by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman | Oct 30, 2009 | Beginner
Studied closely and sincerely, Torah can be forever fresh and rich. The same text that was simple and clear-cut one day is often uncanny and unexpected the next. And nuances can suddenly pop up along the edges as quick ironies come out of nowhere. There are actually...
by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman | Oct 23, 2009 | Beginner
“The best way to actually acquire innocence” — to really take to heart the trait we’ve spent so much time on till now, which touches on so many of our most fundamental human needs and spiritual aspirations — Ramchal asserts, “is to...
by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman | Sep 18, 2009 | Intermediate
Da’at Tevunot 2:11 (# 88 [cont.]) 1. Whereas the soul will reign supreme in the ultimate epoch, as we saw 1, it will nonetheless have less and less of a presence the further down along the five epochs of time we go, when the body will have more 2. And so the next...
by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman | Sep 18, 2009 | Beginner
This completes the longest chapter of “The Path of the Just”, Ch. 11, which has been a compendium of sage advice and stark warning, and has laid out the particulars of innocence. This chapter has been daunting, frankly. After all, almost the entire human...
by Rabbi Yaakov Feldman | Sep 11, 2009 | Beginner
Jealousy doesn’t only come down to wanting the things others have that we don’t, it also touches on coveting more subtle things — like the respect they enjoy and the honor they’re accorded. For while it’s very “possible for a person...