Sha’ar 2:19: Differences Between Man and Animal, Tzaddik and Rasha

1) We can’t tell who is really a rasha and who is a tzaddik.2) From…

Sha’ar 2:18: Spiritual Cause and Effect

All neshamos go up and are judged. Those of tzadikkim are stored under kisei hakavod,…

Sha’ar 2:17: Preparing for What Awaits Us

1) Nefesh is a person’s essential defining quality. For the Rasha, it goes to Gehinom.…

Avos 4:5 – 1) Chilul Hashem. 2) Torah Belongs to Klal Yisroel as a Whole.

“Echad shogeig, echad meizid b’chilul Hashem.” This does not mean that they are equally serious,…

The Exquisite Balance of Torah

Torah is exquisitely balanced in all dimensions / ways. One of the those couplets of…

Sha’ar 2:17: The Death of Re’sha’im. Techiyas Ha’Meisim.

Sha’ar 2:17: The Death of Re’sha’im. Techiyas Ha’Meisim.

Surrendering to HKBK

Sha’ar 2:15 – 17: Using Our Time in This World To Prepare for Our Eternal Life

2:15 – Have to reflect on what you will want the situation to be when…

Sha’ar 2:15 – Calibrated Awareness of Mortality as a Trigger for Teshuva and Simcha

R’ Yona did not prescribe the same schedule in 2:15 as he did in 2:14.…

Sha’ar 2:15: The Immediate Need for Teshuva

In what contexts should we be concerned about dying tomorrow? When there is a spiritual…