Archive: September 2017

Shabbat 133b

Posted on September 12, 2017

Just as He (G-d) is gracious, so shall you be gracious.  Just as He is merciful, so shall you be merciful.

Sefer Ma’alot Hamiddot

Posted on September 12, 2017

True contentment is found only among those saintly souls who are satisfied with little, just as most people are content only with a lot.

Proverbs 4:8

Posted on September 12, 2017

Hug wisdom and she will exalt you.

Shabbat 133b

Posted on September 12, 2017

As G-d is gracious and compassionate, so I should be gracious and compassionate.

Midrash Sifre to Deuteronomy 20:19

Posted on September 12, 2017

If not for the trees, human life could not exist.

Blessing on the First Blossoming Fruit Tree Seen in Spring

Posted on September 12, 2017

Blessed are you, our G-d who left nothing out of this world, and created in it good creatures and good trees, so humankind could benefit from them.

Berachot 54a

Posted on September 12, 2017

On seeing shooting stars, earthquakes, thunderclaps, winds, and lightenings, one should say, ‘Blessed be G-d whose strength and might fill the world’.  On seeing mountains, hills, seas, rivers, and deserts, one should say, ‘Blessed be G-d who wrought the work of creation’.

Job 37:14

Posted on September 12, 2017

Stand still and consider the wondrous works of G-d.