In the evening he began to reflect on his first day of life with the middas ha’emes. He was pained and full of sorrow when he realized what he had done and the untold agmas nefesh he had caused so many sincere individuals. How would he ever be able to repair what he had destroyed that day?
He then grasped the concept that living among people required a unique blend of middos. Just as we are enjoined to embrace the truth with two hands and to reject the sheker, there are often situations that must be tempered with a smidgen of sheker in order to maintain righteousness in peace and tranquility.
In fact, the shakran for once had spoken the truth. A person cannot live without a little bit of sheker. For at times emes can destroy and sheker can build!
Tzedek tzedek tirdof – the person has to be meticulous to implement both the middah of tzedakah and the middah of emes. The recounting of Hashem’s conversation with Avraham Avinu, on the other hand, teaches us that emes at times acquiesces to tzedakah, that which is right, in order to maintain peace and harmony among people.
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Oh yes, Emes !
You are so right, Emes can destroy, but my question is, Emes can destroy only things build on falsehood, and then it's not destroying, it's errasing of fictious truth.
R' Yechezkel Levinstein warns that humility should never be confused with timidity. Humility is recognizing your strengths and gifts and acknowledging that they are straight from Shamayim and we would not be able to do anything without them. A timid person seeks to please,is insecure and is weak when he need to be strong.
the Rambam explains in Hilchos De'os how awareness of HAsh-m can bring out one's humilty. By recognizing all of Hash-m's wonders and creations and realizes HAsh-m's ultimate wisdom behind everything. this brings about a feeling of love toward Hash-m and fear by realizing that we are and know nothing in comparison.
we learn in Iggeres Haraban that, "the fear of HAsh-m will intensify in your heart, for you will always be aware from where you have to come and to go where you are destined to go."
in Mishna Avos, we learn that there are three things that keep a person from sinning: "know where you come from, where you are going in life, and before whom you will end up giving Din V'cheshbon."
the Talmud in Berachos 5a teaches us that a person should constantly overpower his Yetzer Hora. if he does, good; if he fails, he should engage in intense Torah study. Then again if he falls in the trap of the Yetzer, he should say Shema- the foundation of Jewish faith. if he fails again, he he should picture the Yom Hadin- for this will surely stop him from committing any sin."
the fifth foundation of Teshuva is Yagon V'tza'ar B'Maasa"- one should PHYSICALLY do Teshuva through tears and fasting on the fast days(only).
"whatever the child says out on the street, he picked up from either his mother or father."- Sukka 56b
Dovid Hamelech said, "Hash-m, You know- that even when I was living with complete peace of mind, I didnot forget You." -Tehillim, 139:2
As far as saying Selichos at night there are various Minhagim and everyone should act accordingly. Many POskim say it should be said during the day.
emet in the heart and in the minde, that's what counts
Rabbi Nehora'ey said "Exile yourself to a place of Torah and do not rely on your own understanding
grate title, so much to work on it
In Bava Maetzia 87 is writen The righteous say little and do much
your illuminated words shoul be posted in daly newspaper to enable people to learn
Everybody is looking for truth but for him self only, when other are in question, then is different. Why RAbbi?
In Meiri Mishley 3.18 we read : Truth is a havy burden, therefore, its bearers are few
often we forgot about tzedaka, it's not bad to induce us from time to time to act
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