1) We can’t tell who is really a rasha and who is a tzaddik.2) From…
Podcast: Divrei Hashkafa by Rav Mayer Twersky
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.
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…