others will eulogize him. One who buries others – others will bury him. One who carries others – others will carry him. One who elevates his voice [in eulogy] – others will elevate their voices for him."

(Talmud, Moed Katan 28b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai

2 comments:

  1. And yet the gemara calls these acts "chesed shel emes" because they are done with no expectation of restitution.

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  2. It is still "emes" in the sense that the recipient will not personally reciprocate, I suppose.

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