Our last piece addressed the importance of our intentions. The Mishnah at the beginning of Avot’s second perek relates to another aspect of our psyche our will. Rabban Gamliel, the son of Rebbe Yehuda HaNasi, encourages making “His will like your own so that He will make your will like His” and nullifying “your will before […]
הִלֵּל אוֹמֵר, אַל תִּפְרֹשׁ מִן הַצִּבּוּר, וְאַל תַּאֲמִין בְּעַצְמְךָ עַד יוֹם מוֹתְךָ… (אבות 2:5) In the second perek’s fifth mishna, Hillel lists five things to avoid.