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Here are 10 lines from Proverbs that exemplify the insightful wisdom found throughout the book. 1. “It is a tree of life to those who grasp her, and whoever holds on to her is happy.” (Proverbs 3:18)
- Lashon Hara
Some authorities also consider lashon hara to violate the...
- Foundational Mussar Texts
Today Mussar continues to exist within both the Orthodox and...
- Shekhinah
In contemporary Jewish discourse, the term shekhinah most...
- Havruta
At this time, yeshivot opened their doors to all Jewish men....
- The Man Who Forbade Sadness
Unlike other Hasidic groups, there is also no dress code...
- Judaism and Sexuality
Judaism considers sex natural and holy, though not without...
- Lashon Hara
Aug 11, 2022 · I think the jealousy mentioned in Ethics of Our Fathers that drives a man from this world is NOT love-based. I think the Zohar is talking here of love-based jealousy where spouses are two halves of one whole, so a third partner is out of place, causing jealousy.
- “In Jewish History There Are No coincidences.” – Elie Wiesel
- "There Are No Problems, only Opportunities For Growth."– Rebbetzin Dena Weinberg
- "Torah Is Not Education, It's Transformation." – Rebbitzen Dena Weinberg
- “L’Chaim!” – A Traditional Jewish Toast.
- Where Can I Find Inspirational Jewish Quotes?
- Where Can I Find Jewish Sayings About Life?
If you would have asked me my favorite Yiddish word, I would have said bashert. It translates into the idea that Wiesel so beautifully captured as aphorism in my favorite Jewishquote. The older I get the more I am astonished by its truth, both in a national as well as personal sense. The seemingly haphazard, random, and arbitrary events that compri...
It gets me through almost everything. It means that God is sending me this so that I can grow. It prevents me from blaming others, including myself. It frames a situation not as something overwhelming that is impossible to solve, but as a puzzle that can be worked out, and the process of working it out is where real growth takes place. Words are po...
If you are just learning Torah for the education and not growing and transforming yourself, you are not really learning Torah. Bonnie Cohen
A popular Hebrew saying, Jews appreciate every moment of life. It doesn’t matter if things are going the way you want them, stop and pause, and raise your glass to the delicious opportunity life is giving you right now. You’ll never get that moment back again. Rabbi Jack Kalla
There are many sources that include inspirational Jewish quotes, such as Ethics of The Fathers and the Talmud. Click herefor more inspiring daily Jewish Quotes.
There are many sources that include famous Jewish sayings about life, most notably in Ethics of The Fathers and Proverbs.
- The quality of a cucumber can be recognized when it is still a blossom.1 Many of a person’s traits are already visible in their earliest years.
- The prattle of a child is either from his father or from his mother.2 Children adopt the language and attitudes they are raised with. The entire family of Miriam bat Bilga, a woman from a priestly clan who spoke against G‑d, was penalized.
- The ewe follows the ewe; the daughter’s actions are the same as her mother’s.3 Rabbi Akiva’s wife married him when he was a simple shepherd and encouraged him to study Torah.
- A pot belonging to partners is neither hot nor cold.4 When more than one person is responsible for something, it is common for neither to take responsibility.
Jun 7, 2020 · Jewish texts are replete with the most beautiful sentiments of love and romance. Here are some quotes reflecting Judaism’s views of love, marriage, and companionship.
Hillel the Elder (Hillel Hazaken) is one of the most influential rabbis in Jewish history. These sayings of his were culled from Talmud and Midrash.
“The Jewish people are the people who try and show the world what it is to build. Let each of us, in our way, try and help mend a broken society and do so the right way – be’ahavat chinam – just by love of other people and love of the work. The more we build, the more we will be built. And let us be known as the people that doesn’t destroy.
