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6 November at 13:01 · Israel time

IsraelGentle speech when anger has a wider audience
The words left the room. Who else is learning from my anger?
A word aimed at one opponent can teach many bystanders whether they are safe to belong.
Chovos Halevavos · Shaar HaKeniah, chapter 1Read & learn →
IsraelYiras chet, reverence and proportionate care
The mines were hidden. What does yirah do that panic cannot?
Yirah does not hand the whole field to fear; it gives the real danger its proper boundary and the next action its proper care.
Mesilas Yesharim · chapter 24 · Yiras ChetRead & learn →
WorldDerech eretz before inherited judgments
They came to see for themselves. What had my first impression already decided?
Derech eretz leaves enough room for encounter to correct the verdict a label already wrote.
Vayikra Rabbah 9:3 · Rabbi Yannai and his guestRead & learn →
AmericaDaas Hashem at the familiar Shabbos table
The challah became an exhibit. What was it already asking at my table?
A familiar Jewish object can carry memory and still ask where the ordinary act points.
Mishlei 3:6Read & learn →

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The words left the room. Who else is learning from my anger?

The mines were hidden. What does yirah do that panic cannot?

They came to see for themselves. What had my first impression already decided?

The challah became an exhibit. What was it already asking at my table?

Take the thought into your day.