Creating sanctity - spatial, temporal and personal

Hi,

"Via the Children of Israel's generosity of the heart with their wealth, the holiness of space, Mishkan and Mikdash [Temple], is constructed.

"And via generosity of their hearts with their lives, meaning the forces of the body's actions, holiness of time is constructed…

"And via generosity of one's heart "with all of your heart", meaning controlling the nature of one's heart, they merit holiness of the spirit…

"And so the holiness of Chanukah and Purim was constructed by special souls, and on those days the holiness of the spirit, the aspect of [sacred] time, shines forth."

(Rabbi Tzaddok haKohen of Lublin, Tzidkat haTzaddik 253)

חג אורים שמח,

Mordechai

Rise!

Hi, "One grows in holiness; one must never descend." (Talmud, Menachot 99a) Have a great day, Mordechai

Money and religion don't mix

Hi,


"One may not store coins in a sack that has been dedicated for storing Tefillin."

(Talmud, Berachot 23b)

[And yes, this includes coins intended for tzedakah.]

Have a great day,
Mordechai

Separating the holy and the mundane

Hi,

A Talmudic statement about separating the sacred and mundane in our lives:

"One may not store coins in a sack that has been dedicated for storing Tefillin."

(Talmud, Berachot 23b)

Have a great day,
Mordechai