Yanki Tauber

Who is rich? --one who is satisfied with his lot. As it is written: "If you eat of toil of your hands, fortunate are you, how good it is for you!" Ethics of the Fathers, 4:1 Does this mean that only carpenters and porters can taste fortune and goodness? I...

Ben Zoma would say: Who is wise? One who learns from every man. As it is written: "From all my teachers I have grown wise, for Your testimonials (“eidosecha”) are my meditation." Ethics of the Fathers, 4:1 It would seem that a wiser person is also a more ...

All is foreseen, and freedom of choice is granted. Ethics of the Fathers, 3:15 Throughout the generations, many of our sages have expounded on these two cornerstones of Jewish faith: G‑d's all-encompassing and all-pervading knowledge, and the freedom of c...

Chapter 3.8: Expression, Connection and Union: The Threefold Identity of the Jew “Rabbi Akivah would say... Beloved is man, for he was created in the Image (of G‑d); it is a sign of even greater love that it has been made known to him that he was created ...