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Daily Jewish Wisdom

Green Gaia

Green Gaia

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Man was created last for the following reason: If he is deserving, he shall find all of nature at his service; if he is undeserving, he shall find all of nature arrayed against him.

- Pinhas Shapiro, the Zaddik of Koretz
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

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The general object of the Law is the well-being of the soul and of the body.

- Maimonides, "Guide for the Perplexed"
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

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The Torah you heard from the mouth of a sage, esteem it as though you had heard it from Mount Sinai.

- Rabbi Helbo, Ecclesiastes Rabbah
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

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Very minor sins have led to great catastrophes, and for very minor good deeds, some met with enormous rewards.

- Seder Eliyahu Rabbah
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

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Your son is at five your master, at ten your servant, at fifteen your double, and after that, your friend or foe, depending on his bringing up.

- Hasdai ibn Crescas
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

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If a person closes his eyes to avoid giving [any] charity, it is as if he committed idolatry.

- Babylonian Talmud, Ketubot 68a
 
Green Gaia

Green Gaia

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The power of choice must involve the possibility of error--that is the essence of choosing.

- H. Samuel, "Belief and Action," 1937
 
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