714. Torah of Hesed [Mercy/Grace]
“Rabbi Elazar said, ‘Why is it written, ‘She opened her mouth with wisdom and the Torah [law] of mercy was […]
“Rabbi Elazar said, ‘Why is it written, ‘She opened her mouth with wisdom and the Torah [law] of mercy was […]
“Rabbi Yehoshua Ben Levi said, ‘One who walks along the way without company should engage in Torah, as was said,
Desire and intellect: The desire is the essence, the ruler, and it has many servants at its disposal, such as
There has never risen a prophet like Moses, but a sage did rise (end of Yalkut HaReuveni). We should ask about
Someone who he, his son, and his son’s son achieved the Torah, the Torah never ceases from them, as was
There are two aspects to education: 1) the practice, 2) the intention. For example, when the father educates his son
“The Creator craves the prayer of the righteous.” A prayer is specifically where there is a lack, since one who
All the Creator has in His treasury is a treasure of fear of heaven, as was said, “The fear of
“And God said, ‘Let the earth put forth grass… fruit trees bearing fruit after their kind.’” RASHI interpreted “fruit tree,
“Impudence, even toward the heaven, it is enjoyable” (Sanhedrin 105a). Commentary: When one feels that what he is praying, for