CHOFETZ CHAIM (Hafetz Hayim): LOVING KINDNESS POCKET (P/B) שני לוחות הברית פסיפס מבית כנסת עתיק ועימו

פסיפס מבית כנסת עתיק ועימו מדרש תלמודי

פרקי דרבי אליעזר הגדול הוא מדרש עתיק וחשוב

the internecine fighting about the purposes of Zionism (whether to ameliorate Jewish suffering in Europe or to build a new Jewish settlement in Palestine)

here are stories that both pique the imagination and bring us new understanding of the messages that the Torah has come to teach

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CHOFETZ CHAIM (Hafetz Hayim): LOVING KINDNESS POCKET (P/B) שני לוחות הברית פסיפס מבית כנסת עתיק ועימוFor most people, "Just be a nice person," seems like an easily attainable goal. Yet, in his famous work, Ahavas Chessed, the Chofetz Chaim (Chafetz or Hafetz Hayim) distinguishes the gap between simply doing a chessed, an act of kindness and true love of chessed. With the deep insight for which he was known, the sage notes that many people regard chessed as an obligation: they would feel relief if the charity collector happens to bypass their door.