Hi,
"You shall neither take revenge nor bear a grudge against a person of your nation; you shall love your neighbor as yourself; I am Gd."
(Leviticus 19:18)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Love. Show all posts
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Sunday, May 6, 2012
Be generous, good and friendly
Hi,
"Rabbi Yehoshua said: An evil [un-generous] eye, an inclination toward evil, and hatred of others, remove a person from the world."
(Pirkei Avot 2:11)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
"Rabbi Yehoshua said: An evil [un-generous] eye, an inclination toward evil, and hatred of others, remove a person from the world."
(Pirkei Avot 2:11)
Have a good day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Back to basics
Hi,
Sometimes, simplest is best:
"You shall neither take revenge nor bear a grudge against your fellow, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Gd."
(Vayyikra 19:18)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Sometimes, simplest is best:
"You shall neither take revenge nor bear a grudge against your fellow, and you shall love your neighbor as yourself. I am Gd."
(Vayyikra 19:18)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
The great influence of hatred and love
Hi,
The following is a comment by Rabbi Menachem Meiri, a 14th century sage, on a verse, Proverbs 10:12 - "Hatred arouses litigation, but love covers up all transgressions."
"This says that hatred will awaken quarrels and fights even in lightweight matters, regarding which people do not ordinarily quarrel. The degree of one's hatred for another causes him to suspect the other even in lightweight matters, even for mistakes, and to quarrel with him continually.
"Love, on the other hand, covers up even transgressions, which includes intentional sin and rebellion."
(Meiri to Proverbs 10:12)
The following is a comment by Rabbi Menachem Meiri, a 14th century sage, on a verse, Proverbs 10:12 - "Hatred arouses litigation, but love covers up all transgressions."
"This says that hatred will awaken quarrels and fights even in lightweight matters, regarding which people do not ordinarily quarrel. The degree of one's hatred for another causes him to suspect the other even in lightweight matters, even for mistakes, and to quarrel with him continually.
"Love, on the other hand, covers up even transgressions, which includes intentional sin and rebellion."
(Meiri to Proverbs 10:12)
Thursday, June 26, 2008
Torah, Love and Purity of Purpose
Hi,
"Rabbi Meir said: One who studies Torah for its own sake...loves Gd and loves all of Gd's creations."
(Pirkei Avot 6:1)
Rabbeinu Yosef Yaavetz explained: "Such a person does not desire any of this world's profits, for he adheres to his Creator. Therefore, he will love all creatures; he has no reason to hate, and people naturally love each other when they are not distracted by jealousy, desire and honor."
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"Rabbi Meir said: One who studies Torah for its own sake...loves Gd and loves all of Gd's creations."
(Pirkei Avot 6:1)
Rabbeinu Yosef Yaavetz explained: "Such a person does not desire any of this world's profits, for he adheres to his Creator. Therefore, he will love all creatures; he has no reason to hate, and people naturally love each other when they are not distracted by jealousy, desire and honor."
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
True Love, and True Love of Gd
Hi,
Quite demanding, but quite logical based upon his definition of love:
"'To love' means to feel one's own being only through and in the being of another.
"'To love Gd,' therefore, means to feel that one's own existence and activity are rendered possible and obtain value and significance only through Gd and in Gd."
(R' Samson Raphael Hirsch, Horeb paragraph 49)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Quite demanding, but quite logical based upon his definition of love:
"'To love' means to feel one's own being only through and in the being of another.
"'To love Gd,' therefore, means to feel that one's own existence and activity are rendered possible and obtain value and significance only through Gd and in Gd."
(R' Samson Raphael Hirsch, Horeb paragraph 49)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
Monday, April 28, 2008
Love, and Imitating Gd
Hello,
"To no other being but man did Gd give the eyes to discern Him and to recognize Him. But the purpose of this recognition should be to imitate Him in action, for Gd created you in His image.
"And just as the one aspect of Gd which you can behold everywhere and always is His activity, and this activity is nothing but love - the birth of creation is love, the existence of every creature is love, the maintenance of the world is love, its ordering and advancement is love, love for the whole, for every individual, for you - so let the goal of your striving after Gd be love, love in deed and action with every power that is in you, in every moment of your existence, in order that you may become a blessing in your own circle, in whatever way and whatever place you can."
(R' Shimshon Raphael Hirsch, Horeb, paragraph 481)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
"To no other being but man did Gd give the eyes to discern Him and to recognize Him. But the purpose of this recognition should be to imitate Him in action, for Gd created you in His image.
"And just as the one aspect of Gd which you can behold everywhere and always is His activity, and this activity is nothing but love - the birth of creation is love, the existence of every creature is love, the maintenance of the world is love, its ordering and advancement is love, love for the whole, for every individual, for you - so let the goal of your striving after Gd be love, love in deed and action with every power that is in you, in every moment of your existence, in order that you may become a blessing in your own circle, in whatever way and whatever place you can."
(R' Shimshon Raphael Hirsch, Horeb, paragraph 481)
Have a great day,
Mordechai
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