Sha’ar 2:29-30: Delays and Habits.

Delaying teshuva will cause him to sin more, and to regress. Bad habits are self-imposed…

A Contemporary, Empirical Perspective on Secular Studies

A complete discussion would be ahistorical, and discuss what role chochmo should play in the…

Sha’ar 2:26-28: Why We Must Work Hard, Without Delay

1) HKB”H made is that we have to work hard to grow so that we…

Sha’ar 2:25-26: Investing the Time and Effort to Change

Acquiring knowledge vs. Internalizing knowledge – the later requires constant reinforcement. Have to set aside…

Sha’ar 2:24-25: The Potential of Olam Hazeh, With the Proper Perspective

Only a living person can do mitzvos, and this is the value of Olam Hazeh.…

Sha’ar 2:22-23: Awareness of Mortality Helps Maximize Results

Awareness of mortality gives one a sense of yakrus hazman, and thus he works to…

Sha’ar 2:21: Internalizing and Fulfilling Our Missions

Must internalize, not just know, that we’re here to serve HKBH. We each have a…

Sha’arei 2:19: Perspective on Fleeting Nature of This World

Thoughtful people see this world as very temporary; the finite life in this world is…

Avos 4:5: Lomeid Al Menas La’asos

Authentic learning must be al menas la’asos. Hence we do stop learning to do a…

Derech Eretz: Torah’s Balance Between Physical and Spiritual

“Derech eretz” can mean livelihood/melacha or proper behavior/middos (R’ Yona, Rambam). Is there a connection…