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Chazal said about the verse “And he will surely heal!” that we see from here that the Torah gives permission to the healer to heal.
Up to this point we have been discussing the ordinary form of loving-kindness, whereby a person lends money to his fellow. But another type of
1. One may not kiss one’s young sons in the synagogue. This is in order to fix in one’s heart that there is no love
Our Sages said, ‘Whoever accepts the yoke of Torah has the yoke of livelihood and government removed from him’, and since they didn’t say ‘whoever
1. It is forbidden to speak lashon hara in front of one person, how much more so in front of many. 2. It is forbidden
(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ בִּנְגִינֹת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד. (ב) בְּבֹא הַזִּיפִים וַיֹּאמְרוּ לְשָׁאוּל הֲלֹא דָוִד מִסְתַּתֵּר עִמָּנוּ. (ג) אֱלֹהִים בְּשִׁמְךָ הוֹשִׁיעֵנִי וּבִגְבוּרָתְךָ תְדִינֵנִי. (ד) אֱלֹהִים שְׁמַע תְּפִלָּתִי הַאֲזִינָה
(ט) כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל-הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא-תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת הַגּוֹיִ֥ם הָהֵֽם: כִּ֤י אַתָּה֙ בָּ֣א אֶל-הָאָ֔רֶץ אֲשֶׁר-יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֖יךָ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֑ךְ לֹֽא-תִלְמַ֣ד לַעֲשׂ֔וֹת כְּתוֹעֲבֹ֖ת
10. It is forbidden to speak rechilus in a ‘deceptive way’. For example, if Reuven is aware of what Shimon said against him and they
Individuals who regularly set aside a tenth (ma’aser) or a fifth from their earnings – their tzedakah is on a higher level than those who
Just like habit is a good character-trait when applied to good deeds and the commandments of the Torah, so too conversely if a person commits
1. During the Amidah one must concentrate on the translation of the words which he says, and think in his heart that if he would
After a person internalizes the fact his eternal existence depends entirely on learning Torah, he should be very careful not to waste time on other
Chapter 28 A Miscellany Including Stationery, Clocks, Noises, Baby Carriages, Remuneration and Advance Preparations REMUNERATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED ON SHABBATH OR YOM TOV 66.a. There
(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ עַל מָחֲלַת מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד. (ב) אָמַר נָבָל בְּלִבּוֹ אֵין אֱלֹהִים הִשְׁחִיתוּ וְהִתְעִיבוּ עָוֶל אֵין עֹשֵׂה טוֹב. (ג) אֱלֹהִים מִשָּׁמַיִם הִשְׁקִיף עַל בְּנֵי אָדָם
(יד) שני כִּֽי-תָבֹ֣א אֶל-הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ נֹתֵ֣ן לָ֔ךְ וִֽירִשְׁתָּ֖הּ וְיָשַׁ֣בְתָּה בָּ֑הּ וְאָמַרְתָּ֗ אָשִׂ֤ימָה עָלַי֙ מֶ֔לֶךְ כְּכָל-הַגּוֹיִ֖ם אֲשֶׁ֥ר סְבִיבֹתָֽי: כִּֽי-תָבֹ֣א אֶל-הָאָ֗רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֙יךָ֙ נֹתֵ֣ן
(א) לַמְנַצֵּחַ מַשְׂכִּיל לְדָוִד. (ב) בְּבוֹא דּוֹאֵג הָאֲדֹמִי וַיַּגֵּד לְשָׁאוּל וַיֹּאמֶר לוֹ בָּא דָוִד אֶל בֵּית אֲחִימֶלֶךְ. (ג) מַה תִּתְהַלֵּל בְּרָעָה הַגִּבּוֹר חֶסֶד אֵל כָּל
8. If one’s friend asks him what another has said about him, he should try evading the issue without lying or speaking rechilus. If this
From this enactment of the Sages that one is not permitted to spend more than a fifth of his resources on tzedakah, one learns how
A person must know that all beginnings are difficult but that when one accustoms oneself to go in the ways of good people the habitude
1. One who is carrying a burden on his shoulder when the time for praying is reached if it is less than the weight of
Chapter 28 A Miscellany Including Stationery, Clocks, Noises, Baby Carriages, Remuneration and Advance Preparations REMUNERATION FOR SERVICES RENDERED ON SHABBATH OR YOM TOV 64.a. Where
A person should always remember that he is here in the world for a limited period just to collect Torah and mitzvas, and he will
(יח) שֹׁפְטִ֣ים וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים תִּֽתֶּן-לְךָ֙ בְּכָל-שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁפְט֥וּ אֶת-הָעָ֖ם מִשְׁפַּט-צֶֽדֶק: שֹׁפְטִ֣ים וְשֹֽׁטְרִ֗ים תִּֽתֶּן-לְךָ֙ בְּכָל-שְׁעָרֶ֔יךָ אֲשֶׁ֨ר יְיָ אֱלֹהֶ֛יךָ נֹתֵ֥ן לְךָ֖ לִשְׁבָטֶ֑יךָ וְשָׁפְט֥וּ
6. It is forbidden to speak rechilus even if this will result in him being fired from his job, and thus him losing his source
