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Important Intent The past two pieces presented Avot’s definition of the world’s goal as glorifying Hashem. This goal should impact not only what we do, but also why we do it. Chazal emphasized the importance of kavanah (intention) in many places. The Ramban [1] saw this as the intention of the command (found in kriyas […]

From the blog of Simcha Feuerman at The Times of Israel

הִלֵּל אוֹמֵר, אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר, וְאַל תַּאֲמִין בְּעַצְמְךָ עַד יוֹם מוֹתְךָ… (אבות 2:5) In the second perek’s fifth mishna, Hillel lists five things to avoid.

From the blog of Reuven Chaim Klein at The Times of Israel

As the shloshim of Rabbi Ovadiah Dubin, z”l, approaches, two of his daughters, Goldie Minkowitz and Aliza Rabinowitz of Teaneck, wish to share the words of tribute composed by two of Rabbi Dubin’s grandchildren, which so eloquently detail the 98-year life of a talmid chacham who shared his wisdom with talmidim of all backgrounds for over 75 years:   Early Years In September of 1929, as the United States was slipping into the Great Depression, R’ Yisroel Eliyahu Dubin, an upholster...

Moses's commitment to truth and justice brought him the highest level of prophecy, but he needed some help with the more practical side of leadership (Yitro)

From the blog of Arie E. Pelta at The Times of Israel