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True Pleasure Last week, we saw that Rebbe Yaakov describes our world as the “corridor” that leads to the “palace” of the next world, where we will experience the ultimate pleasure of closeness with Hashem. [1] We also noted that the Mesillat Yesharim [2] builds off this idea, teaching us that we only find true […]
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 […]
Important Intent The past two pieces presented Avot’s definition of the world’s goal as glorifying Hashem. This goal should impact not only what we do, but also why we do it. Chazal emphasized the importance of kavanah (intention) in many places. The Ramban [1] saw this as the intention of the command (found in kriyas […]
As we saw in the last piece, Pirkei Avot explains that the world was created for the glory of G-d. Though the whole universe proclaims this notion, man is uniquely able to appreciate it and express it. After the failures and challenges of humanity’s first generations, Avraham Avinu emerges as the one who recognized this […]