674. To Admonish Another
“‘[One] who does not know how to be careful.’ It did not say “to warn,” but “to be careful” (The […]
“‘[One] who does not know how to be careful.’ It did not say “to warn,” but “to be careful” (The […]
Rabbi Elazar says, “Anyone who engages in Torah Lishma [for Her sake], his death is not by the evil inclination, which is
The Creator craves the prayer of the righteous. What did He do? He caused them harm so they would pray
On Shabbat [Sabbath], we sort the food from the waste, meaning good things that are found in the body. On
“For [He will command] His angels” (Genesis 32). That is, the evil inclination and the good inclination both guard a
“In a place where repentants [people who repented] stand, complete righteous cannot stand.” “Complete righteous” means “right line,” when one
A descent in spirituality means that spirituality has descended in its value. An ascent in spirituality means that the value
“He who comes to purify is aided,” but He who comes to defile, it is opened for him and he
If a person sees that his inclination overcomes him, he should read the Shema reading [Hear, O Israel…]. If this does not
“Had Israel not sinned, there would be only the book of Torah in them.” This means that by feeling that